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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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'Five Minutes' by Forgotten Garden

'Five Minutes' by Forgotten Garden 

...was released on Friday, 28 February. Anyone who knows the band knows what's coming: fine post-punk aesthetics of the 80s with the freshness of the Now. The mood in which Inês and Danny tell their story is sad and profound. 
(c) by the artist Forgotten Garden
A love story that does not conform to the traditional paradigm, for it is not one, at least in the sense of the conclusion. It is robust and unyielding, akin to a substantial barrier that endures the vicissitudes of life. However, with the passage of time, fissures began to emerge in this wall. Imperceptibly, almost insidiously, the stones of their love began to crumble. The former fortress they had built together began to crumble. She looks back wistfully at the fragments of their time together and wonders at what point they began to lose each other. 
Musically you find yourself in melancholic post-punk. The sound atmosphere, characterised by bass and drums, synthesizers, and guitar, displays emotions ranging from warm to cold. The sound interprets crumbling, while the vocals pay homage to melancholy and slowly draw us under their spell. 
Forgotten Garden have reopened their doors with 'Five Minutes' and invite us into their world, in which Robert Smith and Lana Del Rey are accompanied by Joy Division. They paint their picture in intense colours ranging from grey to black, a picture that is fascinatingly sad.




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