Friday, 28 November 2025

OUI059 : Rec1_Sat1_ / Rec1_

 


Cover art by Pierre Mariscal



OUI059 : Rec1_Sat1_ /  Rec1_

This project started from the meeting between Lydie (see also ODG200 and ODG203) and Damien Thonnard in July 2022 during a contemporary jazz workshop given by Bo van der Werf. 

Hadrien Pierson and Guillaume Ruelland joined them shortly afterward to form the current quartet. 
Between written and improvised parts, they compose music through which each can express themselves in their own language while remaining aware that a collective universe unites them.

The central point around which the project is structured is the rhythmic aspect of music. Through metrical superpositions, shifting accents, and polyrhythms, the musicians attempt to approach another space and time, in which listening is multiplied. 
It is at the heart of this creative process that unique and specific improvisational contexts emerge.

This is their first proposal. Enjoy!


Lydie Thonnard : flutes
Damien Thonnard : guitar
Guillaume Ruelland : bass
Hadrien Pierson : drums

Digital release on the 28th of November 2025.

Track listing:

1: Bonne nuit
2: Praxis
3: Paprika
4: Bledard from Paris

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Tuesday, 25 November 2025

OUI062 : Machine Mass Trio / As Real as Thinking

 


Cover art by Elisabeth Waltregny


OUI062: Machine Mass Trio / As Real as Thinking

Originally born as a side-project of douBt, this new trio led by Tony Bianco (on drums and loops) and Michel Delville (on guitar, bouzouki and live effects) also includes emerging Belgian talent Jordi Grognard on saxophones, bass clarinet and flute. “As Real as Thinking” is an amazing mix of fiery licks, catchy themes, telepathic rhythms, shamanic soundscapes and processed loops -- testifying to the band’s compositional flair and extraordinary musicianship.The music is meaningfully condensed -- consistently powerful without being overwhelming -- and will appeal to fans of progressive jazz, world music and rock audiences with an ear for the unusual. The CD sounds alternately groovy and meditative, trancy and punkish, modern and ethnic, cloudy and clear. It also features an explosive 18-minute duet between Bianco and Delville (guitarist also with MoonJune Recording artists' The Wrong Object) -- showcasing the musicians’ seemingly boundless energy, and extraordinary capacity to listen to each other and improvise over insane chord, rhythm and time changes while handling live electronics.

Originally released on Moonjune records in November 2011.

Tony Bianco: drums, percussion, loops
Michel Delville: guitar, synth guitar, bouzouki, electronics
Jordi Grognard: tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet, electronic tempura
Recorded October 18, 2010 by Sacha Symon at Dans Ma Cabane Studios, Liège, Belgium.
Mixed and mastered by David Minjauw at Studio Simonne, Brussels, in the Summer of 2011.
All tracks recorded live in the studio with no overdubs. All music performed by MMT except “Falling Up”, which is a joint improvisation by Bianco and Delville.
Produced by Mass Machine Trio. 
Executive Producer: Leonardo Pavkovic.

Digital release on the 25th of November 2025.

Track listing:

1: Cuckoo
2: Knowledge
3: Let Go
4: Khajurao
5: Hero
6: UFO-RA
7: Falling Up
8: Palitana
9: Ruder - Bandcamp only bonus track
10: Ruder - alternative mix feat. Saba Tewelde - Bandcamp only bonus track

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Friday, 21 November 2025

OJP083 : Alessandro Ciccarelli - Cristian Maddalena / Spiritual Exercises for a Young Unsui

 


Cover art by Alessandro Ciccarelli


OJP083: Alessandro Ciccarelli - Cristian Maddalena / Spiritual Exercises for a Young Unsui


Eleven improvisations for trombone and shamisen (a Japanese three-stringed instrument) form the spiritual exercises through which Ciccarelli and Maddalena explore fragments of melodies, timbral textures, and onomatopoeic sounds enriched by instrumental preparations.

