Okx

I don't remember falling asleep. The last thing I remember is, I was saying to her "they're all crazy, even you, you're all crazy."

"Even me?" she said.

I thought, oh right, if I categorically eliminate all other people it's just me, and her. She'd like that.

"Especially you," I said. "You are virtually the ringleader, the way I see it." And then I blew out the candle.

Plastikman, Okx (2023 Remaster) Sheet One (30th Anniversary)

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Here's the Chat GPT explanation on the song title and lyrics. It's pretty good. Enjoy!

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The track “Okx” by Plastikman, especially in the context of the Sheet One album and the quote you’ve provided, plays like a distilled internal monologue—fragmented, confessional, and a little surreal. The name “Okx” itself is cryptic and abstract, but let’s break down some possibilities behind the title and lyrics, both literally and symbolically.

Title Meaning – "Okx"

Phonetic ambiguity: "Okx" sounds like a truncated or glitched version of “OK,” appended with an unfamiliar, possibly techno-futurist “x.” This might mimic the fragmented, impersonal feel of technology or altered consciousness.

Code or chemical reference: Plastikman (Richie Hawtin) is known for blending themes of altered states, minimalism, and synthetic experiences. "Okx" could be referencing an imagined compound, akin to LSD or MDMA, tying into the Sheet One album’s psychedelic themes (the original vinyl mimicked blotter paper).

Emotional shorthand: It may also be deliberately vague—like a void, a state of mind, or even a sarcastic nod to being “OK” in a clearly disoriented mental or emotional state.

Interpretation of the Lyrics

The spoken word section you quoted isn’t so much lyrics in the traditional sense as a psychological snapshot:

"They're all crazy, even you, you're all crazy." "Even me?" she said. "Especially you...You are virtually the ringleader."

This reads like a loop of paranoid introspection, maybe spoken at the edge of sleep or under some mind-altering influence. The speaker is both mocking and confessing, projecting instability outward, then inward. It’s existential and accusatory, but also tender in a twisted way—almost like he's drawing her in closer by labeling her “especially” crazy.

Blowing out the candle signals either the end of consciousness (sleep? ego death? trip?) or a symbolic return to darkness, quiet, or unknowing.

In the context of Sheet One:

The album explores minimal techno, but emotionally it's drenched in disassociation, repetition, isolation, and mental distortion. It mirrors a trip: repetitive beats become introspection, paranoia, identity disintegration.

This track is an audio diary entry, whispered in the dark. The title “Okx” might as well be a timestamp, a file name for a single unstable thought.

So overall:

"Okx" could mean nothing and everything—deliberately obscure, like a variable in an emotional equation. The speaker’s mind is fragmenting, looping, questioning reality, clinging to intimacy but also attacking it. It's as much about losing control as it is about choosing to.

[Edit: The formatting was all messed up.]