If this is Octo's idea of an idyll, I'd hate to hear what something more intense might be. Correction: I'd love to hear what something more intense might be. And live I imagine the band might sonically decimate anything that's not blast shielded.

Octo Idyll (Mörtel Sounds)

These German guys play that rhythmic, somewhat atonal math noise that Touch and Go specialized in thirty years ago. Vocal-free (just like Don Cab) and utterly fearless in its use of sharp edges (like Kepone). These pieces are more jazz-like and conceptual, glorying in industrial descants and other generally non-accessible ideas.

Because, as is easy to hear, Octo doesn't give a shit what you think. It's rare to hear this much diffidence in such a thundering, precise recitation of the evidence. That, of course, simply increases the charm immensely.

Yes, in many ways this is a restatement of facts already given. Octo is "merely" purveying a venerable older sound, and the fact that it feels fresh and alive is just one of the reasons I'm excited. The throb will take your brain to new heights. Believe it.

Jon Worley