Brooklyn’s OPTO S remind me of filthy subway vehicles, John Carpenter’s Escape From New York, and streets at nighttime shiny with current rainfall. Musically, they sound indebted to Suicide and the No Wave bands of the early 80s. Which is acceptable contemplating their title refers MTA subway nomenclature specifying a sort of prepare operation—they’re a New York band by and thru.
We caught OPTO S earlier this month opening for the mighty Oneida at Bushwick venue Rubulad. The band are not any strangers to dwell recordings, having launched Human Indictive / Stay on ESP Disk (additionally obtainable on vinyl at Compelled Publicity), recorded earlier than the pandemic however launched as issues shut down. Just a few years later now, the band are enjoying some promising new materials, together with “Useless Skunk,” “Lucy 2,” and “Going Down the Mistaken Path.” You heard them right here first! In the meantime, the band is within the midst of performing some dwell dates. Catch them quickly in Philadelphia on March 1st at Century Bar and again in NYC on March twenty ninth at Berlin. Test their Fb for particulars.
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OPTO S 2024-02-09 Rubulad Brooklyn, NY Recorded and produced by Eric PH for nyctaper.com MBHO KA200N/603A > Naiant PFA >> Sound Gadgets MixPre-6 > WAV (24/48) > Adobe Audition CC + Izotope Ozone 5 > Audacity 2.4.2 > FLAC Tracks [33:11] 01. Carmine Road 02. Earlier than My Eyes 03. Useless Skunk 04. Lucy 2 05. Spinning Gears 06. Going Down the Mistaken Path 07. One thing Loopy
