Yurodivy by On-Ly
On-Ly is the solo and collaborative moniker of pianist and producer Joshua Smeltink. On-Ly has been playing local traps since 2017, varying across numerous bands, recently settling into the second line-up for his own On-Ly band: Carl Lindeberg, bass (Surprise Chef), Henry Hicks, guitar (Horatio Luna) and Bryce Zelno, drums (Astral Flex).
Spanning genres, On-Ly’s house and hip-hop history is ever-present, recently imbued with the hard-hitting post-bop jazz-rock of the 60’s and the 70’s, harking back to bands such as Weather Report and Miles Davis Group (70s); now, keeping the finger pressed to the pulse, his music finds a visceral edge set to the 2010’s and the century that precipitated it. Jazz-beats find synergy with neo-classical sampling, concepts of modern history, obscuring harmonies, machine-based improvisation and the exploration of transferring tangible messages to musical constructs.
Tracklist
| 1. | Complicit | 2:12 |
| 2. | Yurodstvo (feat. Carl Lindeberg) | 5:08 |
| 3. | a State Of Suffering | 1:10 |
| 4. | Czar Scars | 4:40 |
| 5. | Narodnik | 2:00 |
| 6. | Visceral | 1:26 |
| 7. | (Not) Knowing | 3:39 |
| 8. | Nose | 1:57 |
| 9. | Dostojanstvo | 3:23 |
| 10. | MORYTY | 1:17 |
| 11. | Bureaucratic Collectivism | 3:29 |
| 12. | Deviation | 1:26 |
| 13. | Meditation | 5:03 |
Videos
Credits
All tracks recorded, produced and mixed by On-Ly at his various home studios from February 2018 to September 2020. KORG Mono/Poly and Roland Space Echo access courtesy of Carl Lindeburg at Itchy Groovy Studios.
Credits
On-Ly (Joshua Smeltink): Yamaha DX7, Roland RD300SX, KORG Mono/Poly, Roland Space Echo, Elektron Analog Heat, Drums, Djembe, Percussion.
Carl Lindeberg: SH-101 on Yurodstvo
Cover Art & Lettering: Reg Mombassa
Design: Luke Ebert
SAPE016
License
All rights reserved.
On-Ly is the brainchild of pianist/producer Joshua Smeltink; built on the bedrock of lo-fi and jazz-crossover beat culture as a solo act.
Now a group, led by Smeltink, On-Ly is a fusion of jazz, psychedelic, funk and groove distilled with the house and hip-hop influences of it's origin story.