Eight Types Of Chalk, by The Alpha Males

Eight Types Of Chalk

by The Alpha Males

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1.	Sniggs 04:34	buy track
2.	Badgers 03:16	buy track
3.	Dancers End 04:34	buy track
4.	Bulback Covert 16:52	buy track
5.	The Slaughters 02:45	buy track
6.	Cut Throat 16:28	buy track
7.	Clump 04:07	buy track
8.	Boar 11:14	buy track

about

These eight pieces were recorded 30th September 2012 in High Wycombe, Bucks. The band had not played together for around 9 months. As a result it was decided to spend the time playing improvisations, and not dwelling on past compositions.

One year later, the various grooves and weirder episodes were trimmed down into some more manageable timescales. Only one piece uses multi-tracking (Clumps) and one uses a double speed process (The Slaughters). A minimum of post-production was employed. This remains a celebration of one incarnation of the Alpha Males. More will follow.

credits

released September 24, 2013

Jon Samsworth - Bass, Keyboards, Crumhorn
Rachel O'Mahony - Keyboards, Flute
Ant Palmer - Drums, Percussion
Mark Browne - Guitar, Soprano saxophone, Kaos

Additionally there are a lot of small instruments and devices played by the band.

Sound Engineering Assistant on the recording session Andrew Brown

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The Alpha Males UK

Initiation and the shock of a train and a child, Aylesbury 2002 Rob Price, Ben Lamb, Alex Becket and Jon Samsworth.

Evolution 2008 with Jon Dainty, Daniel Dennis, Mark Browne.

Annexation 2011, Ant Palmer and Rachel O'Mahon.

Domination in 2013 with Eight Types of Chalk.

Further into the dark forest in 2014 with Malcolm Smith, Gemma Horn and Brian Sullivan.

Alpha Males will not save the world. ... more

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