About 130 people move into Austin, Texas every day. As the city transforms and expands with incoming gentrifiers, Austin native Orthy prefers to remember the city as it once was.
“Living in Austin, and being an Austinite is something truly unique,” he says. “We have a tiny pocket of the world that is like no other place on the planet. If you let it, Austin can be a real Never Never Land for the soul.”
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Over a funk-tinged, sweet and summery track, Orthy, aka Ian Orth, pays tribute to his hometown with sweeping, broad shots of the city in motion, making everything seem like tiny ants in a giant, colorful world. Filming in locations that have personal meaning to him and his creative process, Orthy unveils what he believes to be the true essence of Austin.
“Oasis” comes off of Orthy’s EP E.M.I.L.Y, out now on iTunes and beyond. Stay up-to-date on all things Orthy via Facebook, Soundcloud and Twitter.
