| O x c a r T |
a vision from the sky ?
about oxcart:
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Oxcart invokes a combination of modern
rock, psychedelic, and 70’s rock influences which may at times
suggest Pink Floyd or Radiohead tendencies, and at other times
Nirvana or Queens of the Stone Age.
Oxcart has performed tirelessly throughout Oregon, Washington, and
Idaho for over 4 years, and has played top venues throughout the NW
including opening slots for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Portland's
Wonder Ballroom and Zepparella at Dante's. Oxcart has covered Pink
Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety ( captured
professionally in an unreleased film 'Dark Side of The Oxcart'), and
has released 2 studio albums to date. Members Jason Baker, Alex
Feletar, and Matt Jones were joined in March 2010 by Eric Welder,
replacing original bassist and founding member Ben Carey.
instrumentation:
Jason Baker - guitar, vocals
Eric Welder - bass
Matt Jones - keys, guitar, vocals
Alex Feletar - drums
carefully considered journalistic excellence regarding oxcart:
“…Oxcart's 2008 album, "The Equation," is a concept album about the drudgery of working a dead-end
job and how one man undergoes an odyssey of self-discovery. Think "Office Space" as directed by
Terry Gilliam. In the course of 13 songs, the Everyman hero commutes from his bed to the office to the
desert and back again. The playing also is epic. Slabs of metal guitar break into shards of delicate
keyboard work. Shouted vocals and pretty pop moments are separated by thin membranes of ambient
sound…” - The Oregonian A&E 2/27/10 Read the whole article HERE
"...(Oxcart) has crafted a Modern day Prog Rock Opera that has us name checking every pertinent
band/album from Prog’s glory years stirred with the Hammer of the Gods metal influences of the
ages...one of the best Modern Metal Prog Rocks albums of this era. The Equation has been written…"
- Gary Vollano / Independisc 4/20/09 Read the entire review HERE
"...The more you listen to this record, the more you wish other musicians had this multiplicity. Its' a
superb ensemble of songs which keeps you on tenterhooks throughout the course of the album."
- Whisperin and Hollerin 2/18/09 Read the entire review HERE
"...This album is pure concept and experiment. Its like a rock opera; you cannot listen to this track for
singles - its a piece of art, that lasts 13 tracks..."
- Awaken Music 2/5/09 Read the entire review HERE
.…”Shifting direction continually, Oxcart purveys anything from Stooges CBGB's heyday punk in
'Tetherball' to Metallica-like crashing riffs and scratchy space-out rock in 'Equation', drawing further
influences from, Canadian band Our Lady Peace and Queens of the Stone Age. In a day of listening
to sub-standard albums, a pedestal was duly pulled out for this piece of apocalyptic-rock…” -
- Shout4Music / Ash Meikle 6/01/09 read the entire review HERE
.."The surreal write up on themselves on their website is one reason why Oxcart is featured on AL right
now.. It's always nice to see a band that haven't been lobotomized by a major record label...
The important point to make about this band is their music is good.. very good !!
- Artist Launch 1/9/09
"Sasquatch?", the debut album by Oxcart, is an atmospheric slice of space rock, with layers that are
dense and detailed. On songs like 730 Days, they show a real skill in steeping their music in
claustrophobic detachment, while cloaked within an intense sonic backdrop."
- Matt Slesser, Pabst Blue Ribbon Live and Local feature, 9/14/05
""On stage, (Oxcart) unfurls dreamy originals and trips out an
occasional Led Zepplin cover...."kind of mellowed out, kind of spaced
out a little bit" ""
- Micheal Deeds / The Idaho Statesman 12/9/05
Oxcart "...paints soundscapes.... as inspired by Pink Floyd as Morphine."
- The Oregonian 10/15/04
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Oxcart invokes a combination of modern
rock, psychedelic, and 70’s rock influences which may at times
suggest Pink Floyd or Radiohead tendencies, and at other times
Nirvana or Queens of the Stone Age.
Oxcart has performed tirelessly throughout Oregon, Washington, and
Idaho for over 4 years, and has played top venues throughout the NW
including opening slots for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Portland's
Wonder Ballroom and Zepparella at Dante's. Oxcart has covered Pink
Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety ( captured
professionally in an unreleased film 'Dark Side of The Oxcart'), and
has released 2 studio albums to date. Members Jason Baker, Alex
Feletar, and Matt Jones were joined in March 2010 by Eric Welder,
replacing original bassist and founding member Ben Carey.
instrumentation:
Jason Baker - guitar, vocals
Eric Welder - bass
Matt Jones - keys, guitar, vocals
Alex Feletar - drums
carefully considered journalistic excellence regarding oxcart:
“…Oxcart's 2008 album, "The Equation," is a concept album about the drudgery of working a dead-end
job and how one man undergoes an odyssey of self-discovery. Think "Office Space" as directed by
Terry Gilliam. In the course of 13 songs, the Everyman hero commutes from his bed to the office to the
desert and back again. The playing also is epic. Slabs of metal guitar break into shards of delicate
keyboard work. Shouted vocals and pretty pop moments are separated by thin membranes of ambient
sound…” - The Oregonian A&E 2/27/10 Read the whole article HERE
"...(Oxcart) has crafted a Modern day Prog Rock Opera that has us name checking every pertinent
band/album from Prog’s glory years stirred with the Hammer of the Gods metal influences of the
ages...one of the best Modern Metal Prog Rocks albums of this era. The Equation has been written…"
- Gary Vollano / Independisc 4/20/09 Read the entire review HERE
"...The more you listen to this record, the more you wish other musicians had this multiplicity. Its' a
superb ensemble of songs which keeps you on tenterhooks throughout the course of the album."
- Whisperin and Hollerin 2/18/09 Read the entire review HERE
"...This album is pure concept and experiment. Its like a rock opera; you cannot listen to this track for
singles - its a piece of art, that lasts 13 tracks..."
- Awaken Music 2/5/09 Read the entire review HERE
.…”Shifting direction continually, Oxcart purveys anything from Stooges CBGB's heyday punk in
'Tetherball' to Metallica-like crashing riffs and scratchy space-out rock in 'Equation', drawing further
influences from, Canadian band Our Lady Peace and Queens of the Stone Age. In a day of listening
to sub-standard albums, a pedestal was duly pulled out for this piece of apocalyptic-rock…” -
- Shout4Music / Ash Meikle 6/01/09 read the entire review HERE
.."The surreal write up on themselves on their website is one reason why Oxcart is featured on AL right
now.. It's always nice to see a band that haven't been lobotomized by a major record label...
The important point to make about this band is their music is good.. very good !!
- Artist Launch 1/9/09
"Sasquatch?", the debut album by Oxcart, is an atmospheric slice of space rock, with layers that are
dense and detailed. On songs like 730 Days, they show a real skill in steeping their music in
claustrophobic detachment, while cloaked within an intense sonic backdrop."
- Matt Slesser, Pabst Blue Ribbon Live and Local feature, 9/14/05
""On stage, (Oxcart) unfurls dreamy originals and trips out an
occasional Led Zepplin cover...."kind of mellowed out, kind of spaced
out a little bit" ""
- Micheal Deeds / The Idaho Statesman 12/9/05
Oxcart "...paints soundscapes.... as inspired by Pink Floyd as Morphine."
- The Oregonian 10/15/04