Jale

Jale was a Canadian alternative rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Contemporaries of Sloan and The Super Friendz, they were formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1996. They released three records in all (the albums Dreamcake and So Wound and the EP "Closed").
Jale was formed by four art school students in 1992. The guitarist Jennifer Pierce had earlier sung backing vocals on the album Smeared by Sloan. The other founders were Alyson MacLeod (drums), Laura Stein (bass guitar) and Eve Hartling (guitar). The band's name was formed from the first letters of the members' first names. 
Jale was the second Canadian band (after Eric's Trip) to be signed to the Seattle label Sub Pop.
Jale's first album, Dreamcake, was released in 1994. 
In November 1995, Jale regrouped to record their second album, So Wound, in Chicago. Mike Belitsky of the alt-country band The Sadies replaced McLeod as drummer. So Wound appeared to contain radio-friendly hits in "All Ready" and "Ali". However, Sub Pop pulled support for the album while the band was on tour. Only a few months after the release of So Wound, Jale disbanded.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first played Jale in the summer of 1993 via their debut single, 'Aunt Betty'. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes including a session they recorded for his programme in 1994.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1994-09-13. First Broadcast: 29 October 1994. Repeated: 03 June 1995
*Blue Train / Again / Unseen Guest / Nine Years Now
==Other Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1993
*03 July 1993 (BFBS): I Lied (7" - Aunt Betty) Cinnamon Toast
;1994
*25 February 1994: ‘Promise (7 inch - Cut)’ (Sub Pop Records)
*25 March 1994: 'Promise (7 inch - Cut)’ (Sub Pop Records)
*17 June 1994: 'Not Happy' (7 inch - 14 08 93 ) Sub Pop
*18 June 1994: Love Letter (7 inch – 14 08 93 ) Sub Pop
*25 June 1994 (BFBS): Love Letter (7" - 14 08 93) Sub Pop
*29 July 1994: Not Happy (CD - Dreamcake) Sub Pop
*06 August 1994 (BFBS): Not Happy (album - Dreamcake) Sub Pop 
*20 August 1994 (BFBS): 3 Days (album - Dreamcake) Sub Pop 
*27 August 1994: ‘Stepping Out (Various Artists CD - Volume Eleven)’ Volume
*10 September 1994 (BFBS): Stepping Out (v/a album - Volume Eleven) Volume
*23 September 1994: Nebulous (CD - Dreamcake) Sub Pop 
;1995
*17 March 1995: 'The Unseen Guest (EP-Club Spangle 2)' (Spangle/Sub Pop)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists