Special Award Records http://www.specialawardrecords.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Giveaway! http://www.specialawardrecords.com/give-away/ http://www.specialawardrecords.com/give-away/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:31:24 +0000 admin http://www.specialawardrecords.com/?p=572 Hi there!

We wanted to share some tracks from our forthcoming releases and let you hear how 2012 will sound! Our first two releases are split cassette tapes, so here is a track from each side. We have  Lehmann B. Smith’s City Song 1, and The Church from Natasha Rose, both from their cassette ‘Split’. Plus you can listen to A. Wallace’s 10 minute epic Civil War and experience the serenity of Mojave Night Jonathan Michell’s title track. Just click the picture on the left and away we go!

 

 

]]> http://www.specialawardrecords.com/give-away/feed/ 0 Jonathan Michell ‘Mojave Night’ and A. Wallace ‘More Ghost Songs’ http://www.specialawardrecords.com/jonathan-michell-mojave-night/ http://www.specialawardrecords.com/jonathan-michell-mojave-night/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:09:51 +0000 admin http://www.specialawardrecords.com/?p=565 Our first release for 2012 is this stunning split cassette featuring two new albums! ‘Mojave Night’ comes courtesy of Jonathan Michell (The Ancients, Mum Smokes, Breaking The Law) – ten instrumental tracks of desert-inspired mood music as imagined by Jodorowsky or Lawrence. It makes sense, trust us. For A. Wallace’s ‘More Ghost Songs’ he took a trip to the mountains and spent a day in a tranquil glade, recording 3 lengthy songs and generally becoming at one with nature.

It comes wrapped in a fancy-paper handmade package with a sweet download card. Romantic!





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Special Award Records are pleased as punch to announce the forthcoming release of Lower Plenty’s 2nd album ‘Hard Rubbish’. Comprising members of Deaf Wish, Total Control, UV Race, The Focus and about a billion other awesome bands, ‘Hard Rubbish’ sees them drop the volume and hit ‘start’ on the downer country vibes, think Opal or Greg Ashley. 4 track hiss and buzzing strings. Summertime. You can barely see the road for the heat coming off. ‘Hard Rubbish’ is a split release with US label Easter Bilby Records, coming Autumn 2012 on LP & digital only.

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, MIGHTY MIGHTY, WELLINGTON
w/ ST. RUPERTSBERG & MOUNT PLEASANT

FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, TABAC, AUCKLAND
w/ O’LOVELY, FOREST SPIRITS, ROSE QUARTZ DJS & QUEEN STREET HOOLIGANS

Auckland tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz &www.cheeseontoast.co.nz

 

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Yes, that’s right. The land of the building shaped like sails in ‘72 has never seen the likes of this. Two shows only, two opportunities to see what all the fuss is about, then it’s back to pottering around in the garden or watching Curb. GO!

Thursday August 25th

Richard In Your Mind + Hammocks & Honey + Oblako Lodka

FBi Social, Level 2 Kings Cross Hotel, 248 William St, Kings Cross

8pm $12

Friday August 26th

Hammocks & Honey + Cabaret Callado + Oblako Lodka + Black Vanilla

Dirty Shirlows, 32 Shirlow St Marrickville 8pm $10

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Remixes of course!

In the tradition of (or in spite of) ‘Nite Versions’, ‘Mixed Up’ and Kylie’s ‘Greatest Remix Hits – Vol. 2’, Hammocks & Honey have handed over control to some of their favourite artists to mess with the formula. Sound scientists Faux Pas, Fatti Frances, Collarbones, Hidden Suns and WORNG took time out from reshaping the future of music to bring you these sweet hits, rejigged. You’ll also notice the mind-alteringly awesome cover art from whiz-kid Cailan Burns!

Just follow this link to grab your FREE copy.

You’ll whip your hair back and forth in delight.

]]> http://www.specialawardrecords.com/hammocks-and-honey-spellbinder-remixes-free-download-now/feed/ 0 Special Award Released Series Show http://www.specialawardrecords.com/special-award-released-series-show/ http://www.specialawardrecords.com/special-award-released-series-show/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:27:02 +0000 admin http://www.prudencereeslee.com/specialaward/?p=117 We were lucky enough to be asked to be part of the awesome ‘Released Series’, so we’ve picked a bunch of rarely seen favourites and spring chickens to make your mid-week sweet!

HEX ENDUCTION… Simon Yama Boy and his pal Hugh Perry break through time and space with bedroom synth power. It’s their first ever show!

SUNMOONSTAR… Elusive world traveller, maker of myriad amazing tapes plays her 2nd Australian show in 4 years… the first was last night!

HAMMOCKS & HONEY… Special Award shining lights appear in a total overhaul anti-electronic mode! Strings and things!

SUPER RYDEEN MACHINE… Shags Chamberlain’s YMO~NUTS combo (feat members of Brous, Zond, AIH, Pikelet and more) make their first appearance since sending The Forum into orbit in 2009. Performing all your Yellow Magic Orchestra favourites!

with incidental music from..

BEN MONTERO RELAXING MUSIC EXPERIENCE… it’s a literal ‘dream’ come true. Montero goes new age between bands in the Workers Club hallway. Because having a DJ just isn’t half as cool as this.

$10 on the door, 8pm start.

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To celebrate the band are playing a super-awesome launch show at the Grace Darling in Collingwood, Melbourne on June 10th. Equally super-awesome is the news that they’ll be supported by pals Geoffrey O’Connor, Pascal Babare & Teeth PLUS the debut for our friend Jared Davis’ (Far Concern) new band Sunkissed. SPECTACULAR!

In the meantime you can grab Oblako Lodka’s debut LP (vinyl only!) from all good independent record stores in Australia, or via the ‘RELEASES’ link to the left of this post!

]]> http://www.specialawardrecords.com/oblako-lodka-lp-and-launch/feed/ 0 OBLAKO LODKA LP COMING SOON… LISTEN NOW! http://www.specialawardrecords.com/oblako-lodka-lp-coming-soon-listen-now/ http://www.specialawardrecords.com/oblako-lodka-lp-coming-soon-listen-now/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:29:24 +0000 admin http://www.prudencereeslee.com/specialaward/?p=120 The stork is still a few weeks away from delivering Oblako Lodka’s debut LP, but thanks to the magic of the internet you can listen to it now, just by clicking on the wee player thing below… hooray!

 

]]> http://www.specialawardrecords.com/oblako-lodka-lp-coming-soon-listen-now/feed/ 0 A. WALLACE – CIVIL WAR FILM CLIP http://www.specialawardrecords.com/a-wallace-civil-war-film-clip/ http://www.specialawardrecords.com/a-wallace-civil-war-film-clip/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:19:59 +0000 admin http://www.prudencereeslee.com/specialaward/?p=138 A. Wallace went out to the forest, recorded 3 lengthy & amazing songs for his new tape, then came back and used found footage to make this clip for ‘Civil War’. Check it out! Aaron’s tape ‘More Ghost Songs’ is a split release with Jonathan Michell (Mum Smokes, The Ancients), and will be out sometime during May…

 

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