TAKEN FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM DEFIANCE.

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Thursday 5 November 2015 was the first time that Ollie and Daniel met up to see what making music together would be like.  At the time, they had no agenda, no expectations and no band name – exactly zero idea how things were going to turn out.

That first night of making music together went well, so they met up the next week, and the next and the next and it quickly became a regular Thursday night occurrence.

After a year they decided it was time to put out some music and in November 2016, they released ‘Digital Soul’ as a single and became ‘Exactly Zero’.

Time was always a limiting factor with both of them living on the South Coast but working in London so their sessions were limited to 2 hours a week, meaning progress was slow but over time, they amassed a collection of tracks and the focus then became on making an album.

DEFIANCE is the result of two and a half years work.  All recorded and mixed in their ‘Shedio’ and features ten tracks that reflect the state of the world during this time.  There are songs about data-theft, philosophy, war, politics, the universe, love and hope.

A wide range of influences inspired the sound of Exactly Zero, which has made for an eclectic but cohesive sounding album.  The beats are electronic but all the guitars, bass, synths, vocals and even trombones were recorded live.  In terms of a single definition, these are rock songs, which draw on elements of electronica and psychedelia.

DEFIANCE

Follow Me [album track]

Track title: Infinite Perception
Length: 03:13
Artist: Exactly Zero
Release date: 18 January 2019
Label: Dirty Robot Records

ABOUT THE SINGLE

INFINITE PERCEPTION is the 4th single from Exactly Zero. 

The full-length version features on their debut album, which was released in September 2018.

The track is based around the idea of a Koan; a riddle or puzzle that Zen Buddhists use during meditation to help them unravel greater truths about the world and about themselves. Zen masters have been testing their students with these stories, questions, or phrases for centuries. For example: 

“When both hands are clapped a sound is produced; listen to the sound of one hand clapping.”
 
The track was recorded in the bands ‘Shedio’ and the original version was a lot more chilled out but while working out how to play it live the band added the extra guitar part, which totally changed the second half of the track.

The end of the song features many other musicians and friends who either came to the Shedio or recorded their vocals and sent them over.

Infinite Perception

EXACTLY ZERO - Infinite Perception [single edit]

Refiance EP

(acoustic) The Pain of your life

(acoustic) Digital soul

(acoustic) War games

(acoustic) Forever seems a better option

Daniel and Ollie sit down the night before DEFIANCE is released and talk over the album.

Defiance is available on CD, Digital and all streaming services. 

www.exactlyzero.co.uk/defiance/

Defiance - Directors Cut

BIOGRAPHY
Thursday 5 November 2015 was the first time that Ollie and Daniel met up to see what making music together would be like.  At the time, they had no agenda, no expectations and no band name – exactly zero idea how things were going to turn out.

That first night of making music together went well, so they met up the next week, and the next and the next and it quickly became a regular Thursday night occurrence.

After a year, they decided it was time to put out some of the music they had been recording and in November 2016 they released ‘Digital Soul’ and became known as ‘Exactly Zero’.

The following year they continued to record tracks and started to focus on how to play these songs live.  They played a handful of shows and again, in the autumn released another single.

Over the two years they had amassed a collection of songs which were all now completed and in 2018 they released a third single before launching a Pledge Music Campaign to finance the release of their debut album.  In September 2018 they successfully funded the release of DEFIANCE; a ten track album all recorded in their ‘shedio’.

The summer of 2018 also saw them playing a lot more live shows including a number of festivals, all of which got great feedback.  The main take-away from many people was that they did not know how to describe the band and to date there have been loads of comparisons with a very wide range of artists.

The band see this as a good thing as they never set out to sound like anyone else.  Their diverse set of influences and previous bands have amalgamated to create something that has a distinct sound.

There is definitely a very DIY ethos about the band.  They record all their songs in their own studio, release their own music, make their own videos, book their own shows and are trying to show that with a little bit of energy anything is possible.

What’s next for the band?  There will be new music in 2019 and they are booking festival slots for the summer so if you are interested in them playing your event please get in touch.

FOR FANS OF
Depeche Mode, The Killers, Primal Scream, Radiohead, Bloc Party, Nine Inch Nails, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, James Blake, The Cure, and so on.