""Astronomers would sit at that telescope for hours and hours waiting for a planet to be visible. It's the same concept as being in the studio," said the musician born Caleb Toliver."
""Making music can be sitting there, waiting for a sign or a feeling to be visible for me to understand what I'm doing and connect to it.""
""In line with his celestial fascination, the 31-year-old singer describes the creative process of his fifth studio album as being caught in a \"black hole.\" But instead of getting devoured by the abyss, he says over Zoom, he honed in on making something \"unknown.\" To Toliver, uncovering the \"unknown\" on \"Octane\" was all about being consumed by his art and allowing his gut to guide him accordingly.""
Don Toliver drew inspiration for Octane from the Mount Wilson Observatory, finding the site's domes and telescopes creatively energizing. The Houston-born, 31-year-old singer likens studio work to astronomers waiting at telescopes, and describes the album's process as being caught in a "black hole" that led him to pursue the "unknown." Octane continues Toliver's vehicle-driven themes after his grunge biker album Hardstone Psycho, shifting from two wheels to four and using car obsession as a pathway for sonic discovery. Toliver aimed to be consumed by his art, trusting instinct and joking about crafting a sound fresh enough that AI could not replicate it.
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