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February 2012

Hell Oh, welcome to Altin Village & Mine Newsletter - February 2012 Issue.
Here's some news! News about Chad VanGaalen & Xiu Xiu, some live dates, local shows and stuff like that!

CHAD VANGAALEN & XIU XIU

Two long years after the release of the first out of four "The Green Corridor" Vinyl 12"s, the second part brings together two undoubted musical geniuses. Right on time for the European tours (find "Tourdates" below) of Jamie Stewart aka Xiu Xiu and Chad VanGaalen, this little treasure will be displayed on the merch tables. In the end all four parts of this vinyl series will add up to one piece of art, musically and graphically. Chad provides 9 (!) exclusive tracks, recorded at his own studio in Calgary, which perfectly present the uniqueness and complexity of his music. The unpretentious giant's songwriting skills leave behind the genres, and is it that "I Want You Back" is his best song after all? Xiu Xiu's tireless output now culminate in a collage, in which he explores the medium's boundaries, by integrating the listener into his art. The listener's supposed to read a question, to then put the needle onto the vinyl which provides the respective answer. One question is "Is it okay to scratch up this record?", and we can assure you: It's not!

Alright, peeps. Official releasedate for the Split is 27. March 2012. If you missed Part 1 of "The Green Corridor" (Oneida / Pterodactyl Split 12'), few copies are left, available in our OnlineShop.

TGC I / Purchase
XIU XIU / Official

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DEAD WESTERN

We've been able to listen to Dead Western's "Everything, Eternally". We are down on our knees. We tell you to prepare yourself for something epic as "Everything, Eternally" is scheduled for a release in May 2012. Johannes / Discorporate Records is taking good, good care of the CD-Version. And: Dead Western is on Tour right now, find Dates below.

DEAD WESTERN / Bandcamp
DEAD WESTERN / Facebook
DEAD WESTERN / Suckle At The Supple Teats Of Time 12"
DISCORPORATE RECORDS / Home

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SVEN KACIREK

"...The effect of this album is an aesthetic one: the sounds are beautiful, absorbing and moving. But there is more to it than that: it bridges the gap between commentary and response, and it engages with the Kenyan musicians it features on equal terms, exploiting them no more than African musicians have exploited the Cubans whose sounds so influenced commercial popular music right across the continent. Sven Kacirek’s album is a cultural encounter, it is about cultural encounter, but most of all, it is a space in which its listeners may find their own encounters."
Oliver Arditi - oliverarditi.com

Sven Kacirek - The Kenya Sessions 2x12' will be released on 24. February 2012

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LOCAL SHOWS

22.02.2012 - DE / Leipzig - Conne Island / Future Island + Pterodactyl
13.04.2012 - DE / Dresden - VeränderBar / Victor Villareal + Mock

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TOURDATES

Chad VanGaalen
08.03.2012 - NL / Amsterdam - OT301
09.03.2012 - BE / Antwerp - Trix
10.03.2012 - BE / Kortrijk - De Kreun
11.03.2012 - NL / Den Bosch - FabriQ Festival
12.03.2012 - BE / Brussels - Les Ateliers Claus
13.03.2012 - FR / Lille - La Peniche
14.03.2012 - FR / Paris - La Maroquinerie
15.03.2012 - FR / Lyon - L’Epicerie Moderne
16.03.2012 - CH / Lausanne - Le Romandie

Dead Western
01.02.2012 - ES / Manresa - House Show En Cabrianes
02.02.2012 - ES / Lleida - Pentagrama
04.02.2012 - ES / Castellon - Tanned Tin Festival
08.02.2012 - US / Sacramento - Bows & Arrows

Future Islands
01.02.2012 - USA / Asheville - Broadway's
02.02.2012 - USA / Boone - Boone Saloon
03.02.2012 - USA / Morgantown - 123 Pleasant Street
16.02.2012 - ES / Madrid - La Boite
17.02.2012 - ES / Barcelona - Sidecar
18.02.2012 - IT / Bari - La Hacienda
19.02.2012 - IT / Copertino - Triade
20.02.2012 - DE / Frankfurt - Hafen 2
21.02.2012 - DE / Chemnitz - Beta Bar
22.02.2012 - DE / Leipzig - Conne Island
23.02.2012 - DE / Berlin - Berghain
24.02.2012 - DK / Copenhagen - Loppen
25.02.2012 - DK / Aarhus - Atlas
26.02.2012 - DE / Bremen - Kogge
27.02.2012 - DE / Köln - Gebäude 9v 28.02.2012 - NL / Tilburg - 013
29.02.2012 - NL / Amsterdam - OT 301
01.03.2012 - NL / Utrecht - Ekko
02.03.2012 - LUX / Luxembourg - Exit 07
03.03.2012 - FR / Paris - Petit Bain
04.03.2012 - FR / Caen - Presqu'ile de Caen
05.03.2012 - FR / Tourcoing - Le Grand Mix
06.03.2012 - UK / London - Scala
07.03.2012 - UK / Glasgow - Captain's Rest
08.03.2012 - UK / Newcastle - Cluny 2
09.03.2012 - UK / Brighton - The Hunt
10.03.2012 - IRE / Dublin - Whelan's

