oktehya has added to the collection of unusual indie music. The new single complicated lives up to its name, turning out complex and contradictory. No ceremony here, complicated opens with an unexpectedly sharp electronic sound.
The electronics give way to pop motifs, and that’s the start of a storm within a single song. Recognizable melodies from pop music get an electronic “shell.” Then everything is pulled back into a familiar sound again, and this back and forth between genres doesn’t let up.
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But closer to the end of the song, you start catching yourself not really listening anymore. Suddenly complicated turns into background music. At this point someone might say oktehya simply ran out of ideas and it all slid into a filler track.
No one can say for sure. But this turn looks suspicious. What if it’s another parallel, a parallel between a variety of sounds and boredom? Here complicated starts playing with new shades and becomes something for music lovers to dig into. If you’re one of those seekers, add it to your list to rethink oktehya’s release all over again.
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