Oval - 2023 - Now / Never / Whenever Vol.2, 3 tracks, 11 minutes LIMITED TIME

Captain Hideous · December 2, 2023

From Bancamp:

https://oval.bandcamp.com/album/now-never-whenever-vol-2

Now / Never / Whenever Vol.2

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1. Blinkyvista 04:50

2. Anderslo 03:27

3. Fla 03:07

About this album

Welcome back to the ever-evolving landscape of Oval's "Now / Never / Whenever" EP series.

Like its predecessor, "Vol.2" is a fleeting exhibit of Oval's creative flair, presenting a curated selection of exclusive, previously unreleased material that dissolves into the ether after 24 hours.

Track comments Vol.2:

1 - Blinkyvista (2022)

After releasing “O” in 2010, I transformed several of the 50 minimal vignettes from the second disc into longer, evolving tracks for my live sets. These featured jazz drums and electronic sounds, mainly from the mighty Surge software synth – a tool that's still a staple in my toolbox today. This version is a 2022 makeover of “Blinky,” revisiting the jazz drums and adding my take on avant-garde instrumentation and ethereal faux vocal harmonizations.

2 - Anderslo (2015)

This track is from a perfume-themed album that I had nearly completed (98%, I thought at the time) and had been working on for years. It's been sitting idle since then, more or less waiting for technology to catch up. However, when remastering this particular outtake, I realized that reworking these tracks might be an endless endeavor. So, the perfume album might get released as it is, after all.

3 - Fla (2014)

This track is from a “song album” that I started back in 2014, which has intermittently been on the back burner ever since. “Fla” stands out as the most experimental track, while the rest of the 12-track album explores a form of catchy DIY songwriting. I find myself constantly debating whether this approach is an outdated concept from the start.

“Now / Never / Whenever” is an episodic experiment, a sonic journal cataloging outtakes, reworkings, and experiments from the secret shelf… exclusive today, elusive tomorrow.

Look forward to a new monthly mirage, every Bandcamp Friday. Each EP adds new pieces to a sonic puzzle, creating a shape-shifting, virtual album that vanishes in a blink.

Markus Popp

[Note: As always, this EP is available on a "pay what you want" basis for its 24-hour lifespan. Your kind support directly fuels these ongoing experiments in sound - thank you.]