Its always pretty exciting when a band comes out with an album that is so expansive in its vision that even after listening to the first four tracks you still dont have much of an idea of what the band is really about. Each track gives you another glimpse into what is possible, and only then can you start to appreciate what is really going on here.
Hello Ochos self-titled album actually came out in , and features 13 songs nearly impossible to place into one single genre. I guess we could use the catch-all psychedelic, but that doesnt really make an effort toward clarifying what is really going on here. Songs like Stickin to the Sheets are created out of a single idea that continually grows over a persistent foundational pulse like what you would expect from kraut-rock inspired minimalist rock. Its rhythmically driven, and concerned primarily with its propulsion than it is with sticking to a typical, strict song structure.
We immediately shift from the more or less psychedelic, kraut-rock-yness of Stickin to the Sheets to the bluesy vocal melodies of Song Gafe. There is a considerable amount of focus on the structure here, with an emphasis on more or less refrain based vocals and a pretty catchy hook. Although, that all starts to fall away eventually as the song comes to a close.
From here on out the album becomes a bit more of an instrumental exploration. Fandancy and Charles Romanson are a bit more experimental, but they are followed by the Animal Collective-ish sound of Whomp. Sure, that one is pretty experimental too, but there are also elements of great melodic thinking going on too; once again were focusing more on the melodic line here than the structure itself. There are catchy hooks, but somehow outside of the context of a pop-tune format. This works though, it works its strange magic, as everything shifts from one idea to the next, balancing melodic craftsmanship with psychedelic experimentalism along the way.
Hello Ochos self-titled album came out in , but there are still copies available in vinyl, both clear and black, available from the Hello Ocho bandcamp page. They also have a bit of a teaser for an upcoming release In Portuguese, with a 2 minute sample of a funky, electronic freak out. You can check that one out below. Head to their bandcamp page to get a copy of their self-titled album on vinyl, or as a digital download.
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