Octopus by Sunfear, the project of Istanbul-based multidisciplinary artist Eylül Deniz, is a gorgeous addition to the catalog of SF’s Dark Entries Records. The album drips with a luxurious noir caliber, hugging the day close like velvet. Mysterious, sometimes discordant melodies ooze from poignant guitar strings and dark synthesis like a bittersweet sap; they trickle into the mind, numb, then touch the heart with the aid of haunting vocals. Gritty and heart-wrenching, Sunfear achieves a brooding, aquatic goth sound suitable only for tortured souls.
