Otzeki are Mike and Joel, two cousins based in London whose sound is best d… Read Full Bio ↴Otzeki are Mike and Joel, two cousins based in London whose sound is best described as electronic dance rock.
Rory McKeown on album 'Now Is a Long Time':
"Otzeki - the project of cousins Mike Sharp and Joel Roberts - was born after a semi drunken jam on a partly functioning Yamaha AN200 drum machine and a Fender Jaguar guitar. Taking their name from a misremembered Russian author, their blend of carefully sourced electronics, luscious electric guitar and falsetto vocals has been the longstanding formula of the project which has seen them tour Europe, UK and USA. Vigorously awakening crowds to their contoured sound they are able to create an almost deadly, definitely dangerous live energy..
- The title of electronic-punk duo Otzeki’s new album couldn’t be more pertinent for these strange times.
Inspired by the Truisms of artist Jenny Holzer, the message "Now is a Long Time" was written on a piece of paper and pinned above Mike Sharp’s bed at his Finsbury Park pad as he, along with cousin Joel Roberts, were writing the follow up to 2018’s debut record Binary Childhood.
The message stuck and became the name for album two, culminating in the band spray painting the words across a billboard in Waterloo for its striking album artwork. The statement remained there for four weeks before being painted over.
Mostly written on a laptop on the move, Now is a Long Time saw Otzeki embrace a quicker, more “instantaneous” writing process, resulting in a unique, infectious, and sonically-sprawling electronic effort, including the huge singles Max Wells-Demon and Sweet Sunshine."
Rory McKeown on album 'Now Is a Long Time':
"Otzeki - the project of cousins Mike Sharp and Joel Roberts - was born after a semi drunken jam on a partly functioning Yamaha AN200 drum machine and a Fender Jaguar guitar. Taking their name from a misremembered Russian author, their blend of carefully sourced electronics, luscious electric guitar and falsetto vocals has been the longstanding formula of the project which has seen them tour Europe, UK and USA. Vigorously awakening crowds to their contoured sound they are able to create an almost deadly, definitely dangerous live energy..
- The title of electronic-punk duo Otzeki’s new album couldn’t be more pertinent for these strange times.
Inspired by the Truisms of artist Jenny Holzer, the message "Now is a Long Time" was written on a piece of paper and pinned above Mike Sharp’s bed at his Finsbury Park pad as he, along with cousin Joel Roberts, were writing the follow up to 2018’s debut record Binary Childhood.
The message stuck and became the name for album two, culminating in the band spray painting the words across a billboard in Waterloo for its striking album artwork. The statement remained there for four weeks before being painted over.
Mostly written on a laptop on the move, Now is a Long Time saw Otzeki embrace a quicker, more “instantaneous” writing process, resulting in a unique, infectious, and sonically-sprawling electronic effort, including the huge singles Max Wells-Demon and Sweet Sunshine."
Familiar Feeling
Otzeki Lyrics
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
familiar feeling
softest touch upon your skin
strangest love that you can trust
everything inside of us
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Joel Roberts, Michael Sharp
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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The Broccoli King
Listened to this on BBC Cambridgeshire Introducing and was so impressed with the rhythm, ambient/ trance vibe and the production quality. Beautiful track
otzeki
Thank you broccoli king, very kind words xx
marita gigineishvili
inlove💛
Charlie Millar
Can’t wait!
Côme Marcon
J'aime bien depuis l'Ardèche
Игорь Мосин
Love from Saint Petersburg!
dxsmr
<3
Léola Tumba
!!!!
Andrew Cheney
Thank you