This is not a DJ set or Laptop driven production. This is the first 30 minutes of a hardware produced (Analog and digital drum machines, synthesizers, effect units, etc.) live recording from We Love/Space Ibiza. All original Octave One productions. Please enjoy.

Tracklist [live reworked versions]
1. Release the Dub
2. P.I.E. II (Unreleased Track)
3. The Greater Good
4. Track 3 (Revisited)
5. New Life (Dub)

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OCTAVE ONE live at We Love/SPACE Ibiza 18 AUG 2013

We’re so excited for this one! We’ve been working on a new Never On Sunday EP for awhile now and for the first single we’re so pleased to have an absolute banger of a remix from the legendary Skream and deep deep dive into the underground remix from our man P41 . We did a little sumthing sumthing ourselves 🙂. 
Out now on vinyl and digital.

The Bearer feat. Karina Mia

The Bearer feat. Karina Mia (Skream Remix)

Artist: Octave One 
Title: Locus Of Control Vol. 3
Cat No: 4W745
Label: 430 West
Released: 27 Aug 2021
Tracklist
Side A Shameless
Side B School of the Seven Bells

OCTAVE ONE
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http://www.430west.com/Octave One
 Locus of Control –Vol. 3

This fall, Detroit techno icons Octave One serve up the third volume of their Locus of Control EP series. The two-track offering again explores the ‘power or powerlessness people feel over the things that shape their world,’ and never has that been more true than during the last 18 months of the pandemic.
It has almost been two years since the release of the last installment. Of course, the pandemic largely explains that delay, but that doesn’t mean the celebrated Burden Brothers haven’t stayed busy in other ways. Already in 2021, they have served up their Reworks and Whatever She Wants EPs, and have also revived their more introspective 90s alias Neveron Sunday for a new EP later in 2021. More than 25 years after first starting out, they continue to shapethe modern techno landscape with their famous analogue approach, as this new EP proves.
It opens with the superb ‘Shameless,’ a heavily percussive yet elastic track that bangs from thestart. The bassline is dark and menacing but also has a subtle sense of techno funk. Once the pixelated chords arrive, the track is doused in a cosmic energy that will take dance floors to the next level. Then comes ‘School of Seven Bells’, a straight-up seven-minute techno workout laden with rich layers of synth and a baseline full of suspense. It immediately gets you on your toes and the ever-evolving pads and loopy drums ensure maximum impact throughout.
These are two more thought-provoking, body-shaking tracks from techno’s finest.

Locus Of Control. Vol 3

Locus of Control Volume 3

School Of The 7 Bells

Locus of Control Vol.3

Shameless

Relentless techno powerhouses Octave One stride in 2022 with a brand new release that re-affirms their status across two essential tracks. 
2021 was another busy year for the Burden Brothers, who re-introduced the world to their Never On Sunday alias. The project first started in the 90s as an outlet for deeper, more introspective sounds and was fittingly brought back last year to great acclaim. The Detroit duo’s Locus of Control series also hit volume number three and the iconic Octave One live show continued to light up clubs everywhere from Barcelona, Paris and Geneva to LA and New York. Despite that, they still had time to cook up more of their famously soulful techno in the studio, the first two tracks of which are presented here.
Opener ‘The Blue Drift’ surges ahead on waves of rattling metallic synths. Well swung claps bring that irresistible sense of groove, while twisted melodies add raw dynamics. Add in the heavy underlying bass and you have a classic Octave One track that is both physical yet emotional. 
On the flip side is ‘It-Just-Is’ a powerful statement of intent. It’s a stripped back track where house and techno meet - there is a seductive slide to the drums and potency in the turbulent synths which bring the energy. The melody is melancholic and as the emotive pads ring out they lodge deep in your brain to make for another standout cut. 
This vital new release proves Octave One remains right at the forefront of underground music more than 30 years after they started out.

Patterns of Power

It-Just-Is

The Blue Drift

Mixmag Records presents Richie Hawtin - Mixmag Live!

