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MH-222 Octavius - Audio Noir  Octavius has strived to perfect his stunning amalgam of hip-hop, electronic and avant-rock music in the San Francisco underground over the past four years. This dedication has culminated in his Mush full-length release Audio Noir. Serving as a slight departure from the beats and noise frenzy that ignited a buzz around his 2001 work with 4AM, the new release looks to establish Octavius as a purveyor of even more elaborate territories of sound. Experimental freak-outs collide with classic song structures, tension and attitude give way to raw vulnerability, and Octavius' vocal and production techniques are employed to unnerving effect. Audio Noir adds previously missing darkness and edge to the Mush catalog in a way that overwhelms, thrills, and astonishes in equal measure. |
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| This is an important record - LA Weekly / This record is literally unforgettable. - Industrial Nation / Delicious left-field despondency - Outburn / Great invention and blasted beauty throughout - The Wire / a tense, aggressive and surprisingly beautiful album that dares you to define it as hip-hop. - Signal to Noise / A new flavor of hop that's dangerous and mesmerizing. - San Francisco Examiner |
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| The apocalypse is here, but the good news is it sounds fantastic. For Octavius' debut album this hip-hop producer blends the eerie ambience of a sci-fi feature with the jagged rock sounds that echo from smoke-filled nightclubs. As Octavius incorporates hip-hop and rock along with a host of other genres such as progressive electronica, he also creates an album with vigorously daunting songs such as "Cellophane" that bubble beneath the surface of peaceful tunes like "Surprisingly Concerned With One Another." Audio Noir is best suited for a late night drive through a thunder storm. Although, it also works if you're just wanting to experience one. - University Daily Kansan |
2XLP/Out Of Print