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HASIKARA SMILE
Psychedelic / Tropical / Alternative

It's pronounced HAS-EE-KAR-RAH



Norwich
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  12/22/2009
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Member Since5/9/2007
Band Websitehasikarasmile.blogspot.com
Band Members Fergus - Vocals, Guitar, Bass Loops, (violin/fiddle, piano, glockenspiel, autoharp, organ/synth, melodica, percussion on samples)

Fred "Dirty Beau" - Vocals, Drums, Samples (trumpet, harmonica, autoharp, piano, organ/synth, saxophone, flute, tin whistle, percussion on samples)
InfluencesMUSIC (in no particular order) : Ame Son, Butthole Surfers, Captain Beefheart, Minutemen, Tall Dwarfs, Can, Don Cherry, Funkadelic, Tenjo Sajiki, Tokyo Kid Brothers (Throw Away The Books), J.A. Caesar, J.A. Seazer, Magical Power Mako, Charlie Haden, Flower Travellin' Band, Les Rallizes Denudes, Os Mutantes, Mogollar, Afrirampo, Olivia Tremor Control, The Shaggs, Boban Markovic, The Insect Trust, White Denim, Mustafa Ozkent, Erkin Koray, Selda, Cem Karaca, 3 Hurel, Baris Manco, Curtis Mayfield, Group Inerane, The Meters, Kool & The Gang, Sly & The Family Stone, Parliament, Ruth Copeland, Sarolta Zalatnay, Dungen, Okay Temiz, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sonny Sharrock, Grachan Moncur III, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Group Bombino, Alice Coltrane, JCOA, Liberation Music Orchestra, Pharoah Sanders, Clifford Thornton, Sun Ra & Arkestra, Escalator Over the Hill, Codona, Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim, Miles Davis, Hawk & A Hacksaw, The Fugs, Meat Puppets, The Contortions, Yahowha 13, Bubble Puppy, Van Der Graaf Generator, Public Nuisance, Arbete Och Fritid, Parson Sound, Trad Gras Och Stenar, Betty Davis, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Amon Duul I & II, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Annette Peacock, James Brown, Count Ossie, Melting Glass Box, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Plastic People Of The Universe, Porno For Pyros, Frank Zappa (but really only for "Hot Rats" - sorry Frank!), Fela Kuti, The Germs, De Facto, Komeda, The Monks, Pere Ubu, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Incredible Bongo Band, Fraser & Debolt, Guido De Angelis, Mayo Thompson, Ethiopiques Series, Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulluqen Mellesse, The Clean, Ghana Sounds Compilations, Secret Museum Of Mankind Series, James Booker, The Band, Lee Perry, King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Dennis Alcapone, Big Youth, Skatalites, Baba Brooks, Sound Dimension, U-Roy, Dillinger, Cedric "Im" Brooks, Dinosaur Jr, Beirut, Neutral Milk Hotel, Gravediggaz, Public Enemy, The Goats, Ice Cube, Schoolly D, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Cypress Hill, Ultramagnetic MC's, Stetsasonic, Prince Paul, Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, GZA, ODB, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Beastie Boys, Jurassic 5, Ice T, Big Daddy Kane, House Of Pain, Gangstarr, NWA, Leaders Of The New School, Eric B & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, Run DMC, Brand Nubian, Biz Markie, Chubb Rock, Ugly Duckling, MF Doom, Viktor Vaughan, Madvillain, Dangerdoom, King Geedorah, Madlib, KMD, Cut Chemist, Edan, Main Source, Souls Of Mischief, Diamond D, Casual, Showbiz & AG, M.I.A. Anthology Of Amercian Folk Music, Raymond Scott, Charlie Poole, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Dock