• Independent Minded podcast with Adam Wright, Stella and the Very Messed, Joe Alterman + Mocean Worker

    ELEVEN: July 2025

    Adam Wright has an Austin-inspired fever dream, Stella and the Very Messed break up with the past, Joe Alterman + Mocean Worker pay tribute to a soul jazz legend.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Preoccupations

    Preoccupations

    Scott Munro of Canadian post-punk band Preoccupations talks about the band's democratic DIY spirit, their Black Sabbath cover band, their near-name change to Santa Claus Orchestra.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Paul McDonald, Phoebe Rings, Peter Salett

    ELEVEN: June 2025

    Paul McDonald holds on to his loved ones, Phoebe Rings drifts towards bleeps and bloops, Peter Salett tunes down and tunes into the natural world.

  • Independent Minded with Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing

    Soul Coughing

    Mike Doughty returns to talk with Ron about his commitment to creating on Patreon, the allure of A.I., the reasons behind the Soul Coughing reunion he said would never happen.

Carl Fisher, GBHBL

“Return To Earth deliver a synth slice of infectious gold. Guilty pleasure or not, when it’s bloody good music, that’s all that matters and Octavius is bloody good music.”

Tom Hanley, Jersey Rock

“If Oblivion was a long-awaited supernova, Octavius was something born from the previous effort’s celestial wreckage. It’s new, exciting, and unexpected.”

RETURN TO EARTH — OCTAVIUS

BANDCAMP + APPLE MUSIC + SPOTIFY

Chris Pennie, Brett Aveni and Ron Scalzo follow up 2022’s critically acclaimed album, Oblivion with a new EP that signifies another stylistic shift for the band.

RTE goes full synthwave on
OCTAVIUS.