1) Ozma is a five-piece rock group from Pasadena, California, United States. Their sound is a mix of new wave-influenced power pop and rock with Casiotone-driven melodies and heavy guitar riffs. The complexity of Ozma's songs grew considerably during the band's initial nine-year history, and after their split in 2004 they announced their reformation in early 2006.
The band was formed in September 1995 by Ryen Slegr (vocals/guitar), Daniel Brummel (vocals/bass), Jose Galvez (guitar/vocals), and Pat Edwards (drums), with the later addition of Star Wick (keyboard/flute). After assembling a collection of early demos called Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars, the band self-released their first proper full-length Rock and Roll Part 3 on January 1st, 2000. Characterized by distorted guitars, melodic basslines, keyboard-driven hooks, vocal harmonies, and confessional lyrics, the album won the band considerable acclaim via the Internet -- Ozma was one formative success story of online word-of-mouth via Napster and MP3.com. Ultimately, buzz surrounding the band became loud enough to reach Weezer, who would eventually take Ozma (along with The Get Up Kids) on their first arena tour in 2001.
Ozma's second self-released full-length, The Doubble Donkey Disc, saw their sound branch out considerably into complex harmonies and long instrumental passages in mocking homage to prog- and classic-rock. The first half was united by Russian instruments, melodies and allusions, while the second half was more frenetic and attempted to briefly spotlight each member of the band - another tenet of classic rock. In 2001 the band signed to Kung Fu Records, owned by Joe Escalante of The Vandals. Kung Fu remastered and re-released Rock and Roll Part 3 and The Doubble Donkey Disc to a much larger audience, and the band embarked on several national tours including another stint with Weezer (the 2002 Extended Midget tour with Saves The Day) and the 2002 Warped Tour, as well as club tours with Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, Piebald, Superdrag, and Rooney.
The band's third and final album before a long hiatus was 2003's Spending Time on the Borderline, produced by Chris Fudurich (Nada Surf). More unique, mature, orchestral, and sonically diverse than the first two albums, Spending Time... still dipped into pseudo-prog and classic-rock novelty that the band had briefly explored on The Doubble Donkey Disc. The stress of touring eventually wore down the band, and the quintet called it quits in July 2004 after several months on the road promoting Spending Time on the Borderline. The members went back to school and pursued side-projects; notably, Brummel released a collection of folk-influenced recordings called Speak Easy, and Slegr & Galvez performed and recorded as Yes Dear with Nate Greely of Arlo.
The band reunited for several sold-out shows in Los Angeles in 2006 with Kenn Shane (formerly of Addison) replacing Edwards on drums, and remains together. After previewing several demos and videos of the recording sessions on their MySpace page in late 2006 and early 2007, their fourth album, Pasadena, was released in May 2007.
Ozma headlined their own tour through the Summer of 2007 with newcomers The Actual and Eastern Conference Champions backing them up. In the Fall of 2007 they toured as the backing band to both Blue October and Shiny Toy Guns throughout The United States.
In 2014, Ozma self-released their 5th album Boomtown.
Sanglorians are a heavy powerpop band fronted by Daniel Brummel. Big orchestral arrangements, vocal harmonies, synths & strings & all the things. The debut album "Initiation" was born on Oct 23, 2013 and the follow-up "Odalisque" on July 3, 2020.
2) Ozma is a space ambient duo that released one well-received album, "A Huge and Silent Place", in 2000, before breaking up. The album is still in print, and is sold by one of the band members.
3) Ozma is Rudoy Anton, started his creative way back in 2005 as techno music. Slightly he moved to drum & bass genre. In early 2006, Ozma got totally familiar with FL Studio and began his drum and bass production. Nu Jump Up, Jump Up - that's what you'd found in Ozma's tracks. Since recent time Ozma is artist of promising label "Audio Boutique" based in St. Petersburg running by DJ ART. Ozma tracks are played in Russia and many other countries. You could often hear his tracks on Radio Record (106.3) in "Russian Hour Pirate Station" radioshow. Also he could be heard on many English radioshows (on Charge FM, Crisis FM, Kool FM, Frequency FM). At present time Ozma has few tracks released on different CD compilations. At the beginning of 2008 his tracks "Air Team" was signed on "G-13 Records" (London, UK). Ozma's debute solo album was relesead on "Audio Boutique" label ("Pirate Station"). Ozma often collaborated with many other producers.
