It may be a bit too early in the year to be claiming favorites, but The Omega Experiment‘s debut album has been captivating me for the past month since I first received the promo from frontman and multi-instrumentalist Dan Wieten. The Omega Experiment combines a progressive and forward thinking attitude with huge choruses and vocal harmonies to tell a deep and meaningful concept surrounding the story of Dan’s life.
Without receiving any label help, the duo (which also features keyboardist Ryan Aldridge) pushed forward to release their debut effort independently. At the time of this posting, The Omega Experiment is currently the #1 top selling album on Bandcamp for Valentine’s Day! Impressive! I recently spoke with Dan about their debut album and to get a look into the concept and the band’s creation.
For those who are not familiar, introduce yourself!
Hello! I’m Dan and I sing, play guitar, bass, and do all the production and drum programming for The Omega Experiment.
Let’s cut right into the meat and potatoes; The Omega Experiment is boasted as an autobiographical concept album. Could you tell us the story and how each track fits?
It loosely chronicles my life from birth to the death of my active addiction, and the start of my recovery. ‘Gift‘ starts it off, which is about being given the gift of music, talent, and life in general…and the confusion that comes with it. I had a lot of attention given to me when I was young because of my gift, which led me to think I was somehow special. When life didn’t work out the way I wanted it to, I didn’t understand why, or how to deal with it. But the elation that came from music lit me up. That theme permeates throughout the album. ‘Stimulus‘ is roughly the teenage years, when you start to develop a semblance of your ideals and begin forming opinions and tastes. Everything felt new during that period. I had a tendency to overreact to everything, and when I heard music I loved, or played it for that matter… it was almost like an addiction.
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