Octopon | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | 1 July 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011–12 at Outhouse Studios ( Reading, Berkshire) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
Length | 14:19 | |||
Label | AWAL | |||
Producer | John Mitchell, Ben Humphreys, Dark Stares | |||
Dark Stares chronology | ||||
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Singles from Octopon | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metal Hammer | (positive) [2] |
Rock Sound | (positive) [3] |
Octopon is the second extended play by British rock band Dark Stares. The four track EP, self- produced by the band with John Mitchell and Ben Humphreys, was released with AWAL on 1 July 2013. [4] All tracks from Octopon were released as singles with b-sides in chronological order, as well as music videos for both "Bad Machine" and "Shinigami". [5] [6]
In August 2013, Octopon was officially launched with MAMA at a headline show at the Barfly in Camden, London, with support from Alexis Kings. [7]
In January 2014, opening track "Bad Machine" was aired live on The Dave Fanning Show on RTÉ 2fm. It was announced as U2 single " Invisible" as part of an admitted hoax by Fanning and Bono, [8] after a three decade history of U2 single exclusives. [9] Hot Press compared "Bad Machine" favorably: "[It] could have been U2 getting noisy and industrial again a la ' Elevation'" [10]
All tracks are written by Dark Stares. All tracks produced by Dark Stares with John Mitchell and Ben Humphreys
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bad Machine" | 3:08 |
2. | "Shinigami" | 3:59 |
3. | "Steal Your Girl" | 2:42 |
4. | "Blackfyre" | 3:30 |
Total length: | 14:19 |
Octopon | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | 1 July 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011–12 at Outhouse Studios ( Reading, Berkshire) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
Length | 14:19 | |||
Label | AWAL | |||
Producer | John Mitchell, Ben Humphreys, Dark Stares | |||
Dark Stares chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Octopon | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metal Hammer | (positive) [2] |
Rock Sound | (positive) [3] |
Octopon is the second extended play by British rock band Dark Stares. The four track EP, self- produced by the band with John Mitchell and Ben Humphreys, was released with AWAL on 1 July 2013. [4] All tracks from Octopon were released as singles with b-sides in chronological order, as well as music videos for both "Bad Machine" and "Shinigami". [5] [6]
In August 2013, Octopon was officially launched with MAMA at a headline show at the Barfly in Camden, London, with support from Alexis Kings. [7]
In January 2014, opening track "Bad Machine" was aired live on The Dave Fanning Show on RTÉ 2fm. It was announced as U2 single " Invisible" as part of an admitted hoax by Fanning and Bono, [8] after a three decade history of U2 single exclusives. [9] Hot Press compared "Bad Machine" favorably: "[It] could have been U2 getting noisy and industrial again a la ' Elevation'" [10]
All tracks are written by Dark Stares. All tracks produced by Dark Stares with John Mitchell and Ben Humphreys
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Bad Machine" | 3:08 |
2. | "Shinigami" | 3:59 |
3. | "Steal Your Girl" | 2:42 |
4. | "Blackfyre" | 3:30 |
Total length: | 14:19 |