Oneida
24.02.2012 – USA / New York - 285 Kent Ave.
17.03.2012 – USA / New York – Ecstatic Music Fest

Parts & Labor
24.02.2012 – USA / New York - 285 Kent Ave.

Pterodactyl
14.02.2012 - IT / Carpi - Mattatoio
15.02.2012 - IT / Faenza - Clandestino
16.02.2012 - IT / Genova - Claque Teatro della Tosse
17.02.2012 - CH / Duedingen - Bad Bonn
18.02.2012 - FR / Bordeaux - Le Saint Ex
19.02.2012 - FR / Limoges - La Fourmi
20.02.2012 - FR / Lille - La Malterie
21.02.2012 - FR / Paris - La Maroquinerie
22.02.2012 - DE / Leipzig - Conne Island
23.02.2012 - AT / Vienna - Chelsea
24.02.2012 - DE / Dresden - Ostpol
25.02.2012 - DE / Berlin - Westgermany
26.02.2012 - DK / Copenhagen - KB18
27.02.2012 - DE / Hamburg - Astra Stube
28.02.2012 - DE / Nürnberg - K4
29.02.2012 - BE / Brussels - Magasin 4
01.03.2012 - NL / Tilburg - Incubated (Paradox)
02.03.2012 - LUX / Luxembourg - Exit 07
03.03.2012 - NL / Amsterdam - Winston

Petethepiratesquid
01.02.2012 - MY / Kuala Lumpur - Rumah Api
03.02.2012 - MY / Penang - Soundmaker
04.02.2012 - MY / Sungai Petani - Tba
05.02.2012 - MY / Ipoh – Rainhouse

Shokei
10.02.2012 - DE / Nuremberg - K4
11.02.2012 - DE / Munich - Kafe Kult
05.04.2012 - DE / Berlin - Schokoladen
06.04.2012 - DE / Hamburg - Hafenklang
08.04.2012 - DE / Marburg - Bettenhaus

Xiu Xiu
11.03.2012 - NL / Den Bosch - FabriQ Festival
12.03.2012 - UK / Bristol - The Fleece
13.03.2012 - UK / Manchester - The Ruby Lounge
14.03.2012 - UK / Glasgow - The Captain's Rest
15.03.2012 - UK / Brighton - Sticky Mikes Frog Bar
16.03.2012 - UK / London - Rich Mix
17.03.2012 - FR / Lille - La Péniche
18.03.2012 - FR / Paris - Point Ephémère
19.03.2012 - FR / Strasbourg - Stimultania
21.03.2012 - FR / Bordeaux - Le Saint Ex
22.03.2012 - ES / San Sebastian - Lugaritz
23.03.2012 - ES / Murcia - Microsonidos
24.03.2012 - ES / Barcelona - Sala Be Cool
25.03.2012 - ES / Santander - Black Bird
27.03.2012 - ES / Madrid - Teatro Lara
28.03.2012 - ES / Valencia - El Loco
29.03.2012 - ES / Sevilla - Malandar
31.03.2012 - FR / Marseille - Grim
01.04.2012 - CH / St. Gallen - Grabenhalle
02.04.2012 - IT / Bologna - Locomotiv Club
03.04.2012 - IT / Milano - Salumeria della Musica
05.04.2012 - RU / St. Petersburg - Zal Ozhidaniya Club
06.04.2012 - RU / Moscow - Avant Fest
07.04.2012 - TR / Istanbul - Salon IKSV
09.04.2012 - AT / Wien - WUK
10.04.2012 - DE / München - Kranhalle
11.04.2012 - DE / Berlin - Festsaal Kreuzberg
12.04.2012 - DE / Hamburg - Kampnagel
13.04.2012 - DK / Kopenhagen - Stengade 30
14.04.2012 - SE / Stockholm - Strand
16.04.2012 - NL / Amsterdam - OT301
17.04.2012 - BE / Brussels - Tba
18.04.2012 - BE / Gent - Vooruit

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Well, that's all, folks. You attention span is kool! Consider yourself thanked for reading, take proper care of yourselves don't shave your armpit and GO FIGHT FOR SCHOKOLADEN BERLIN!
Howdy!

Marcel & Oliver

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