The interaction between the two instruments unfolds in a delicate balance of analogies and contrasts, where the trombone and shamisen engage in a dialogue that oscillates between introspection and dynamism. This relationship creates a mutable sonic landscape, blending references to tradition with gestures of daring experimentation. Each track offers a profound and unpredictable listening experience, inviting the audience to embark on a sonic journey that delves into the intimate connections and creative tensions between the two instruments.

The word "Unsui" (literally meaning "clouds and water" in Japanese) is closely associated with Zen Buddhism and refers to itinerant monks or novices on their path to spiritual enlightenment.

The metaphor of "clouds and water" evokes a state of constant motion and transformation, free from attachment, like clouds drifting across the sky or water flowing through rivers—embodying the principle of impermanence and detachment. Similarly, the music of Ciccarelli and Maddalena in Spiritual Exercises for a Young Unsui unfolds as a continuous flow, exploring sonic territories that dissolve and reassemble in an unpredictable and profoundly evocative dialogue.



Alessandro Ciccarelli: trombone, tuba

Cristian Maddalena: shamisen
Composed and performed live by Alessandro Ciccarelli and Cristian Maddalena

Mixed and mastered by Alessandro Ciccarelli and Cristian Maddalena
Cover photo by Alessandro Ciccarelli

Alessandro Ciccarelli, trombone, tuba:

Organizer of sounds, trombonist, and electronic musician. Over the years, he has performed in various musical settings, spanning across genres, in both small and large ensembles, performing in Italy and abroad. In recent years, he has focused his research primarily on open and aleatoric forms, improvisation in electronic and electroacoustic music.
He carries out electronic experimentation in solo with the nom de plume Elnath Project.
He has also shared and shares paths with Giovanni Di Cosimo, Theo Jörgensmann, Alessandro Sbordoni, Massimiliano Viel, Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Roy Paci, Barbara De Dominicis, Eva Grieco, Oshima Koshiro, Damāvand, Tetsuroh Konishi, Milena Punzi Anfossi and many other known and less known reckless experimenters of sound.

Cristian Maddalena, shamisen:

Composer and performer who blends tradition and innovation, specializing in Japanese kabuki theater music and live electronics. A shamisen player and vocal and physical experimenter, he explores sonic and theatrical languages to create works that bridge East and West.
Collaborations include: Marco Colonna, Fabrizio Spera, Steve Baczkowski, Denis Doufur, Barbara de Dominicis, Elio Martusciello, Lamberto Pignotti, Antonio Rezza.

Digital release on the 21st of November 2025.

Track listing:

1: Exercise 1
to
11: Exercise 11

There is a limited cassette edition of the album for 10€.


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Wednesday, 19 November 2025

OMT018 : Cheikh Bayefall / Hey Man

 

Cover art by A.L.


OMT018: Cheikh Bayefall / Hey Man

'Hey Man' is sung in Wolof with vocals by renowned artist Metzo Diatta, the song speaks of the mirror effect of human beings, of how what we see of ourselves is not interchangeable.
It's the perpetual battle of life: 'you against yourself.'

Cheikh  Bayefall is a singer, songwriter, percussionist, composer, musical director and dancer
born in 1978 in Louga - Senegal.

A multifaceted artist, Cheikh Bayefall bears the stage name of this branch of Mouridism, a large Muslim brotherhood in Senegal of which he is a member, and which helps him cultivate essential qualities as an artist: humility and a certain taste for self-sacrifice. Artistic biography:
His passion for music continues to push him forward, particularly through his participation in the group AFRICAN TOUCH, with which he gained recognition during a performance at the Saint-Louis Jazz Festival. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, he performed alongside jazz greats such as Jerry Gonzalez, Javier Colina, Raymondo Amador, Antonio Carmona, Randy Weston, El Hambre, Maria Alba, Michaela Rabitsch & Robert Pawlik, among others.
Numerous stage opportunities then opened up to him, and he performed in theaters and cultural centers across Europe, both solo and with others. He traveled to Madrid, Cordoba, Bern, Lausanne, Paris, Millau, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Brussels, Gembloux, Hasselt, Antwerp, Milan, Turin, Bassano del Grappa, among others. In 2008, he sang alongside Bebe, a famous Spanish artist, for the soundtrack of the film "Princesa de África." In 2009, the Afro- Flamenco project was organized in Dakar.

