Reetoxa delivers a beautifully crafted, deeply personal 26-track album, "Soliloquy," that emerged after years of reflection and solitude. The author worked on this piece for many years, but it was finished during the COVID pandemic. It is 1 hour and 25 minutes long. It shows how creative Jason is that he turned uncertainty into art. There were only a few ideas in 1997, but they grew into a whole collection. The only one that stayed the same was "Bottle." He couldn't stick to his usual recording schedule, so he turned inward and worked on songs he hadn't finished, drawing on his life experiences to create something raw and coherent.
While making "Soliloquy," Jason pushed himself to the limit, eating only cigarettes and coffee. The album has a heavy feel, like pages from a journal that were never meant to be read aloud. Each song is a direct and honest look at a memory, a fear, or a moment. The album blends emotional openness and quiet strength, from the urgency of "Insatiable" to the self-reflection of "You Deserve Better Than Me." Nothing here was rushed, every note and lyric was carefully thought out.
At first, "Soliloquy" was going to be a huge six-album project, but in the end, it was cut down to 26 tracks with a purpose. Some songs, like "Akaroa," "Dancing with Lou," and "The Lisa Song," make you feel like you're in a certain place and with someone. Some songs, like "War Killer" and "Demand Perfection," are sharper. Throughout the album, there are natural contrasts between light and dark, chaos and calm, and other things. These show how complicated Jason's journey is. The way the pieces are put together makes us want to go through these changes without fighting them, as if we were following the lines of a life in motion.
Reetoxa's "Soliloquy" is a sign of strength and creativity that won't give up. "Love Keeps Burning Still," "Wake Up Lucy," and "Alright," the last song, are songs that stay with you and show that something important can happen even when you're by yourself. This release is both a reflection and a release, it shows thoughts that have been stuck in your head for years, finally out in the open.