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Born Robin Wright in Highland park, Illinois in 1958, Robin O'Brien, began writing songs at an early age. As a teenager, she moved with her family to New Jersey, where she continued with her songwriting and began to force the joy of multitrack recording using two portable cassette players back and forth and back etc. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1982, then settled outside of Manhattan where several times she stood too close to the track of the fast moving train of the music industry–as a solo artist and a commercial (as in commercials) singer.She retreated, twice, to bear daughters. She studied with harmonic singer David Hykes in the mid eighties, and his influence is easy to hear. During that time she also began to improvise and write music a member of The Just Intonation Network: keyboardist, David Mitros.

In 1995, Robin moved to California to marry her pen pal, the DJ Don Campau. She now practices somatic bodywork, records at home in The Blue Room, plays locally, and cantors at church.

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latest release:

robin o'brien  "eye and storm"      Reworking and remastering her mid 1980s four track material, George Reisch has produced a beautiful 14 song CD for his own Luxotone label in Chicago. This lavish commercial quality CD features many photos and a full color lyric booklet.  $12

 

                                                                                                                                       

The Robin O'Brien Official Discography

1984  Bob's Blue Room ( recorded on portastudio)

1986  32-1986-RAWWO  (portastudio)

1987 Home Flag (with David Mitros)  (portastudio)

1987 Hangman (split tape with David Mitros) (portastudio)

1987 Apple ( best of tape)   (portastduio)

1987  Songs For Sadie ( covers)   (potastudio)

1989 The Flowering  ( with David Mitros)  (portastudio)

1991 Roothead  ( 16 track open reel)

1991 Tree Of Life ( with David Mitros)  ( 4 track open reel)

1993 The Aftermath/ Your Little World  ( split tape with David Mitros) ( 4 track open reel)

1995 Wearing The Angel    ( 4 track open reel)

2004 Ilsanjo ( released on CD)  ( 16 track KORG digital)

 

 
robin o'brien  "fore"                                                                                                                  

Archival recordings re-engineered and added to by Chicagoan George Reisch for a completely new take on these classic songs. The music sounds fresh and new as if it were recorded now. 4 song CD $6 (2006)                         

robin o'brien and don campau "the way you fall"                                                                                                                                              live, in studio 2006 sessions added to and remixed by campau. $6 CDR (2007)

robin o'brien "ilsanjo" 

15 songs of power and passion.$7 CDR (2004)

Robin OBrien/The Saffron Sky (1998)

A best of collection featuring exclusive tracks < CDR $6

Robin OBrien and Don Campau/Europe (1996)

Recorded in Europe in home studios and a compilation of our hosts on side two.With Achim Treu& Laura Carleton, Carsten Olbrich, Andreas Bick,Tim Gilbert,Magic Moments,HaraldSack:Ziegler, Trevor Hall and others< cassette $6

Robin O'Brien/ Wearing The Angel (1995)

Deep yet delicate emotional beauty < CDR $6

Robin O'Brien/ Roothead (1994)

Power folk . Clean production<CDR $6

Robin O'Brien/ Apple (1991)

Raw 4 track wonders< CDR $6

Robin O'Brien and David Mitros/ Tree Of Life (1991)

Fantastic and timeless work. Mitros on keyboards and Robin on improvised vocals.< $6 CDR

Robin O'Brien and David Mitros/ The Flowering (1989)

Incredible duets<$6 CDR

Robin O'Brien and David Mitros/ Home Flag (1987)

 Exotic and spooky vocal and keyboard improvs.Timeless< $6 CDR