8 Armed Monkey

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{{Infobox album

| name = 8 Armed Monkey

| type = Studio Album

| artist = KTU

| cover = KTU - 8 Armed Monkey.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 27, 2005

| recorded = April 2004

| venue = Shibuya Eggman, Tokyo and Nosturi, Helsinki

| studio =

| genre = Progressive rock, experimental music

| length = 43:05

| label = Thirsty Ear

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Quiver

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{Album reviews

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1score={{rating|3.5|5}}Westergaard, Sean. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r795016|pure_url=yes}} Review: 8 Armed Monkey]. Allmusic. Retrieved December 19, 2009

}}

8 Armed Monkey is the debut album by KTU. It was drawn from the group's first few live performances in Japan and Finland, and released in 2005.{{Cite web|last=Vihtkari|first=Sublime Music Agency Tiina|title=8 Armed Monkey (2005)|url=https://kimmopohjonen.com/albums/8-armed-monkey/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Kimmo Pohjonen|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Chris|title=BBC - Music - Review of KTU - 8 Armed Monkey|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bdvr/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ice-vajal.com/k/interview/ktu.htm|title=In Words: KTU|website=Ice-Vajal.com|last=Ehrhardt|first=Claudia|date=April 2009|accessdate=18 April 2022}}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| title1 = Sumu

| writer1 = Pohjonen

| length1 = 8:43

| title2 = Optikus

| writer2 = Pohjonen

| length2 = 8:36

| title3 = Sineen

| writer3 = Pohjonen, Kosminen

| length3 = 7:23

| title4 = Absinthe

| writer4 = Gunn, Mastelotto

| length4 = 8:21

| title5 = Keho

| writer5 = KTU

| length5 = 10:02

| title6 = Tachi

| writer6 = KTU

| note6 = Japanese CD edition only

| length6 = 8:11

}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/8-armed-monkey-mw0000416382|title=8 Armed Monkey - KTU | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}

Personnel

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