Mary Ocher (Russia / Berlin) New Zealand Tour Announced

Berlin-based musician, performer and poet Mary Ocher will be touring Aotearoa this September, presented by the fine folk at Tāmaki Makaurau's experimental music hub the Audio Foundation. The Russian-born artist's uncompromising multimedia output includes her globally acclaimed and politically-charged 2017 album The West Against The People and its companion collection Faust Studio Sessions and Other Recordings, along with recent collaborations with King Khan and a diverse range of critically celebrated film works, poetry collections, soundtrack projects, installations and performance pieces. You can catch Mary Ocher at the dates below...

Mary Ocher (Russia / Berlin)

Wednesday 11th September - Audio Foundation, Auckland*
Thursday 12th September - The Cook Hotel, Dunedin* 
Saturday 14th September - Space Academy, Christchurch* 
Sunday 15th September - Space Place, Wellington 

Tickets available HERE via UTR*

Experience a clip for Mary Ocher's 'Dream X3' featuring Your Government, from 2017's The West Against The People...

watch the video for 'The Endlessness (Song for Young Xenophobes)' also from The West Against The People...

Hear Mary Ocher's latest single 'People of Yes (with King Khan)'...

Press release:

The Audio Foundation proudly presents the 'queen outsider of Berlin Avant-Pop' Berlin-based Russian artist, performer, and poet Mary Ocher. Fresh off the recording of a new album and touring over 25 countries with the much celebrated "The West Against The People" and its companion release "Faust Studio Sessions and Other Recordings”, Mary Ocher is back in New Zealand for selected dates following a tour of North America and Europe.

Over the past decade Mary Ocher has been persistently creating passionate, uncompromising work, raw, thought provoking, socially and creatively pushing against the current, dealing with subjects of authority, identity and conflict. Her work is as enchanting as it is polarizing, ranging from traditional folk to raw 60s garage, ambient with ethereal vocals and abstract synths, to experimental pop with African and South American rhythms. "The West Against The People" was released on H.J. Irmler's label Klangbad (of Krautrock pioneers Faust). It features collaborations with elusive legends Die Tödliche Doris and Felix Kubin and an essay elaborating on the themes of the album and analyzing the current sociopolitical climate. Her previous solo release was produced by Canadian Psych Rock&Roll guru King Khan.