{"product_id":"lyckle-de-jong-os","title":"Lyckle De Jong - OS","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eOscillation associations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis album is titled Os. When I look at the shape of these two letters, O and S, I realize that they are a rotation and an oscillation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOs is Dutch for Ox. An ox is a castrated male bull.\u2028The primary benefit of castrating bull calves is to \u2028temper their tempers, making it easier and cheaper for people to handle them. Os is also an abbreviation of oscillation, -cillation being castrated off.\u2028 Oscillation means a movement back and forth in a regular rhythm, like breathing, push-ups, tides,\u2028swinging or sound. For this album Lyckle was not dealing with oxes or bulls, but with oscillations, guiding them through synths, handling their tempers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf I look at the etymology of oscillation, I learn that it stems from the term Oscilla, which were\u2028 ancient disks depicting a face or animal on each side. Oscilla is a diminutive of os and means ‘little face’. They were hung in trees during religious feasts honoring various deities, as well as being thought of as purifying the air as they swung in the wind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wind chime with its little sunny face, smiling on the cover of this record was hanging in the windowsill of Lyckle’s studio, behind his back, where the wind would make it jingle\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e, averting the Evil Eye according to apotropaic magic. In ancient Rome, wind chimes named Tintinnabulum were decorated with a phallus, which was also seen as a good luck charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhallic charm also appeared as objects of jewelry such as pendants and finger rings. It has been suggested that some types of phallic pendants were designed to point outwards in the direction of travel in order to face any potential danger or bad luck, nullifying it before it could affect the wearer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I take the record itself out of the sleeve, I see that there are two phalluses carved into the surface of the vinyl, like little ornaments. When you start playing the record, they start chasing each other, going round and round. They point in all directions of the room, but are never able to point at each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, I am told that it is recommended to listen to this record with the window open, allowing sounds from outside to blend in with the music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Bernice Nauta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003eReleased September 20, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music was recorded in The Hague 2020-2021 by Lyckle de Jong at Uileboombox-studio\u003cbr\u003eMastering: Wouter Brandenburg\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Bernice Nauta and Lyckle de Jong\u003cbr\u003eLiner Notes: Bernice Nauta\u003cbr\u003eDistribution: Rush Hour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOUTH OF NORTH (c) 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"South Of North","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53850254541137,"sku":"SONLP-007","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0433\/9574\/3906\/files\/a0334920207_10.jpg?v=1779647014","url":"https:\/\/very-special.com\/products\/lyckle-de-jong-os","provider":"VERY SPECIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}