Description:	CD on I, Absentee inc Lowfish and Coppice Halifax mixes!
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Electronica / IDM
	Label:	I, Absentee
	Price:	£7.29
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Phil on 25 September 2008.

More electronica. This week I seem to have it quite literally falling out of my arse. Incredible. Here's a self titled CD by Alpha Aesar which is that thing I just said. Electronica. It's 20 tracks of nice electro/ electronic pop which is really reminiscent of the Suction label (which they site as a reference). I can hear bits of the early indietronica which came out on Morr (Herrmann & Kleine etc) on some of the tunes. Apparently this is ten years in the making which kind of makes sense as some of this does sound pretty old. It's a nice album though and when it got played in the orifice the other day I remember thinking that I enjoyed more it than I thought I would which is always a pleasant surprise as I pretty much hate everything these days. It's not trying to be flashy though... it's just honest to goodness music and that approach always endears me to liking things. It also includes remixes by Lowfish and Coppice Halifax (Milieu!)

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What their label says...

"Alpha Aesar began, in many ways, as the first serious attempts at music composition for Warren Kroll (Dorosoto, aka Forrest of U-Cover Records) and Carl States (21 Jumpsuit).  The project started in the late 1990s, in the city of Canton, Ohio.  The music was a nostalgic look at their surroundings and their influences in electronic music.  One of their fondest influences of the mid/late 90s was then-fledging Suction Records of Toronto, Canada.  After years of recording tracks together, the music began circulating among friends and musicians.  The duo sent demo versions of the material to Suction, who expressed an appreciation of the demo songs.  A release was never established, however.  Each musician was starting to venture into their own projects; Warren Kroll with Dorosoto and later Forrest, Carl States with 21 Jumpsuit.  Alpha Aesar came to an unofficial end sometime around 2002.

The music, however, continued on with a life of it's own.  As both continued in their solo works, new musician friends would be passed the old Alpha Aesar songs, and the project continued to expand it's fanbase.  In 2008, the better part of a decade after the original songs were recorded, work began on a release through I, Absentee.  Dorosoto headed up the project, recollecting every track ever recorded by the duo; 14 in all.  The songs were all pulled from old cassette deck masters.  For the new retrospective, the duo decided to commission 6 new remixes - many from friends who heard the unreleased songs over the past decade and became fans.  Among the new remixers is Suction's own Lowfish, bringing the project full circle from it's early days as a demo.  Also on board is friend and fan Coppice Halifax (aka Milieu), with his Sun Dub remix.  Original members Dorosoto and 21 Jumpsuit also return with brand new remixes, as does Mall Security (both individually, as well as with Dorosoto, for an incredible Red Falcon Projects standout take on 'Milk And Honey').

A long, strange life Alpha Aesar has taken.  This 20 track album runs over 70 minutes, and serves as a complete collection of the duo's output.  The songs remain crowd pleasers to this day, and serve as a fun look back to the beginnings of two of our roster's finest.  This one's been nearly a decade in the making..."