Declined (A Requiem For Human Services)

Ohms is the genre-bending solo project of Melbourne based composer, sound engineer, and performer Lachlan P. Rother, most notable for fronting and leading the group U-Bahn between 2018-2020, and as the current guitarist of post-punk outfit GLASNOST, and drummer of High Control Group.

Declined (A Requiem For Human Services) is a frantic, paranoid glimpse into the seemingly endless paths one must traverse when navigating bureaucracy. Distorted, menacing guitar hooks meet thudding, punchy drums to create incredibly catchy, and pop-centric verses, which effortlessly melt away to unveil a dreamy melancholia - yearning for a return to days of childlike naivety.

With more rock-centric influences ranging from Ariel Pink, Black Midi, Zappa and Faust, to more focused, romantic artists like The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, and The Lemon Twigs - Declined (A Requiem For Human Services) aims to walk the fine line between control, and madness.

Additionally, this single release will be accompanied by a music video, written, directed, and filmed by multi-award winning, Berlin based videographer, Triana Hernandez.

Music and Lyrics written and performed by Lachlan P. Rother.
Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Lachlan P. Rother, Andrew Robinson, and Timothy Dunn.
Mastered by Mikey Young of Total Control & Eddy Current Suppression Ring.