That same year, a similar collaboration was launched with the embassies of the United States (cultural section), Sweden, and Austria.

A hundred live concerts later, Cheikh Bayefall is releasing his new single before an album coming in spring 2026.

Digital release on the 19th of November 2025.

Track listi,g:

1: Hey Man

Itunes, Spotify, etc.:

https://bfan.link/hey-man-2

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Friday, 14 November 2025

OUI058 : Sumooi / Sumooi

 


Cover art by Alicia Steigerwald



OUI058 : Sumooi / Sumooi

Sumooi is the newborn project of Daniel Jonkers (Sonic Hug, N∆BOU), Leonard Steigerwald (ALIGAGA, BSFOE) and Stan Maris (Kreis, Kin Gajo), an acoustic trio navigating the space between composed ideas and improvisation. 

Their self-titled debut album features original pieces by all three members, shifting between calm, spacious moments and rhythm-driven interplay.

Unusual in their instrumentation, the trio finds form in fluidity, drawing the listener into each moment — a thoughtful first release from a group listening closely, to each other and to the music as it unfolds.

Style wise one can recognize influences of Scandinavian artists like ADHD or Skuli Sverrisson and Belgian artists like Joachim Badenhorst or Ruben Machtelinckx.

Daniel, Stan and Leonard


Stan Maris - accordeon:
Stan Maris is a Belgian accordionist and composer, primarily active in the jazz and improvised music scene. Besides his solo work, he is the bandleader of the folk-jazz-cinematic trio Kreis and the jazz-groove/hip-hop hybrid trio Kin Gajo, which was nominated for Jong Jazztalent Gent 2024. Other projects include the free-improv trio Ocean Eddie and the more textural bands Suura and Erem. Stan has worked and played with artists such as Sofia Jernberg, Robert Landfermann, Joe Talia, Praed Orchestra, Nate Wooley, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and others.

Leonard Steigerwald - piano:
Leonard Steigerwald (born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1992) is a Brussels-based musician.
After many years as a drummer, during his studies at Conservatorium Maastricht he discovered a strong fascination for the piano and decided to pursue his further musical life on this instrument.
After a bachelors degree in Maastricht followed a masters degree at Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel under the guidance of musicians such as Diederik Wissels, Stephane Galland & Jeroen van Herzeele among others.
Ever since leaving the conservatory in 2021 he is very active on the Belgian music scene being a sideman/co-leader of multiple projects such as: ALIGAGA, Abstract INC., BSFOE, Sumooi, Jazmyn with which he has performed a number of concerts all over Europe and has recorded more than 15 albums.

Daniel Jonkers - drums:
Daniel Jonkers, 1993 born in Geleen (The Netherlands) is a Brussels based drummer. He is very active in the music scene in and outside of Brussels since moving there in 2015. He completed his Bachelor of Music at the Conservatory of Maastricht in 2016 with Ron van Stratum and Arnoud Gerritse and he finished his Master of Music with, among others, Stéphane Galland, Kris Defoort and John Ruocco in 2018.

Daniel performs in all kinds of bands with many different constellations where either he co-composes/arranges music for or is active as a sideman.

Some currently active bands are: Aligaga, Sumooi, Nicolas Thys “Sound Circus”, N∆BOU, Louise van den Heuvel “Sonic Hug” or Lennert Baerts “Profound Observer & Bert Joris”. 

In 2025 he will release several compositions written by him under the name “Whispering Trees” together with Yu-Ting Li and Vitja Pauwels on the label Télès Music.

