July 14, 2011
WIN - yndi halda / shady bard / A Lily tickets (London)

Aim Live Presents : yndi halda, shady bard & A Lily.

yndi halda will perform songs from their debut album Enjoy Eternal Bliss and showcase new tracks from the forthcoming album. This will be their only London show of 2011. 

shady bard band were founded by six years ago in Birmingham, United Kingdom by the band’s main songwriter, Lawrence Becko. Their debut album From The Ground Up was released on Static Caravan in the UK and XTAL Recordings in Japan in 2007 and gained an international following when tracks were used on MTV’s Switch campaign and award-winning US drama, Grey’s Anatomy.

A Lily is the project from yndi halda band leader James Vella. With three albums under his belt and collaborations with artists such as Emiliana Torrini, the project’s support is gaining momentum. As a live act, he has recently supported Amiina, Peter Broderick & Silje Nes, performing tracks from his forthcoming full-length ‘Thunder Ate The Iron Tree’.

To win two free tickets to tomorrow’s SOLD OUT show at the Lexington, London, simply email us at squealermag@gmail.com and tell us the name of yndi halda’s drummer.

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY EMAIL. THANK YOU TO ALL ENTRANTS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER.

July 8, 2011
Squealer transmission 1

Squealer transmission 1 by Squealermag on Mixcloud

The first of Squealer’s regular mixtapes, picked by staff and featuring new music alongside old favourites. Check out Harald Grosskopf’s forgotten synth masterpieces, what might be Women’s last track ever, a new piece from Malian ensemble Super Khoumeissa and Zombie Zombie’s great cover of John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 - the opening theme to his film of the same name.

Tracklisting:

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Black Root (Atlantic, 1971)

Harald Grosskopf - So Weit, So Gut (Sky Records, 1980)

This Heat - Horizontal Hold (Piano Records, 1979)

Super Khoumeissa - Khoumeissa (FatCat, 2011)

Women - Bullfight (Faux Discx, 2011)

A Lily - Joy (O Rosa Records, 2011)

Þeyr - Mjötviður (Esquimaux, 2001)

Ant Parade - Night Set (n/a, 2010)

Ennio Morricone - theme from Moses (Pye Records, 1976)

Zombie Zombie - Assault on Precinct 13 (Versatile Records, 2010)

Odd Future / Hodgy Beats - Turn Down (Odd Future, 2010)

The Icarus Line - You Make Me Nervous (Buddyhead, 2001)

Hubler and Schwab - Droge CX9 (Motel Records, 1970)

Charles Mingus - Open Letter To Duke (Columbia, 1959)

Keith Hudson - Flesh of my Skin (Basic Replay, 1974)

Oneohtrix Point Never - Betrayed in the Octagon (Deception Island, 2010)

[guest player cover by Hannah Clare]

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