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Halloween, Alaska = James Diers (voice, guitar, keys) + Ev (keys, programming, engineering) + Matt Friesen (electric bass, samples) + Jake Hanson (guitar, keys) + David King (acoustic and electronic drums)
We came together in Minneapolis sometime in the early '00s, having played together and separately in other bands such as Love-cars, 12RODS, The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, et al. We were a foursome until mid-2006, at which point Jake was cajoled into joining up.
Our eponymous debut was originally released under the Princess Records imprint in 2004, then reissued by East Side Digital (indie home to synth pioneer Wendy Carlos, among others) in 2005 with the addition of a few bonus tracks. The second disc, "Too Tall to Hide," followed shortly thereafter, including an LL Cool J cover that is not intended to be the least bit ironic or clever.
Work on a third full-length release is nearly complete. Watch for all the terrible details to emerge later in 2008.