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Oxygiene 23 were an American
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group based out of
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, Illinois. The nucleus of the band comprised keyboardist
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, vocalist
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and wind player and percussionist
Jim Marcus Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ...
. The theme of the band's somber compositions was informed by
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and
new-age music New-age is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation technique, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management to bring about a state of ecs ...
. The band released one
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titled ''
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'' in 1995 for
Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...
.


History

Oxygiene 23 was formed in
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
by musicians
Van Christie Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ...
,
Jane Jensen Jane Jensen (born Jane Elizabeth Smith; January 28, 1963 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania) is an American video game designer and author. She is mostly known as the creator of the ''Gabriel Knight'' series of adventure games, and also co-founded Ober ...
and
Jim Marcus Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ...
. Marcus and Christie were still writing and performing in
Die Warzau Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ha ...
when they recruited vocalist and released the song "Sacrifice" in 1993 for the Invisible Records compilation ''Can You See It Yet?''. In 1995 Oxygiene 23 released their debut full-length
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''
Blue Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when obs ...
'' for
Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...
. The album was recorded with the contributions of Christopher Hall from
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and
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from The Waitresses. That year the song "Good for You" from their debut was released on the various artist compilation ''Forced Cranial Removal'' by
Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...
. After their debut Oxygiene 23's members turned their attention to other projects, with
Jim Marcus Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ...
and
Van Christie Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ...
returning to
Die Warzau Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ha ...
and
Jane Jensen Jane Jensen (born Jane Elizabeth Smith; January 28, 1963 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania) is an American video game designer and author. She is mostly known as the creator of the ''Gabriel Knight'' series of adventure games, and also co-founded Ober ...
releasing her solo debut ''Comic Book Whore'' in 1996 for
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.


Discography

Studio albums * ''
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'' (1995, Fifth Colvmn) Compilation appearances * ''Can You See It Yet?'' (1993 Invisible) * ''Forced Cranial Removal'' (1995 Fifth Colvmn)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxygiene 23 Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1995 1993 disestablishments in Illinois 1995 disestablishments in Illinois Musical groups from Chicago American ambient music groups American electronic music groups American new-age music groups American trance music groups Fifth Colvmn Records artists