Octopon
Octopon is the second extended play by British rock band Dark Stares. The four track EP, self-produced by the band with John Mitchell and Ben Humphreys, was released with AWAL on 1 July 2013. All tracks from Octopon were released as singles with b-sides in chronological order, as well as music videos for both "Bad Machine" and "Shinigami".
In August 2013, Octopon was officially launched with MAMA at a headline show at the Barfly in Camden, London, with support from Alexis Kings.
In January 2014, opening track "Bad Machine" was aired live on The [Dave Fanning Show] on RTÉ 2fm. It was announced as U2 single "Invisible" as part of an admitted hoax by Fanning and Bono, after a three decade history of U2 single exclusives. Hot Press compared "Bad Machine" favorably: " could have been U2 getting noisy and industrial again a la 'Elevation'".
Personnel
- Miles Kristian Howell – lead vocals, guitar
- Taylor Howell – drums, percussion
- Harry Collins – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brett Harland Howell – bass guitar, backing vocals