The Octopus Project -- C or D?

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I had never heard of this band until a few weeks ago, when a friend lent me their record, Identification Parade. They're from Austin, and are clearly Tortoise influenced, yet there's a really great fucked up quality in their rhythm section. Nothing's ever quite syncopated, so it really swings. I've really been digging this lately... Any fans here? Anyone know anything about them?

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 9 January 2003 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Downloaders: tracks to search are "The Way Things Go" (a great heavy beat and some fuzzy keyboard riffs) and "What They Found" (fractured and fun). It just now occurred to me that with a few subtle changes in arrangment, a lot of this could pass for microhouse, albeit sometimes with live instruments.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 9 January 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I love Identification Parade, is this their only album? When those drums come in on "Crying at the Aquarium"...shivers.

― Paula G., Thursday, 9 January 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

By the way, I can't stand Tortoise. Too polished.

― Paula G., Thursday, 9 January 2003 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

This band played in Knoxville last night to a packed house (?! I never knew they were so popular here.) They said it was the best show of their tour without doubt. We don't get that kind of thing very often here, so it was nice.

And people danced! It was uplifting to see all the Knox corny indie fuqs actually DANCING, and DANCING TO SYNTHETIC BEATS EVEN! Although after I got excited about that, I got a little depressed cause I realized they only feel comfortable dancing to beatz if it's in the context of what the feel is a "real band". Oh well, it was a great show.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:03 (twenty years ago)

the first track off that black octopus lipstick project dance collabo ep is not half-bad.

― Nick Sylvester, Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago)

whatever happened to paula g?

i didn't know op were touring! i gotta go see em.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:22 (twenty years ago)

yes! i love this band. sadly, the time we booked them in philly, we had 4 people in the audience. live, they're even more impressive.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:26 (twenty years ago)

It seems like I might like this band.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:28 (twenty years ago)

you can download their stuff at emusic [/plug]

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:33 (twenty years ago)

http://www.emusic.com/album/10752/10752828.html

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, I downloaded some songs from their site, it sounds fantastic.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:49 (twenty years ago)

four months pass...

Has anyone heard their new record? "Music For Happiness" is shit hot, and the last few tracks are really nice too. It's also a 38 minute album (this is a good thing)!

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 10 March 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

This band sounds like Trans Am.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 10 March 2005 22:33 (twenty years ago)

Oh man, they just played here again and it was fucking massive. They are huge here (Knoxville) -- my friend turned to me during their set and said "I bet it is weird to be a kind of mid-level touring band and be fucking huge in a place like Knoxville, TN." I yelled MORE BEATZ PLEASE when they did their more rock-y stuff. They love Knoxville and shower us with pastel balloons!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 10 March 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

Really? Then I should probably stop avoiding Trans Am.

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― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 10 March 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

Their new album is really growing on me. I'm sort of jealous of their production, it's so DIRTY.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

they do amazing things with the theremin! i highly recommend them!

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Huh. They played in Chicago last week, opening for my friends Velvetron. I'd seen Velvetron recently, so I didn't go, but now I wish I had.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

I wish I had gone, I didn't know about it.

(who am I kidding, I'm usually too lazy to go to shows that are 10 mins away)

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

i'm really loving the new album "Hello Avalanche"

anyone else?

― gman, Sunday, 14 October 2007 23:22 (seventeen years ago)

They just played here Friday. It is amazing how many people they draw in Knoxville.

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 14 October 2007 23:23 (seventeen years ago)

Oops, I said that upthread too. :\

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 14 October 2007 23:23 (seventeen years ago)

I like that "Bright Shinies" track...mmmm, theremin.

― Tape Store, Sunday, 14 October 2007 23:44 (seventeen years ago)

thats a good one. im surprised more people on ilm arn't raving about this. its good stuff.

― gman, Monday, 15 October 2007 07:25 (seventeen years ago)

This group is exactly why corny indie fuxx in austin should stay away from electronics.

― Display Name, Tuesday, 16 October 2007 04:43 (seventeen years ago)

three years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oON8lK80eHE

This song - a collab. with Black Moth Super Rainbow - is so on repeat right now.

― Flaca (R Baez), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 00:00 (fourteen years ago)

in light of that, it is not at all a surprise that the friend who introduced me to BMSR just introduced me to The Octopus Project

― now I have to imagine your penis (DJP), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 16:20 (fourteen years ago)

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