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EXPLORE

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We've finally finished our songwriting buisiness in The Forest and now, with our full length album now complete, we arrive back to Honolulu, where we'll soon be showcasing our complete album, as well as new material we've been working on.

Check out the music reviews in this month's issue of Heavywater mag!
"Explore is hands down the most refreshing local band I've heard in a long while and sounds like nothing else I've heard from the local scene. Fronted by Aly Ishikuni, Explore will take you on a melodic, soothing listening adventure full of quality musicianship all around. This local band's sound will easily please music aficionados from LA to NYC..." -Heavywater Magazine

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Member Since: 14/11/2005
Band Website: www.exploretheband.com
Band Members: [VOCALS]
Aly Ishikuni

[GUITARS]
Waiaka Kealamakia
Alexei Samimi

[BASS]
Kamran Samimi

[DRUMS]
Tyler Wolff

DISCOGRAPHY

The Golden Apples of the Sun: 2007
1. 1972
2. Embroidery
3. Vega
4. Last Ship Home
5. March of the Blind
6. Genesis
7. The Valar
8. Pilots of the Purple Twilight
9. The Golden Apples of the Sun Part I
10. The Golden Apples of the Sun Part II
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Explore EP: 2006
1. Walking City
2. Opus
3. The Valar
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The Spade Sessions: 2006
1. Embroidery
2. Last Ship Home
3. Vega
4. Pilots of the Purple Twilight
TO PURCHASE CLICK HERE
TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE
Influences: Camel, Pink Floyd, Further Seems Forever, King Crimson, Kalapana, Vega, At the Drive-In, Dredg, The Mars Volta, Michael Jackson, Opeth, Thrice, Lord of the Rings, Sci-fi books, Cosby
Sounds Like: Camel, The Mars Volta, At the drive-in, Circa Survive, Further Seems Forever, Rush, Thrice
Record Label: none

My Blog

There And Back Again (By Waiaka)

After the terrific success of last nights show, I've decided that although I love what we've done and created, I need a bit of time for myself. I've decided to take a break from the band. I little br...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:53:00 GMT

CD Release Party Photos!

So our CD Release party at NextDoor was a success and we all had a great time. Here are some rocking photos from the show (all by CLIMAGING).
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:17:00 GMT

Band UPDATE [2.15.07] - New Album!

Hello everyone,The time has finally come for our first full-length album to be released to the world. On February 25, 2007 we are going to have 'The Golden Apples of the Sun' available for purchase at...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:23:00 GMT

Pipeline Cafe photos by STM Photographics

Thanks to Shaun for these photos! This was a fun show!ExploreThe crowd at PipelineBlue OctoberTHANKS FOR THE PHOTOS SHAUN! To see more pictures from the entire show - CLICK HERE
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Download all our music for FREE!

Hello everyone,We now have all our songs available for download through our myspace & purevolume site. We would love for you to download both 'The Spade Sessions' from our myspace and our first self-t...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:09:00 GMT

BAND UPDATE [10.17.06] Recording is finished!

Hello myspace! Its been a long time since we've posted a band update on here so here goes... We've been super busy for the past few months recording and preparing for the release of our new album, 'Th...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:15:00 GMT

The Spade Sessions - NOW FOR SALE!

Hello everyone! We just wanted to let you all know that we got 'The Spade Sessions' made in cd form. We are going to be selling these fine items at our upcoming shows on oahu!TRACK LISTING:1. Vega2. L...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:35:00 GMT

NEW T-shirt designs for sale at the X-factory show

So we just managed to make a bunch of new t-shirts today in our forest layer. These are the shirts we are going to be selling at the X-factory show on Oahu, August 11th. We are going to sell each shir...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 01:46:00 GMT

UPDATE [July 20, 2006] - adventures with aly and emma

This photo blog is long overdue. A LOT has been going on at the explore headquarters in Laupahoehoe. Just recently Aly, our singer, and Emma, Alexei's girlfriend, visited the Big Island for some fun a...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:22:00 GMT

August 11th show at X-factory!

You all must come to this show. Pennylane is playing as well as many other local bands including ourselves. We are going to be playing a bunch of new songs that we've been working on over the summer. ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:32:00 GMT