OSCILLA by The Observatory
Oscilla is the imagined swing of our imperfect times. The gait of the invisible beast we embody. Flux and formlessness. It represents a new kind of hope.
The current constellation of The Observatory are vibrations of shifting rhythms, synth bass space, oscillators and abused guitars. Repetition is at the heart of their riff. Hammering out a certain truth. Noise, rock, and melancholy. A society in tumult, divided. Where new forms of oppression are actively met with new strategies of resistance.
Tracklist
| 1. | Subterfuge | 5:38 |
| 2. | Oscilla | 14:51 |
| 3. | Autodidact | 5:56 |
| 4. | Distilled Ashes | 13:07 |
Credits
Music composed and performed by The Observatory
Lyrics by Leslie Low
Cheryl Ong – Drums, Percussion
Dharma – Guitar
Leslie Low – Guitar, Vocal
Vivian Wang – Synth Bass, Keys, Percussion
Yuen Chee Wai – Synth, Electronics
Recorded live at The Black Axis, Singapore, May 2014
Engineered by Johnny Sarcophagus
Mixed by Leslie Low
Mastered by James Plotkin
Concept and direction by The Observatory
Photos from “On the blue shores of silence” by Philipp Aldrup
Typography, layout and additional photography by Yuen Chee Wai
License
All rights reserved.
The Observatory’s music is texturally complex and viscerally emotional, crossing wasted borders and musical extremities that parallel polarities within human existence, provoking and inspiring in a deeply enigmatic way. The group draws inspiration from their Southeast Asian roots and heroes of new music and art.