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The Oscillation


The Oscillation is one of the many aliases of Demian Castellanos, a multi instrumentalist tour de force who emerged from the London underground in 2006. He has released 4 previous LPs as well a handful of singes and EPs. Castellanos aims to constantly push the boundaries and drags the divisive term psychedelic rock to the …

In August London-based indie label Fuzz Club will be taking over the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands for a huge two-day festival at the lauded Effenaar venue, in collaboration with the masterminds behind Eindhoven Psych Lab. Fuzz Club Eindhoven 2018 will be taking place on 24th and 25th August with the first wave of acts just …

The Oscillation is one of the many aliases of Demian Castellanos, a multi instrumentalist tour de force who emerged from the London underground in 2006. He has released 4 previous LPs as well a handful of singes and EPs. Castellanos aims to constantly push the boundaries and drags the divisive term psychedelic rock to the …

In autumn last year, Wrong Way Records put single ‘Evil in the Tree’ out by London outfit The Oscillation. Music videographer Julian Hand has long been associated with the band and BSM are delighted to present the worldwide exclusive of the video he has put together for B-Side ‘Paranormal Non-Activity’.  The track was written, recorded …

The Oscillation are a band that need no introduction, their latest single ‘Evil in the Tree’ is set to be released on 11th August 2017 on Wrong Way Records, and Backseat Mafia are delighted to present you with the premiere of B-Side ‘Paranormal Non-Activity’. The single was written, recorded and mixed by Demian Castellanos and …

Independent label Wrong Way Records have announced three new releases in the form of limited edition singles from three aspiring acts loosely based within the psychedelic genre. London’s dirty fuzz outfit The Oscillation are no strangers having garnered a reputation for superior reverberated tones and it is with open arms a new single is welcomed. …

This is the third year that I have done a list of ‘Essential Psych Albums’ (2014 here/ 2015 here), which has proved to be the most popular thing that I post here on Backseat Mafia. I love end of year lists because they give me a great chance to catch up on things I might …

Autumn is always a busy time of year for new releases, but this year just seems totally off the charts. I’m getting great new music in on a daily basis and its almost impossible to keep up with this. Here’s fifteen new tracks that are well worth hearing, most of which are new to me …

It is doubtful, even in the reified levels of psych music fans, that Keita Ise and Njål Clementsen are two names that easily trip off the tongue. Yet trip is exactly what these two guys sent me on at the latest instalment of the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, now in its fifth year, held …

Back into the playlist groove after the summer, I’ve got round to doing some reviews…some ace albums linked below. Then there’s the usual mixture of the raw, the cooked, and the generally freaky. Enjoy!   This Man by Nudity “In many ways this album is something of a hard sell. A collection of tracks from …