Halaka (band)

Halaka is an American experimental noise rock band that originated in the early 1980s. They have independently released nearly 40 albums in various formats and through various channels.

Discography

• Gelatin, Slightly Used (1981)
• Gelatin, Slightly Live (1982)
• Purple Eon (1982)
• Trashe (1983) - cassette
• Here's Some Mud (1984)
• On a Hillside (1985)
• Disillusioned but the Ring's Pretty (1985)
• Up to See God (1986)
• To Egypt, Some Sand (1987) (as Ahkala)
• Halaka (1988)
• Halaka (1988)
• Flabbergastastrophe (1990)
• Stout Fish (1990)
• Hearty Leper (1990)
• The Mackerel Self (1990)
• Water You Talking About? (1991)
• SteadyState (as Ahkala) (1991)
• Ticker Tape Charade (as Ahkala) (1992)
• Apple Leisha (1993)
• Melted Appled (1993)
• Fantastic T-shirt Juice (1993)
• State of Taking Over (1993)
• Mad Bug (1994)
• Angrier Bug (as Ahkala) (1994)
• Madder Bug (1994)
• MazeMindInsectTrap (1994)
• Tulip (1995)
• Inside the Drowned Nothing is Nothing Drowned the Inside (1985)
• Live Arabic Sex Show (1996)
• Dime Store Bible (1997)
• Sasha (1997)
• The Rise and Fall of Flightless Birds (1997)
• And Kind Ladies Are Heaving About (As Ahkala) (1997)
• Incidentally... (1998)
• Inadequate (1999)
• God the Lunatic (1999)
• God, I am the Lunatic (2000)
• A Translucent Gold Statue, A Hole (2001)
• A Skintight Malevolence (2002)
• Diluted Years Concentrate (2004)
• The Margarine Committee's Unauthorized Business Plan (2007)
• The Voice Over the Intercom Says Hello (2008)
• Unabridged Discord (2008)
• Presenting the Making of Shave Your Regular Face (2008)
• 888 (2009)
• split cassette with Appalachian Yard Art (2011)
• The Fifth of the Second of the Fifth (2012)
• That Crowded Morning Feeling (2012)
• The Lunatics have Fallen Under the Asylum (2012)
• Swalaka (2014, Phase Velocity, split tape with Simon Waldram)

Band members

Current members

• Sacky Jamboree
• *
• Fanch Taylor
• Kingo Sleemer
• Apertome
• Madhog

Past members

• Eugene Matsumura
• Shank
• Miss Mackerel
• Super Ryan
• The Mysterious F
• Lacky Daisical
• Drewb
• Stick

Visuals

The visuals for multiple Halaka releases, including MazeMindInsectTrap and Unabridged Discord, featured artwork by an English illustrator named Spookytim, who operates from a studio in Brighton called Studiospooky.

Reviews and links

Halaka has been reviewed in several online publications.

1. http://news.dmusic.com/article/25652 - 2007 dmusic interview with halaka
2. http://news.dmusic.com/article/25653 - part two of 2007 dmusic interview
3. http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=32410068183532013 - 2002 review of A Translucent Gold Statue, a Hole.
4. http://www.indieville.com/reviews/halaka.htm - 2003 review from Indieville of A Translucent Gold Statue, a Hole.
5. http://www.halaka.org - official website
6. http://www.pilerecords.com - official site of band's label
7. http://www.apertome.com/blog/category/music/halaka/ - info on the band's 2007 FAWM project
8. http://www.halaka.org/FAWM2007/TMCUBP.php - link to the audio of 2007 FAWM project