Latest blast of modern space psych drone rock from these East Coast spacelords, an ultra limited (only 1000 copies) 12", part of Thrill Jockey's new subscription series, which means these will probably be gone in a flash. Which is too bad, cuz this is one of the best White Hills jams yet, thankfully, only two of these tracks are exclusive, one is a new version of a track from Heads On Fire, remixed by Julian Cope's drummer, one is a track from the upcoming full length, but two of them are ONLY available here (and the remixed version of "Oceans Of Sound" from Heads On Fire is different enough to make it essentially a new track) so pretty much a must own for the space rock psych drone obsessives out there, which is most likely most of you. The A side begins with "Dead" which will be on the band's upcoming full length, and it's a doozy, fuzzy, druggy, a little bit lo-fi, looped and hypnotic, with dreamy soft singing, beneath billowing clouds of distorted guitars, all hazy and super space rocky, definitely channeling the spirits of Loop and Spacemen 3, definitely has us chomping at the bit for the new album. The second track is the remixed "Oceans Of Sound" and is a cool processed guitarscape, swirled FX wrapped around a stuttery tremolo guitar, like a drugged out space rock "How Soon Is Now?", fragmented riffs careen through streaks of buzz and hum, building to a total space pop climax that definitely had us thinking Spiritualized or Teenage Filmstars. Flip it over, and "Another Coming" explodes out of the speakers, a grinding thick viscous dronescape, very reminiscent of Expo 70, that sort of krautdronespacedrift, with dense looped guitars, stretched out into a churning blur, the whole thing wreathed in hazy effects. The second track, "Red Sun", is all skeletal and dubbed out, almost funky sounding, with minimal guitar, but again loads of effects, thick throbbing bass, and creepy sampled voices. Super rad. And SUPER LIMITED. ONLY 1000 COPIES, and most likely sold out any minute, we got a whole bunch, but that doesn't mean we won't blow through these. Gorgeous jackets too, matte black with spot UV gloss lettering, and a fancy full color pasted on art card front cover. -Aquarius Records

A real contender for psych-rock single of the year, this 7" finds two of today's foremost acts in the field (White Hills and Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno) taking on classic Hawkwind material. 'Brainstorm' is ravaged by AMT, who thrash out in fine style with an expanded arsenal of swooping oscillators and spooky theremin-style pitchshifting. It's an absolute riot, but White Hills prove themselves to be more than a match, tearing 'Be Yourself' a new one (to coin a phrase) laying on the fuzz by the barrow-load, cutting through the fudge with some class-A shred and all-round soloing majesty. Oof... -Bookmat

Heads On Fire throws down grungy distorted layers of sludge that relentlessly churn along. It's neither subtle nor pretty, but god damn it rocks. They take the space rock template and inject it with a battered fucked-up New York punk spirit. -Drowned In Sound

White Hills is turning out to be quite the surprise of the year. After killing earlier in the year with Glitter Glamour Atrocity and releasing a comparable tour CD, the band has fired back again with the UK release of Heads on Fire. The latest release is just as much of a pummeling psych juggernaut as the rest; merging the Hawkwind style space jams with a tight groove of blistery guitars and trembling bass. The band are waving the Space Rock banner high and proud which has already garnered them support from legends in the field such as Julian Cope, for whom they've opened in the UK. The latest album, despite the relentless output this year shows no trace of being leftovers, but instead another album full of thick plumes of ash and turbulent waves of cosmic radiation. The band thrive in making the calm moments exceedingly liquid while still having a knack for fierce waves of noise ridden psych that leaves the space behind and burns like the earth's core. Given the band's current direction I fully expect to see great things from them in the future. -Raven Sings The Blues

'Heads on Fire' left me completely satiated, having taken me places I'd never expected to go. It's wonderful to discover a band who so wholeheartedly embrace the past without ever letting it constrain their vision for the future. I look forward to hearing more. -Nine Hertz

Their previous release,Glitter Glamour Atrocity, found the band experimenting around with a number of different styles from ambient to Krautrock to Spacemen 3 influenced rock, but on their latest outing, White Hills jettisons the experiments to totally consume themselves in balls to the wall, and yep, "heads on fire" total space rock. It's something like Hawkwind on steroids, with pounding drums and throbbing, catchy bass lines, whooshing space synths, barely heard mantra-like vocals, and of course, oodles and oodles of heavy, crushing, effects-laden guitars. -Aural Innovations

Space Rock fans should waste no time getting this album (HEADS ON FIRE). Farflung fans will LOVE this, as will anyone who digs the balls out space metallic jams of early Hawkwind. And solid production has helped White Hills create a MASSIVE sound that will knock you about like some cosmic sledgehammer. Highest recommendation -Roadburn

