The old year is closing its gates but not without the last Petcord release for December by Fosel called Octahedron. An octahedron, in case you don’t know, is a solid that consists of 8 equilateral triangles that form two opposite pyramids on a square as a common base in the middle. But rest assured, the album itself isn’t particularly dedicated to geometry. Clocking at 78 minutes and 37 seconds, it’s the longest Petcord album ever released and contains music that is neither related to geometry nor botany in general.

The depicted plant is Angraecum eburneum, an orchid that can be found on the island of Madagascar. It formed the basic idea for the cover which Kurt had in mind. The rest evolved rather quickly without any bigger problems. Some geometric refinements were applied whenever a higher form of organisation was necessary. It may be interesting where the prominent use of white has its origin and what it could mean…