OCTATROID

Octatroid is the second album released by the multi-instrumentalist Joel Lee. Octatroid follows the same musical path with obvious references to krautrockin excentricities and RIO. However this one features much more cosmic-molecular-noisy-spacy experiments obtained by machines and technologies. The drum / guitar combination is always impressively bombastic and perpetually improvised. Octatroid is conceptually based on sci-fi / futurist-post modernism decadence. Consequently, the musical pieces deliver a menacing-agressive like atmosphere sustained until the end of the album. The album is divided into 13 parts but it's composed like a whole single piece. After a long introduction into spaced out vibes and sci-fi surreal ambiences, the musical voyage reveal astonishing-delirious and groovy guitar tones (The Search for Zidrakong) versatile solos and maniacal drum parts. The acid inflected electronic sounds come back to the surface, punctuated by savage drums and freaky krautrockin' guitar grooves. Peace Returns closes the album with calm dreamy-like piece made of long synthesised waves and expressive echoing guitar lines. Octatroid is maybe more challenging / extreme than Trip lava's first effort, also less psychedelic. Joel Lee develops a sort of schizoid-scifi hybrid kraut jazzy rock...An unique, imaginative and interlocking jurassic (lo-fi electro) rockin trip. Pretty achieved and highly recommended.