Music Tapes Concert at Defgav.com, Hawk and a Hacksaw EP for Pre-Order

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Music Tapes Concert at Defgav.com, Hawk and a Hacksaw EP for Pre-Order

Published Tuesday, June 05, 2007 by Jeff | E-mail this post

Defgav.com, an excellent MP3 site from an E6 fan, has posted a rare Music Tapes performance from August 18, 1998, at the Garage in London. In addition he's posted this YouTube clip (below), which gives a sense of the insanity and invention typical of one of Julian Koster's live shows--it's apparently from a February 1999 show in Athens. There's also a Neutral Milk Hotel live set at the website if you check his previous posts. A very nice job - grab the concert here.

The A Hawk and a Hacksaw/Hun Hangar Ensemble tour EP is now available for order on Amazon.com. Here's their description:

Superb 8-track audio CD and short film DVD package. Strictly limited edition of 4,000 individually numbered copies in deluxe gatefold card packaging. The EP includes the first recordings by A HAWK AND A HACKSAW (duo ft. former NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL drummer JEREMY BARNES) and THE HUN HANGAR ENSEMBLE, a group of extraordinarily talented Hungarian folk musicians. The songs are both traditional (Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian and klezmer) and AHAAH originals. The 20-minute bonus DVD, 'An Introduction To A Hawk And A Hacksaw', documents the last two years of travelling and performing throughout Europe and the United States. The EP follows the highly acclaimed 'The Way The Wind Blows' album from late 2006, their most successful yet, and is a precursor for AHAAH's fourth album.

Today is apparently the release date...this blew right past me. Thanks to lou2ser at the Townhall for noticing it. You can order the album and help pay a few cents of Optical Atlas' server fees if you use this link.