Arch Hill March News

Arch Hill March News...including Arch Hill Vs. Muzai Records, David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights, Ghost Wave, Street Chant and More

Hi there,
Boy, we are all looking forward to seeing The Clean this Sunday at the Arch Hill vs Muzai Sinday BBQ - and if you are in Wellington make sure you go to Homegrown to see them.
We have heard this social media thing is all the rage, so you can find us on FACEBOOK here, this TWITTER thing here, and now we even worked out what YOUTUBE does (and we have even been uploading some videos).
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Arch Hill Recordings VS Muzai Records 2011 Sunday Afternoon BBQ Indie Label Sound Off
Team Arch Hill on the indoor stage with…
The Clean, Surf City, Street Chant, Ghost Wave
Team Muzai on the outdoor stage with…
Full Moon Fiasco, Cat Venom, Sherpa and Onesie
Last year Arch Hill celebrated it’s 10th Birthday at the Kings Arms with a BBQ and bands like The Bats, Minisnap, Surf City, Superette, Family Cactus, Polaroyd/Bird Nest Roys, Andrew McKenzie, White Swan Black Swan and others playing… it was a great afternoon and Pavement even turned up (and got in trouble for bringing along their own beer after band practice).

This year we plan to do more relaxing, drinking beer and enjoying good music and sunshine. This time we have invited our good buddies Muzai Records along for the party and added an extra outdoor stage.

Most exciting of all is that this year we will have The Clean at the show. This is one of only two New Zealand shows before they head to Australia for Golden Plains and an Australian Tour….that’s right, lets say that again – THE CLEAN!

Although we are calling it a BBQ, strictly speaking there will not be a BBQ. Instead (after their popularity at the Laneway Festival and our Christmas party) we will have Tasty Hungarian Langos bread available in the garden bar. Yum.

1pm - 8pm - Sunday March 6th at the Kings Arms

Pre-sale tickets $20 from Under The Radar
1pm - Doors - Sunday the 6th March at the Kings Arms

MUZAI Outside Stage
2pm - Onesie
3pm - Cat Venom
4.15pm - Sherpa
5.45pm - Full Moon Fiasco

ARCH HILL Inside Stage
2.30pm - Ghost Wave
3.30pm - Surf City
5pm - Street Chant
6.30pm - The Clean
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David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights - Left By Soft - Out April

David Kilgour has a new album with his combo the Heavy Eights - released on April 18. Titled Left by Soft, it is David's eighth solo album and his fourth with Arch Hill.
The album was recorded in the Catlins, about two hours south of Dunedin, New Zealand, in an old lodge surrounded by native bush, birds, and the sea. David spent about a week down there with the Heavy Eights. Thomas Bell engineered and produced but also played bass and cooked the band awesome meals every night. After chilling out most mornings, the band would start recording mid afternoon into the night. Apart from a couple of overblown tracks, they kept overdubs to a minimum and when mixing left most takes as is - no cleaning up via Pro Tools editing, etc.
"To me, it sounds like the band on a good night, warts and all," says Kilgour. "It's probably the first real "band" LP I've made since Frozen Orange or the David Kilgour and the Heavy 8's LP from the mid '90s."

Check out MP3: "Diamond Mine"
Left by Soft, his first album in four years with the Heavy Eights (Taane Tokona on drums, Tony de Raad on guitar and keyboards, and Thomas Bell on bass and keyboards), comes on the heels of the Clean's excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop. You could say it's all part of a late-career renaissance, but that implies there's been some sort of valley in his 30 years of making music. This time, there are more of the elegantly chiming chords and beautifully drifting solos, all presented with Kilgour's sparkling pop sensibilities.
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Ghost Wave - Sign to Arch Hill and Forthcoming EP

Arch Hill are very pleased to announce the forthcoming debut EP release by Auckland band Ghost Wave.
The EP was mostly recorded in their Sandringham garage "Ghost Cave" and a Kingsland loft.
It features seven propulsive cuts that will hook you in like a powerful magnet. At the Arch Hill office the EP has been glued to the stereo for the last month. We can't wait until everyone else gets to hear it.
The band have been playing shows around the traps in Auckland, including carpark parties with their buddies Surf City, Camp Low Hum.
And they also play at the upcoming Arch Hill vs Muzai BBQ in Auckland on 6th March with The Clean, Street Chant, Surf City, Full Moon Fiasco, Sherpa, Oneise and more...
The EP is out on Arch Hill on 4th April 2011
DOWNLOAD THE FIRST SINGLE SUNSETTER FOR FREE HERE
Ghost Wave are Matt, Rikki, Eammon and Alex.
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR SUNSETTER HERE
Visit their Facebook page here
Visit their Myspace page here
Visit their Twitter page here
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Street Chant - GO USA!

After winning over the bigwigs (that other dude is The Rev. Moose) at CMJ in New York last year, Street Chant are heading back to give them just a little bit more...
Street Chant have a few New Zealand and US shows coming up - see below
• - 6.15pm Saturday 5th March - 95bFM Summer Series - Albert Park - Auckland - NZ
• - 5pm Sunday 6th March - Arch Hill vs. Muzai - Kings Arms - Auckland - NZ
• - 9pm Friday 11th March - "Part Time Punks" - La Cita - Los Angeles - USA
• - 12pm Wednesday 16th - March -- "Southern Hemisphere Sounds" at Aussie's Grill and Beach Bar - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 4pm Wednesday 16th - March - DMI Day Showcase at DMI House - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 7pm Wednesday 16th - March - New Zealand Showcase - Brush Square - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 8pm Thursday 18th - March - Team Clermont Showcase - Easy Tiger Patio - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 4pm Friday 19th March - Speed Sets - Gear Alley Expo - Lounge and Bar in Exhibit Hall 2 - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - Monday 21st March - The Cake Shop - New York - USA
• - Wednesday 23rd March - Don Pedro - New York - USA
• - Friday 25th March - The Rock Shop - New York - USA
• - Monday 28th March - The Cake Shop - New York - USA

Yey, mean as, we've got some very nice Street Chant T Shirts in stock. They are black or white and cotton.
The band are about to take a big rucksacks worth over to the USA so we suggest you get in quick.
Buy a black Street Chant T-Shirt for $25
Buy a white Street Chant T Shirt for $25 (note - scroll down the bottom of the page)
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Plus Surf City have a bit USA tour in the bag - details revealed very soon! And a nice video as well...tune in for that
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Some Recent Releases on Arch Hill

Surf City - Kudos - on Vinyl, CD, MP3

Street Chant - Means - on Vinyl, CD, MP3 (note, vinyl stocks getting low!)

Pine - Books and Magazines - Vinyl
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Below are a list of the albums that are part of the Arch Hill Free Range - which means they are free. If you are worried about downloading and worried about being subscribed to this newsletter more than once, rest assured, that shouldn't happen!

Andrew McKenzie - The Edge of The World - Free Range

Pine - Books and Magazine - Free Range

The Haints of Dean Hall - Sleeper - Free Range

Arch Hill 10th Anniversary Album
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