Albany, NY three-piece OTOBO have unveiled the official music video for “Omen,” the lead visual single from their latest album “Inside Machines,” out now via Sad Cactus Records.
Watch the official music video for “Omen” via the youTube player below:
“Omen” features a guest appearance by saxophonist Max Caulkins, whose contribution adds a restless, almost cinematic tension to the track’s already charged atmosphere.
OTOBO exists currently as a three-piece from Albany, NY. Founded by songwriters Josh Thorsey and Justin Holden in 2021, OTOBO was initially a nameless source to explore a new creative collaboration. The first collection of songs took shape as an Ambient Folk record, loose in structure and recorded primarily outside in Kinderhook, NY, sampling the wind, birds, motorcycles, planes, wolves, and oil drums. 2023’s “Disco Rally” sees the addition of drummer Brandon Rutski, a record that feels more grounded and grooving, though wildly adventurous in genre and style. Through these experiments and further attempts to find an intentional path forward, OTOBO found their new album Inside Machines, a stylistically hyper-focused Rock album.
“Inside Machines” reflects the boiling point humans currently find themselves in; the multi-faceted relationship between people, technology, power, control, and an uncertain future. “Inside Machines” is in your face, but simultaneously meets you where you are. Though the songs reflect ongoing atrocities that are now on full display, they ask you not to forget your community, your relationship with nature, and your humanity.
“Inside Machines” is available digitally on Bandcamp and on cassette tape via Sad Cactus Records: https://www.sadcact.us/products/873037-otobo-inside-machines-cs
Purchase “Inside Machines” on Bandcamp: https://otobotobo.bandcamp.com/album/inside-machines
Tracklist:
01. iOpen 05:12
02. I Know 04:38
03. Daily Violence 03:27
04. Death 01:29
05. Butterfly 03:16
06. .wav 02:45
07. Violent Lies 03:44
08. Love Spirals Tight 05:07
09. Omen 02:56
10. Echo Present Loss 05:29
11. Pearly Gates 06:06
Cassette purchases come with two additional digital bonus tracks:
01. Trapt
02. WYBM
Lineup:
Josh Thorsey / Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer
Justin Holden / Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer
Brandon Rutski / Drums, Aux Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer
Max Caulkins / Saxophone on “Omen“