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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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lollipopsichord wrote:
10 hours ago

Thank you so much, you make great music that makes me feel all good inside!

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AzTeK88 wrote:
yesterday morning

Theremin sounds are great. )

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tomivav wrote:
Saturday afternoon

like their music, name and masks.

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mefearsatan wrote:
9 days ago

truly inspiring

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SenorSenor wrote:
10 days ago

candy to the ears.

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goblue5699 wrote:
12 days ago

radioshack commercial fail

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sa_fermata wrote:
16 days ago

Fly band name.

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Tehpaco wrote:
22 days ago

Responsible Stu is like the weirdest mix of incoherrent sounds, made beautifully coherrent, if that makes any sense. I think the description of that single track just describes who they are, man. Something else.

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ofgriding wrote:
November 2009

Wow, this vid is amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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marcha300 wrote:
November 2009

love the way how they see the music.

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LaFin wrote:
November 2009

The French description made me laugh. Makes it sound like it's a shock that people coming from Texas have some sort of musical talent. Et c'est du bon!

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Raspberry-Dawn wrote:
November 2009

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

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Tehpaco wrote:
November 2009

They surprise me so.

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explodingkitty wrote:
November 2009

makes me happy.

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eternalcowboy2 wrote:
November 2009

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

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Inci90 wrote:
November 2009

hipster garabe

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peT-the-dead wrote:
October 2009

@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:
October 2009

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:
October 2009

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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