{"id":3618431,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3618431/?format=json","airdate":"2026-02-16T21:00:00-08:00","show":65953,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65953/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Otto","track_id":null,"recording_id":null,"artist":"Sei Still","artist_ids":["76397669-8a79-4bc6-b156-d8fb556d5eb1"],"album":"Radar Vol 1","release_id":null,"release_group_id":null,"labels":[],"label_ids":[],"release_date":null,"rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Sei Still’s “Otto” is a study in hypnotic insistence: motorik-leaning pulse, dark melodic minimalism, and a patient build that turns repetition into trance. The track is available across their catalog ecosystem and is widely associated with the band’s post-punk/psych spectrum, appearing in streaming listings as a key cut and showing up as a track title within their broader discography. On Bandcamp, Sei Still’s releases map a steady evolution—albums and sessions that keep returning to the same core idea: forward motion as atmosphere, tension as texture. “Otto” works because it doesn’t chase a dramatic payoff; it makes the present moment feel magnetic. The drums behave like a metronome for the nervous system, and the guitars/synth layers (depending on the version you encounter) feel like a dim hallway of reflections—each pass slightly different, each one pulling you deeper. In the lineage of post-punk that flirts with krautrock discipline, “Otto” is less about catharsis and more about surrender: you let the groove carry you, and somewhere along the way you notice your thoughts have rearranged themselves. It’s a night-drive song that doesn’t describe the night—it becomes it.\u2028Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/6NfDAjWmXX6SQeB7kCEKXK","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}