Okay, so, you’ve got music hitting your eardrums. Sometimes it’s like a rogue pigeon landing right outside your window – startling, unexpected, but maybe interesting? Ozzient’s “Peace, Not War” single feels a little like that pigeon, only this one’s carrying a tiny, insistent megaphone yelling about, well, peace and not war. Obvious, sure, but when was the last time obvious actually soaked in?
This track is less a smooth ride, more a cobbled street, deliberately uneven. Chairman Allen kicks things off, voice a little like urgent news broadcast, sketching out the societal landscape in stark, unflinching strokes. Political edge, absolutely, like a flyer slapped on a lamppost, impossible to ignore. Then, something shifts. Ozzient, the architect of the beat-scape, surprisingly steps out of the shadows, vocals weaving in for the hook. It’s a change of pace, a breath of fresh air amidst the activism – almost as if the producer is saying, “Hey, I’m in this too.”
And then TREVMENTAL arrives. Imagine switching channels on an old radio – suddenly you’re in a different space, more contemplative, the perspective tilting towards the spiritual. It’s a smart move. Peace, it seems, isn’t a one-note chord; it’s got political urgency, producerial solidarity, and spiritual grounding all rattling around in its sonic pockets.
The message? Crystal clear. We’re all tangled up in something messy – war, greed, the usual suspects. But the untangling, apparently, begins inside each of us. Think less grand revolution, more personal re-wiring. It’s a bit like trying to fix a global problem by first tidying your own room – maybe slightly chaotic logic, but there’s a certain stubborn, human sense to it.
It won’t solve everything, no single song ever does. But “Peace, Not War” drops a pebble in the pond, and the ripples… well, they’re worth watching. Or rather, listening to.
Follow Ozzient on Website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok.