Signed on Biological Beats, Nightwalker Presents, Subfuzion Records, G-13 Records, Dirty Digital, Junction 11, Bubble Gum Records, Audio Boutique.
4) Ozma is a jazz sextet from Strasbourg, France.
5) Instrumental stoner trio from Nantes, France
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OZMA Lyrics
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Always there on time
Funny how the clock that I used to watch
Now never seems to mind
Tried hard to collect interest and respect
By cutting out some things I thought didn't matter
Turned all of my whines into "doing fines"
It saves me so much time
I'm stuck in a square, becoming one too
Three stories above I hear there's a view
Long way to the ground
But I'll probably stick around
Now I've got a view
Miles to the ocean
But I can't see you and maintain devotion
I wish I could say, "I'll be there"
And slowly the stories start to unbind
And tell me the years spent never were mine
I'm always to owe a debt to my heart
Unless I can find a way to restart and take control
Slowly the edge gets closer to you
You've got the most space with the greatest of views
You've paid off the debt you owe to your heart
You've paid off the debt, now go and restart
The song "Restart" by OZMA talks about the struggles of finding success and fulfillment in life. The lyrics start off by describing a person at their workplace, always on time and well-dressed, following a strict routine to achieve their goals. The singer then admits to cutting out things that they thought didn't matter, to earn respect and improve their efficiency. They've become too absorbed in their routine, however, and feel trapped in a metaphorical square, unable to break out. They long for a change and wish they could reconnect with their loved ones, but they're too far away, both emotionally and physically.
The second verse reflects on the singer's experiences over time, realizing that they've lost the sense of control over their own life. They feel that they owe a debt to their own heart, and unless they find a way to start anew, they will continue to be unfulfilled. The tone shifts as the song moves into the chorus, with the singer acknowledging that they're slowly losing sight of what's important in life. They're watching others succeed and find happiness, and they realize that they're running out of time to do the same.
Overall, "Restart" is a song about the struggles of self-discovery and finding a path that leads to happiness and success. It's a poignant reflection on the difficulties of life and the importance of taking control before it's too late.
Line by Line Meaning
See me at my desk, rested and well dressed
I am well settled now, dressed properly and always visible at my desk
Always there on time
I always come on time
Funny how the clock that I used to watch, Now never seems to mind
The clock that I used to watch to maintain punctuality, time now seems to be in my control
Tried hard to collect interest and respect, By cutting out some things I thought didn't matter
I have put in a lot of effort to gather interest and respect by eliminating things that I thought would not contribute to my well-being
Turned all of my whines into "doing fines", It saves me so much time
I have transformed all my complaints into actions that save my time
I'm stuck in a square, becoming one too, Three stories above I hear there's a view, Long way to the ground, But I'll probably stick around
I am trapped in a confined space and slowly losing my distinctiveness, but I think about the view available from the top floor of this building, and I do not leave the place
Now I've got a view, Miles to the ocean, But I can't see you and maintain devotion, I wish I could say, "I'll be there"
I have a new perspective now with views that extend toward the ocean, but I can't stay dedicated to you while being so far away, and I wish I could promise you that I'll be there
And slowly the stories start to unbind, And tell me the years spent never were mine, I'm always to owe a debt to my heart, Unless I can find a way to restart and take control
Gradually, the tales I've heard begin to unravel, they remind me none of my past years belonged to me, and I feel like I owe something to my soul, and the only way to move forward is to start anew and take control.
Slowly the edge gets closer to you, You've got the most space with the greatest of views, You've paid off the debt you owe to your heart, You've paid off the debt, now go and restart
As the end nears, you are in a better position, having vast space and excellent views, and you paid the debt you owe to your soul, so now it's time to start anew.
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