olly olly oxen free, by arlo brooks

olly olly oxen free

by arlo brooks

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1.	olly olly oxen free (vol.1) 45:52	info	buy track
2.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 2) 24:32	info	buy track
3.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 3) 37:09	info	buy track
4.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 4) 20:34	info	buy track
5.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 5) 43:39	info	buy track
6.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 6) 15:51	info	buy track
7.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 7) 28:54	info	buy track
8.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 8) 38:01	info	buy track
9.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 9, pt. 1) 42:39	info	buy track
10.	olly olly oxen free (vol. 9, pt. 2) 20:17	info	buy track

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each track is a session captured. live, "as is".
guitar & pedals. single take improv. no cuts.
this is an ongoing series.
a look at longform experimentation & growth.
a playful & dynamic exploration of personal development.
thanks for listening along with me through the years.
all volumes were recorded in pasadena, ca.

the first entry was recorded august 1st, 2018.
-music notes: inspired & wild. anxious. unpredictable mood. curious, or lost. prone to back & forth between a nervousness & whimsy. the fright of losing it. move fast & forget.

the second entry was recorded april 3rd, 2019.
-music notes: a warped comfort. ambiguity. fresh thoughts, head on. working away. vulnerability. terror. fractured process as an elevation of process. contemplative. glitched. looking something dark in the eye.

the third entry was recorded april 11th, 2019.
-music notes: cold. moving. minimalist. confounding. monolithic. sad. rustic. the magic of unintended sound. the familiarity of listening back to something in an old format. winter into spring. focus & lack of focus.
-additional note: the beginning of this recording features a sample of Mem Pahl & Molly Spear snoring.

the fourth entry was recorded may 24th, 2019.
-music notes: anxiety ridden. the seat of your pants. scary energy, peaking & passing. looking at something bloody. free form expression. uneasy rhythm. resistant. the electrical impulse when neurons pass messages through a synapse. a shifting paranoia.

the fifth entry was recorded june 29th, 2019.
-music notes: large & buzzy. big strokes of fuzz. kaleidoscopic mutations. minimalist harsh noise wall. electrified. triggered. haywire electronics. hypnotic & distracting at once. "the upside down place." fuck the president. emotional release. stupid, self indulgent madness. i do this because i have to.

the sixth entry was recorded september 8th, 2019.
-music notes: warbled. garbled. fish out of water. wishy washy. rated g, but still disturbing. playful/opportunistic/disarming. disposing of something unwanted. what the hell? a mark on the listener. ask your friend katie what she thinks.

the seventh entry was recorded february 29th, 2020.
-music notes: glitched/broken/unpredictable/fractured, what else we got. exploring new territory with familiar tools. ugly color palates. dying, anthropomorphic dogs. in between stations on the radio, you've found something worthwhile. the sad reflection in the frightening reality of looking out the window.

the eighth entry was recorded march 22nd, 2020.
-music notes: isolated. spare. dry and crisp and dirty and sharp. the brain's breakdown of a tower of ideas. repeated activities in repeat places. seasick in a tunnel. a strange pile of mistakes & mixups. ADHD drone. brain fights, queasy lights.

the ninth entry was recorded march 27th, 2020.
-music notes: nothing & all of it. zone out & you're somewhere else. dissociation as self defense. the mind wanders. a wide exploration around a certain theme. noncommittal. again, i don't wanna think about that. existentialist happiness. creative movements. the guitar is not a genre. there are too many people outside. (note: bandcamp made me split this session into two tracks to fit their size standards. it is what it is.)

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released August 11, 2018

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