Escape Artist
Only Now Existing
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Mission Ship | Only Now Existing | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Give It All Away | Only Now Existing | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Instinct | Only Now Existing | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Puppet | Only Now Existing | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | What Will Be Left Will Reveal Itself | Only Now Existing | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Disciple | Only Now Existing | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Inside of You | Only Now Existing | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Escape Artist | Only Now Existing | 6:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Conquest | Only Now Existing | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Last Breath | Only Now Existing | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | The Exit | Only Now Existing | 5:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Recent Customer Reviews
Not normally into synth, but loved this record.
by ACardeOnly Now Existing is mostly indie rock with a strong synth pop influence to it which can be found in a vast majority of tracks. I'm not a big synth fan. The third song, "Instinct", was about to leave a funky taste in my mouth but left me enjoying it quite a bit with some very tight guitar riffs, cool lyrics and all around good musical quality.
These guys should tour with Radiohead or Tool. Their musical styles would mesh perfectly with either of those two groups - even Manson could be listed as a good a pair. It's like pairing wine with food. "Puppet" is politically driven and is rocking out to the end zone despite its synth sound in much of it. It has a crushing chorus you can stomp to.
I guess the real beauty about this group is that you could play them at the Rave or take some tracks to the gym on your MP3 or rock it out with your crowd slam dancing. It's a versatile CD with tracks for nearly every fan of Indie tunes. If you like bands like KMFDM, Radiohead or Tool then you will definitely find something to listen to from Only Now Existing.
Listening closely to the lyrics you can begin to understand just how political these guys are. It's masked and disguised under all that electronica synth sound, but it's there - you just need to listen to it and begin to understand the statement their attempting to get across. Especially with their song "Disciple" which takes you back to the Branch Dividians and David Koresh.
Stand out track on this album is, in my opinion, "Inside of You". It's very soulful. Monotone but yet manages to be very full in verse and musical content - a difficult task to say the least. It has anger and it has angst. It's absolutely great in my eyes.
I have to, of course, mention the title track. "Escape Artist" begins slow, almost ballad like with echo vocals laid on. It begins to pump up the music with the vocals remaining the same slow, paced words. Normally it would annoy me but it works extremely well and I find myself being drawn to the work more.
Escape Artist is an intriguing, almost frightening listen
by LP1RJames Garrett, better known as Only Now Existing, is a one man band seeking truth and seeking. Only Now Existing's second album, Escape Artist is a layered, emotional introspectional affair that sounds as if thirty people constructed it, when in fact it's just one guy and a lot of technology. Escape Artist is predominantly electronically based album that sounds something like the artfulness of Tool mixed with the darker moments of Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode. It's moody and heady stuff to that sounds haunting and ethereal. Call it the best nightmare you've ever heard, the songs will continue to dwell in your presence long after you put this album back on the shelf. "Give It All Away," for example swirls in a cloud of fog and lurks in the shadows, while "Conquest," is a dramatic song that uses strings and a repetitive bass line to bore itself into your brain. Only Now Existing has done a good job of creating a dark, haunting environment that despite its bleak nature somehow strives to be positive. Escape Artist is an intriguing almost frightening listening that will make you think.
Top Albums and Songs by Only Now Existing
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| 1 | Instinct | Escape Artist | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Give It All Away | Escape Artist | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Escape Artist | Escape Artist | 6:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Misled | Voodoo Doll | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Until That Day | Voodoo Doll | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
