Released back in November 2020, ‘Ozzga’ is a three-track EP hailing from Filipino shoegaze outfit Redux.
You can buy the EP on their Bandcamp page.
There is something oddly heroic about this EP. Little fragments of sound shift gear to signify the good will out. On ‘Zurg’, with MBV’s heart reverberating throughout, they touch upon defiance we could all use right now. Adversity keeps on coming but, their guitars howl back, providing the merest of lights through storm-filled skies.
Meanwhile, on ‘Always’, the drama is intoxicating. A sense of now or never for humanity emanates from their colossal soundscapes. They’ve taken the fragile majesty of Ride’s ‘Vapour Trail’, pissed it off and it’s come back fighting to save our souls.
‘I See When’ launches with LCD Soundsystem’s ‘All My Friends’ riff gently wobbling alongside MBV circa ‘Loveless’ vocals to a short, cinematic, and heavenly noise.
This highly emotive EP needs to be the beginning of a far-reaching album to carry through this year!