Setting the tone with dramatic and syncopated orchestral energy featuring vocal samples, glitches, chops, strings, plucks, synths and industrial bass expanding into a fusion soundscape of genre expansive artistry, Havoc Osiris has us hypnotized as we experience his opus, Overture, also the title track to his album.
Taking us on a dimensional journey through space and time, the second track on the record is Special Missions Field Training day which offers us reprise from the chaos of Overture, at first. The song expands with a whirring bass line and percussive details to generate a warm and cerebral feeling. There are synthetic glitches that keep our attention and a divergent bass line that has us tripping as the song evolves about two thirds through.
Big Bliss Crashes The World gives a more 8-bit energy with magnetic risers that keep our attention, whilst Inventory builds on this PC-music frequency giving an almost hyper pop vibe. Blur has a playful element with conceptual percussion and ethnic synth-strings which give a worldly feel, and A Fuel For The Focus is more dramatic and emotive lending itself to a transcendental energy.
Mission Start serves minimalist maximalism, which is a running theme on the record with Havoc Osiris‘ bold and clean production. Speaking on the release, the rising artist from Plano says, “Overture is one of 21+ projects that I have set for release on June 4th of this year, which also marks my 31st birthday. Newer listeners will find that I spare no expense to make sure my followers are given work that is absolutely quality, even if abstract in nature.”
“Of the multitude of albums I’m releasing in June, Overture was one of six that had real-life origins in my pre-pandemic life. In fact, Overture was one of six dystopian-future stories that I had outlined and planned as part of a six-part novel series back in the mid-to-late 2010s”, adds Havoc Osiris.
He continues with depth, “Had I gone the novel route, Overture would have been part one of the series, and would have highlighted the rise and fall of an ultra-totalitarian regime, whose founding fathers had masterminded an economic collapse that eventually led to the end of the world.”
We love Havoc Osiris‘ brand of dystopian, avant-garde, high-end, genre expansive production and are immersed. Funktasmagoritasia keeps us going on this trip, kicking off with a moody bass and celestial textures that expand into a vivid and psychedelic vision for the artist. Call Time has split synths and a saxophone that ties back to the almost common thread of jazz that is interspersed within the artist’s soundscape.
This Is A Test takes us to more subversive territory, whilst Mimesis is a more organic composition at it’s core, fused with Havoc Osiris‘ electronic chaos. First Wave, Second Wave… is a more conceptual piece with binaural elements that elevate us to an amplified finale with End Of The Line which evokes drama, intrigue, bright bell details and a synthetic end.
Speaking on his influences, Havoc Osiris says, “I take influence from the past, present, and future of every genre, despite not putting any lyrics to my songs, but I can list a multitude of ones from the realms of rock and hip hop, respectively. Hip hop influences, over the years: DMX, Eminem, KRS-One, Immortal Technique, Da Circle, Odd Future, 99 Neighbors, Busta Rhymes, JPEGMafia, Greydon Square, Cordae, Black Hippy, Nas, Outkast, Swollen Members, Locksmith, Chamillionaire, Bobby Sessions, Lowkey, dead prez, R.A. The Rugged Man, Scarlxrd, City Morgue, Spider Gang, Kool Keith, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Grieves, Lazarus, Vince Staples, Logic, Nujabes, Flying Lotus, The Roots, De La Soul, Cannibal Ox, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Jack Harlow, Pusha T, Shad K, Kardinal Offishall, Wu-Tang Clan, Anderson .Paak, etc. Rock/Metal influences: In This Moment, Halestorm, Disturbed, Pantera, Linkin Park, Belphegor, Korn, Powerman 5000, Kiss, Device, Jimi Hendrix, King Diamond, GWAR, etc.”, but it is more than obvious that he is creating a universe of his own.
We have added Overture and A Fuel For The Focus to our New Music Spotlight playlist and continue exploring Havoc Osiris‘ discography!