On-Ly Booking & Press Material

On-Ly is the solo and collaborative moniker of pianist and producer Joshua Smeltink. On-Ly has been playing local traps since 2017, varying across numerous bands, recently settling into the second line-up for his own On-Ly band: Carl Lindeberg, bass (Surprise Chef), Henry Hicks, guitar (Horatio Luna) and Bryce Zelno, drums (Astral Flex).

Spanning genres, On-Ly’s house and hip-hop history is ever-present, recently imbued with the hard-hitting post-bop jazz-rock of the 60’s and the 70’s, harking back to bands such as Weather Report and Miles Davis Group (70s); now, keeping the finger pressed to the pulse, his music finds a visceral edge set to the 2010’s and the century that precipitated it. Jazz-beats find synergy with neo-classical sampling, concepts of modern history, obscuring harmonies, machine-based improvisation and the exploration of transferring tangible messages to musical constructs.

Releases:

Yurodivy (2021) Bandcamp / Spotify

Self-isolation (2020) Bandcamp

BROTH (2020) Bandcamp / Spotify

The Purple (2017) Bandcamp / Spotify

Dandruff (2016) Bandcamp

Also Featuring On:

Innser Sauce (Comp, 2021) Bandcamp / Spotify

Locked In The House (Comp, 2020) Bandcamp / Spotify

downundaground (Comp, 2019) Bandcamp / Spotify

Side projects:

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Stage Plot

Rider

Socials

Press Feedback:

“Great combination of electronics, progressive jazz and world music elements” - Angelo Romero (World Music Central)

“Intriguing experimental jazz explorations here” - Alex Ruder (KEXP)

“Sick stuff here” - LEFTO (World Wide FM)

“Wonderfully weird” - Thristian (Global Roots)

“Banging diversity of beats & jazz! I dig it!” - Jay Scarlett (Sounds Supreme)

“Insane stuff! Whatever I write here can't do justice to what I just listened to, I'm without words” - Kerem Gokman (Dubmission)

“Thank-you for the chance to hear, and support this exceptional release!” - Simon Winkler (RRR)

“More excellence from down under” - Pablo Blanquito (Reform Radio)