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Thrill Jockey

White Hills

H-P1

cd version comes in a 4 panel minilp style gatefold package with 4 page booklet musically 'hp1' white hills second fulllength for thrill jockey expands on the explorations of previous albums in ambience noise and space rock all led by guitarist dave w's blistering guitar solos this is the most fully realized white hills album to date and the one that takes them furthest from their pure space rock roots it is also their most angry record it is a reaction to what white hills sees as government coopted and controlled by corporations it is a wake up callthe cover is a stark colourless landscape a metaphor for the status quo while the inside and the record are an attempt to break free from this bland existence the music and the photo inside are loud colorful exuberant and alive 'hp1' was recorded at the ocropolis in williamsburg brooklyn on september 7th and 8th 2010 by shahin 'showtime' motia guitarist of oneida and mixed by dave w and pierre auntour in nyc and by antronhy in nottingham uk the album was mastered by heba kadry at the lodge a notable difference is the addition of synthesizer player shazzula for the recordings shazzula has performed with the group in europe on and off throughout the last year there was no compression used on the record