December 17, 2011
Year in Review 2011: This year Octofoil Records released an amazing EP from Keef Baker's powernoise side project Sharps Injury, titled "Back from the Dead." Maduro released the introspective and Chinese-influenced break beat "Chasing Dragons" and several videos were comissioned - one from Colin Weiss who filmed "From the Pit" in Vietnam. Maduro also released "Black Magic Kingdom" on Halloween, which was recorded over the summer from captured audio in New Orleans. "Black Magic Kingdom" was later released with a limited edition hand-painted thumbdrive. Octofoil records contributed over $1,200 to building a girl's school in Cambodia, licensed numerous tracks for DVDs, and made the annual appearance at Spellbound's Freak Bazaar. The year ended with Teleoptyk (a Maduro industrial side project) releasing the "Krampus" EP. Octofoil Records plans to continue releasing new material in 2012 from the likes of Teleoptyk and others.
Just in time for the holidays, Teleoptyk releases the first new material in 3 years - the Krampus EP. Three industrial tracks, three dollars. It is now available on iTunes worldwide, eMusic, Amazon, Spotify, Zune, Rhapsody, Napster, Medianet, and Nokia.
December 16, 2011
Announcing the Maduro Black Magic Kingdom limited edition thumbdrive. Octofoil Records has crafted a very limited number (only 10 left) of 4GB uniquely hand painted thumbdrives, each containing the album in high quality mp3 (better than the download), and a special album PDF booklet. It is all contained in a hand made gris gris (mojo) bag with assorted trinkets. This limited edition will go fast. Order... here.
December 6, 2011
Maduro's new full-length "Black Magic Kingdom" (OCT19) is now available for download. It is a concept album highlighting the American occult tradition in the context of New Orleans voodoo, magic, and spiritual totems. The album was spawned from field recordings in the New Orleans French Quarter in the summer of 2011. It is now available on iTunes worldwide, eMusic, Amazon, Spotify, Zune, Napster, Medianet, Nokia, IHeartRadio, VerveLife.
October 31, 2011
A new review of "Black Magic Kingdom" from Coma Online appears...Here
October 15, 2011
Maduro's "Black Magic Kingdom" will be released on October 31st 2011. A review of this new release can be found on Igloo Magazine...READ HERE.
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September 24, 2011
It's been awhile since our last update. In Spring 2011 Octofoil Records donated over $1,200 to a Fund to build schools for disadvantaged Cambodian school girls. We have had numerous DVD licensing requests this summer, while Maduro recorded the framework for his new forthcoming release "Black Magic Kingdom" on the streets and in the bars of New Orleans. This album will be released Fall 2011. Drop by for updates.
Maduro's forthcoming full-length digital release "Black Magic Kingdom" is a concept album highlighting the American occult tradition in the context of New Orleans voodoo, magic, and spiritual totems. It is a gothic cacophony of distorted breakbeats, voodoo rhythms, vocal chanting, hip hop and industrial progressions, street-sampled tarot readings, jazz brass stabs and ragtime piano bursts. The album was spawned from field recordings in the New Orleans French Quarter in the summer of 2011 and conjures dreams of hidden rituals, funeral dirges and speakeasy cabarets. Like Maduro's previous release "Fin de Siecle" (or end of the century in French), "Black Magic Kingdom" is sample-driven and raw.
Video for Maduro's "Catnaps & Cabarets" from Black Magic Kingdom.
March 7, 2011
HD Video for Maduro's "From The Pit" from Chasing Dragons. Directed by Colin Weiss and filmed in Vietnam and Michigan.
Maduro's full-length Chasing Dragons (OCT18) was released on March 7th 2011 (as a digital download only). Recorded in less than a month time, Chasing Dragons is the most personal and introspective of Maduro's releases, capturing both Chinese ethnic sounds and ambient melodies. It is now available on iTunes, emusic, Amazon, Shockhound, Zune, Napster, Medianet, and Spotify. Mastering by Eric Beam. Order... here.
March 7, 2011
February 28, 2011
HD Video for Maduro's "There is no Forever" from Chasing Dragons.
Sharps Injury's new release "Back from the Dead" EP (OCT17) is now available for digital download only and from most renowned digital download services (iTunes, emusic, Amazon, Zune, Napster, etc). Sharps Injury is an industrial/powernoise side project of Keef Baker. Order... here.