Empower (Mixed)

The Bearer Feat. Karina Mia (BB Edit)

Octave One - Tiers (Level A) out now: https://lnk.to/4WDG764A
New album coming soon.

Octave One drop the first of their new 2023 dance single ‘Tiers’ on their own 430 West Records. Debuting as part of their live set in 2022, first single ‘Tiers’ is already well sought after by clubbers and DJs worldwide. The fresh and future-facing 'Tiers' gets you on your toes as slick bass and sleek drum programming race on a warm wave of soulful techno.

Techno is in the genetic pulse of the Octave One brothers. Hailing from Detroit, Lenny and Lawrence Burden have been vanguards of the genre since its early innovation and continue to set the standard for dance floors. Their electrifying live performances showcase to audiences just what techno is made of: the synthesis of man and machine. The duo’s astounding array of analog gear, a mighty rig they call “The Mothership,” acts as a vessel of funk grooves, house riffs, and irresistible rhythms as they take dancers on a trip through musical literacy. With each live set, the formidable force accomplishes a feat few can conceive of in the studio, and even fewer are able to recreate live. This is why Octave One is techno’s unrivalled live act.

Music Programmed by: Lorne Burden, Lenny Burden, & Lawrence Burden
Produced by: Octave One
Written by: Lenny Burden, Lawrence Burden, Lorne Burden
Published by: Munchman Music BMI
Mix Engineer: Ollie Knight

Octave One

Tiers (Level a Edit)

Tiers (Level A Edit)

We had to dig this one out for a very cool upcoming mix project so we thought we'd share it. From 1998's "The Collective". This was a vinyl only release btw.

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Octave One "Trak 3"

Octave One live at Loveland (Amsterdam) 2015- 
from the archives (remastered)

Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. [Where] Time Collides
3. The Greater Good
4. Track 3
5. Dema
6. -Untitled-
7. Love and Hate
8. New Life
9. Return Of Juno
10. The Forgotten
11. Black Water Reprise
12. A Better Tomorrow
13. Jazzo 
14. Afterglow

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Live At Loveland Live 2015 - from the archives (remastered)

Always Trying

Working Night Remix

This track just got lost in it all when the A Side took off. 'Untold' Mix 1 from the year 2000.

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Octave One "Untold" Mix 1

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Spotify http://hyperurl.co/JazzoReworksSP 

Artist: Octave One
Title: Jazzo Reworks
Cat No: 4WDG627
Label: 430 West

With Octave One’s latest and great album, Burn It Down, still making a big impact on dance floors worldwide, the time has come for a top team of remixers to add their own spin on one of the tracks from it. That track is ‘Jazzo/Lose Myself’ and the remixers are Paul Woolford and Mat Playford, whilst new dubs and instrumental mixes are also included on this essential package. 

TRACKLIST
1. Jazzo/Lose Myself (Paul Woolford Rework)
2. Jazzo (Mat Playford Rework)
3. Jazzo (Original Mix) [from the 2014 Vinyl release]
4. Jazzo (Original InstruDub) [from the 2014 Vinyl release]
5. Jazzo/Lose Myself (Ocappella Mix)

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Octave One - Jazzo (Original Vinyl Mix)

Still a favorite in our live set, from the “Foundation EP” (1995). Yep, it’s 20 years since we first released it. Time just flies doesn’t it ?.

Octave One ‎– Foundation EP
Label:
430 West ‎– 4W-240
Format:
Vinyl, 12", EP, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM 
Country:
US
Released:
May 1995

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Octave One - Empower (1995 original mix)

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Octave One Live @ 909 Festival, Amsterdam [28.05.2016] tracklisting:
Intro - Stella (unreleased)
The Push
One People, One Planet
Pain Pressure (unreleased, from upcoming ep)
Dema (V2)
New Life

Various

The Push 

Octave One Live @ 909 Festival, Amsterdam [28.05.2016]

Just adding a few sets the are already out there to the Octave One soundcloud page. Octave One Live @ Hi-Tek-Soul, Ministry Of Sound, London - 28-03-2009

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Octave One Live @ Hi-Tek-Soul, Ministry Of Sound, London - 28-03-2009

Our album 'Love By Machine' is out now on vinyl, CD and digital: https://lnk.to/4W700
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OCTAVE ONE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘LOVE BY MACHINE’  
A year after their impressive last album Burn It Down, Detroit techno legends Octave One are back with a nine track double EP that again shows they are masters of big hypnotic grooves.   

