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This is the original cast recording for three-time Tony Award® nominee Dave Malloy's musical Octet-recorded live during Signature Theatre's world premiere production at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Featuring a score for an a cappella chamber choir and an original libretto inspired by internet comment boards, scientific debates, religious texts, and Sufi poetry, Octet explores addiction and nihilism within the messy context of twenty-first century technology. Album Tracks 1. The Forest 2. Refresh 3. Candy 4. Glow 5. Fugue State 6. Monster 7. Solo 8. Actually 9. Little God 10. Tower Tea Ceremony 11. Beautiful 12. The Field