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ALPS

RIDE THE LIGHTNING

About Me

Audio source: Homemade, modified, rebuilt Organ/Yamaha Portasound/Xylophone/Drum machines(various)/Drums(various)/Teisco Electric Guitar/4 Channel Mixer/Delay pedals/Phaser pedals/Chorus pedals/Space Echo/Button Accordian/Dictaphones/Recorder/Etc.
Audio recording (Either/or): Cassette Karaoke Machine/Dictaphone/2 Track Reel to Reel/4 Track Cassette Recorder
Chris Hearn 1984-2008 (locational): Womb; Tamworth NSW/Orange NSW/Ballarat VIC Australia; Mt Hagen/Wewak/Madang Papua New Guinea; Tamworth NSW/Woy Woy NSW/Newcastle NSW/Tamworth NSW/Newcastle NSW Australia, London United Kingdom, Newcastle NSW Australia, Berlin Germany, London United Kingdom, Newcastle NSW Australia.
Chronology of Alps of NSW tours (2005-2008): Australia (national, numerous), New Zealand (North/South Island May 2006), Australia (national, numerous), New Zealand (North/South Island September 2006), United States of America (West to East coast October/November 2006), Europe (Ireland, England, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands November 2006 - February 2007), Australia (March 2007), New Zealand (North/South Island May 2007), United States of America (West to East coast May-July 2007), Europe (France, Spain, England, Ireland, Austria, Germany July/August 2007), Europe (England, Belguim, Germany November 2007), Australia (including Tasmania, December 2007)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/25/2005
Band Members: CHRIS HEARN
Influences: Philip Glass, Ken Done, Michael Dransfield, Jean-Paul Sartre, Daniel Johnston
Sounds Like:
Alps of the World

2008 - CD OUT NOW

Buy in Australia AU$7pp: Buy internationally AU$10pp

Split 7" w/ Snowfield

2008 - 7" on Teepee Magic/Anti Devastation League (NZ)

Buy in Australia AU$7pp Buy internationally AU$10pp:

Split 3" w/ Jasmine Loop Control

2007 - 3" CD on Wilting Flower (AU)

Buy in Australia AU$7pp Buy internationally AU$10pp:

Split 7" w/ Frase+Bri

2006 - 7" on Shrieksounds (AU)
SOLD OUT

Alps of New South Wales LP

2006 - 12" on Sound&Fury (AU)
2006 - CD on Shrieksounds (AU)
2007 - CD on Beat is Murder (EU)

Buy CD in Australia $AU10ppBuy CD Internationally AU$13ppBuy LP in Australia AU$20ppBuy LP Internationally AU$25pp

The Origin of Species EP

2006 - 8" on Shrieksounds (AU)
SOLD OUT

Alps EP

2005 - CDR (independent)
2006 - 3"CD on Fuck Labels (AU)
SOLD OUT

Considerable discounts in postage the more shit you buy. Sorry the paypal buttons look kind of unattractive. I care about aesthetics as much as the next guy. But hey.
Record Label: Various labels.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Past Show List

Updated as regularly as possible:Australia01/10/05 Squat, Newcastle, w/ Guts, Toxic Lipstick, Pure Evil duo, Tokyo Ghetto Ghetto, Shitty Rail Tranny Cops02/12/05 Candy's Apartment, Sydney w/ Die! Die!...
Posted by ALPS on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:48:00 PST

Record Reviews

I haven't sent away a lot of stuff to get reviewed but a few things have popped up here and there. If there are other reviews around you know of, send me a copy perhaps? If you want to review a record...
Posted by ALPS on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:06:00 PST