Entitled Love by Machine, the album’s name is a nod to the fact that the Burden brothers are such revered masters of their hardware. Both in the studio, where they cook up atmospheric house and techno with soaring synths and vocals and also in the live arena, where they are celebrated as one of the most accomplished and forward thinking performers in the game today. That is all the more impressive when you bear in mind they have been active since the ‘80s, most often releasing on their own 430 West label, which is where they appear again here.

  Say Lenny: “We’ve been exploring the theme of connection with this project. How technology gives us the illusion that we are closer to each other more than ever. At some point humanity crossed a line where the devices that we created to bring us together are the same devices that are blocking us from organic experiences.”

  “Technology is only a tool, which we also had in mind during the recording process.” Adds Lawrence. “We decided to go back to how we used to make our records, when we didn’t have so many ‘sophisticated’ audio devices. Back to when we interacted in the studio together as musicians.”  

Things open up with the loose metallic percussive line that is In Mono, which sets the machine made tone and is filled with promise. Locator then immediately gets to action with a gallivanting techno kick and various synth lines wrapping round each other as you get sucked into the groove. Just Don’t Speak (Midnight Sun Redub) is a more deep and house leaning track with big feel good piano keys and slithering synths that will get hands in the air. Proving they have real range, 7 B4 Dawn is a moody and reserved cut with subtle acid pricks, hip swinging claps and a spaced out dead of night feel.    

The second half of the album offers peak time business in the form of the spectacular Bad Love II, the whirring and cosmic Sounds of Jericho and the big loops and fluid grooves of [Where] Time Collides. Pain Pressure is a wonky number with big bassline and a focus on percussive patterns as well as some vocals with real attitude and last cut 8 B4 Dawn ends things in a downbeat and sombre way with sad chords and emotive strings. It is pure Detroit, much like the whole album, and rounds out another fine release from these most revered veterans. 

TRACKLIST 
1. In Mono
 2. Locator
 3. Just Don't Speak (Midnight Sun ReDub) 
4. 7 b4 Dawn
 5. Bad Love II 
6. Sounds of Jericho
 7. [Where] Time Collides
 8. Pain Pressure 
9. 8 b4 Dawn

RELEASE INFO 
Artist: Octave One 
Title: Love by Machine
 Label: 430 West Records 
Format: Double EP, Digital Download, CD 
Release Date: 25th November 2016

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Love By Machine

Pain Pressure

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As broadcasted on Dave Clarke's White Noise Radio.

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Octave One live - Amsterdam Dance Event @ Melkweg Club - 19.10.06

Killer set of tracks by the Burden Brothers! Classic 430 West compilation from 1995.... ''Detroit Techno City''! Originally spread over 2 samplers it contained some of their best work - all featured here. The original releases also contained tracks from Alien FM (Aux 88) and Unknown Force, however, the rights to these tracks have now gone back to the original artists.

A1 Octave One - Eniac

B1  Octave One - Meridian

Detroit's Burden Bros have long been looked upon with immense respect within contemporary dance music. Having been in operation since 1990 with their 430 West imprint they have long encapsulated the forward thinking vibe of Detroit Techno with their output over the last 20+ years, gaining praise from their motor city peers as well as fans worldwide. Having had success in the mainstream and an enduring underground presence they are well versed in the art of music.

