Live from Berlin 02.02.24

During the soundcheck at K19 in Berlin, we asked our friend Nicolas Haumann to shoot some footage for a video. It turned out so well that we decided to post this version of Minus Minus without further editing. Thanks, Nicolas!

We really enjoyed the tour, the first with our new drummer Igor Plzak, and look forward to the upcoming gigs, of which there will be plenty this year.

Hearts & Minds & Crooked Beats

Today is International Clash Day! To celebrate this, and to benefit the International Rescue Committee Hearts & Minds & Crooked Beats is now available.

The album features various bands performing songs by The Clash and contains our version of the song ‘Deny’, with special guests Wim Elzinga on banjo and Edwin Slothouber on drums. The track was specially recorded for this project and produced by Ryan Hadlock.… Read more

NEW SINGLE OUT!

One more week to go before the release of our new album Blueprints (3 November). But in the meantime, there is other stuff happening as well:

Today we released a video of the new song Vanity, made by Isolde Kilde. It showcases the more introspective side of the band, and features marimba and double bass.

And this Sunday, 29 October at 8pm, we will be doing a livestream for 44NextDoor, of course previewing a lot of the new material.… Read more

New single & video!

in June and July we have recording and mixing a new album at The Lullabye Factory in Amsterdam. Blueprints (clear vinyl LP/CD/download) will be out on 3 November. The album is now available for pre-sale!

Preorder the album here :

Wrong Sampler Vol. 1

Wrong Concerts just released a charity sampler featuring 25 bands, including our song False Flag. You can buy this compilation by donating 10 euros or more on Bandcamp. The money goes entirely to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. Read more about this project on hilfsbund.com

New tourdates

After three shows in France last month, we’ll be in tour again in Germany and the Czech Republic in May (see agenda for details). And on April 22 we will do a show here in Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Anita with Saluting Rome.

New live video ‘Sparkle’

Last May we were touring through the Czech Republic and Germany. The last stop was Auerbach, where we did a live-in-the-studio session at Fuzzy Room Recordings. Thanks so much to Andreas Eckert for this very nice video of our new song Sparkle, featuring Bas Snabilie on the snare.

New video ‘False Flag’

We are proud to present our new video of the song ‘False Flag’ from the album Status Seeking.

Described by the filmmakers as “a fairytale where two people in the city and the underworld confront each other”. For this, 8ctopus has opted for a mixed technique of film, photography and animation.