Haunt Me When I'm Drowsy, by Halves (CD on Hateistheenemy)

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Halves have developed their live show into something truly captivating; a mix of synched visuals, strings, brass, and electronics, anchored by soaring guitars and live drums. Broadly influenced, they craft intense, deeply resonant sound-scapes, blending a range of instruments – bells and glockenspiel one moment, the piano and accordion the next - over guitar crescendos, haunting strings and both acoustic and electronic drums. Theirs is a rich, multi-layered sound, ambitious, lush and cinematic. Halves were recently invited to perform at the inaugural "Transmission" festival set in a mountain-top amphitheatre in Kufstein, Austria this July. Playing at this year's event are a total of 15 bands, including Mogwai,Efterklang, Spiritualised and Talvin Singh. Halves are delighted and honoured to be the first and only unsigned band to be selected, and are the only Irish act at the festival. More European dates and festivals are planned for the Summer months. In June the band release their new record 'Haunt Me When I'm Drowsy'. This seven track CD displays Halves' growing diversity of sound, from the crunching distortions of "May your enemies never find happiness" to the epic orchestral embrace of "In the Sorrow….In the Fire". The record (alongside a repress of the first ep) will be released across Europe and the UK with Irish and European dates scheduled throughout the Summer. "It's with great pleasure that I discover that Halves are actually bloody brilliant" Hot Press review of Eurosonic gig, Jan '08.  / "Responsible for one of the finest Irish releases this year...They are an example of the rise in quality of Irish electronica, unafraid to be intense, engaging and dark..Music that demands your attention" Sunday Tribune / "A gorgeous, tranquil wash of glazed ambience and dreamy guitar noise….. this performance possessed a cosmic beauty that few others can reach" Hot Press, HWCH review, October '07.  Tracks 1 darkenings, 2. may your enemies never find happiness, 3. amberscene, 4. the lamp dies....a sleeping circuit wakes, 5. medals, 6. in the sorrow, in the fire, 7. morning breaks the sleep recorder.

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