ODG218 : Alinovsky / Contingency

 

Cover art by A.L. from a portion of an unknown painting

ODG218: Alinovsky / Contingency

Contingency : something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary.

Alinovsky says:

'The album was constructed around 6 cymbals multitracks that were recorded for the Fleur de Feu album 'Weep'. I just started simply twisting the sounds of the cymbals and adding layers of synth and rhythmes and the 6 finished tracks were done in a few hours.

I'm quite happy with the result as it was fun to do and I hope you will enjoy the music as I did recording it."

Digital release on the 23rd of May 2025.

Track listing:

1: Eventually

2: Presumably

3: Arguably

4: Uncertainty

5: Fortuity

6: Possibility

Itunes, Spotify, etc.:

https://bfan.link/contingency

And on Bandcamp:

ODG217 : John Americus Witt / Kakophonos

 Cover art by Silas Plum

ODG217: John Americus Witt / Kakophonos

After his 'Canorous' album, comes the dark mirrored 'Kakophonos'.

About the album, John says:

"Kakophonos. A terrible racket. Unpleasant sounds. Animalistic. A companion piece to “Canorous”. Little slices of time. Bits of defining events. A puzzle, as always. The Cover Art gives a clue, for those still engaged in this dying expression. Beware, even the silence has Overdrive."

Digital release on the 16 of May 2025.

Track listing:

1: Prelude - Fall 1946

2: Spring 1994

3: Summer 1816

4: Winter 2025

5: Fall 2006

6: Fall 1989

7: Summer 1914

8: Spring 1955

9: Postlude - Winter 1947

Itunes, Spotify, etc.:

https://bfan.link/kakophonos

And on Bandcamp:

OUI054 : 3/4 Peace / Short Stories

 

Cover art by Adam Magyar

OUI054 : 3/4 Peace / Short Stories

3⁄4 Peace is a chamber trio composed by Belgian saxophone player Ben Sluijs, Belgian- Peruvian pianist Christian Mendoza and French Brice Soniano on the double bass.

With improvisations and original compositions, their musical approach incorporates jazz and classical music that transcends technical proficiency, creating a rich and tasteful sound that almost feels like a fine dining experience.

They play as three kindred souls that unite and offer a musical mood that’s warm and intimate, which feels like a hushed conversation with an old friend, or kiss from a long lost lover.

Their synergy on stage establishes a deep sense of community with the audience, where the musicians have room to share musical stories that are simultaneously personal and collective.

This is a collaboration with Astropi music and will appear on Off only it's main and Ugoki! Bandcamp.

There is a beautiful limited vinyl edition that you can purchase here:
https://astropimusic.bandcamp.com/album/short-stories-peace

Christian, Ben and Brice

Ben Sluijs: alto sax, alto flute, clarinet

Brice Soniano: double bass

Christian Mendoza: piano

Recorded: April 4 and 5 at DADA Studios, Brussels, 2024 Mixed and mastered by Dre Pallemaerts at 52creations Studio 

Digital release on Off on the 13th of May 2025.

Track listing:

1: Vienna

2: Out Of The Dark

3: No Matter

4: Short Stories !Soniano)

5: Short Stories (Sluijs)

6: Another Inside

7: Ganesh

8: Mr. Motian To You

9: Stuk Piano

10: Stuk Trio

Bandcamp:

ODG216 : John Americus Witt / Canorous

 

Cover art by Silas Plum

ODG216: John Americus Witt / Canorous

The return of the formidable John Americus Witt (see catalogue) with a very different album.

John says:

""Canorous". Simply a pleasant sound. A companion piece to “Kakophonos”, the next project. A small thematic message, as always.  This time it’s Fighters. Boxers, generally. Some were undisputed champions. Some were perennial losers. At least one died in the ring. But Boxing is the “Sweet Science”, as they say. Enjoy a bit of sweetness, as these men batter each other to slake out bloodlust. It’s a little treat. Have a listen."

Digital release on the 9th of May 2025.

Track listing:

1: The Opening Bell

2: Lay Your Troubles Down On The Radio Wire Tonight

3: Ali

4: Marvelous Marvin

5: Iron Mike

6: Jimmy Doyle

7: Joe Calzaghe

8: Kid Herman

9: Knockout

Itunes, Spotify, etc.:

https://bfan.link/canorous

And on Bandcamp:

OUI051 : Varv / Bright

 

Cover art by Muto - Giovanni Benedetti

OUI051 : Varv / Bright

After releasing their first album ' Lowland' in 2024 (see OUI032) comes their new single 'Bright' which introduces guitar riffs and polyrhythms. 

The title tells it all! Have a listen!

Release on the 2nd of May 2025.

Track listing:

1: Bright

Itunes, Spotify, etc.:

https://bfan.link/bright-3

And on Bandcamp:

ODG214 : Akira Film Script / Fox

 

Cover art by Ryan's daughter

ODG214: Akira Film Script / Fox

Akira Film Script is the wide-reaching electronic music output from electronic musician and producer Ryan Watts. With sonic scopes ranging from blissful ambient and melodic techno, to post-everything noisecore; nothing is off limits for his musical expressions and sound explorations under the Akira Film Script banner.

Heavily influenced by Detroit, Chicago, Japanese, and European electronic and experimental artists, Neo-Classical and Jazz concepts, 80s/90s VHS-era anime, and science fiction/fantasy literature, Akira Film Script seeks to transcend our day-to-day in favor of the more transcendental realms.

Hear more at akirafilmscript.com

Ryan says about the album:

"The inception of "Fox" began with the cover art; a picture my daughter drew at school of a cute fox, curled up taking a nap. I told her I'd scan it and make it the artwork for a new album that I was yet to create.

For weeks, she asked me when I was going to make the "fox music" and kept telling me she wanted to be involved somehow - playing, singing, field recording (a favorite practice of hers, strangely). 

We travelled for 14 days at the end of last year, and I'd recently expanded my field kit a bit, and as such, had a very portable, DAWless setup for the first time ever. We recorded FM and AM Jazz samples and radio oddities from local radio stations between California, Oregon, Nevada, and Virginia direct to an OP-1 field, recorded friends and family's instruments (including my mother-in-law's favorite upright piano, and my wife's childhood church's organ), as well as silverware in drawers, clicking clocks, wind storms, rain storms, a babbling creek; all sorts of audio epherma.

These are the results of those recording and field sessions, composed into ambient jazz works - vignettes of the memories we built compiling the source material. To give it a nod of nostalgia, many parts were downsampled, recorded to digital and physical tapes for altered playback, or tape loops to give additional character for the final recording sessions."

Ryan - Akira Film Script

Digital release on the 25th of April 2025.

Track listing:

1: Fox

2: Etheridge Manor

3: Days

4: Phoenix and Talent

5: Shortloaf

6: Duck Pond

7: Ashland Snow

8: Mount Pleasant

9: Chichos

10: Deer Trail

11: Soft Storms

12: Promenade

13:Fox (Reprise)

Itunes, Spotify, etc.:

https://bfan.link/fox

And on Bandcamp:

OJP081 : Miss Canine Hoe - Alinovsky / A Ping and A Pong

 

Cover art by A.L.

OJP081 : Miss Canine Hoe - Alinovsky / A Ping and A Pong

The encounter of Miss Canine Hoe and Alinovsky gives us 2 tracks based on a simple sin wave evolution in 2 different ways: a Ping and a Pong! Enjoy.

Digital release on the 18th of April 2025.

Track listing:

1: A Ping

2: A Pong

Itunes, Spotify, etc:

https://bfan.link/a-ping-and-a-pong

And on Bandcamp: