We also came up with a visual identity system loosely influenced by music in notation form and the symbols and shapes associated with this in an experimental and unexpected contemporary format. The brand values are communicated through the use of clean typography, minimal lines and a largely monochrome palette disrupted by occasional flashes of neon colour. Therefore, the logotype contains a cleverly integrated symbol for ‘octave’ and a numerical ‘1’. We wanted to reflect the juxtaposition of influences in their music - the deconstructed orchestral sounds mixing with techno, whilst also paying homage to the ingenuity of their technical live setup aptly named ‘The Mothership’. Octave One approached us for a rebrand, with the visual identity aiming to reaffirm their status as a standalone, live, electronic, headline act, whilst also having the ability to to connect with a younger demographic without alienating the existing audience. One more milestone in the journey of one of Techno's most exciting bands.Īcraze, Adrenalize, Alan Walker, Aly & Fila, Amanda Mussi, Amoral, An On Bast, B Jones, B-Front, Ballantine, Bass Modulators, Bass-D, Ben Nicky, Bilal Wahib, Biscits, Blastoyz, Bramboozle, Carl Cox, Catscan, Chivv, en nog 77 andere artiesten → Christopher Coe, Colombian Connection, Cosmic Gate, D-Block & S-te-Fan, D-Fence, D-Sturb, DamianAndy, De Sluwe Vos, Deepack, Dippydash, Don De Baron, Duane Franklin, Dwinnah, F.Resident Advisor recently named Octave One number 7 in their annual top 40 poll of the best live acts, commenting that the Burden brothers “play the cream of underground clubs as well as big-budget festivals, and their arsenal of classic Detroit techno strikes chords with both heads and casual fans”. "Revisited: Here, There, and Beyond", both the album and tour are slated for release in November 2011. "Here, There, and Beyond" features O1 classics reworked by some of the band's favorite producers: Luke Slater, Sandwell District, Ken Ishii, Alexander Kowalski, Vince Watson, Alter Ego, Los Hermanos, and Cari Lekenbusch. Marking 20 years of living the Techno life. Other Octave One albums have also highlighted the boys' career: "The Living Key (To Images From Above)" (1997), "The Collective" (1998), and "The Theory Of Everything" (2004) among many other releases.Ģ011 welcomes the release of the Octave One retrospective compilation "Revisited: Here, There, and Beyond". 2009 saw the release of the band's first studio album in 3 years, "Summers on Jupiter" released in cooperation with P-vine/Japan.
OCTAVE ONE FULL
Late 2006 brought the release of the first full length DVD/CD project from the group, Octave One featuring Random Noise Generation "Off The Grid", released in cooperation with Tresor Records/Germany. The track is also been a classic on the decks of some of the world's best known DJs, Little Louie Vega, Danny Teneglia, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Jonathan Peters, Laurent Garnier, among many, many others. It has been released domestically in 5 countries (US, UK, Spain, Germany, and Australia). The massive hit has appeared on over 30 compilation albums worldwide (with sales exceeding one million collectively). They have remixed tracks for such artists as Massive Attack, Akabu (Joey Negro), DJ Rolando (Jaguar), Steve Bug, John Thomas, Aril Brikha, Vince Watson, The Trampps, Rhythm is Rhythm, and Inner City.Ģ000 brought the most recognized Octave One release to date, "Blackwater". Mind" (on the 430 West sister label Direct Beat), as well as their own Octave One recordings: "Empower", "Nicolette", 'The X-files", "Meridian", "Love and Hate", "The Greater Good", and 'Siege". Including DJ Rolando's "Jaguar", Random Noise Generation's "Falling in Dub" (the other Burden brother moniker), Aux 88's "My A.U.X. The brothers have released groundbreaking dance anthems on their own Detroit based record label, 430 West Records. The core unit of the band, made up of Lenny and Lawrence Burden (with revolving members of Lynell, Lorne, and Lance Burden), have had the privilege of bringing their high energy live shows to many parts of the world, including Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and the USA, among many other places.
Arriving onto the electronic scene with "I Believe", featured on the monumental (10 Records) compilation "Techno 2: The Next Generation" (alongside Carl Craig, Marc Kinchen, and Jay Denham) in 1990, Octave One is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of Detroit, MI, the Burden Brothers.
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