"Electronic musicians have tackled a problem that has long stumped many bands - how to navigate the chasm of energy that yawns in between songs. DJs and electronic acts focus on smooth, if not seamless transitions between songs. Bands however, particularly rock bands, rarely have a means of weaving together the raw ends of songs when performing onstage. The time-honored methods of filling pauses between songs are usually given over to tuning strings, cleared throats, individual drum hits, and maybe some banter.
Rarely does the idea of filling the space between songs with electronic sounds and textures rear its head. Especially in the world of metal, any instrumentalist outside of the canonical triumvirate of guitar/bass/drums is kept on a short lead, and often restricted to a gimmicky scratch-DJ setup, or a theatrical keyboard rack. Noise or chaos are mostly regimented to amp feedback and crash cymbals, and usually a sidecar to the main course of big riffs.
All of this familiar terrain is what sets Chicago-based REZN apart from their peers, and from the often rigidly conservative paths of the metalosphere. A major part of that distinction is due to Spencer Oulette - a saxophonist and experimental synthesist who is a founding member, and plays a crucial role in a band that straddles the boundaries between stoner doom metal and heavy psychedelic rock interspersed with David Lynchian soundtrack vibes."