We were on a roll from 2014 to 2016. After 25 years, BDR suddenly seemed unstoppable. Everything was easy and we wanted to make a record that was ‘us.’ The LP was to be called Onomatopoeia, the sound of us, but stuff happened.

It wasn’t until 2021 that it was finished, mixed, and mastered. Some songs grew and evolved, some got forgotten, and some new ones showed up. Onomatopoeia turned into OTTO MOTTO.

We had more than an album’s worth of songs, but it had been so long since we’d been able to function as a band, we simply forgot to think about anything.

But at least we made it into the garage. We recorded it ourselves with the help of a couple old pals. We played it all how it came out. We did almost no editing; the songs are long and take their time. Fourteen songs in an hour, and a double vinyl sounded romantic—like the re-issue of a ‘90s CD on vinyl.

OTTO MOTTO takes place in black and white. It is our most goth record, and it’s also our most familiar. The world was in a dark place, and we are a sensitive trio. It was not party times. We had songs we needed and they brought us together. We needed each other and each of us was on a mission. It’s the sound of us and playing these songs together feels pretty special.