September:


In Luminousdash:
"Sumooi paints seven landscapes in yellow, ochre, and brown—or was it pink, red, and purple?—on their debut EP. Melodic and soothing, in a language that primarily aims to reassure, and we could all use that now and then."

Digital release on the 14th of November 2025.

Track listing:

1: September
2: Lullaby
3: The End
4: Sumooi
5: Brother
6: Bootwachter
7: Floraville


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Friday, 7 November 2025

OUI056 : MOTMOT / Floating

 


Cover art by Silvia Marazzi


OUI056 : MOTMOT / Floating

MOTMOT is the project of singer Chiara Bacci, where composition intertwines with improvisation and sonic exploration. Alongside Chiara are saxophonist Adia Vanheerentals, pianist Simon Groppe, and drummer Gaspard Sicx. 

The lyrics speak through images, short stories, and fragments, while the music creates calm atmospheres that are sometimes abruptly interrupted. The structures unfold horizontally and, when they return, they reappear in a new form. 

Chiara, Adia, Gaspard and Simon

Floating, the group’s debut album, moves along the line separating dreams from reality both in the writing of the lyrics and in the unfurling of the music. Recorded on July 13 and 14, 2024 at Zinnema (Brussels) by Dries Van Ende who also handled mixing and mastering. 

Chiara

Chiara Bacci is a Brussels-based singer and composer. Her way of using the voice combined with electronics plays a fundamental role in her practice as it allows her to develop an idea of vocality which is no longer necessarily anchored to its traditional function, as she passes nimbly from being a storyteller to a source of abstract sounds.

Digital release on the 7th of November 2025.

Track listing:

1: Lucky day
2: River
3: Wild is the wind
4: My House
5: Blinking lights
6: Walking with you
7: Fragments

Limited edition cd double cardboard digisleeve available directly at Chiara for 10€ + shipping:



Itunes, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.:

https://bfan.link/floating-17

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Wednesday, 5 November 2025

OUI061 : MACHINE MASS feat. Tony Bianco - Michel Delville - Dave Liebman / Inti


 

OUI061 : MACHINE MASS feat. Tony Bianco - Michel Delville - Dave Liebman / Inti

MACHINE MASS feat. Dave LIEBMAN pairs the legendary saxophonist (Miles Davis, Elvin Jones...) with longtime collaborator drummer Tony Bianco (Elton Dean, Paul Dunmall, Evan Parker, douBt) and guitarist Michel Delville (The Wrong Object, douBt). 

Graced by Liebman’s extraordinary phrasing and improvising skills, “INTI” combines free improvisation with tight rhythmic structures, post-Bitches Brew time signatures with ambient episodes, spreading across different musical and spiritual realities, both playfully and intensely. The band ventures into the fiery electro-jazz territories explored by Bianco and Delville’s recent Machine Mass Trio, which also showcased both musicians’ capacity to listen closely and improvise over unpredictable chord, rhythm and time changes while handling live electronics and computer loops.

Back cover of the original cd


THE MUSICIANS:

“Dave Liebman is one of the most creative jazz saxophonists on the planet” (John Fordham, The Guardian, London) “…the most breathtaking sweep of emotions that might be heard on soprano saxophone for some time to come.” (All About Jazz)

"Michel Delville’s fantastic guitar leads build (once again) to the far corners of the universe” (Dick Metcalf, Rotcod Zzaj) “… quite stunning whether soloing or filling out the spaces between” (Duncan Heining, Jazzwise Magazine, UK)

“Tony Bianco allies grace and power, propelling both sessions with unflinching stamina” (Francois Couture, All Music Guide 2002) 

Originally released on Moonjune as MJR060 (2014)
Michel Delville: guitar, Roland GR-09, electronics;
Tony Bianco: drums, loops, percussion;
Dave Liebman: soprano & tenor sax, wooden flute.
With special guest Saba Tewelde: vocals (on track 7).