January 10, 2011
December 14, 2010
Year in Review: In 2010 Octofoil Records released Maduro's Reveries full length CD, Servitor Sanctum 7's full length The Marriage of Earth & Iron, we finally released limited edition T-shirts and Tanks, and also released two digital releases - Luminous Dials' Occultation and Maduro's EP Kalika. Vending occurred at multiple goth/industrial clubs and dance events around the US. Maduro was reviewed by German Magazine Hagalla, Octofoil Records signed Keef Baker's side project Sharps Injury, distribution increased to multiple European channels, and Octofoil announced it's first Music Grant Program, gifting financial awards to two applicants. Servitor Sanctum played with Caustic and Prometheus Burning and Retrogramme opened for Faith and the Muse, and Darkened's track "Swept" appeared on Kami Liddle's compilation Tribal Beats 2: Music for the Strange & Beautiful . For 2011, look for another successful year with new releases by Sharps Injury and Maduro.
December 13, 2010
Octofoil Records is proud to announce the latest addition to its roster - Sharps Injury. Sharps Injury's latest endeavor Back from the Dead (OCT17) will be released digitally on January 10th 2011; it will be available for digital download only and from most renowned digital download services (iTunes, emusic, Amazon, Zune, Napster, etc).
Sharps Injury is a side project of Keef Baker the IDM, post-rock and electronica veteran with releases on such stables as Hymen, Ad Noiseam and n5MD and a stream of gigs ranging from Greece to California. He has appeared beside countless other artists like Bitcrush, Funckarma, Proem, Snog, Architect and Dalek just to name a few and remixed numerous artists like Klangstabil, Displacer and Diskonekted, again, just to name some. However, Sharps Injury shows a different side of Keef Baker. Where Keef Baker is about intricacy, change and melodic complexity, Sharps Injury is much more base. Sharps Injury mixes calculated rhythmic powernoise with dark sonic ambient architecture. After a long break following the 2004 EP (I Told my Girlfriend this was a 12") Keef Baker as Sharps Injury returns with another sonic assault with his latest endeavor (Back From the Dead EP) a release full of rage and rhythm (on Dancefloor tracks like Chopsmacker and Medibot) and seething contempt (on the nearly impossible to follow "falling down stairs" tempo of The Krotons and the distaste for structure shown on The Dominators).
Maduro's new EP titled Kalika, a 5 track release of dark South Asian breakbeats, dubstep and ambient soundscapes is now available for digital download only on iTunes, emusic, Amazon and other renowned digital download sites. Mastering by Eric Beam. Order... here.
December 13, 2010
November 20, 2010
Octofoil Records is proud to announce a limited run of label shirts. Woman's Black Tanks feature the full label logo on the front and webiste on the back. Men's Black Tshirts feature the Octofoil logo (shield and gears) on the front, with the full label logo and website on the back. Order yours now as supplies are extremely limited. Sizes are S-XXL. Order Here... here.
Washington DC Area-based Servitor Sanctum 7's debut full-length release The Marriage of Earth & Iron is now available on compact disc and for digital download from Octofoil Records. Servitor Sanctum 7 merges dark, Industrial programming with live African and Tribal percussion. Servitor has recently conducted projects with Caustic and Prometheus Burning and has relocated from Detroit Michigan to Washington DC. Check out the new full-length release here.
October 25, 2010
September 1, 2010
Octofoil Records is proud to announce the first Octofoil Music Grant, designed to support electronic and world musicians who need some fiscal aid. Two grants will be awarded following the September 20th 2010 deadline. Read More Here...Music Grant
Luminous Dial's full-length release Occultation (OCT13) is now available for digital download on itunes, emusic, amazon, and other fine digital download sites. Occultation is an collection of 8-bit inspired programming, low-fi electropop and ambient structures. Luminous Dials is a side project by Maduro.
July 12, 2010
May 14, 2010
Please check out the new video for Servitor Sanctum 7's track "Rhythio Divinius" which will appear on their forthcoming album on Octofoil Records. Also, Servitor Sanctum 7 will be playing at The Land of NOD Experiment July 23-25 in Jackson Michigan with the likes of Tokyo Police Club, Rasputina, Dr Octagon feat Kool Keith & DJ Qbert, Beats Antique, etc.
April 20, 2010
Octofoil recording artist Retrogramme opens for Faith and the Muse
Sunday April 25th at Fur Nightclub
33 Patterson St. NW Washington DC
Show Starts at 8pm
Over a year in the making, Maduro's latest release Reveries blends Arabic, Persian and Indian instrumentation with breakbeats and dubstep progressions. Reveries also features a remix by Deft Key and a collaborative track with August Hoerr of the Mezmer Society. Reveries is now available on compact disc and for digital download on iTunes, emusic, Amazon and other renowned digital download sites.
