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Sunfear - Octopus
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Sunfear,
the
project
of
Istanbul-based
multidisciplinary
artist
Eylül
Deniz,
debuts
on
Dark
Entries
with
Octopus.
Since
2017,
Deniz
has
been
working
as
a
composer,
performer,
and
DJ,
with
a
focus
on
different
facets
of
ambient,
jazz,
and
experimental
music.
Deniz
is
deeply
steeped
in
both
music
theory
and
history.
She
explores
electroacoustic
techniques,
utilizing
piano,
guitar,
voice,
and
synthesizer.
These
are
her
tools
for
self-expression,
the
means
to
tell
her
story
to
the
world.
Octopus
is
a
rumination
on
loneliness,
memory,
and
Deniz’s
childhood
fondness
for
aquatic
creatures.
The
ten
songs
on
the
album
are
static
and
turbulent,
mournful
and
optimistic,
grounded
and
otherworldly.
A
field
recording
of
a
gently
flowing
stream
undergirds
instrumental
album
opener
“Dokun”.
The
stream
begins
by
soothing
us,
but
as
tension
builds
throughout
the
song,
its
presence
becomes
unstable,
uncanny.
On
“I
Don’t
Know
Why
I’m
Crying”,
a
repeating
motif
serves
as
the
canvas
for
Deniz’s
majestic,
reverberant
voice.
While
the
source
of
sorrow
remains
unknowable,
her
catharsis
is
pure
and
real.
The
penultimate
track,
“Octopus”,
breaks
into
an
unexpected
trip
hop-esque
beat,
which
only
enriches
the
album’s
introspective
terroir.
With
Octopus,
Deniz
gently
guides
the
listener
to
places
unknown.
All
songs
on
Octopus
were
mastered
by
George
Horn
at
Fantasy
Studios.
The
sleeve,
designed
by
Eloise
Leigh,
features
a
manipulated
photograph
taken
by
Deniz,
which
contrasts
textures
and
colors
in
a
non-
representational
fashion.
Also
included
is
an
11
x
11
insert
with
lyrics
and
a
photo.
Tracks:
1
Dokun
2
Down
By
The
Down
3
Wake
Up
Song
4
I
Don't
Know
Why
I'm
Crying
Now
5
Believers
6
Fuck
You
7
The
Time
8
Lilly
And
I
9
Octopus
10
Goodbye
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