Ocean Machine: Biomech
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| Studio album by Devin Townsend | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September 1996 – December 1996 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, hard rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 73:52 | |||
| Label | HevyDevy | |||
| Producer | Devin Townsend | |||
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Ocean Machine: Biomech is the second studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, originally released as Biomech under the name Ocean Machine. The album was released in July 1997 on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records.
Material for Ocean Machine: Biomech had been around since the time Devin Townsend was touring with Steve Vai in support of Sex & Religion, with some tracks, such as Funeral, Regulator and The Death of Music, stretching back to Townsend's days with Noisescapes. The album was recorded in studio around December 1996, but was delayed for release until late 1997. Prior to its release, Townsend was unsatisfied with the recordings and re-recorded the album from scratch. The re-recordings were done at Townsend's home studio with instrumentation help from Marty Chapman, JR Harder, Chris Valagao of Zimmers Hole, and John Morgan.
Ocean Machine: Biomech featured a mix of hard rock, ambient, and progressive metal. The album was the follow-up to the critically acclaimedCity by Townsend's extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad. Townsend considered Strapping Young Lad a "little project" that he considered a "parody" and not the intended focus of his music, but lamented that Ocean Machine, which he described as "the music that was really close to me," was largely dismissed upon its release.
Many of the tracks on the album have become live staples during Devin's career; however, "Bastard" and "The Death of Music" did not make their debut until April 2015.
The album is specifically referenced in the post-Ocean Machine demo "Ocean Machines" from Ass-Sordid Demos and "Resolve" from Addicted. "Sister" is sampled in the ambience ending "Traveller" on Accelerated Evolution. "Voices in the Fan" is recalled in "Colour Your World" on Ziltoid the Omniscient. A riff in "Regulator" forms the basis of "Om" from the Infinity/Christeen + 4 Demos EP. "Bastard" is referenced in "Rain City" on Sky Blue. "The Death of Music" reuses the chorus of bonus track "Japan" from the first SYL album Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (also released as a bonus on No Sleep 'till Bedtime).
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