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The USA-bassed post-punk outfit Octavian Winters has just presented its new single and video, "Undertow", a dark propulsive offering underlining an aspect of separation from the world and the darkness that comes out of it - a sort of ominous current capable of pulling someone away from all hope. "Undertow" is the second single from the quartet's debut EP, The Line Of Curve, due on 13 October. The EP was recorded in San Francisco at OW Studio and Room 5 Recording by Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated), produced by Octavian Winters and William Faith (The Bellwether Syndicate, Faith And The Muse, Christian Death, The March Violets), whose credits include Jarboe, Clan Of Xymox, Bootblacks and Autumn, and mixed and mastered by Faith at 13 Studio in Chicago.
"Undertow" is loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of the little matchgirl, standing outside a window on a winter's night, separated from all sustenance and warmth. Ignored by everyone around and unable to sustain herself after lighting all her matches for warmth, she freezes to death in the snow.
"Could you join me here, could you find a way to melt the bones of the night?" Aursjoen sings, referencing the theme of isolation again and the yearning for connection that will never come. "I think we have seen this dark 'undertow' overcome so many people in different and tragic ways during quarantine", says Ria Aursjoen.
Born into the ghostly isolation of San Francisco in 2022, Octavian Winters is Stephan Salit (guitar), Randy Gzebb (drums), Jay Denton (bass) and Ria Aursjoen (vocals, keyboards), who together weave their visceral and ethereal sound into a texture all its own – of stories once told but half-remembered, under dusk of shadows and stars, in an abandoned city under the winter moon.
Drawing from darkwave and post-punk traditions, Octavian Winters dives into the ethereal, their layered music counterpointing edged grooves alongside lush synth textures and soaring vocal harmonies.
Each member of Octavian Winters brings rich musical tapestry to the collective and has shared the stage with many iconic acts over the years, including Nine Inch Nails, Killing Joke, Lords Of The New Church, Savage Republic, Christian Death, The Frozen Autumn, Everything Goes Cold and Black Tape For A Blue Girl.
Welcome to check out both Octavian Winters' singles/videos, "Undertow" and "Ondine"... Link
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