Produced by Machine Mass.
Recorded at Red Rock Recording Studios, Saylorsburg, PA (USA).
October 10, 2012, by Kent Heckman.
Mixed and mastered by Jon Wilkinson..
Executive production by Leonardo Pavkovic.

Digital release on the 5th of November 2025.

Track listing:

1: Inti
2: Centipede
3: Lloyd
4: In A Silent Way
5: A Sight
6: Utoma
7: A Secret Place
8: Elisabeth
9: Voice

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Friday, 31 October 2025

ODG230 : Wilby - Radcliffe - Alinovsky - Akira Film Script - Project Soda - Lastboss - Gerowitz / Live at...The Furtive Shibboleth

 


Cover art by Akira Film Script



ODG230 : Wilby - Radcliffe - Alinovsky - Akira Film Script - Project Soda - Lastboss - Gerowitz / Live at...The Furtive Shibboleth


Ryan says:
"Hey Everyone,

A massive thanks for being a part of this odd and fun project! When Alain first sent out these stems, I figured I'd just do some electronic-based remix and move along to my next project. Little did I know that this whole project was all going to come out of it! Big thanks to Alain for being open to all of this, and patient while we put it all together. Anyone here that hasn't perused Alain's Off Records catalog can do so here. While browsing the Off catalog, Alain's personal output can be found under the artist name Alinovsky - lots of solo and collaborative works from him within the catalog. 

Somewhere in the process, someone amongst us mentioned it'd be cool to hear the album without the original stems just to see what existed there outside of Alain's source material, which was a different concept (I mean, who builds a body, then removes the spine to see if it still stands, right?), and in the end, we tried it for shits and giggles, and found this whole other ambient album hiding underneath! Very KLF-like if everyone is familiar with their well-known ambient masterpiece. In the end, a great idea, whoever amongst us mentioned that in our conversations (I'm getting old and memory doesn't serve me as well today as it used to unless I write a note, lol). That version is unabridged, and positioned as the final track for the main version of the album (Bandcamp downloads will get a bonus of the full main album unabridged, too).

A massive amount of thanks for the concept of this album goes to Tate here, for if I'd not read his book "Sound Observations" under his Alex McNeil pen name, I'd have approached this entire project differently. In fact, my album "Autumn's Dawn" coming out later this year would have been quite a bit sonically different too. Of note, Tate has graciously mastered both of these projects - Live at...The Furtive Shibboleth, and Autumn's Dawn. If you haven't read his book, obviously I'd recommend it, it's changed how I use field recordings in compositions, and the subjects by which I record in a field. Tate's field recordings herein mark the more peaceful moments while retaining fringes of human activity (whereby my field stems were mostly absent of any humanity - few airplanes snuck into the recordings...pesky planes! - and focused on nature environments). I implore you all to subscribe to his Lastboss Bandcamp page as he's now halfway through his SECOND year of weekly releases - a massive undertaking, and highly rewarding to listen to every week going on almost 2 years now.

Big thanks to Arne for coming through with a whole host of field recordings in and around Hong Kong on relatively short notice. There's a certain life his stems brought to this project, quite literally, that it'd be admittedly 'missing something' were it not for the sounds of life he provided. He's offered a very human element to the fields. If anyone is up for great 90s-inspired techno, check out this album and this album of his on Acidchicken Records. This is his exceptional album on their sister label, Cutt Records. Arne is a master with his machines, and a wonderful collaborator. 

Of note: My intention after reading Tate's book was to make an exclusively field recording-based album, created entirely from combinations of unnatural fields together, e.g. A Hong Kong outdoor market with American bird calls in the background, and sea birds from the coast of France coming in and out - fields that would never naturally occur together, worked into this new, elevated space - think Blade Runner ASMR if anyone has studied how they created the sounds of Los Angeles, 2019. All in all, I believe the Ambient Mix of this album accomplishes all of that, and more! It's quite a sonic journey through some weird alternate Blade Runner-like universe. 

