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Sian Alice Group set to tour with A Place To Bury Strangers || 9/15-10/22

This Fall London based Sian Alice Group will be returning to the US to embark on their first full North American tour, heading out on the road in support of A Place To Bury Strangers. This is in further support of their acclaimed debut album 59.59 and EP, The Dusk Line. The group have spent the past year honing their live act on tour with the likes of Spiritualized and The Black Angels. All dates except for Montreal are with A Place To Bury Strangers. Tour details are:

September 15th at Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY
September 16th at Paradise in Boston, MA
September 18th at Zoobizarre in Montreal, QC (with Mike Bones)
September 19th at Lee's Palace in Toronto, ON
September 21st at Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL
September 22nd at Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN
September 25th at Biltmore in Vancouver, BC
September 26th at El Corazón in Seattle, WA
September 27th at Doug Fir in Portland, OR
September 29th at Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco, CA
October 5th at Plush in Tucson, AZ
October 7th at Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT
October 8th at Larimer Lounge in Denver, CO
October 9th at Waiting Room in Omaha, NE
October 10th at Record Bar in Kansas City, MO
October 16th at Spanish Moon in Baton Rouge, LA
October 17th at Club Down Under in Tallahassee, FL
October 18th at Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta, GA
October 19th at Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC
October 21st at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC
October 22nd at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC

For guestlist requests please email: jim@thesocialregistry.com

Sian Alice Group announce Remix EP || Featuring Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor, Gang Gang Dance's Brian Degraw and Spring Heel Jack

Sian Alice Group have one more release planned for 2008, the EP Remix, which features three remixes of tracks from their debut album 59.59 that take the material in a new stunning direction. It is a remix record of unfettered diversity that adds yet another element to an indefinable band. Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor takes 59.59 opener "As The Morning Light" and focuses on the silky qualities of Sian Ahern's voice.  He emulates Ahern's style, collaborating with Sian Alice Group band member and multi-instrumentalist Rupert Clervaux to create another take on the torch song qualities of this track. Gang Gang Dance's Brian Degraw brings remix concepts to extreme heights in his take on "Murder," providing a 15 minute epic. Painstaking drum programming, soaring electronics and extreme vocal manipulation are slathered with a healthy dose of attention deficit disorder composition to create one of the more warped pieces of house music ever put to wax. Spring Heel Jack hone  in on the main riff in "Way Down To Heaven." Focusing on essentially two notes, two drum hits and ear-blistering volume, Ashley Wales and John Coxon present a minimalist composition that echoes the work of Terry Riley. Turn the track way up, lock in your headphones and revel in the trance of expertly executed subtle variation.

Another perfect companion piece to 59:59, along with their recent EP The Dusk Line, Remix focuses on more qualities inherent in the band's compositional tendencies. This is far from the usual toss-off remix record. It's a coherent statement, flows smoothly and provides an increasingly important example of a real community of musicians in conversation rather than the routine faceless remixes so prevalent our digital age.

Remix will be available on LP directly from Sian Alice Group on their Fall tour with A Place To Bury Strangers  and via The Social Registry mailorder. It will also be available digitally through all the usual providers in September.

Tracklisting is:

1. ALEXIS TAYLOR
2. BRIAN DEGRAW
3. SPRING HEEL JACK

For promo requests please email: jim@thesocialregistry.com