Seattle can’t get enough of Octo Octa (aka New Hampshire producer/DJ Maya Bouldry-Morrison) as she makes frequent stops at our city’s electronic-music mecca, Kremwerk, to flaunt her vibrant, eclectic dance music. On the decks, she’s a skilled selector of high-quality, sensuous house music, while live she heads into more challenging territory. In Octo Octa’s productions, sumptuously dreamy atmospheres coexist with complex beat science, giving equal weight to dance-floor imperatives and emotional resonance. Check out 2019’s sublimely vaporous “I Need You” for exemplary proof. by Dave Segal