Water

Fawn

My entry for the Bank of Melbourne's Music Bank competition, to write a song inspired by the city of Melbourne.

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Technicolour

Låt oss riva alla fördomar. Låt oss välta alla gränser. Låt oss krossa spegelbilden av vårt samhälle och byt ut hat mot kärlek.

Mirrors

Smoke Signals
From the debut album 'Smoke Signals' released 2015.

Album Credits 
All songs written and performed by Chris Athorne
Recorded, mixed and produced by Tim Bidwell at The Clockwork Owl Studio, Brighton.
Mastered by Nick Lewis at Brighton Mastering 

Performances from..
Drums - Chris Boot
Bass - Ben Daniel
2nd Guitar - John Smith 
Keys - Chip Phillips
Chelo - Jocasta Whippy
Pedal Steel - Francois DeVille
This and That - Tim Bidwell

Vocal Performances..
Bo Lucas (Wind Fire Water Stone)
Cordelia Gartside (Something New)
Phoebe Freya (On My Mind) 

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OKTOBA - Sticks And Stones

Truce

My granddad’s wooden cars and twine 
but the patio cracked all those times 
and those cars rolled heavy down the bloodline 

My grandma hung it on the line 
but the clothes were dry so I resigned 
and they don't dry unless you dry my eyes 

Close your eyes / you’re not alone 
you’re not alone as long as someone’s home 
cross my heart and hope to die 
your eyes are in the yard so they can dry 

Ol black walnut and power lines are mixed in 
but I’m on the boughs of blue skies 
they yell from the ground that I might die 

Ol Sumter are you in decline? 
yet still you stand / as unmanned 
as your light curls slowly cross the coastline 
and I am found 

Close your eyes / you’re not alone 
you’re not alone as long as someone’s home 
cross my heart and hope to die 
your eyes are in the yard so they can dry 

I’m not where I’m supposed to be 
I’m not where I’m supposed to be 
I am my own colony with my best foot in front of me 

I’m not where I’m supposed to be 
I’m not where I’m supposed to be 
close your eyes in Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide

Clothesline - Single

Too Strung Up Single

Tell Me

// A tune about leaving your lover behind //

Strathcona

Overseas

Lyrics:

I am stranded on a beach that I've always known.
I have fallen in love with this curse though I know it's not home.

So I call out for rescue, and I work down to bone,
just searching for something -- no, anything -- to get me back home.

I am doubtful of a sail that could capture the wind.
But I am speechless! The boat is open to let a doubter step in.

Now the sail is my rescue, and I rest down below.
Wind so strong it could kill me, but it carries me home.

I am buried on the beach where I first began.
I live by the water that soon will wash over the sand.

The sail is my rescue, and I rest down below.
Wind so strong it could kill me, but it carries me home.

Forest Park

A Tale of Rescue

Oktoba is the project of Alt-folk singer songwriter Chris Athorne.

Based in Brighton, Chris’s music speaks of life, love and everything in-between.

Drawing inspiration from Damien Rice, Bon Iver and Kurt Vile. Oktoba’s latest album ‘What a Life’, released September 2022, is a collection of Chris’s most personal tracks to date and has been acclaimed to be his best work yet. Written in a time of becoming a father and the emotional road it takes to get there. It reflects on a time of age and change, moving from youth too adult. With songs of reflection in tough times and the care and love we cherish from those closest to us.
‘What A Life’ is a real example to the honest depths and quality of Chris as a songwriter.

Oktoba’s music has featured over multiple episodes of Love Island, Amazon Prime’s popular series Clarkson’s Farm and Spotify curated playlists. As well wide support from BBC introducing, Amazing Radio and Sofar sounds around the world.

For all the latest info and updates, plus exclusive content, head to Oktoba's TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages. Discover at @oktobamusic

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