Oyama are an Icelandic rock five piece from capital city Reykjavik. Now that sentence
would be enough to make you listen to Oyama, just mentioning Iceland seems to
create a buzz. Their debut EP I Wanna is out now exclusively on Iceland
based online music store Gogoyoko. You won't see Gogoyoko going out of business
any time soon that's for sure (I hope). Oyama are one of many exquisite
Icelandic bands to come out of the Icelandic music scene in recent years. Just last
year we saw Samaris leave an impression on music listeners over the world. I
Wanna is a very loud EP, with Oyama taking a guitar driven approach opposed
to the synthesizers that seem to be the instrument of choice in many bands
these days.
"Everything Some of The Time”
is the standout track on the EP. The bass pattern is persistently recognisable
and individualistic compared to many bass riffs in rock music. The percussion
is also separated from the track, as is the light synthesizer work and the loud,
aggressive guitars that come after the melodic vocals. Sound wise, the track
has a Mogwai-esque loud / quiet arrangement. The structure is fantastic and the
shoegaze like sounds on the vocal-less chorus are interesting to say the least.
It's not often a quiet / loud band with both indie rock and shoegaze influences
manages to fuse instrumentation, vocals and structure in one track.
~Eddie