Shout out to Joshua for joining us for the first time, and big thanks for being open to creating with all of us. My very good friend Gabe got us in contact after I was divulging to Gabe about this project, how it came together, and how big and cool it had grown to be. Joshua's guitar input speaks legions on this record, not only to his talent, but also to the album's abstract and free narrative where his contributions drive another sonic level that it'd feel like it lacked something without. For those amongst us who like free, improvisational ambient oddities, here's his band Gneiss' "Augen Gneiss" album preview on Bandcamp, and here's his Spoitfy link or Apple Music for further listening (highly recommend the Solano Canyon album). 

Last, but not least, big thanks to Wade and Danielle. Wade and Danielle have created a world, an ethos, and put meat on the bones of a futuristic society where even the environment is owned by a large corporation and clearly things like breathing come at a cost. In this future, this album is very punk, and very anti-conformist. We've "illegally" recorded these fields, and are distributing them in resistance to the corporate overlords, including infecting their forced advertising on the program. Without Wade and Danielle's ideas, recordings, and inputs, this would just be another ambient-adjacent EBV-like album of sounds and textures - today, it's a living breathing world to be built upon. Thanks for getting a bit of "1984" into this project! If you all haven't heard Wade's radio work, here's his Mixcloud archive of The Ambient Hour, Think Tank Dubs, and more!

Sorry for the Grammy speech for the album that will probably win no awards, lol, but I wanted everyone to have each other's links and whatnot, and understand each person's contributions because this beautiful body of work would not exist without any one of you being open to work in my weird Akira Film Script world of electronic everything, and it would definitely not work if you all weren't so great at what you all do in your respective disciplines. With all this said (sorry it's long winded), here's the link to the finished version of the album as WAVs, album cover art, and a sub-folder of HQ MP3s. I believe Alain said we're looking at a late-2025 release on Off Records with this, so I'll keep everyone posted when we suss the final date out. 

Oh, and why "Live at...?" for the album title at the end of the day? Because none of our contributions to Alain's original stems were done via sequencing (all live recorded stems), and it's also a play on the fact that there is literally so much life across this album in the field recordings, that on more levels than a studio album, this is a live album (like, 80/20 split). After everyone's album title suggestions, I ultimately leaned into Tate's title direction as Tate is a master titlesmith and had this wonderful concept for it being live at a secretive speakeasy, and as anyone following his weekly releases will see, he's next level with titles and abstract word and concept associations and portmanteaus. Like, who even knows the words Furtive or Shibboleth even existed before today? I didn't, lol! I'm still learning!"

If you want to Follow each other on Instagram (in case you aren't already), you can do so now:

Alain - Alinovsky: @offrecordlabel
Wade: @wyllys and @_sweepingviews
Arne: @hyperobot and @crazyfromkong
Tate - Lastboss: @thelastbossproject
Joshua: @joshuagerowitz
Me: @akirafilmscript

Credits:
Wade Wilby
Danielle Radcliffe
Alinovsky
Akira Film Script
Project Soda
Lastboss
Joshua  Gerowitz

Alternative cover for the Bandcamp long uncut version

Digital release on the 31st of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: Standbye 2062
2: Ferry to Gifu
3: Modern Lifeforms
4: Vibe Coding the Net
5: Noodles
6: Data Mining
7: New City Scapes
8: Love Dream
9: Turning Off
10: Live at...The Furtive Shibboleth - Ambient Mix
11: Live at...The Furtive Shibboleth - Bandcamp only uncut bonus version

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Friday, 24 October 2025

ODG229 : Alinovsky - OdNu / Showtime Reworks

 


Cover art by A.L.


ODG229: Alinovsky - OdNu / Showtime Reworks

The fabulous Argentinian/American musicians OdNu (see OUC021 and ODG125) added so many different ideas and instruments that his renderings of his chosen tracks from 'Showtime' are probably what contributes to make them so different again rom the original album.

An approach which will make you listening back to those tracks with new ears. 

