The White Octave was a rock band from
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange, Durham and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 census, making Chapel Hill the 17th-largest municipality in the state. Chapel Hill, Durham, and the state ca ...
. The group was founded shortly after Steve Pederson left
Cursive
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, and was initially a trio with Lincoln Hancock and Robert Biggers before Finn Cohen was added on guitar. They released two full-length albums and appeared on several compilations before finally breaking up. The founding member,
Steve Pedersen (formerly of
Slowdown Virginia/
Cursive
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) went back to his hometown of
Omaha, Nebraska
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to form the band
Criteria. Robert Biggers and Finn Cohen went on to form
The Nein
The Nein is an indie rock band from Durham, North Carolina, and is composed of former members of The White Octave, Steel Pole Bath Tub, and Piedmont Charisma. The band is signed to the Canadian label Sonic Unyon.
Biography
Finn Cohen, Robert ...
. The group reunited to play in North Carolina in 2014.
Review of ''Style No. 6132''
Hit the Floor, September 24, 2014.
Band members
* Steve Pedersen - vocals, guitar
* Lincoln Hancock - bass, vocals
* Robert Biggers - drums
* Finn Cohen - guitar
Discography
Albums
*'' Style No. 6312'' - (2000 · Deep Elm Records
Deep Elm Records is an independent record label releasing albums by bands such as Lights & Motion, The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, The White Octave, and Planes Mistaken for Stars. It also released the compilation series ''The Emo Diaries''.
Histo ...
)
*'' Menergy'' - (2001 · Initial Records
Initial Records was an independent record label in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by Falling Forward, Boysetsfire and Ink & Dagger, and created the annual weekend long music festival, Krazy Fest.
Hist ...
)
Singles
*'' Weight / Ebb And Flow'' (2001 - Moment Before Impact Records)
Splits
*''Sorry About Dresden
Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records.
Career
Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn compariso ...
/The White Octave'' (2000 · Tritone Records)
Compilations
*Emo Diaries No. 5: I Guess this is Goodbye (2000)
*Deep Elm Records Sampler 3: Sound Spirit Fury Fire (2001)
*Deep Elm Records: Unreleased No. 2 (2002)
*Emo is Awesome/Emo is Evil: Deep Elm Records (2002)
*Bifocal Media: Kampai (2002)
*Patchwork (2002)
*Too Young to Die: Preventing Youth Suicide (2003)
References
External links
Deep Elm Records
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Indie rock musical groups from North Carolina
Musical groups from Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina