Bizarro from Off & On by Oftiani

The recordings of drums and percussion for "Bizarro" were broken down into individual snippets of sound, which were synchronized to the first beat of every measure to impart a pseudo impression of loops that aren't really loops — with an absoluteness of an unhuman nature (given that no person is perfect, and thus no drummer is robotically in sync) — so as to create an undercurrent that speaks to the themes of the song.

Meanwhile, the saxophone and flute were recorded with an over the shoulder technique, so the music captured is akin to that heard by the performer — as if placing the listener in the same perspective (and by extension, the same position and condition of the protagonist).

Miscellaneous Art Rock Trivia for "Bizarro”:
Moments like the saxophone’s bewildered and perturbed sounding notes during the final refrain speak to emotions that arise from the sort of surreal experiences detailed in the song.

Oftiani is an enterprising couple of high school sweethearts who met making music in marching band. The spouses play a smattering of instruments — most of which aren’t customary in rock music…yet, they concoct rock music none-the-less.

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