'Point Blank', released on 430 West in 1996, feature some of the brothers' deeper, more subdued, futuristic technoid grooves. Not as driving as some of their other releases but retaining that Burden groove for sure, forward thinking, intelligent Techno from the D, 100%. 4 different versions of 2 tracks feature. Each mix tweaking ever so slightly what came before. As usual, the DJ's and the dancers are foremost in Octave One's mind and this EP will be welcomed by both contingents, always classic, often imitated but never bettered!
Re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released in conjunction with the Burden Brothers / 430 West Records, Detroit USA.

A1 Point - Blank (Mix 1)

Out Now: https://lnk.to/Endustry

Octave One announce their new album under the much loved Random Noise Generation guise. The first RNG release was 'Falling in Dub' in 1991 and sounding just as fresh 27 years later, ‘Endustry’ is due for release this spring. 

Something of a new take on their creative process the Burden brothers made most of this music on the road while they toured over the past year, using the country they were in at each time they recorded to influence and inspire each track. “We were tucked away in so many hotel rooms that we decided to make sure we brought enough extra equipment so that we could set up a true lab to create from country to country and make the grooves that we wanted to experiment with on the dance floor.” comments Lawrence.

This body of work encompasses 7 full length cuts, naturally all with that classic Octave One emotion. “'Alkaylze', more than any of tracks on this project, embraced the original spirit of Random Noise Generation in so much as the “machine” seemed to be really guide the creative process.” Adds Lenny “Much of the foundation of the composition was very accidental, but inspirational, with various musical devices interpreting data in a very unexpected results. It actually came together quite quickly but things just fell into place so naturally.” 

After touring and making music for decades the spirit and essential energy of the craft is what keeps them eternally inspired to keep creating and touring the globe… ”Once it takes hold of you you can’t stop even if you wanted to.” says the pair, and so 'Endustry' is born.

Endustry

Octave One presents | Random Noise Generation - Soul Xchange

Octave One presents | Random Noise Generation - Rock My Soul (Reborn Mix)

Locus Of Control Vol. 1 is Out Now! 
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Musically we are exploring the ‘power or powerlessness people feel over the things that shape their world’

Having kicked off the year debuting a new audio-visual performance, enduring techno outfit Octave One announce new music for 2019, with a series of EP’s entitled ‘Locus of Control’. Featuring many unreleased nuggets, the series will feature unreleased tracks which were tried and tested at a recent Valencia Boiler Room set.

The term ‘Locus of Control’ is a psychological concept that refers to how strongly people believe they have control over the situations and experiences that affect their lives.

“Musically we are exploring the ‘power or powerlessness people feel over the things that shape their world’.” State the Brothers.

Side One kicks off with ‘Lies In Truth’, euphoric piano meets melodic stabs layered with feel good crescendos and a positive uplifting baseline. Intelligent synth builds and layers making for a super strong lead track. Followed by Injection (String Free edit) with an intensifying and pulsing rib rattling bass.

Side Two features the full version of ‘Injection’. The thundering bass takes you on a journey of transcending arpeggios, developing progressions and meandering melodies making the track a peak time cut.

Tracklisting

Vinyl EP
Artist: Octave One
Title: Locus of Control Vol. 1
Side 1A: Lies In Truth
Side 1B: Injection (String Free edit)
Side 2: Injection
Cat No. 4W715

Digital Download
Artist: Octave One
Title: Locus of Control Vol. 1
1.Lies In Truth
2.Injection
3.Injection (String Free Dub)
Cat No. 4WDG715

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Octave One - Injection

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Musically we are exploring the ‘power or powerlessness people feel over the things that shape their world’

Building on the success of Vol 1, Detroit pioneers Octave One now serve up Locus of Control Volume 2, continuing their journey of exploration of power or powerlessness over what moves one’s world. 
This EP comes after a busy series of shows for the most famous live act in all of techno, with them recently having played everywhere from Piknic Électronik Montréal to Movement to Dimensions Festival and many more. The show is an all new audio-visual experience for 2019 and continues to keep them at the forefront of the scene despite more than 30 years of experience. Locus of Control Part 2 follows a remix of Giorgia Angiuli and lands on their own 430 West label once more. 