Enjoy!

Michel Mazza aka OdNu

OdNu: electric bass, electric and midi guitars (orchestral and synth vst), Make Noise modular
Alinovsky: small added effects and final mix
Pierre Vervloesem: mastering

Digital release on the 24th of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: Downtime - Easy hike - OdNu rework
2: Overtime - Ancient Wisdom - OdNu rework
3: Flextime - X-ray - OdNu rework
4: Longtime - Horses in the Wild - OdNu rework
5: Playtime - Baby Pangolin - OdNu rework
6: Xenotime - Different Cultures - OdNu rework

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Friday, 17 October 2025

ODG228 : Alinovsky - Yuichi Onoue / Showtime Reworks

 


Cover art by A.L.


ODG228: Alinovsky - Yuichi Onoue / Showtime Reworks


'Showtime' (see ODG225) is one more time reworked.

This time by the Japanese musician Yuichi Onoue who appears on Off in solo, duo or with his band Wananabani-en (see The Japanese series).

He added his self made ribbon electronic instrument, guitars or synth which gives a complete different and exciting vibe to his chosen tracks.

Yuichi and his Kaisatsuko


Yuichi Onoue: added Ribbon, guitars, synth
Alinovsky: added effects, small edits, final mix

Pierre Vervloesem: mastering

Digital release on the 17th of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: Lifetime - Yuichi Onoue rework
2: Halftime - Yuichi Onoue rework
3: Downtime - Yuichi Onoue rework
4: Flextime - Yuichi Onoue rework
5: Overtime - Yuichi Onoue rework
6: Playtime - Yuichi Onoue rework

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Friday, 10 October 2025

ODG227: Alinovsky - Line Daenen - Sander Cools - Tetsuroh Konishi / Showtime Brass Reworks

 


Cover art by A.L.


ODG227: Alinovsky - Line Daenen - Sander Cools - Tetsuroh Konishi / Showtime Brass Reworks

'Showtime Brass Reworks' sees 3 musicians from the Off label adding flutes for Line and Sander, and trumpets for Tetsuroh on their chosen tracks from 'Showtime - Originals' (see ODG225).

Editing, added effects and final mixes by Alinovsky
Mastering by Pierre Vervloesem

Digital release on the 10th of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: Goodtime - Line Daenen flutes
2: Lifetime - Sander Cools flutes
3: Meantime - Tetsuroh Konishi trumpets
4: Flextime - Line Daenen flutes
5: Longtime - Tetsuroh Konishi trumpets

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Wednesday, 8 October 2025

ODG226 : Alinovsky - Line Daenen - John Americus Witt - Chris Jones - DISORGANISM - Miss Canine Hoe - Wataru Iwata / Showtime Remixes

 


Cover art by A.L.


ODG226 : Alinovsky - Line Daenen - John Americus Witt - Chris Jones - DISORGANISM - Miss Canine Hoe - Wataru Iwata / Showtime Remixes

Full remixes by some Off label musicians from the album 'Showtime' (see ODG225).

Very experimental and different from the originals. Enjoy!

Digital release on the 8th of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: Playtime - John Americus Witt 'They Can Even' remix
2: Downtime - Chris Jones 'Faulheit' remix
3: Downtime - DISORGANISM 'Hummingbird Mentality' remix
4: Overtime - Miss Canine Hoe remix
5: Goodtime - Chris Jones 'Fix The Door' remix
6: Downtime - Line Daenen 'Voices' remix
7: Downtime - Wataru Iwata 'LineMicro Ambient' remix

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Friday, 3 October 2025

ODG225 : Alinovsky / Showtime - Originals

 


Cover artby A.L.


ODG225: Alinovsky / Showtime - Originals

Alinovsky says:

'Tracks 2 to 12 were recorded in December 2023 and January 2024 and were parts of some music I emailed to Nick Calligeros for the 'Collaterals' album (released March 25) but that he didn't pick and some I kept for myself to eventually finish one day.

