everything oscillating – Kai Strandskov Music

Oscillating Forever

Kai Strandskov — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 05:03:54 +0000

After two years of performing and recording and touring, Everything Oscillating has come to a close. It’s kind of astounding any music project involving more than one person ever gets off the ground. Even if you come together on the music, everyone is such a different person, with different motivations and opinions. And then beyond that, there are all the events and conditions that are out of everyone’s control. In the end, it was just a simple matter of timing that brought this project to a close: it was time for the bass player to inevitably move back east to be with family. It was always in the cards, but finally that’s the hand we were dealt.

This kind of thing is sadly all too common. But on the other hand, we had some fun times and got an amazing recording out of it.

The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Everything Oscillating

I’m truly proud of the record, and I feel like it’s one of the rare moments that I was able to “say” most of what I intended. One of my favorite recordings for sure.

Thanks for those who came out and wished Mike farewell and cheered us on one last time. It was an honor to share the bill with Moon Letters and Authentic Luxury. And Mike, anywhere you go, great music will be made. I’m looking forward to your next chapter. But for now, here’s the final show in entirety.

For the sake of completion, I should also mention that we did create a music video for the opening track on the album. Thanks so much for your support, coming out to shows, listening to the record, and encouraging us to keep going. It really meant a lot.

Everything Oscillating – US West Coast Tour 2024

Kai Strandskov — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:38:46 +0000

Tour dates are now in the calendar.

We’re headed from Seattle to LA and back again. I hope to see you!

Here are all the 2024 Tour Dates:

Feb 16 | SEATTLE – Blue Moon | 21+

Feb 17 | BELLINGHAM – Makeshift Art Space | All Ages

Feb 19 | LOS ANGELES – The Redwood | 21+

Feb 20 | SAN PEDRO – The Sardine | 21+

Feb 21 | OAKLAND – Elbow Room Jack London | 21+

Feb 22 | SACRAMENTO – Cafe Colonial | 21+

Feb 23 | ASHLAND – Gambrel Annex | All Ages

Feb 24 | PORTLAND – High Water Mark | 21+

New Album Release from Everything Oscillating

Kai Strandskov — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:53:25 +0000

This was a year in the making, after coming out of quarantine. Kicked my butt in every good way possible. I had retooled my hand technique and this music completely utilized it to the max. The mixing and mastering process exceeded my expectations, and we even have a customized master to give us the vinyl experience that we wanted as vinyl lovers. I’m proud to share this with you today. This is the album we wanted to make solely for ourselves, with the hopes that maybe someone else might like it. It would be an honor if you took a moment and listened today on your favorite platform, or even bought the vinyl if that’s your thing. And please let me know what you think. More info below.

Reviews for “The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are”:

“An opportunity for master instrumentalists to get out from behind a genre and just have fun creating sounds and music without barriers.” – Progressive Rock Central

“They’ve been playing around Seattle, leaving audiences slack-jawed with their high-energy brand of complex jazz-rock….The album [The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are] is a blast to hear from start to finish, and balances supreme technique with artistic taste in a way that very few shredders can match.” – Exposé Online

“Superbly executed, catchy, super fun, wildly interesting prog masterpiece by this PNW virtuoso trio. Highly recommended!!!” – Dean Alan Swanson

“Tight melody driven guitar trio with harmonized lines and interesting shifts in meter. Great tone and playing. Progressive without being stodgy or all over the place. The tunes make sense if that makes sense. Excellent work here!” – Ken Sokolov

Stay tuned for tour details. Tour kicks off February 15, 2024.

Ensorcelled, Again! — new video from Everything Oscillating

Kai Strandskov — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:53:45 +0000

Check out this new video from Everything Oscillating. “Ensorcelled, Again!” is the first track off our upcoming album, The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. You can preorder it right now, including a vinyl option. We worked on this video over the course of a month, from two days of shooting, all the way through a few weeks of editing to get all the details just right.

We shot ourselves in Dave’s basement, where we recorded the album, and then we ran around in the woods. There are a couple easter eggs in this video, so pay attention.

Please enjoy.