Fate / Will by Only Now
Kush Arora aka Only Now harnesses the project’s origins and evolution on ‘Fate / Will’, deploying expansive modes of drone set against surges of delirious percussion and spells of soundsystem magma.
Expanding on the echoes of Hindustani music on the Bokeh Versions release ‘Indian Unclassical Vol. 1’, Arora utilizes traditional instrumentation once again (including bansuri/algoze/chimpta), yet splits the difference with incursions of intensively processed, re-amped harmonium, the Turkish Zurna flute, field recordings and his own vocals. Longtime collaborator Dave Sharma contributes laser sharp duff to "Vengeance II".
Arora ends ‘Fate / Will’ with ‘Trance Return’, a long form live piece made for his performance in 2022 at the SF Electronic Music Festival.
The ’Fate / Will’ artwork is hand drawn in collaboration with Bryan Maita (BMS Illustration) – depicts the Only Now logo enmeshed in themes of primitivism, technological ambivalence, and the dialectical relationship between ideas of ‘the void’ and meditative states.
Tracklist
| 1. | Fate Pt. 1 | 6:42 |
| 2. | Vengeance II (feat. Dave Sharma) | 3:53 |
| 3. | Intra | 2:32 |
| 4. | No Escape II | 4:43 |
| 5. | Fate Ends | 2:47 |
| 6. | Trance Return (Live Rework) | 21:08 |
Credits
Kush Arora: music/mixing
art: Bryan Maita (BMS Illustration)
Dave Sharma: Duff on "Vengeance II"
Kevin + Mack from The Grey Room : Reamping and mixing on "Fate Pt. 1"
Michael Buchanan/Hyperboreal Audio - Mastering