April 5, 2010
March 10, 2010
On April 5th 2010 Octofoil Records will release Maduro’s latest full-length album “Reveries”, which features contributions from The Mezmer Society’s August Hoerr, and a remix from electronic artist Deft Key.
Igloo Magazine has a great review of Octofoil artist Darkened’s album Flipside Here. Also, Igloo Magazine and Digital Nimbus Radio nominated “Flipside” as a Top electronic release for 2009 Here.
In other news, Notecrusher tracks from the Maduro & Notecrusher album ”Your Devices” and tracks from Retrogramme’s “Season of Scars” EP have both appeared recently on BBC.
December 31, 2009
The Detroit-based Afro-Industrial Tribal project Servitor Sanctum 7 has signed with Octofoil Records. Look for a full-length release in Spring/Summer 2010. This primal fusion outfit mixes live percussion with crunchy and heavy programming. Visit their MySpace page for more information, and check back soon for release information.
December 30, 2009
Octofoil Records is very happy to announce the release of Rhythm In Mind's second full-length album, Flow. Flow is an experiment in analog electronics, primal drums, and textured beats. This album is available only through iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic, and other digital download websites.
December 21, 2009
Year in Review: 2009 was the second year in business for Octofoil Records - and business was very good. The year started off with vending at Exposure with other local DC industrial/experimental record labels. Octofoil rereleased digitally Maduro's two albums from Eventide Music Productions - Shimmer Sustain and Juno Wakes. Vending followed in Georgia, California, and Pennsylvania for dance festivals and at DC's industrial dance club Spellbound. The Maduro & Notecrusher collaborative worldtronic meets dubstep album "Your Devices" was released to international acclaim, being featured by DJ Pathaan on BBC Asian Radio. Octofoil released the Maduro dark dubstep side project - Darkened "Flipside." Out of the local DC metro area industrial electronic rock scene, Octofoil signed Retrogramme and released their stellar EP "Seasons of Scars" which has already appeared on BBC Radio as well. In addition to Retrogramme, Octofoil Records signed Eric Beam's primal percussive analog sound project "Rhythm in Mind" and released "Flow" digitally on itunes, emusic, amazon, and rhapsody - this release has been much anticipated by dancers and sound enthusiasts alike for some time.
For 2010, look for a Servitor Sanctum 7 signing and release. We are incredibly impressed with their demo of afro-industrial tribal stompy goodness, which (like Rhythm in Mind) mixes live drumming with industrial programming. Our friends from Shakra Dance turned us on to these guys - simply amazing and fresh! Also look for a new untitled Maduro full length album in the Spring and multitudes of experimental electronic efforts, more vending, and more merchandise. We continue to support independent artists and projects that embody integrity and concurrently push boundaries.
November 16, 2009
Retrogramme's Season of Scars EP CD (OCT10) has been released on Octofoil Records - CDs are $10. This EP is full of both industrial-electronic rock and dark downtempo. This release is also available digitally on iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Amazon, and other major digital download services.
Order your copy directly from Octofoil Records.You can also sample tracks from Season of Scars here:
Retrogramme Myspace Page.
Octofoil Myspace Page.
October 1, 2009
Octofoil Records has signed Rhythm in Mind and will release digitally his upcoming dark experimental electronic full length Flow. Preview tracks from this upcoming release on his MySpace page.
Based in the Los Angeles area, Rhythm in Mind is a dark electronic artist and percussionist who mixes experimental progressions and post industrial analog sounds with live beats. Look for his debut album Own Expense on iTunes and other major digital download sites as preview of what's to come.
You can also follow Rhythm in Mind on Twitter: @rhythminmind
Visit his website.
Become a fan on Facebook.
September 7, 2009
DARKENED's full-length debut album Flipside is now available on CD, iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic, and other major digital download sites. Flipside (OCT09) is an excursion into the dark realm of dubstep, tribal beats, and 1920s Berlin. It blends glitchy junkyard, African and voodoo beats, German brass cabaret, and found sounds.
Order your copy directly from Octofoil Records.
August 8, 2009
RETROGRAMME has officially signed with Octofoil Records! Look for their new upcoming dark industrial electronic rock EP Season of Scars in the coming months on Octofoil Records. RETROGRAMME is a Washington DC area electronic music act whose 2008 debut album cultivated a underground buzz in the area with its beautiful atmospherics and considerably wide-range of electronic progressions from industrial rock to ambient soundscapes. Rob Early, the principal synthesist and programmer, and Nikk Allen, the primary songwriter, have a musicianship similar to that of New Order, Underworld, and classic live electronic acts. This is not another laptop act but a band blending tight programming with live instruments spanning genres from industrial to aggressive pop.
