The Oscillation - Fall EP
Format: 12
Release Date: 30th November 2011
The Oscillation present a new EP close on the heels of their second album “Veils” (ATL004). The title track is a remake of the swaggering b-music rock ‘n’ roll epic taken from the album - “Fall (Crawling Mix) ” is extended and re-gritted in a way that departs from the original in a more dancefloor direction. “Braindrainer” is a brand new track, an instrumental juggernaut of motorik power that is bursting with chaotic energy. “On The Run” channels the spirit of Pink Floyd and twists it into a brooding kosmische pulse. This track was recently feaured on the MOJO magazine “Dark Side Of The Moon” cover CD along with other remakes of classic Floyd by The Orb, Beak, Wolf People, John Foxx and more. Last but by no means least The Emperor Machine, aka Andy Meecham, has reworked “Telepathic Birdman” into a truly remarkable no-wave dancefloor classic. Perhaps something like Liquid Liquid and PiL would have sounded sharing a stage in early 80’s New York, Meecham has stripped back the original, allowing the thunderous bass full control to drive things along, adding trademark flourishes of analogue synthesizer and percussion.
A limited run of 300 copies.
Here's an amazing video for 'Fall' by Julian Hand:
THE OSCILLATION 'Fall' from JULIAN HAND on Vimeo.
Booze 1/2 LP
Format: LP
Release Date: 14th November 2011
BOOZE is the illegitimate offspring of Milo Smee (Chrome Hoof, Binary Chaffinch) and Demian Castellanos (The Oscillation). conceived during a few sweaty evenings in the studio whilst they took respite from their main projects, BOOZE channels the infidel urges of two musicians at the peak of their deviant prowess. From the wild flailing thrust of 'Mescal Talking' to the fevered dervish of 'Bronze Release', the prog stupor of 'The Last Straw' to the nocturnal locomotion and spontaneous combustion of 'Insanity Drive' (which featured on dc recordings 'death before distemper 2' compilation a few years ago), BOOZE is an untameable beast, swaggering uncontrollably through musical moods like a sordid being intent on unknowable deeds.
Check out tracks by BOOZE
here
The Oscillation - Veils 2LP
Format: 2LP
Release Date: 12th April 2011
Finally, after some delays, comes the vinyl edition of "Veils". It comes in a 2 x LP format with a hand stamped insert that includes a digital download version of the album. There are a handful of limited edition posters which will go into the first orders placed.
The LP will come with a special bonus disc featuring six previously unreleased ambient tracks whilst stocks last.
...It is almost three years since the release of The Oscillation's debut album 'Out Of Phase' for DC recordings. In those three years the band have played live all over the world to great acclaim and Demian Castellanos has clearly honed his musical vision. Whilst the debut album was dominated by stripped back grooves and motorik rhythms 'Veils' sees The Oscillation sound mature in numerous ways: song craft and introspection adding to the already rich sonic textures to create a powerful and varied new collections of songs. From the industrial pulse of 'Future Echo' to the haunted b-movie swagger of 'Fall', the disco dub fury of 'Telepathic Birdman' to the ecstatic melancholy of 'See Through You', the album features a remarkable spectrum of sonic experiences that range from beautifully crafted melodic songs to droning, no-wave chaos.
Check out tracks from Veils at the band's bandcamp page
here
The Oscillation - Veils CD
Format: CD
Release Date: 14th March 2011
It is almost three years since the release of The Oscillation's debut album 'Out Of Phase' for DC recordings. In those three years the band have played live all over the world to great acclaim and Demian Castellanos has clearly honed his musical vision. Whilst the debut album was dominated by stripped back grooves and motorik rhythms 'Veils' sees The Oscillation sound mature in numerous ways: song craft and introspection adding to the already rich sonic textures to create a powerful and varied new collections of songs. From the industrial pulse of 'Future Echo' to the haunted b-movie swagger of 'Fall', the disco dub fury of 'Telepathic Birdman' to the ecstatic melancholy of 'See Through You', the album features a remarkable spectrum of sonic experiences that range from beautifully crafted melodic songs to droning, no-wave chaos.
This CD version comes with a special bonus disc featuring six previously unreleased ambient tracks, available whilst stocks last.
Check out tracks from Veils, and buy the download, from the band's bandcamp page
here
The double vinyl LP version of this album is coming soon!
Julian Hand - Future Decay
Format: DVD
Release Date: 20th September 2010
Julian Hand is the longstanding visual collaborator of The Oscillation, through both his spectacular projections as part of the band's live shows as well as the videos he has made for "Respond In Silence", "Violations" (both found on the DC Recordings release "Out Of Phase") and more recently "Future Echo", for the All Time Low Imprint.
On this new DVD Julian has collated a large selection of his recent visual work which includes the video for The Oscillation "Future Echo", plus out-takes from the original Super8 footage shot for the video in the lunar landscape of the Denge Peninsula.
In addition to this there is a 55 minute Julian Hand 'live set' - a light show made using oils, lenses, glass clock faces and other optical ephemera that has formed part of Julian's ever changing live show for The Oscillation during the summer of 2010. This live set is designed for home viewing and so includes a new ambient soundtrack by Demian Castellanos of The Oscillation. You can view an excerpt of this section of the film here:
FUTURE DECAY (EXTRACT) from JULIAN HAND on Vimeo.
The DVD is packaged in a lavish printed handmade cardboard sleeve and also contains two original acetate prints made by Julian Hand. This DVD comes in a limited edition of 50 and is available to buy now exclusively from All Time Low and a selected record shops.
Higamos Hogamos - Sorcery
Format: CD
Release date: 19th April 2010
1. Sorcery
2. O Deo
3. Deuced
4. 5-HTP
5. Jahari's Window
6. Sorcery (version)
Steve Webster's Higamos Hogamos returns in yet another incarnation, this time collaborating with a host of musicians and machines. The results are a step away from the glam infused swagger of his debut Higamos Hogamos album towards a kind of divergent dancefloor music that utterly defies definition. Think 'Remain In Light Era' Talking Heads meets Detroit proto-techno with Bootsy Collins and Michael Rother on session duties!
This release comes in a hand made CD wallet. Another CD EP from Higamos Hogamos is coming very soon!
The Oscillation – Future Echo
Format: 12
Release date: 26th April 2010
A1. Future Echo
A2. 3rd Harmonic
B. See Through You
Demian Castellanos' Oscillation project finds its new home on All Time Low for this EP, the first studio release since "Out Of Phase" (DC Recordings). Over three tracks the Oscillation sound veers between the noise driven no-wave fuzz of title track "Future Echo", the blistering krautrock of "3rd Harmonic" and the droning medicated tones of "See Through You".
This release is a handmade 12" limited to 300 copies which includes a foldout poster and a digital download of the EP's tracks.
'Oscillation Moon' Poster
23cm x 38cm
2009
Poster design by Linda Joy. Limited edition print on 300gsm card.