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New direction, new collaboration, new album! Octavia Freud LP, 'Mood dancing' is out on 20/10/2020 The brand new 10 track album was written during lockdown in collaboration with Chris Allinson from electronic outfit Volcanic Shores. It features Martin on vocal duties in his natural voice rather than the FX laden alter ego sound of previous albums. The album can be streamed from Amazon, iTunes and Spotify. Digital copies and a limited edition gatefold CD which comes with a free download of the album can be purchased through the Bandcamp site here... https://octaviafreud.bandcamp.com/ Gatefold CD now available at TRUCK records store Music lovers can now pick up a limited edition gatefold CD version of Octavia Freud's 'Mood dancing' LP at the lovely independent Truck records store in Oxford. https://truckmusicstore.co.uk/ New music videos Octavia Freud have been busy making a series of music videos for tracks off the latest album, 'Mood dancing'. These include, 'French discotheque' with its witty take on the modern model shoot, 'Video call' an 80's inspired love letter to the promise of a new technological age to solve all our Zoom nation needs, 'Ice breaker' which includes live footage of the band performing in the UK just before lockdown and 'Cotton wool' with its withering critique of modern politicians' attempts to spin the truth. Head over to this site's video page or Octavia Freud's youtube pages here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffpLEwDIcXI&t=46s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWJCIPXUg5E&t=135s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eisqu__YcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ8U3J4xz_k BBC Oxford Introducing radio play The track, 'End love/solo' taken from Octavia Freud's 2nd album, 'Smoke & Mirrors' was played on Saturday 14 March on the BBC Oxford Introducing programme. Ronan from Nightshift magazine also recommended the album from this month's current crop of releases. Here is the link to the full show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p084stv6 Brand new T-SHIRT merchandise Octavia Freud has designed several new T-Shirt designs. Check out the merchandise page to see the new designs. Octavia Freud track for Tiger Mendoza's music project Fellow Oxford based electronic artist Tiger Mendoza has asked Octavia Freud to contribute to his new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater themed E.P. The track, 'Skate free' has now been completed and features Martin's natural vocal style. The expected release date is due towards the end of 2020. Check out Tiger Mondoza's Bandcamp here... https://tigermendoza.bandcamp.com/ Previous album, 'Smoke & mirrors' album out on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and Amazon Octavia Freud's second album, 'Smoke & mirrors' is out from March 2020 on all the usual digital platforms, including Spotify, iTunes and Amazon. The album features Martin on alter ego vocal FX style duty. You can follow the link to the Bandcamp page to download it now. There is also a gatefold CD version which includes the bonus cover track 'Waiting for the man' which is available at Oxford's local independent TRUCK record store. https://octaviafreud.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-mirrors-lp Octavia Freud at Modern Art Oxford Following lockdown in March 2020, Octavia Freud frontman Martin Andrews was interviewed by Modern Art Oxford to find out what he had been up to and his plans for the future. Read the full article here... https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/martin-andrews-octavia-freud/ Friday 7th February 2020 saw the return of Octavia Freud on DJ duties. Martin played a 2 hour influences of 80's NYC disco loft rarities, downtown post-punk tracks and upfront electronic tunes. His DJ set at MAO was in support of a live set by female electro outfit Sink Ya Teeth for Oxford's local Young Women's Music Project. https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/event/modern-art-oxford-young-womens-music-project-present-sink-ya-teeth-elouiza/ Martin has been invited by Modern Art Oxford to compile a playlist of some of his current favourite tunes and a write blog of his cultural year for their website. Check out his playlist and blog on their website. https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/sound-and-vision-a-spotify-playlist-by-martin-andrews/ Debut LP release, 'Romance & heartache' is available to buy and download Octavia Freud's debut album 'Romance & heartache', released in 2018 is available to buy on various digital platforms including Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon and can be streamed via Spotify. A limited run of gatefold CD copies are also available to purchase at the wonderful independent TRUCK records store on the Cowley road, Oxford. |