Halaka (band)

Halaka
Halaka
Origin	Maryland, USA
Genres	Avant-garde, noise rock, experimental music
Labels	Pile Records
Website	[1]

Halaka is an American experimental noise rock band that originated in the early 1980s. They have independently released nearly 40 albums in various formats and through various channels.

Discography

Gelatin, Slightly Used (1981)
Gelatin, Slightly Live (1982)
Purple Eon (1982)
Trashe (1983) - cassette
Here's Some Mud (1984)
On a Hillside (1985)
Disillusioned but the Ring's Pretty (1985)
Up to See God (1986)
To Egypt, Some Sand (1987) (as Ahkala)
Halaka (1988)
Halaka (1988)
Flabbergastastrophe (1990)
Stout Fish (1990)
Hearty Leper (1990)
The Mackerel Self (1990)
Water You Talking About? (1991)
SteadyState (as Ahkala) (1991)
Ticker Tape Charade (as Ahkala) (1992)
Apple Leisha (1993)
Melted Appled (1993)
Fantastic T-Shirt Juice (1993)
State of Taking Over (1993)
Mad Bug (1994)
Angrier Bug (as Ahkala) (1994)
Madder Bug (1994)
MazeMindInsectTrap (1994)
Tulip (1995)
Inside the Drowned Nothing is Nothing Drowned the Inside (1985)
Live Arabic Sex Show (1996)
Dime Store Bible (1997)
Sasha (1997)
The Rise and Fall of Flightless Birds (1997)
And Kind Ladies Are Heaving About (As Ahkala) (1997)
Incidentally... (1998)
Inadequate (1999)
God the Lunatic (1999)
God, I am the Lunatic (2000)
A Translucent Gold Statue, A Hole (2001)
A Skintight Malevolence (2002)
Diluted Years Concentrate (2004)
The Margarine Committee's Unauthorized Business Plan (2007)
The Voice Over the Intercom Says Hello (2008)
Unabridged Discord (2008)
Presenting the Making of Shave Your Regular Face (2008)

Band members

Current members

Sacky Jamboree
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Fanch Taylor
Kingo Sleemer
Apertome
Madhog
Stick

Past members

Eugene Matsumura
Shank
Miss Mackerel
Super Ryan
The Mysterious F
Lacky Daisical
Drewb

Visuals

The visuals for multiple Halaka releases, including MazeMindInsectTrap and Unabridged Discord, featured artwork by an English illustrator named Spookytim, who operates from a studio in Brighton called Studiospooky.

Reviews and links

Halaka has been reviewed in several online publications.

http://news.dmusic.com/article/25652 - 2007 dmusic interview with halaka
http://news.dmusic.com/article/25653 - part two of 2007 dmusic interview
http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=32410068183532013 - 2002 review of A Translucent Gold Statue, a Hole.
http://www.indieville.com/reviews/halaka.htm - 2003 review from Indieville of A Translucent Gold Statue, a Hole.
http://www.halaka.org - official website
http://www.pilerecords.com - official site of band's label
http://www.apertome.com/blog/category/music/halaka/ - info on the band's 2007 FAWM project
http://www.halaka.org/FAWM2007/TMCUBP.php - link to the audio of 2007 FAWM project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Album_Writing_Month
http://gopher.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/4799 - Halaka on WFMU