Boggs, The Deviants, Nuggets Series, Modern Lovers, Eddie Bo, Fingletoad, Strange & Siho, John Frusciante, Holy Modal Rounders, Professor Longhair, Moondog, Thai Beat A Go Go Comps, GS Sounds, Dusty Fingers Comps, Carter Family, Tom Waits, Les Baxter, George Coleman, Bo Harwood, Charley Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson,, Skip James, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Elizabeth Cotten, Doc Watson, Bert Jansch, Woody Guthrie, Ed Askew, Josh White, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Medicine Show Music, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, A Cid Symphony, The Who, Black Sabbath, Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Iggy Pop, Rolling Stones, Arthur Brown/Kingdom Come, Michael Hurley, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jackson C. Frank, Daryll-Ann, Big Star, Daniel Johnston, P J Harvey, Radiohead, David Bowie, The Ramones, Davy Graham, Ivor Cutler, The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, Fred Neil, The Seeds, Terry Durham, Ernie Graham, Simon Finn, Tony Joe White, Bernard Purdie, Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals, Rollins Band, Beck, Dr John, Flaming Lips, Early Eno, Bob Lind,Jack Nitzsche, Tim Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett, Melvin Van Peebles, The Ramones, Plastic Ono Band,Buffy Sainte-Marie, Richie Havens, Karen Dalton, Meic Stevens, Dino Valente, Tony Caro & John, Evie Sands, Bob Marley, Gang Of Four, Linda Perhacs, Elyse, Bongwater, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Tom Ze, Gilberto Gil, Henry Flynt, Isaac Hayes, Zoo, Jackson 5, Pete Dello/Honeybus, Ronnie Lane, Allen Toussaint, The Kinks, George Harrison (Wonderwall) Andy Votel, Vincent Gallo, Skip Spence, Al Green, Syl Johnson, Leon Thomas, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Isley Brothers, Booker T & the MG's, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis & many more.................................. ARTISTS ON THE FOLLOWING LABELS :- Arhoolie, Yazoo, Folkways, Subliminal Sounds, Mississippi, Studio One, ESP, Trojan, Soul Jazz, Soul Patrol, Finderskeepers, B-Music, Ngoma, URC(Japan), Tamla Motown, Stax, Reprise, Vertigo, Arome Productions, Atlantic, Sublime Frequencies, Buda Musique, Impulse, Sonet, Hi Records, Shadoks, Tiliqua, SkyStation, Elektra, Soundway, Vampisoul, Analog Africa & many more.
FILMS (Directors) John Cassavetes, Werner Herzog, Hal Ashby, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Shuji Terayama, Alan Clarke, Jean Pierre Melville, Nic Roeg, Donald Cammell, Ozu, Yasuzo Masumura, Seijun Suzuki, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Masahiro Shinoda, Toshio Matsumoto, Shohei Imamura, Akira Kurosawa, Mario Bava, Kaneto Shindo, Stan Brakhage, Paul Sharits, Ken Jacobs, Jeff Keen, Jan Svankmeyer, Jan Nemec, Monte Hellman, Walter Hill, Michael Haneke, Richard Linklater, Jim Jarmusch, Stan Brakhage, Robert Altman, Karel Reisz, Lars Von Triers, Alan Pakula, Sam Peckinpah, Bill Gunn (for "Ganja & Hess") Juraj Herz & many more that don't spring to mind right now................................................................................................... (Actors) John Cassavetes & anyone who acted in his movies, Donald Pleasance, Tim Carey (not Jim!) Warren Oates & many more
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   About HASIKARA SMILE
TWO FRIENDS, DRUMS, GUITAR, BASS, HOMEMADE DRUM LOOPS/SAMPLES, LIVE TRIGGERING, ANYTHING GOES/NO RULES, WHAT IT IS, IS WHAT IT IS!

