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OSI - Office of Strategic Influence
Progressive / Experimental / Electronica



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Member Since11/29/2005
Band Websitewww.osiband.com
Band Members

Jim Matheos -- Guitar, keyboards, programming




Kevin Moore -- Vocals, keyboards, programming
Record LabelInsideOut Music
Type of LabelIndie


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In Blood, O.S.I. have succeeded in creating a fascinating album at the crossroads between rock and progressive metal. Music that alternates between atmospherically dense and aggressively demanding elements, while effortlessly transcending barriers between different styles and genres. Following its impressive predecessors, Office Of Strategic Influence (2003) and Free (2006), Blood is the third release by Kevin Moore and Jim Matheos. O.S.I. unites two exceptional composers who share their penchant for the unusual and are on the same artistic wavelength. “We have different musical tastes but an unspoken musical understanding" Moore enthuses. The creative process which produced Blood lasted more than a year. In their now familiar long distance collaboration Matheos sent his ideas via email to Moore, who honed them to his own taste before mailing the results back to Matheos. At the end of the day, some pieces were sent back and forth countless times, while others, such as the pulsating metal track ‘Be The Hero’, required very little exchange. “When Jim sent me his tracks for I had a vocal idea right away. I think it all came together in a couple of days. I love when Jim sends really heavy ideas, and he doesn’t mind me chopping them up. It was fun to play around with the times signatures by editing, and adding a lot of Minimoog effects and unison lines.” Along with Moore and Matheos, Blood features Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison. There’s also a guest appearance by Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) on ‘Stockholm’, which the Swedish musician composed together with the two O.S.I. masterminds. “I think it was Kevin’s idea to have a guest vocalist. He asked me if I had any suggestions and I immediately thought of Mikael,” Matheos explains. “It was Mikael’s choice, we gave him several songs to pick from. Mikael wrote the lyrics and melody and recorded his parts at home in Sweden.” Moore and Matheos took care of the album’s production themselves, while the mix was done with Grammy winner Phil Magnotti. Blood is an ambitious album recorded by real masters of their trade, for people with a taste for the above-average. -Info Courtesy InsideOut.de


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Nov 2 2009 5:19 AM

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Oct 24 2009 1:44 PM

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Oct 15 2009 8:21 AM

Thanks a lot for the friendship. You are such a talented project.

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Oct 12 2009 7:23 PM

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Oct 12 2009 7:10 AM

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Oct 12 2009 6:01 AM

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Oct 7 2009 6:36 PM

dear friends,i already bought your album and i found it amazing!
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Sep 27 2009 4:00 PM

Blood = the best album of 2009 so far
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Sep 18 2009 8:53 PM

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Sep 9 2009 6:38 PM

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Sep 9 2009 10:53 AM

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Sep 9 2009 7:23 AM


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Sep 9 2009 4:03 AM

Salut,

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Sep 4 2009 3:43 AM

Thank you for all the wonderful music! I have been a fan since "Free." Such amazing talent! Best wishes out there.....
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Aug 21 2009 11:36 AM

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Aug 21 2009 5:32 AM

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Aug 21 2009 12:35 AM

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Aug 20 2009 6:45 PM

Hi guys. Just wanna thank you so much for your friendship, but especially for your music. I love all the music you made till now. I hope you make another beautiful recording soon.

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