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I’ve briefly mentioned The Octopus Project before for their tour dates (see link). The experimental band from Austin, Texas, released their new album on October 16th.
I did manage to see the retail version of Hello Avalanche at the Cheapo Records here in Minneapolis and it looks really nice in its digipak and lyric/art book.
They also have new video, directed by the Zellner Bros. The video is best summed up in a little article by Joseph Coscarelli on spin.com:
In constant fast-forward, the video joins the aural and the aerial in a patriotic afternoon of military vehicles, an air show, and a corn dog (with mustard). Also present are some perfectly synched bomb detonations coordinated expertly with exploding cymbals at the song’s pinnacle. In this visual treatment the Austin, Texas quartet are absent, letting Middle America stand — or rather, sit — in. Lawn chairs, that is. But doctored with skilled animation, the blue-skied day ends up looking like an invasion from a kid’s notebook, with sketched animal heads super-imposed, looking torn straight from loose-leaf doodles.
It looks like they’re going to rest a little after their long tour from August to November. There’s no indications of new material, but keep an eye out on their myspace for debuting demos.
Hello Avalanche is in stores now from Peek-A-Boo Records.
11/19/2007 18:38:53 vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com octopusproject.com myspace.com