# 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
* Madhog

### Past members

* Apertome
* 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.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080625010120/http://news.dmusic.com/article/25652 - 2007 dmusic interview with halaka
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080724200827/http://news.dmusic.com/article/25653 - part two of 2007 dmusic interview
* http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=32410068183532013 - 2002 review of A Translucent Gold Statue, a Hole.
* http://www.indieville.com/reviews/halaka.htm - 2003 review from Indieville magazine of A Translucent Gold Statue, a Hole.
* http://www.halaka.org - official website
* http://www.pilerecords.com - official site of band's label
* http://www.apertome.com/blog/category/music/halaka/ - info on the band's 2007 FAWM project
* http://www.halaka.org/FAWM2007/TMCUBP.php - link to the audio of 2007 FAWM project
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