Track 14 appears a bit differently on the album 'Hypnotic' I did with Tetsuroh Konishi.

Listening back to those unfinished tracks in April I had the idea to email them to a bunch of musicians on the Off label that I run, thinking  they might like some of those and contribute with added stems or pure remixes.

Which they did for my pleasure and I hope for yours.

Here you will find the original tracks as they were when I emailed them + 2 new ones (1 and 13) that I made in May 25 to open and finish the album.

Enjoy!"

Track 2 'Downtime' use a Lark Wool remix stem from a track never released that I reworked again.

This will come in 5 parts all mastered by Pierre Vervloesem:

1: Originals
2: Remixes
3: Brass
4: Vs Yuichi Onoue
5: Vs OdNu
And 6: a complete suite album by Akira Film Script mastered by Tate Mc Neil

Digital release on the 3rd of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: Calltime
2: Downtime
3: Flextime
4: Halftime
5: Goodtime
6: Lifetime
7: Sometime
8: Overtime
9: Meantime
10: Realtime
11: Playtime
12: Longtime
13: Showtime
14: Xenotime - Fluidic redefined Bandcamp bonus

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Wednesday, 1 October 2025

OUI055 : MOTMOT / River


Cover art by Silvia Marazzi


OUI055: MOTMOT / River

River is the first single out of the forthcoming album from MOTMOT, a project of singer Chiara Bacci, where composition intertwines with improvisation and sonic exploration alongside saxophonist Adia Vanheerentals, pianist Simon Groppe, and drummer Gaspard Sicx. The lyrics speak through images, short stories, and fragments, while the music creates calm atmospheres that are sometimes abruptly interrupted. The structures unfold horizontally and, when they return, they reappear in a new form.

Chiara Bacci is an Italian singer and composer based in Brussels since 2020. Her way of using the voice combined with electronics plays a fundamental role in her practice as it allows her to develop an idea of vocality which is no longer necessarily anchored to its traditional function, as she passes nimbly from being a storyteller to a source of abstract sounds.
Chiara

MOTMOT

Chiara Bacci: singing, composition
Adia Vanheerentals: saxophone
Simon Groppe: piano
Gaspard Sicx: drums

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Dries Van Ende in Zinnema, Brussels, July 2024
Video by Silvia Marazzi


Digital release on the 1st of October 2025.

Track listing:

1: River

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Friday, 26 September 2025

ODG224 : The Sad Bandits / Sayonara Onijiji


Cover art by Silas Plum


ODG224: The Sad Bandits / Sayonara Onijiji

Since their second album (see also ODG167, ODG191 and ODG194), The Sad Bandits started to have a big following in Japan and a fan club from Hiroshima invited them to perform in their live place and stay for 2 weeks in the city.

The Ribero brothers being huge Japanese enka music and old Ozu movies fans were excited at the idea to visit Japan and try to record their new album.

They made the foundation of 10 new tracks mixing enka, dialogues and street noise.

Back in their native Mexico they asked again Alinovsky and John Americus Witt to help them finishing, adding music and mixing the album.

The title of the album 'Onijiji' is an hommage to Onibaba (鬼婆), a Japanese movie from Kaneto Shindō, released in 1964.

Alternate cover for the digital providers

And the first proposal by Silas Plum

Digital release on the 26th of September 2025.

Track listing:

1: Ohayo
2: Miss Fumikichi
3: Meeting Fujimoto San
4: Interlude 1 - Ichiban
5: See you in Shibuya
6: Lost in Osaka
7: Interlude 2 - Niban
8: Manakai (Realtime rework)
9: Goodbye Ozu San
10: The one and only Shintaro Katsu
11: Interlude 3 - Sanban
12: Nan no hanashi nan deshoka ? Pachinko vs Osaka 70
13: Interlude 4 - Yonban
14: Kyoto in the blue
15: Dancing with Reiko
16: Soyonara Onijiji

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