O! The Joy
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O! The Joy, a progressive/experimental fusion band based out of Sacramento, California, releases Zen Mode today (March 11th).
I don’t know much about the band, only that their biography lists that the band came out of another diverse genre of “kraut-rock to emo” called Mister Metaphor. Fortunately, their myspace is still available (although they haven’t logged in since 2003), so I was able to check out what they sounded like for comparison. It looks like they’ve only released one EP, before disbanding and lead to their drummer, Justin Goings to form O! The Joy.
Zen Mode is one of those album that you need to listen to several time to fully appreciate it, and it probably helps to see them live. They are not operating under the standard pop music, instead, opting for strange guitar riffs that shouldn’t be there to unexpected percussions. At times, you’d think they were random accidents, but I’m sure it was all meticulous planned.
The purely instrumental songs ( “22435”, “The Man And the Secrets”, and “Guiding Role”) seems to be design as sort of exploration of their craft. However, I did enjoy the songs with lyrics on them as Kurt Travis’ vocals brings the songs together.
“Under the Radar” should adequately represent what they are all about, the song’s rhythm and style changes throughout the song.
You can buy Zen Mode from Distile Records or through Snocap today, or pick up a copy when you see them live at Cheers in Vacaville, CA, on March 13th, 2008.
Also, four points to the cover artwork by Devin Oatway.
03/11/2008 11:58:28 vu my♥posts 
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