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‘The Journey’ - The Octopus Division

  ‘The Journey’ - The Octopus Division In ‘The Journey,’ a sonic mosaic unfolds that—permeated by neon-soaked synth pads and a melody that feels like memory—is less a song than a spiritual compass. The time that relentlessly pursues us, according to ‘Time keeps chasing us every day’, is not portrayed as an enemy, but as a constant touchstone that we face with our heads held high: ‘ We won't let the rain wash us away’ . Photography, here metaphorically as a key to the past, opens doors to moments that seem long gone but live on within us. The chorus – a kind of collective mantra – describes not just a journey, but an intertwining of stories that support each other. The garden in which hopes take root becomes a symbol of what must be nurtured in order to flourish. And when ‘ our songs have lost a note or two ’, it is not a flaw, but proof of lived depth. A song that is not meant to be heard, but to be lived through – like a familiar glance at an old photo album by candlelight. b...
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art-E-fact (Hidden gems in the Dark) Vol. 2

ASYLUM SISTERS - "1800-Paranoia" 

Release Date: 24/12/21 - Instagram
Location: Australia, Melbourne
Asylum Sisters duo Caitlin Cunningham and Martin Pike are back launching a club heavy acid techno single called 1800-PARANOIA. A hard-hitting infusion of what the Melbourne band is known for... techno beats vs Nu-metal. The track is inspired by “modern age app love, chemical romance, and your crush ghosting you."

9 O'CLOCK NASTY - "King Thing" 

Release Date: 08/01/22 - Instagram
Location: United Kingdom, Leicester
9 o’clock Nasty formed in 2021 from the ruined fragments and broken dreams of other bands that went before. They are the world’s first Anti-Ga group, left-field, eager to please and driven to delight and perplex in equal measure. They narrate their grinding creative process from www.9nasty.com and are probably going to play at a venue near you one day. They are based in Leicester, UK.



CMPNY OF ANMLS - "Over Now"

Release Date: 07/01/22 - Instagram
Location: United States, Lakeland
Formed in Lakeland, Florida in 2019, CMPNY of ANMLS consists of William Wiltshire, Derrick Dietrich, Jason Jolin, Andy Kempt, and Chris Harry. CoA plays on psychedelic and cerebral themes. Their music is that of a supernatural motion picture. The soundtrack of a drive through a lonely field at dawn or along the coast as the light melts into the water. CoA has been described as an amalgamation of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and The Cure. A slowchedelic and polyamorous relationship of influences.



PLEASURE CRAFT - "Dead Weight"

Release Date: 14/01/22 - Instagram
Location: Canada, Toronto
Pleasure Craft is the performance moniker of Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Sam Lewis. In both theory and practice, Pleasure Craft is a blackboard on which Lewis chalks, erases, and chalks again.


SHEEBABA - "Violet (SSMMÜTT Remix)"

Release Date: 17/12/21 - Instagram
Location: Germany, Mainz
Sheebaba is noise, poetry & drumloops. Sheebaba is genre-bending. Sheebaba is art rock. Sheebaba is dark wave. Sheebaba is experimental. Sheebaba is goth. Sheebaba is industrial. Sheebaba is fuzzy & glitchy. Sheebaba is conceptual. Sheebaba is performative. Sheebaba is bilingual. Sheebaba is all colours of the rainbow. Sheebaba is against hate.



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