If you're going to play this kind of gritty garage-bred psychedelia, it stands to reason you should lay it on thick, but maximalism takes on a whole new meaning in White Hills' "Glitter Glamour Atrocity". Among its key ingredients: motorik-mined grooves, cool bass drone, raw-wire monotone riffery, liberally-applied space noises, the lupine hiss of overzealous wah-wah pedals, and sampled radio broadcasts of 9/11 prognosticators and finger-waggers. All of that over feedback squalls and the barest traces of threatening, spitting vocals-- and that's just a part of this eight-minute freakout. It should have been 45 minutes longer. I can't think of a single excess they've left out, nor one they should have. -Pitchfork

WHITE HILLS DISCOGRAPHY

HEADS ON FIRE
Limited Edition Vinyl Pressing released by Thrill Jockey Records
2009
also available in High Quality MP3 format at , iTunes, and many other online digital services.

Originally released by Rocket Recordings on CD
2007
Also available at Aquarius Records,Thrill Jockey, and all good record stores worldwide.

Collisions V.1
Rocket Recordings - Launch 033
2009
First release in a series by Rocket Recordings known as "Collisions". This LP features White Hills track "I Will Find Peace Of Mind" and The Heads track "Camden Brain Slurry". Limited to 1000 copies (300 Orange [150 of which have a poster] / 700 Black).

A Little Bliss Forever
FIRST PRESSING out-of-print 2nd Pressing COMING SOON
Drug Space - Dosage 101 LP
2008
Available at Aquarius Records and in NYC at Other Music, Academy Records Annex, Ear Wax, Sound Fix, and Eat Records

GLITTER GLAMOUR ATROCITY

Abstractions & Mutations CD-r
White Hills Music 2007
Limited Edition CD-r release put together for the White Hills and Døgtank UK tour in September of 2007.

KOKO CD-r
Self Released 2006
Limited Edition of 50 copies in commemoration of our London debut.
Sold Out

They've Got Blood Like We've Got Blood CD-r
Fuck Off and Di 2005
1st pressing Limited to 100 copies
2nd pressing Limited to 25 copies (w/obi-strip in commemoration of our London debut)
Sold Out

No Game To Play CD-r
Self Released 2006
Limited to 222 copies
Sold Out

COLLABORATIONS/COMPILATIONS

Records Toreism
Thrill Jockey 2009
Limited Edition LP release in celebration of Record Store Day (April 18, 2009). Thrill Jockey pressed 900 copies of the LP Records Toreism. It comes stuffed with a zine with contributions by everyone from Ian MacKaye to Trouser Press's Ira Roberts. The LP features contributions from WHITE HILLS, Tortoise, Mountains, Double Dagger, and Trans Am.

WHITE HILLS/Acid Mothers Temple - Sonic Attack (Psychedelic Warlords)
Trensmat 2008
Limited Edition 45 sees both bands tearing up classic Hawkwind songs. "A real contender for psych-rock single of the year, this 7" finds two of today's foremost acts in the field (White Hills and Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno) taking on classic Hawkwind material. 'Brainstorm' is ravaged by AMT, who thrash out in fine style with an expanded arsenal of swooping oscillators and spooky theremin-style pitchshifting. It's an absolute riot, but White Hills prove themselves to be more than a match, tearing 'Be Yourself' a new one (to coin a phrase) laying on the fuzz by the barrow-load, cutting through the fudge with some class-A shred and all-round soloing majesty." -Bookmat.com

WHITE HILLS/GNOD - Aquarian Downer
White Hills Music 2007
A meeting of the minds with fellow Space Travelers, GNOD, from Manchester, UK.

Due To Lack Of Interest Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled
Head Heritage 2005
Head Heritage Sampler from 2005 featuring White Hills, Julian Cope, Comets On Fire, Temple Of Bon Matin, Universal Panzies, DØGNTANK, The New Lou Reeds, Holy McGrail, Litmus, Sons Of TC Lethbridge, The Suppliers, and Ulysses.

Wish You Weren't Here CD-r
Self Released 2007
Limited to 85 copies (50 in Wood Case, 35 in Jewel Case)
Collaboration with San Francisco based experimental band White Pee.

Verily White Hills CD-r
White Hills Music 2007
Collaboration with NYC based experimental unit VERILY (the brain child of sculpter and circuit bender Charles Goldman) released in commemoration of Verily White Hills performance in December of 2007. Limited Edition CD-r relase of 30 copies.

Phosphene River

Prestigation Records 2007
New release by spoken word artist Dan McGuire. Dan does his spoken pieces over music by White Hills, Kawabata Makoto, Plastic Crimewave Sound, The Heads, Mammatus, Residual Echoes and more. ..