This EP series takes its name from a psychological concept that refers to how strongly people believe they have control over the situations and experiences that affect their lives. Part 1 showcased euphoric piano stabs and uplifting drum lines, and Part 2 explores more propulsive techno. 

Up first, ‘Afrotech’ is a seven minute techno adventure. It’s built on sleek, crisp drums with twisted synths writhing about up top. The devil is in the detail and the way the synths are subtly tweaked throughout to make for a most dynamic journey once more from these brillaint brothers. 

The excellent ‘Detune’ is a futuristic track with layers of shiny metallic drums and taught synth riffs that make for a tense and thrilling ride. Big drums power things along and the whole thing is the sort of sensory overload that will blow up even the biggest warehouse parties and festival stages. 

These are two more powerful tracks from the ever essential Octave One.

Octave One - Detune

'New Life' is the powerful new soulful-techno outing from some of the most prominent brothers in the world of electronic dance music, Octave One. Armed with a pulsating bass line, driving beats and those lush, dramatic signature O1 strings, 'New Life' carries a message of positivity beautifully sung by Atlanta vocalist, Afrika. Also featured on the package are remixes from Unscubscribe (aka Techno legend Dave Clarke & Mr Jones), who flip over to the dark side, weaving an intense techno tapestry of menacing synths and slamming beats. Different World (aka Claude Young & Takasi Nakajima) finish the release on a euphoric note, drizzling the track with sublime piano and a delicate garnish of pretty strings.

The video is directed by Madrid film creatives STEEL5000 and Martín García Blaya of W0RKT34M, whose choice theme for the video was synchronised swimming because of it's sheer beauty and strength. It also includes some fantastic divers who were discovered whilst training at the same venue - Centro de Natación Mundial 86, also known as M-86. The talented stars on the video are young Madrileños from La Federación Madrileña de Natación. These are dedicated athletes that form part of the Centro de Tecnifición, a national Spanish program to create future athletes. 

Afrika (aka Lana Fallon) is a versatile vocalist hailing from Atlanta. She previously worked with the likes of Tupac, OutKast & Curtis Mayfield as an engineer back in the day, but now shines as a singer in her own right!

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Octave One - New Life (Instrumental)

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Octave One - Reworks EP
Burn it down again... 
The brothers Burden return with new perspectives on key tracks from their 2015 album ‘Burn It Down’. Fresh for 2021, we give you ‘Reworks’. ‘Believer’ takes the lead with a new update and a killer dub mix. Instantly recognisable from that vibrant timeless riff, it encapsulates everything the game changing double O unit have been synonymous with since ‘Believe’ over 30 years ago. Complete with the legendary vocals of fellow legend Ann Saunderson (who also sung on their seminal ‘Black Water’ back in 2000), it’s proof that things are still worth believing in. 
It’s backed by new takes on ‘Whatever She Wants’. A slight increase in tempo and extra large servings of vibes on the side, the contemplative filtered chords are even more hypnotising than ever. Delivered in both edit and dub form, it’s another precision reminder who to uplift with subtlety and class. Something Octave One have been doing since day one.    

Artist:  Octave One
Title: Rework
Cat No: 4W740
Label: 430 West

Tracklist
Believer [featuring Ann Saunderson] (Extended Mix)
Believer [featuring Ann Saunderson] (Dub Mix)
Whatever She Wants [featuring Random Noise Generation] (The Rework)
Whatever She Wants [featuring Random Noise Generation] (The ReDub)

Reworks EP

Whatever She Wants feat. Random Noise Generation (The ReDub)

Whatever She Wants feat. Random Noise Generation (The Rework)

Believer feat. Ann Saunderson(Extended Mix)

Techno is a family affair.

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 (USA), the Burden Brothers. 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.

The brothers have released groundbreaking dance anthems on their own Detroit based record label, 430 West Records. Including DJ Rolando's "Jaguar", Random Noise Generation's "Falling in Dub" (the other Burden brother moniker), Aux 88's "My A.U.X. 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". 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.

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