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sunnyvale noise sub-element create a place where chicago guitar noise and berlin techno come together, where kraftwerk are remixed by shellac, and where neu! apply their rhythmic aesthetic to autechre’s electronic textures.

in the past year, sunnyvale have performed a collaborative set with can legend damo suzuki, been hailed by radio 1’s huw stephens as one of the best new bands around, and have now released their debut album, box three, spool five.

formed in 2000, they were initially conceived as a live sonic experiment. early live shows were entirely improvised slabs of sound using the likes of glue, crisps, clockwork toys and kitchen utensils alongside programmed rhythms, samples, and guitars. these early dissections developed into today’s elaborate weave of sonic textures that can shift from confrontational dissonance to the kind of experimentation that can make you dance, all within the space of a single song.

sunnyvale have played with the following artists: damo suzuki, clinic, a silver mt. zion, luke vibert, scout niblett, oxes, hella, electrelane, pram, knifehandchop, max tundra, the telescopes and vibracathedral orchestra.

see a video from our recent jaunt to glasgow to perform at the centre for contemporary arts:
a long way to Glasgow from Alice Peapods on Vimeo.

‘scuzzy, unrelenting six- and four-string structured noise that you could remove the enamel from shellac's teeth with, interspersed with warped industrial beats. excuse me, i think i just came.’ – drowned in sound

‘sonically shattering, going places that the likes of aphex twin and unkle would not dare tread… sheer music genius’ - gigwise

‘imagine a david kronenberg movie set in a lift shaft. this is its soundtrack. you have been warned.’ – sandman

‘alien soundtracks for your ipod as you surf the sands of mars, wander the darkened streets of amityville, or wake up the morning after the end of the world.’ - is this music?

sunnyvale recordings

more than 20 per cent: album, available now on cd from the sunnyvale website

1. girl thief (live)
2. i love you every time you smile (karhide broken disco remix)
3. too far gone
4. how sunnyvale were tricked by the evenings
5. godzilla vs. kathleen hanna (live)
6. i love you every time you smile (jimmy evil bastard dub)
7. this far and no further (boywithatoy mix)
8. i love you every time you struggle heroically against imperialist oppression (remix by space heroes of the people)
9. i love you even when you smile
10. call this number if you hear noises (live)
11. this far and no further (rematch:remix)
12. a word about panic attacks (live)
13. all our flawed efforts
14. i love you every time you smile (nordic mix)

box three, spool five: album, available now on cd from field records

1. godzilla vs. kathleen hanna
2. how spiderman was tricked by his wife
3. i love you every time you smile
4. call this number if you hear noises
5. sputnik was the start of all this peculiar weather
6. girl thief
7. another japanese big robot story
8. using the devil as an excuse for sex
9. techno self-harm
10. a word about panic attacks
11. talking to john about punk rock
12. sunnyvale is asleep

'i love you every time you smile': split single with princess, on limited-edition 7" vinyl.

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'techno self-harm': sunnyvale's five-track EP from 2005.

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'asking for trouble'. a double 7" box set, featuring tracks by sunnyvale, uter, a roman scandal and denim and diamonds. presented in a reel-to-reel tape box, with five inserts, a zine and one of 300 mystery objects collected by sunnyvale from around the world.

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