EMAIL US AT: hasikarasmile[at]hotmail.co.uk


ELEPHANT GUN
THE DEBUT ALBUM
OUT NOW



"...Hasikara Smile have combined a lo-fi indie feel with a trippy dub & ethno jazz sound for the electronic age ...Elephant Gun is an album shining with rich emotions and sonic excellence"
(BEARDED MAGAZINE)

"A strange yet alluring mix of hip hop beats, psychedelia and indie. Very intriguing...." 4/5
(SUBBA-CULTCHA)

"A heady blend of fat beats, exotic guitar that comes in somewhere between alternative English indie rock and some kind of tropical world music outlook."
(THE ORGAN MAGAZINE)

"I love it when I take a chance on something new and it turns out to be really great. Hasikara Smile’s debut is a good stand-alone release and it shows remarkable promise"
(ALTSOUNDS)


HASIKARA SMILE'S DEBUT ALBUM
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"...a spaced out stew of psychedelic instrumentals that mix trance inducing rhythms, tropical beats, electronic melodies and a touch of ethno-jazz."
(LIVE REVIEW - NORWICH EVENING NEWS)


"...a brilliant act to catch live!!!"
(BBC NORFOLK INTRODUCING)


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Beckie.

Beckie Godden



Dec 16 2009 7:07 PM

Your welcome :) Im sure i'l come see you again at some point, and i will come say hi :)
I was going to on Friday but you were busy talking to someone else ha :)
x
RAN (NEW SONG UPLOADED)

RAN (NEW SONG UPLOADED)
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Dec 15 2009 8:08 PM

Hi there! Thanks for the ADD! Just uploaded a new song: Rashomon! Check it out and feel free to comment. Best wishes...
babz

babz



Dec 13 2009 10:25 PM

Glad you like the video. I really enjoyed your set. You are different :) - which is good!!
Beckie.

Beckie Godden



Dec 13 2009 5:07 PM

Thanks for accepting :)
Saw you guys in Norwich on friday.. and completly loved you :)
Hope your both good xx
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Nov 19 2009 6:28 PM





Our last gig of the year. Free punch and pie, probably.
Screaming Ground

Screaming Ground



Nov 3 2009 11:01 PM

Fancy something a bit different?

SATURDAY!! :)



Come and rock your fucking socks off :D
x
Bearsuit

Bearsuit



Oct 20 2009 8:02 PM

Hey lover,

Come see us at the marquee in norwich on Friday October 30th - a halloween gig and we'll be previewing songs from our new album.... DO IT (come on, I don’t wanna have to cut you)

AND come see us at
www.twitter.com/bearsuit band to follow what we're up to at the studio today....

 

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Let's Do Lunch

Let's Do Lunch



Oct 20 2009 6:13 PM


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Sep 20 2009 11:55 AM



come! :)
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Bam! x
Leah

Leah



Aug 12 2009 8:42 PM

Listened to the album - absolutely love it! Thanks so much for sending a copy :) Dad especially likes Slow Fuse x
Girl In A Thunderbolt

Girl In A Thunderbolt



Aug 12 2009 2:12 PM

Call me every name under the sun, but I've FINALLY got round to listening to your album in it's entirety! I know it's been a while! (sorry!)
It's FANTASTIC stuff! Really original-sounding, and the vocals are great. Love the call and response stuff! Well done you two!

Starsexplode

Starsexplode



Aug 9 2009 1:06 PM

Hey dudes loving the tunes, they sound like psychedelic sunshine
Jonexplodes x
Bambi Get Over It

Bambi Get Over It



Aug 1 2009 4:36 PM

Hey!

Thank you so much for your message. It's a shame we didn't get to perform more with you. Although we're sad that BGOI is over, we'll all keep making music, and we'll let you know what we get up to!

Can't wait to see you guys play again,
See you soon,

xx Sim
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Jul 30 2009 10:59 PM

Excellent FREE GIG at Norwich Playhouse Bar, Sunday 9th August

Arcadia Lake

Arcadia Lake



Jul 27 2009 2:36 PM

Sounding sweet on AMP3 Radio guys. Nice one xx
Jay Bullen

Jay Bullen



Jul 12 2009 1:00 PM

I just googled them, it sure sounds a lot like Neutral Milk! Very interesting, thanks for the info. I should have some new recordings soon which will be nice
Jay Bullen

Jay Bullen



Jul 11 2009 6:39 PM

Really enjoyed watching your set
Ndx

Ndx



Jul 9 2009 9:51 PM



x
Screaming Ground

Screaming Ground



Jun 25 2009 11:25 PM



Come along tonight! Doors at 8

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FEVER FEVER - CHRISTMAS SONG UP!!

FEVER FEVER - CHRISTMAS SONG UP!!



Jun 22 2009 4:55 PM

Hello my lovelies!

Hope you're OK? On your BBC intro interview you said there might be physical copies of your album available, is this the truth? Can't wait to hear it all!

Rosie XX
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