As you’ve probably figured out by now, I have a bit of a thing for Nine Inch Nails. So this “review,” might be a bit biased. But since these things have become less of a standard review and more of an exposition of the kind of music we enjoy here at Okzygen, I’m not gonna feel bad about it. Just like Reznor doesn’t feel bad about filling your ears with every imaginable variation of noise,…
So It’s been a bit since my last review. Things have been busy here as they always are, we’ve begun work on a new album for local guys Peace Sand Rest, been working away on the upcoming Velvet Bison record, and there’s a few new Okzygen original projects on the go too. Rumors are abound of a record label, but that’s a discussion for another day. For today we’re here to experience colours through sounds.…
This global community we exist in really has flourished in the last couple of decades. It’s much easier to connect with anyone across the globe than it’s ever been, as people can be having face-to-face conversations within seconds with the advent of smartphones. This sense of inter-connectivity can be both a blessing and a curse, as sometimes this ability to have access to everything we could ever imagine can be almost debilitating. Everything you ever…
I owe much of my love of music and the desire to blend organics and electronics together to Nine Inch Nails. So I should probably warn you that there will be many more reviews of their music, as they’ve taken it upon themselves to revisit much of their back catalogue. For two reasons, to remaster their less-than-polished releases (which I don’t understand, the raw brutality of the music is pretty key to their sound), and…