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close your eyes we are blind

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Released: Jun 18, 2007

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close your eyes we are blind
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..Alaska In Winter

General Info

Genre: Classical / Death Metal / Techno
Location Berlin / New York / Santa Fe, NM / Alaska , Un
Profile Views: 691482
Last Login: 2/9/2012
Member Since 2/21/2005
Website alaskainwinter.com
Record Label A.I.W.M.
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Info/ Licensing: info [at] alaskainwinter [dot] com --------------------------------------------- • Alaska in Winter (aka Brandon Bethancourt)... • Is originally from New Mexico but spent half a year in Alaska out in a cabin in the woods recording music during the winter of 2004... hence the name. • Released its 'debut', "Dance Party in the Balkans" which featured a young Zach Condon (Beirut) in the summer of 2007 on US and European labels. • Relocated to Berlin, Germany and recorded 2nd album "Holiday" summer 2008. • Toured for 3 years with the "virtual orchestra" around N. America and Europe including festivals such as Iceland Airwaves, SXSW, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Phono Festival (Norway), Nu Music Festival (Norway) and over 100 other shows in Europe. • In 2009 was robbed into poverty by his European label. • Came back to the US and was hospitalized. After exiting the mental hospital, Bethancourt started his own record label AIWM Records in 2010. • Released "Space Eagle" [the motion picture soundtrack] on cassette tape 2010. • Released "B-sides & Other Missed Opportunities" as a middle finger to his greedy-ex-label beginning of 2011. • Released " Suicide Prevention Hotline" EP summer 2011 • Was hospitalized again… fun times! • Released VHS movie "Futurecoder" fall of 2011. • Released Memorex Floppy Disk 7" Vinyl October 2011 • Released Airwolfe Flexi Disc VInyl November 2011 • Is currently taking a hiatus from touring to finish 5 albums at once for some reason. Achievements: • Alaska in Winter was featured on Grey's Anatomy television series (season 4, episode 15) • Alaska in Winter was song of the day on LA's KCRW (remix of Submarines iphone commercial song "You Me and the Bourgeoisie" ) • Alaska in Winter was featured in MTV's Making of the Band 4 (spring 09) • Alaska in Winter's 2nd album "Holiday" won the 2009 Independent Music Awards for best Electronic/ Dance album • Alaska in Winter is also the 9th Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote winner • "We Are Blind" remix was used in professional skateboarder Daewon Song's video "New Years Dae" aired 1/1/11 on theberrics.com • "Your Red Dress" was used in Daweon Song's X-Games video part summer 2011. Press Quotes: "These are the kinds of songs that are impossible to sing without your eyes prayerfully closed... The production is elaborate in a streamlined way, the melodies infectious" -Pitchfork "Even at its most serious, the album's unfaltering replication of a never-ending European dance party fills you up and never lets you down" - Spin "Sublime Beauty" -Q Mag "9/10" Vice (DE) "The complex rhythms and guest chiming by Beirut will be sure to have ears craving for more" - URB "It's difficult to overemphasize the pervasive chill that hovers, paradoxically, around the album's warm melodies: Even its most luridly romantic moments sound remote and contemplative." - Pitchfork "[...AIW] manages to expertly traverse the ever-narrowing gap between folk, classical and electronica. If Bjork, Royksopp and a bit of Bach are your thing, Alaska in Winter will be right down your ice chute. -Esquire Magazine UK
Members
Brandon Bethancourt does everything.... literally everything.
Influences
Satan, Drugs
Sounds Like
I'm in love with a bird

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"December Compositions" floppy-disc-cd-r

A lovely soundtrack of winter songs written for a movie that never ended up happening. The 7 compositions now come on a limited edition blue cd-r, packaged in a white / gray floppy disc with hand stamped art.

Only 200 made- first 100 people to order receive free 11x17 poster!

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preview compositions here

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Airwolfe Flexi Disc Vinyl

Two super duper rad songs- "Airwolfe" & "Airwolfe in Miami" now finally available on an equally as rad transparent flexi disc vinyl. Packaged in real life vintage 8" floppy discs with an awesome sticker and silkscreened cover. Also comes with download code and big ass poster.

Preview both songs here
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Collectors Item!!! Only 200 made!!!
assorted silkscreen covers - choose either blue, brown or white.

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Memorex 7" Vinyl / Floppy Disk!!!

Look! A really neat and pretty translucent blue 7" vinyl housed inside a real life vintage 8" floppy disk! Comes with crappy looking silkscreen (by Mr. Brandon himself) super shiny sticker, download code (for the songs) and big ass poster of Brandon walking barefoot through a sandy winter wonderland. Neat Huh? And all that crap fits inside a super fancy plastic sleeve, oooohh. And if you order right now, you could receive a piece of pie that may or may not arrive half eaten!!!

Preview both songs here
Side A. Darvon Cocktail
Side B. Leap Of Faith

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Only 200 made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alaska in WInter- "Suicide Prevention Hotline" EP

Alrighty friends, my excessively depressing EP, "Suicide Prevention Hotline" CD is now officially out on the interweb. Comes with a bunch of fancy looking crap and it's all very limited edition-esque. Check it out here: http://alaskainwintermusic.blogspot.com/ or purchase one here: http://alaskainwinter.bigcartel.com/

"B-sides" Sunset Laser T-shirt

You asked for it, so here it is... limited to 40 shirts printed.
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"B-sides & Other Missed Opportunities" Floppy Disk CD!

Hey hey everybody. It's finally here after waaaaay too many delays, I'm pleased to announce the "B-sides & Other Missed Opportunities" Floppy Disk CD. The Jams are on a black bottomed CD with design and such on the silver top. It comes housed inside a vintage 5.25" floppy disk, with cover art on paper folder, and it also comes with a 2 sided fold out poster! The CD also comes with 3 extra songs not on the digital download... and remember, these floppy disk CD's are a very limited edition run, so buy one up before they're all gone!!!
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Space Eagle Cassette Tapes- back for your boombox

Because I was getting so many requests for the long gone and sold out "Space Eagle" cassette tape, I've finally decided to press 50 more re-issued cassette tapes for your boomboxes. Read more about it here:
http://www.alaskainwintermusic.blogspot.com/
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