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Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in New Westminster, Canada) is an influential multi-instrumentalist musician, vocalist and record producer, drawing on with influences from , , , , and music. He is the founding member of the outfit Strapping Young Lad, and has released a multitude of his own albums under the monikers Ocean Machine, Devin Townsend, The Devin Townsend Band, and now Devin Townsend Project. His five-album contract deal with Strapping Young Lad was fulfilled with the release of 2006’s The New Black, leaving the band on indefinite hiatus. The Devin Townsend Band was also retired from touring later that year. Townsend has stated that he will pursue his role as a record producer for other bands and will continue to write and release self-produced albums from his home studio.

Devin is no longer contactable at his previous home email address, apparently because he has over five million unanswered messages in his inbox (as of 2 October 2008).
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  • Claggy wrote:
    24 minutes ago
    Can't believe I'm saying this, but UliQue is right. Plus, Devin does use autotune (as an effect) for Anneke on Addicted. Of course, it is layered and you can hardly hear it... but it is still there.

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  • Dragantah wrote:
    yesterday evening
    Addicted is awesome and washed away the bad aftertaste of Ki just after one listen.

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  • thrasher86 wrote:
    yesterday evening
    I reckon Punky Brüster is a really underrated album, even though it's a parody it has some great songs, Recipe for Bait is a crackup, Picture of Myself and Larry's O are gems

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  • thrasher86 wrote:
    yesterday evening
    I agree with the_pole Ki was a disappointment for those looking for something similar to previous material, remember its one of four albums with different styles, for me I'll take addicted and deconstructed

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  • Amaru_Cheetox wrote:
    yesterday evening
    I don't think 'Ki' was dissapointing at all - he succeded in creating an album that's utterly unique - granted it's not his best, but it's kinda so far removed it's hard to compare it to his other albums - and it does have some beautiful tracks, you can't say that 'Winter', 'Coasts', and 'Ki' aren't well made and beautiful songs.

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  • the_pole wrote:
    yesterday evening
    Am I the only one that seems to think that Ki was a huge disappointment? On the upside, Addicted! is easily the best thing he's done since Synchestra - or maybe even Terria

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  • Gajita wrote:
    yesterday afternoon
    Nobody is in league with Zappa. Its not possible.

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  • MetallicMadman wrote:
    yesterday morning
    Devin Townsend is amazing. I swear he's going to be super famous... whether with the next album or whatever else, he's going to be in league with Zappa by the end of his career.

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  • MetallicMadman wrote:
    yesterday morning
    Addicted! is awesome. Ki was the best record he had done to the point when I heard Addicted! and Addicted! is like right up there with Ki. I'm high as shit but yeah you get the point.

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  • thrasher86 wrote:
    yesterday morning
    Terria, Infinity, Ocean Machine ftw can't really put one before the other, they're all great Accelerated Evolution is a flawless album, Physicist has some hidden gems such as Kingdom Even Punky Bruster is great imho

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  • UliQue wrote:
    yesterday morning
    rihanna uses the auto-tune for effect, not to fix her voice, retard. and devin doesn't use auto-tune, but he uses enough effects to alter it from sounding natural.

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  • stogaman wrote:
    Wednesday morning
    The new album is fuckin awesome! Keep the amazing work up!

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  • MICHAELETRON wrote:
    Wednesday morning
    oh come on. a Rihanna fan is saying Devin is overrated, shit and boring? lol'd. really? at least Devin doesn't use autotune to mask his singing.

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  • Butlar wrote:
    Tuesday evening
    "my chemical and panic at the disco are emo? ah, you right wingers. so ignorant." Noone really said that except you... : (

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  • metalegghead wrote:
    Tuesday afternoon
    @ontheupside: I get that. The way he has the opportunity to do anything and just pump out the albums, maybe I'd find myself just doing whatever too if I was him. Why not. But Addicted... it makes Ocean Machine:Biomech seem like Close to the Edge in comparison. But I don't have to be on board with this one, I know he's getting back to more interesting stuff for the next album.

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  • Ozzman1985 wrote:
    Tuesday morning
    http://ignor1985.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/devin-townsend-ki-inne-oblicze-2

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  • LiquidEternity wrote:
    Tuesday morning
    Let's just hope he doesn't change his mind between now and then--the guy is practically known for being a bit ADD about his music...

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  • ChristianDeWees wrote:
    Tuesday morning
    Oh my god, I heard about Z² earlier today. I cannot fucking wait.

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  • LiquidEternity wrote:
    Monday evening
    I don't think the phrase "most overrated musician ever" should ever exist without being in close proximity to the name Taylor Swift. Or someone like her. Don't like Devin? Fine. You're missing out, especially if you've played alt. rock and emo to death. But it's your prerogative. Getting on Devin's page and saying purposefully moronic things simply to have people attack you just so you can have more attention is almost as juvenile as posting youtube comments about Chocolate Rain.

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  • ontheupside wrote:
    Monday evening
    I think what dougy means is that the idea of the album is to highlight all the really GOOD bits of cheesy, poppy music. Dev has said that he's a fan of ABBA, Enya, Vengaboys, really loves the sound of Nickelback, etc. So my guess is he wanted to put his own twist on that style, and I think it's worked very well. If there's a little bit of humour and satire in that, then that only makes me like it even more, it's Dev's signature in a way. It isn't really a "throwaway" album, but he said he's sort of trying on different styles, expressing all the facets of his musicality. A funny pop-album is one aspect of that.

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27 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/devintownsenddtb

Oh ok...here it is. 'Bend It Like Bender'(You! ...in the Nasum shirt!  ...look away!!!)I know...I know...it's a pretty bippy-boppy-Euro-type dance track, but you know? guilty as charged when it comes . …

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