oxfilms's Channel

22 subscribers

12,224 video views

Play All

Uploaded videos

1-10 of 10

OX - PROM QUEEN oxfilms 1,087 views Music Video from BURN OUT (2009) Directed by John Alden Milne
OX - UNKNOWN LEGEND oxfilms 6,230 views Music Video from BURN OUT (2009) filmed in summer 2007
In The Blue Corner pt2 oxfilms 218 views Ox on tour in Austin, Texas at SxSW
In The Red Corner pt1 oxfilms 4,056 views Ox on tour in Austin, Texas... SxSW
Guy Fries... pt4 oxfilms 42 views The one, the only- the ultimate side order...
Guy Fries... pt3 oxfilms 41 views The one, the only- the ultimate side order...
Guy Fries... pt2 oxfilms 47 views The one, the only- the ultimate side order...
Guy Fries... oxfilms 123 views The one, the only, the ultimate side order! Vancouver's funnyman, Guy Fries working the basement at the Townehouse Tavern...
Shawn Dicey, Ox bass oxfilms 171 views Shawn riffs up before Ox's townehouse show, Fall tour 2006.
Rocking Chair in the UK oxfilms 205 views Ox performs 'Rocking Chair' in the studio at Ripponden, UK... To Be Released in 2007 on 'Tuco'.

About Ox

"Beck with elements of Springsteen, Velvet Underground and Americana roots... Punk meets hillbilly. The sound is raw, honest and glorious. American Lo Fi is an instant classic." David Reed, Intelligencer, CANADA

oxmusic.ws

Created by

oxfilms

Latest Activity

Jan 2, 2007

Date Joined

Jan 2, 2007

About this user

From the opening mission statement of Neil Young's 'Out On The Weekend', to its final atmospheric moments, Ox's 5th album 'tUCo' meanders through its sonic explorations to arrive in twilight after an all night drive. No accident is out of place here- tape hiss, amp hum, bass drum rattle... the Ox noise machines are well oiled. It's no wonder- with their first film work, Mark Browning and co sound ...to have gone full circle since their stunning debut, 'Dust Bowl Revival' in 2004. Never has the band sounded this focused, or this cinematic in its soundscapes while simultaneously presenting their most compelling songs to date. It's Rhinestone Cowboy meets Bright Eyes with a sprinkle of The Flaming Lips.

Ox began in the smokey confines of East-side Vancouver's Profile Studios- as songwriter Mark Browning's project to remake Woody Guthrie's 'Dust Bowl Ballads'. What started as a musical history excercise and sonic experiment quickly transformed into an intimate expression of rambling folk soundscape mixed with indie rock. Browning's 2003 debut, 'Dust Bowl Revival' bridged the burgeoning roots alt-country scene into indie cult status coming out of nowhere to eventually reach #1 on Canada's national college radio chart- the first time an independent record has achieved such an honour.

Following this, thousands of miles of touring across Canada, the USA, UK, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands crystalized Ox's underground cult status. Avoiding the mainstream, and ignoring the industry, Ox lurks on the fringe with a fiercely independent DIY approach and through 3 subsequent albums- each generating critical acclaim- has gained a loyal following.

After 7 years and 4 albums, Browning moved the Ox homebase to his hometown of Sudbury, Ontario. There, with support from longtime Ox collaborator Ryan Bishops, and part-time sideman Brian Dunn, he founded Cosmic Dave's Sound Emporium- an atmospheric analog equiped recording studio and vintage music store situated in an iconic old-time Sudbury diner. Here, Ox continues the tradition begun in Vancouver combining haunting dust bowl soundtracks with reverb-soaked garage folk- either providing late night playlists for all night prairie drives.

Country

Canada

less

Featured Playlists

10 videos Play all(10) Uploaded videos by Ox