Octantrion

Reaching the North, the embodiment of the North, is not an end. It is the beginning of a world, a dream world. Beyond the North… The Octantrion. Born from a common desire to play lively, energetic and sensitive music, the duo Octantrion combines traditional and more modern influences in a repertoire mixing original compositions and adaptations of Nordic or Celtic tunes. On the trail of the Vikings and the Normans, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean ...

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Oct. 22, 2021: New album II official release (Quart de Lune/ UVM)
22 octobre 2021 : sortie officielle du nouvel album II, (Quart de Lune/ UVM)

Atteindre le Septentrion, incarnation du Nord, n'est pas une fin. C'est le commencement d'un monde, un monde rêvé. Au­ delà du Nord… L'Octantrion. Né d’une envie commune de jouer des musiques vivantes, énergiques et sensibles, le duo Octantrion combine des influences traditionnelles et plus modernes dans un répertoire mêlant compositions et adaptations originales d'airs nordiques ou celtiques. Sur la trace des Vikings et des Normands, de la Scandinavie à la Méditerranée…

"Neo-Folk, traditional, ancient, modern, Octantrion's music is all of these. It questions the past through contemporary urban cultures, and vice
versa."
-Paris Normandie, Local press (Fr)

"I like it a lot, the music goes from melancholic to pure energy! It feels good!"
-Jean-François Zygel, France 2, TV channel (Fr)-

"A rare and surprising music! Rich and charming musicians! An absolute discovery!"
-Laurent Quembre, France 3, TV channel (Fr)-

"Colors, very astonishing melodies will make you travel. A great richness in the sound."