Your second Octave One album The Theory Of Everything seemed to pull away from techno and move more into rap/trip-hop territory. What motivated that change in your music? Lawrence: “We’d been playing ...

Lawrence, left, and Lenny Burden, of Octave One. Credit: Marie Staggat The origins of Octave One —primarily Lenny and Lawrence Burden, but initially a band of brothers that included Lorne, Lynell, and ...

Motor City electronic pioneers, Octave One discussed their fifth studio album 'Burn It down' in this Clubz Classic interview originally published on May 24, 2015 DETROIT is synonymous with electronic ...

Detroit born-and-raised duo Octave One have announced plans for the release of their first record in some five years, ‘Never On Sunday’. The name of the album nods to their second alias, Never On ...

Debuting with "I Believe" on the monumental (10 Records) compilation "Techno 2: The Next Generation" (alongside Carl Craig, Marc Kinchen, and Jay Denham) in 1990. Octave One is the brainchild of the ...

Octave One, the Detroit techno innovators who have one of the most awe-inspiring live shows in the industry, stop by Mixmag's On Rotation podcast to discuss their unique approach to live techno, their ...

Despite diverging from their techno roots, Octave One tell Danny Turner they’d sooner stop making music than sell their Roland TR-909 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Big Dish Old Detroit present a real treat from the Motor City. The Burden Brothers are known globally as Octave One, responsible for some bona fide techno classics over the years. Local scene stalwart ...