The Start Of The End, by The Oscillation

The Start Of The End

by The Oscillation

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releases May 24, 2024

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Classic black vinyl. Edition of 350.

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Gatefold cd, with inner sleeve.
Expanded audio and 2 additional remixes. Nearly 70 mins of music.

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1.	War On The Mind 03:49	buy track
2.	Faraway
3.	The Start Of The End 09:56	buy track
4.	The Eternal
5.	Body Electric
6.	Mantra
7.	Sovereign
8.	Body Electric (magnetic mix)
9.	The Eternal (unseen mix)

about

Following a series of meditative explorations in the form of the Singularity Zone series of releases, The Oscillation have returned with a new sense of vigour and purpose. Refreshed and re-energized, the result is The Start Of The End, an album that casts more light and shade than ever before to create a mood of hope and re-birth.

At once warm and welcoming, The Start Of The End is an album quite unlike anything that The Oscillation have ever released before. Fuelled by optimism and taking stock of what’s good about life and what needs to be jettisoned, the record is a result of spiritual and physical re-charging and cleansing.

Leaving the claustrophobic environs of the big city for a more bucolic backdrop, the change in location has left a profound mark on Demian Castellanos, the creative force behind The Oscillation. Where the exorcism of dark emotions of previous album Untold Futures left Castellanos wondering if he’d ever make music again, his new surroundings stirred something within him.

“When I made my new home, I allowed myself time to do nothing for a while,” says Castellanos, “and I then started some new songs without worrying about them being on an album. I just wrote with the mindset to put out something positive.”

He continues: “I did a lot of reflecting on the past and really wanted to change something in myself, but not knowing how and thinking that a lot of people must be feeling the same way.”

Recalling the creation of The Start Of The End, Castellanos says, “Writing and recording in an environment where I had little contact with people, no hanging out or partying or even having conversations was very interesting.”

The result is an album that’s recognisably the work of The Oscillation while pointing to a variety of new directions. Be it the celestial majesty of the title track, the melodic infusions that drive opening track ‘War On The Mind’ or the pulsing grooves underpinning ‘Faraway’ and ‘Body Electric’ or even hypnotic repetition at the heart of ‘Mantra’ and ‘The Eternal’, this music brimming with zeal and confidence. And to crown it all, closer ‘Sovereign’ is akin to communing with angels.

The Start Of The End is a line in the sand and one that points to a better tomorrow.

credits

releases May 24, 2024

The Oscillation: Guitar, bass, synths, percussion, vocals, clarinet, FX
Tim Weller: Drums

All tracks composed/recorded/mixed by D.Castellanos
mastered by Carim Classman
except: War On The Mind, The Eternal, Body Electric by Antoine Richard

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