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Post by thom on Jun 10, 2008 11:50:30 GMT 1
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Post by brash on Jun 10, 2008 13:49:00 GMT 1
this sounds promising indeed, love the idea of vinyl only with no downloads, sweet!
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Post by benrowe on Aug 16, 2008 9:58:34 GMT 1
it's now up for grabs! shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/Towns_On_The_Moon.html#aCHEM108from the mail-out: Aloha Hawaii - September 8th 2008 As discussed earlier and in previous mailouts, Aloha Hawaii is the new project/brainchild of Aidan Moffat and Stuart Braithwaite. Released on 10" Vinyl only, in a beautiful palm tree disco bag, it will be in selected record stores from 8th September and remember, you'll not be able to download these tracks by order of the Aloha Hawaiians themselves. Here's their press release... Aloha Hawaii is the result of at least a decade of (often drunken) planning that has finally come to some form of fruition: to record any kind of sounds that please our four ears whenever we have the time, inspiration and enthusiasm. There is no game-plan, no style, no genre; anything that makes us smile will make it onto our records, which will take the form of sporadic, vinyl-only singles to be released on any record label willing to accommodate us over the next year or two. The first label to support our efforts will be our good friends, Chemikal Underground, who release the 10” single Towns On The Moon b/w I’ve Been Bad For Years And Years on September 8th 2008. There will be no digital formats whatsoever. This could be a statement about the cheapening of an art-form in a world of disposable download culture or it could simply mean that we're interminably old-fashioned and hopelessly out of date. We also reserve the right to change our minds. And let's face it, you can't say fairer than that. Now that our shop is all systems go again, you can pre-order your glorious, 10" slab of sonic wonderment and then sit back and wait for it to drop through your door on Saturday 6th September. Alternatively, you could go the whole hog and pre-order the Aloha Hawaii 'Vinyl & T-Shirt Pack' ensuring that the vinyl and an exclusive Aloha Hawaii t-shirt will be yours in time for the release date and that you'll save a bit of money compared to buying them seperately. [10" Vinyl - £6.00 (plus shipping); T-Shirt - £12.00 (plus shipping); Pack: £15.00 (plus shipping)] Here's a shop link for the benefit of all you bone-idle, internet slobs out there: shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/Aloha_Hawaii.html
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Post by chocky909 on Aug 19, 2008 20:17:29 GMT 1
Jolly good. I ordered a T Shirt combo. Glad to see they cater for the fatty indie listeners too.
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Post by noise is a friend on Aug 20, 2008 9:18:54 GMT 1
Ordered my package too. Looking forward to hearing the tracks, as I kinda miss The Sick Anchors. And good on them for their anti-download stance.
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Post by rob strong on Sept 7, 2008 14:40:17 GMT 1
single of the week at Normans: It's all a bit Mogwai this week for me, up next we've got 'Towns on the Moon' by Aloha Hawaii , featuring Stuart Braithwaite and his old mucker Aidan Moffat (of Arab Strap and Lucky Pierre fame, of course). You should all read Aidan Moffat's sex advice columns on the Quietus, they're absolute gold and he's blatantly got a career wrapped up just in case he decides to pack in this music game. I'm far, far more into this than the Mogwai EP and it's many leagues ahead of that last thing they did as The Sick Anchors, it starts off amazingly with quite industrial beats and a mental little processed riff that morphs around until it's eventually complemented by some lovely string action. It's bright and sunny shit that totally lives up to the Hawaii thing.. The closest comparison I can think of is that track off the new Mogwai LP that they put up for free download, 'The Sun Smells Too Loud'. It's got definite hints of the Lucky Pierre stuff but most of all I'm reminded of Black Dice. The track on the other side is called 'I've Been Bad for Years and Years' that's also got a bit of a grinding factory feel to the drums, like the lead track it's not hugely abrasive but it works a treat along with the droning synths and squeeling guitar solos.. It's making me think of stuff like Cluster and Guru Guru, a real Krautrock feel. Things get taken down notch about halfway through and we go out all floaty and content. To round off the package it's all packaged up in an ace little retro design too. Brilliant, best thing I've heard on Chemikal Underground in years! Up yr chunter x Brett
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Post by noise is a friend on Sept 10, 2008 23:03:53 GMT 1
It's a good single - more Lucky Pierre than anyone else.
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