Octopus

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Members:

Keko - Guitars
Fernando - Guitars
Braulio - Bass
Cristobal - Drums

Country: Chile

Biography:

Chilean instrumental act OCTOPUS got started in the year 2001, formed by drummer Cristóbal OROZCO and bassist Braulio ASPÉ. Guitarists Sebastián LAVÍN and Fernando DAZA joined in, and then the foursome was ready to fulfill their broadening vision of rock. All four musicians had academic training at the Projazz School of Music. A CD demo comprising 4 tracks was released in the following year: it was recorded in one day on a stage environment (without an audience). After LAVÍN left, he was replaced by Jorge BENAVIDES. At the time, the band’s repertoire had been augmented, and with the new ideas brought in by the new guitarist, the band eventually went to the studio to record their official debut CD, titled after the band itself - it was 2004.

In the last two years, OCTOPUS gained a cult following in their country’s underground rock audiences, mesmerized by their exciting and complex prog metal offering. Concerts gradually became more frequent. In late 2005 the band was signed to Mylodon Records with an eye on their following album “Bonsai”, which was recorded between Dec’05 and Feb’06, released in mid 2006. Their Myspace blog is very recurrently visited, with public accolades from big names of the worldwide progressive/experimental scene.

Discography:

Coda - EP (2008)

1. Part 1 Slussen 05:24
2. Part 2 Zeitgeist 05:54
3. Part 3 VI - I - VII 07:03
4. Part 4 Momentum Kriget 05:33

Total playing time 23:54

Bonsaï (2006)

1. Algo Medio 06:49
2. Ruka Pillan 06:01
3. Pseudo Groove 07:13
4. On/CD 07:07
5. Catarsis 04:36
6. Bipolar 07:14
7. Viento Sur 06:30
8. Bonsai 09:17

Total playing time 54:47

Octopus (2004)

1. Litio
2. 2.0
3. Panning In Tempo Out
4. Ignición
5. Claroscuro
6. Pasaje
7. Colores
8. O/zon

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/octopusband

Official Website: http://www.octopus.scd.cl/

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