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 Bazzar. 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.
Releases from 2011
Teleoptyk - Krampus EP (OCT21)
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.
Maduro - Black Magic Kingdom Limited Edition Thumbdrive (OCT20)
Announcing the Maduro Black Magic Kingdom limited edition thumbdrive. Octofoil
Records has crafted a very limited number 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. Price $25 (only 10 left)
Maduro - Black Magic Kingdom (OCT19)
Maduro's new full-length "Black Magic Kingdom" 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, and VerveLife.
Maduro - Chasing Dragons (OCT18)
Maduro's full-length Chasing Dragons 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. Chasing Dragons is now
available on iTunes worldwide,
Amazon, emusic, Zune, Shockhound, Nokia, Medianet, and Spotify.
Mastering by Eric Beam.
Sharps Inury - Back from the Dead (OCT17)
Sharps Injury's new release "Back from the Dead" EP 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. 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).