Oliver Tank

Oliver Tank

Oliver Tank is a Sydney-based producer and musician who makes down-tempo electronica, with work also described in relation to ambient and singer-songwriter styles. His music is compared with Bon Iver and James Blake, and he lists Nosaj Thing, Boards of Canada and Jon Hopkins among his musical influences.

Early releases and online presence

Tank first shares his music publicly through SoundCloud in early to mid-2011. His debut EP, Dreams, is released by Yes Please Records and is offered in a pay-what-you-want format, with listeners able to choose the file type they download.

Career highlights

In September 2011, Tank wins the Northern Lights Competition run by FBi Radio in Sydney alongside Rainbow Chan, earning the chance to perform at the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik in October 2011. That appearance marks his first international performance.

Selected songs

“Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion” begins as a university assignment and is described by Tank as a song about being unsure to the point that the feeling becomes consuming. “The Last Time” is about a relationship falling apart and the way the final moments are replayed in the mind, while also carrying a sense of liberation and inspiration.

Use in other projects

An edited version of “Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion” appears in the 2011 marriage equality advertisement It’s Time, made by the organisation GetUp!.