OCTATANZ

Octatanz is a web magazine filled with audio and visual expressions of the inexhaustible music scene mostly inspired by the 80's. Behind Octatanz are two people who accidentally met through their shared interest in music in October, 2012. Oscar der Winzige (Oscar Olias Castellanos) is the director of the cellar studio Sucked Orange Gallery in Berlin and Aerobica (Matas Labašauskas) is an organiser of DIY music events based in Vilnius. Together they offer a selection of ideas floating around in the deepest recesses of musical sub-culture. You will discover some artists or composers, which might be hard to find anywhere else because they usually don't belong a label. Some of the authors produced a valuable number of records, while others dedicated themselves to audio-cassettes as a media for expression. Between them a few approached commercialism, however, most made no attempt in this direction. What, in fact, binds these diverse characters together is their valiant efforts to express a range of thoughts, feelings and atmospheres utilising conventional aural art as their experiences, perceptions and fantasies allowed. It’s also something special for you, the listener. It is a collection of opportunities to practice 'dangerous' emotions in a 'dangerous' situation, without having to confront to 'reality'. Inspired by the concept of Hell in Paul-Émile Borduas' Refus Global, he created a concrete manifestation of total acceptance - a parallel world to commercial culture. We can call it “underground”, if you prefer - it’s an aesthetic approach diving in all forms of expression. We take his manifesto as a testimony to the subcultural music of all nations. In other words, Octatanz offers you the chance to learn from others' experiences, and in this way, it fulfills one of the most important functions of 'MUSIC'.