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Timeslave III

by Only Now

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  • Shirt

    Limited Edition of 29 T Shirts with hand drawn art of by BMS Illustration (Bryan Maita)
    Sorcerer of the pen BMS Illustration's art depicts the organic and cosmic nature of Only Now's work. More to come from him!

    Shirt specs: Nice soft cotton:
    NEXT LEVEL 3600
    4.3 oz./yd² (US), 7.2 oz./L yd (CA), 100% combed ring-spun cotton, 32 singles
    Oatmeal is 99/1 cotton/polyester
    Heather Grey is 90/10 cotton/polyester
    Set-in 1x1 baby rib collar
    Hemmed sleeves
    Side seams
    Tear away label
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    edition of 29 
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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    ****More Pictures coming closer to release*****
    High bias cassette tape with art designed by Kush and logos by Karmazid and BMS Illustration. Inside inlay with tracklisting and art

    Black print on Red tape.

    It's one of those cases that looks like a DVD size, so it's got oversized art, but the cassette mounts in the middle. Added bonus that the case doesn't crack!!!

    *** international customers

    Includes unlimited streaming of Timeslave III via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Sweater/Hoodie

    Limited Edition Only Now Zipper Hoodie
    TIMESLAVE III artwork and 2025 Logo

    *international shipping I will email people with due to insane prices*

    Independent Trading Co.
    Heavyweight Hooded Sweatshirt - IND4000
    10 oz./yd² (US) 16.7 oz./L yd (CA), 70/30 ring-spun cotton/polyester blend 3-end fleece with 100% cotton face
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    edition of 23 
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      $45 USD or more 

     

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about

The union between Indian sound system ballistics, Bay Area’s industrial resistance ethos, and feral soundscapes personifies “Timeslave III”. Only Now splits this hour long escapade into molten drum exercises and dripping melancholic instrumentals, littered with traditional Hindustani instruments and Punjabi synth gymnastics. Alternating fluidly between hyperkinetic drumwork and sweeping, contemplative electronic music, Arora produces an album which is vast and unremittingly abrasive yet deceptively intimate and inextricably tied to his origins.

With a nod to the current soundclash/dhol tasha phenomena throughout India, things come full circle with Kush’s forward vision from years past and current states of his homeland’s soundsystem obsessions. Built upon years of warped percussion workouts, punjabi drone swamps, and Arora’s legacy of taking his roots to extremes, 2025 celebrates 10 years since Only Now’s first EP. Guest appearances from Argentina’s Jaijiu, percussionist Dave Sharma, and Kolkata’s Shubho Sharma form center pieces in the different seasons of the record as it waxes from seething to withdrawn.

All the tracks were performed, road tested throughout a period of a year of shows in the US, UK, Japan, and then brought into the studio in the latter part of 2024 for mixing and arrangement.

credits

released May 30, 2025

Art: Kush Arora Logos: Karmazid, BMS Illustration
Mastering: Nahash
Mixed at: 25th Street Recording, Oakland and Slime Lord Studios, Berkeley
Additional Mixing: Gabriel Sheperd
Special Thanks: Dave Sharma, Michael Buchanen, Lucas Patzek, AK, Maneesh Kenia, Flore, Tash LC, Grey, Keito, Dj Moro.

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