Today we're discussing Ocean Machine: Biomech by the great Devin Townsend. Ocean Machine was Townsend's first solo record, but its origins go all the way back, even before Strapping Young Lad. More importantly though, the making of this beloved record was bonkers. It's a miracle we even have it. Some of these stories sound made up, but I assure you, it's all real.
Intro 00:00
Some Devy Context 1:57
The Origins of Ocean Machine 3:59
The Noisescapes Demo 5:47
When He Joined Steve Vai 7:35
The First Broken Promise 8:44
Splitting the Demo in Half 11:10
The B*tthole Incident 11:36
Strapping Young Lad Gets Signed 13:52
Ocean Machine Gets Another Bite 14:22
A Last Ditch Effort 15:12
The First Re-Recording 15:49
The Spain Catastrophe 19:04
Antonio Banderas? 20:12
The Second Re-Recording 20:47
Stealing His Own Record 21:55
The Final Mix 23:49
Another Attempt to Get Signed 25:00
Going Indie 26:06
It Finally Gets Signed 27:39
Ocean Machine Analysis 28:43
Closing Thoughts/Outro 45:03
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