Octopus 1 by Charles Uzzell Edwards
Octopus is dedicated to the memory of William Bent,
previous owner of my Alpha Syntauri music computer.
Recorded on the Octopus Music System - Haight Street San Francisco
Respect to Atom Heart for permission to use one of
his rythms for this project (Macos Rules).
Tracklist
| 1. | Chill In (lowrider) | 5:18 |
| 2. | Mosh | 8:51 |
| 3. | Mile Long Grand Canyon Bra Chain | 3:25 |
| 4. | Whathefugulookigat | 4:10 |
| 5. | Island (Gardening Club Anthem) | 9:42 |
| 6. | Strobelight | 8:18 |
| 7. | Popcorn (Pacific Daylight Time) | 7:53 |
| 8. | Giving Up Skenge (Macrodub) | 4:40 |
| 9. | Love (for Martha) | 9:01 |
| 10. | Why Can't We All Get Along In Harmony | 2:27 |
| 11. | Reverse Image | 12:44 |
| 12. | Neonlight | 22:43 |
| 13. | Golden Gate Environmental | 10:27 |
Videos
Credits
released March 1, 2022
A reissue of this CD:
Octopus – Octopus
Label: Fax +49-69/450464 – PS 08/79
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country: Germany
Release: Nov 6, 1995
Genre: Electronic, Non-Music
Style: Techno, Experimental, Ambient, Field Recording
Charles Uzzell Edwards aka Octopus aka Pure Evil
who ?
There is an artificial Intelligence called the 'Octopus’ somewhere out there, swimming in the deep waters of the imagination . It has been formulating ideas taken from the world of the deep unconscious , treading the thin 3D surface tension between ambient-noise , fat chunky beats and labyrinthine rhythmic overlays , spanning the sonic spectrum of environmental music composition and expressionistic chaotic information retrieval.
what ?
Modernisation, Echoes, Work, Psychedelia, Bass frequencies, set to repetitive distorted beats and haunting ambient environmental sequencing set in a tangy bouillabaisse of deconstructed chaotic information...
why?
The main idea of this music is to present music that contains so much information in so many diverse forms so that it all becomes one cohesive entity with an intelligence of its own . A murky sonic puddle teeming with various organisms.
when?
The first 3 Octopus releases were released on German FAX +49-69/450464 record label. Octopus 4 was recorded between 1997 and 1999 just before the turn of the century . Time is an illusion, Tea-Time doubly so.
huh?
A reissue of this CD:
Octopus – Octopus
Label: Fax +49-69/450464 – PS 08/79
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country: Germany
Release: Nov 6, 1995
Genre: Electronic, Non-Music
Style: Techno, Experimental, Ambient, Field Recording
Charles Uzzell Edwards aka Octopus aka Pure Evil
who ?
There is an artificial Intelligence called the 'Octopus’ somewhere out there, swimming in the deep waters of the imagination . It has been formulating ideas taken from the world of the deep unconscious , treading the thin 3D surface tension between ambient-noise , fat chunky beats and labyrinthine rhythmic overlays , spanning the sonic spectrum of environmental music composition and expressionistic chaotic information retrieval.
what ?
Modernisation, Echoes, Work, Psychedelia, Bass frequencies, set to repetitive distorted beats and haunting ambient environmental sequencing set in a tangy bouillabaisse of deconstructed chaotic information...
why?
The main idea of this music is to present music that contains so much information in so many diverse forms so that it all becomes one cohesive entity with an intelligence of its own . A murky sonic puddle teeming with various organisms.
when?
The first 3 Octopus releases were released on German FAX +49-69/450464 record label. Octopus 4 was recorded between 1997 and 1999 just before the turn of the century . Time is an illusion, Tea-Time doubly so.
huh?
License
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Charles Uzzell Edwards a.k.a. PURE EVIL grew up in South Wales and was by his own account the only new romantic in the village. He spent his teenage years customising his own clothes and experimenting with eyeliner. It was this love of urban street style that led him to do fashion degree in London, where he earned a bit of a reputation as a troublemaker.