Greetings
The first (self-titled) Whalehammer album can now be downloaded from
www.doddrell.com/mp3. Just go there, go to the whalehammer folder, and you can download the zip file. Then you'll need something like Winzip (you can get it for free off the internet, your computer probably already has it) to 'unzip' it into the individual tracks. There is also 'The Birthing Hour' LP and a live set from 29th August in the folder.
The first album was recorded in early 2007 before we had Steve on board, so it's the bass-less lineup of Scott on drums, Richard on guitar and David on guitar and vox. It was recorded in Scott's spare room live to minidisc.
There are 4 songs, 'Riding the Waves', 'Arise Wounded Beast', 'Frozen Psychosis' and 'Amniotic Bouquet'. The first two songs are super-drowsy, languid damaged psych song things, and the last two are rather freeform pretty guitar things with some diversions into icy noise. I'm into this album, although it is probably the last WHLHMR record to listen to while operating heavy equipment or doing something important, like open heart surgery.
Anyhoo, check it out. On the future tip, we just recorded a new album called 'Subterranean', should be out and about in the digital and reality-based sphere soon. Send us an email (
whalehammer@gmail.com) or hit us up on the myspace (
www.myspace.com/whalehammer) to cop this or any other title.
See ya