May 5, 2009
New Maduro & Notecrusher album now available! Maduro and Notecrusher’s Your Devices is a collaborative split release on Octofoil Records highlighting dark tribal dubstep and worldtronica. Maduro is a Washington DC area electronic music artist recording dark world fusion electronica. Notecrusher is a Boston-based world electronica artist. This new 14 track release began as a remix project, but quickly became a collaborative sound sharing endeavor. This is a must have world electronic and tribal dubstep release for 2009.
January 23, 2009
New merchandise! Black "vintage"-style fatigue caps with a silver Octofoil lion and shield logo. Available in sizes small, medium, and large.
Limited quantity! Order yours now.
January 1, 2009
Octofoil Records will be showcased with other local DC area electronic/industrial labels at Deep 6's DC Record Labels Exposed on Thursday, January 22nd 2009 at Exposure, Club Liv, 2001 11st NW, Washington, DC.
December 21, 2008
Year in Review: Octofoil Records has had a great year. The label launched, we moved a lot of product, releasing four wonderful releases spanning several genres - from industrial/powernoise, electro-pop, dark world fusion electronica, to period music electronica fusing breakbeats with phonographs from the 19th century. Representing Octofoil, Maduro played live last May in California before several hundred, and his work was showcased in renowned world/electronic label Six Degrees Record's Global Noize Blog. His work also appeared on compilations with Venetian Snares and Amon Tobin. Distribution became global quickly and Octofoil releases were spun around the world, appearing on numerous DVDs and documentaries.
For 2009, Octofoil will unveil newly signed DC area dubstep artist Darkened, a split Maduro/Notecrusher full length tribal dubstep-worldtronic release, and a much anticipated Luminous Dials full length. Also, the label will be showcased at DC area label events, limited edition merchandise will be available, and we will also start vending at select venues. Octofoil Records maintains a desire to continue releasing limited edition, dark electronica in an eco-friendly manner, using recycled cardboard packaging when possible. Thanks to all those who have made our first year memorable and successful.
November 24, 2008
Today Octofoil Records is proud to announce the release of "Bloodfile." Bloodfile is a 7 track short album from Washington DC-area industrial artist Teleoptyk mixing dark and deep industrial , power noise, and EBM. This is the first release by Teleoptyk. Mastered by Alien Implant; Artwork by Antimony Arts. This album is now available on CD, iTunes Plus, emusic, and Amazon mp3, as well as other fine digital download sites.
November 18, 2008
Today Octofoil Records is proud to finally announce the newly released underground sythpop/electopop EP by The Opal Drops - "Invasion." DC-area locals Kara N. and Dave B. created Invasion, a short set of tracks recorded live on hardware, over the course of several weekends in the Fall of 2004. Recorded in 2004; Mastered by Alien Implant 2008; Artwork by Antimony Arts 2008. This album is now available on iTunes Plus, emusic, Amazon mp3 and other fine digital download sites. See releases page for ordering.
October 16, 2008
Octofoil Records has released Maduro's new short album "Fin de Siecle." It is available on limited edition disc for $10 plus shipping and handling (see releases page) and it is also currently available digitally on Itunes, Amazon mp3, emusic, and Rhapsody. Fin de Siècle (or "end of the century" in French) is a new 7 track short album from Maduro merging breakbeats and world fusion progressions with side show sounds and marches from the turn of the century. Fin de Siècle is a degenerative audio snapshot capturing 100 year-old band sounds, carnival and circus progressions, broken organ grinders, as well as fragmented beats, dubstep, and hip hop accents.
April 15th, 2008
Maduro's Siege is now available - order here.
Siege is also available on Itunes Plus and Amazon MP3.
Two Maduro tracks appear on the forthcoming release Beginners Guide to Bellydance with Venetian Snares, Amon Tobin, Bassnectar, and other electronic music artists.
March 2nd, 2008
February 16, 2008
Octofoil Records is pleased to announce its first release! Maduro's full-length album Siege will be available this spring/summer on Octofoil. Siege, Maduro's most complex release yet, captures the archetypal internal and external struggle between opposing forces, punctuated with Middle Eastern and South Asian progressions, crunched break beats and fragments, and industrial highlights. Siege also features significant contributions from renowned world musician Tim Rayborn. This is audio warfare. Preorder your copy in March 2008. Details to come!
February 2008
Octofoil Records is up and running. Check back soon for news on upcoming releases.
