Interview with Octavian Winters | Stephan Salit, Ria Aursjoen and Randy Gzebb

Published: Dec. 31, 2023, 9 a.m.

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Octavian Winters was formed in San Francisco, California in 2021 when Randy Gzebb (drums) and Stephan Salit (guitar), former bandmates in Thrill of The Pull, met up to discuss a film/television publishing deal for Thrill\\u2019s catalog (a four-year licensing deal has since been finalized with Expressive Artists). A subsequent jam session produced several motifs, inspiring several more jams in the next weeks. Gzebb invited Ria Aursjoen (vocals, lyricist, Keyboards), whom he had met earlier via another project, to a session and the musical chemistry was immediately evident. Gzebb brought in\\xa0 Jay Denton (bass) to round out the lineup.

Their debut EP , The Line Or Curve, is a mixed blend of ethereal, shoe gaze and darkwave genres, released via Stratis Capta Records and was produced by Octavian Winters and William Faith (The Bellwether Syndicate, Faith and the Muse, Christian Death, The March Violets) and recorded by Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated).

\\xa0\\u2018The Line or Curve\\u2019 \\u2013 references the idea of symbols and sigils, which are intricate collections of lines and curves. They are expressions, arrangements or gateways of energy and if correctly drawn they may invoke and transform. But the configuration of lines and curves is vital; if not right, a sigil is useless and has no power. So at each point you are choosing whether to draw a line, or a curve,\\u201d says Ria Aursjoen.

Each member of Octavian Winters brings their own rich musical tapestry to the collective and have shared the stage with many iconic acts over the years, including Nine Inch Nails, Killing Joke, Lords of the New Church, Savage Republic, Christian Death, The Frozen Autumn, Everything Goes Cold and Black Tape for a Blue Girl, just to name a few.

https://octavianwinters.com
https://octavianwinters.bandcamp.com

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