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Austin, United States (1999 – present)

The Octopus Project is an experimental electronic band based in Austin, Texas and formed in 1999. The band has a unique sound, blending pop and experimental elements, is a combination of digital and electronic sounds and noises (including drum machine, keyboard/ synthesizers and other strange devices) and analog equipment (including guitars and live drums). Their music is entirely without vocals, except for the track “Queen” on the album Hello, Avalanche.

On April 30, 2006, the band played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. They were offered the opportunity after a fan, unbeknownst to the band, entered them in a contest held by the festival on MySpace in which voters were to “nominate their favorite band for an open slot at the festival”.

All members are known to switch instruments live (for instance, Josh Lambert playing drums while Toto Miranda plays guitar, or Yvonne Lambert playing guitar while Josh Lambert operates the electronics), but each member can be said to play a primary instrument.

Josh Lambert: guitar, bass, keyboards
Toto Miranda: drums, guitar, bass
Yvonne Lambert: samplers, keyboards, theremin, glockenspiel, guitar
Ryan Figg: guitar, bass, keyboards

Official site: www.theoctopusproject.com

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experimental, electronic, indie, instrumental, post-rock
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Raspberry-Dawn wrote:
Thursday morning

pure happiness!!! su música relamente inspira a la imaginación... =3

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Tehpaco wrote:
Wednesday morning

They surprise me so.

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explodingkitty wrote:
10 days ago

makes me happy.

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eternalcowboy2 wrote:
11 days ago

austin is so freakin weird!!! keep austin weird folks!!!!

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Inci90 wrote:
11 days ago

hipster garabe

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peT-the-dead wrote:
last month

@thavi Agreed, although the rest really isn't much worse, but still it's better than Truck I think.

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Aesthete24 wrote:
last month

The singing is acceptable, but I wish they would limit it to...like one track an album/ep maybe?

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eliot_r wrote:
last month

this band pops up everywhere. im watching CSI and GODDAMMIT whatdoya know? Music is Happieness starts playing. keep up the good work guys.

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Drewmanschu wrote:
September 2009

@hominglasers, it's called a band maturing. Who gives a shit? I still love their music regardless.

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HomingLasers wrote:
September 2009

Golden Beds lacks the originality that made them appealing in the first place.

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thavi wrote:
September 2009

why isn't mmaj higher on this list? by no means are the other songs bad, but i think it's my favorite on hello, avalanche

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Diminuendo_ wrote:
September 2009

Yeah, love the new EP. Just got it in the mail today, Wood Trumpet and Half a Nice Day are beautiful!

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PsychicDinosaur wrote:
September 2009

:) I like these guys.

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REXELLAREXELLA wrote:
August 2009

new ep is SWEET

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Mr_Beast wrote:
August 2009

"Wood trumpet" feels like the end of a real good summer day. Me and my fiends have just been swimming, and we're riding bikes down a big hill, and all around there are cattails swaying in the sunset. That's how it feels.

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FinalPizzaHut wrote:
August 2009

I like the vocals.

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Markuuu wrote:
August 2009

"Golden Beds", french review (4,5/5) : http://www.visual-music.org/chronique-1127.htm

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youralchemy wrote:
August 2009

vvv agreed =/

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pillcake wrote:
August 2009

why are they singingggg... I just don't know about this.

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coece wrote:
August 2009

I just saw them at the Houston Pree Press Summerfest also, blew my mind anyone else who went know the two rappers who preformed on the far left stage on the 1st day around 2:30 3:30

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