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Health, (usually stylized as HEALTH) is an American noise rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band's 2007 release with Crystal Castles charted at position nine in the UK indie singles chart. [1]

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Top 100 records of 2009: 20-1
Street Chant So here is our top 20 records of 2009 list. I use the word ‘genius’ a lot on this page, but I’m not going to apologise for it. Because it all is. <!--break-->     =20: Todd - Riot Season Brilliant, complex and joyous ear-battering LP from Todd. A noise lasagne - layers of brutal sound served up with a special sauce of audio surprises...
Health - Die Slow vid
New vid from Health for ‘Die Slow’ <!--break--> Check out Stephen’s review of Get Colour
New Remix - HEALTH - Die Slow. Tobacco of Black Moth Super Rainbow Remix + Contest
HEALTH drop their new album, Get Color, on September 8th (pre-order here - the LP or CD or MP3 comes with a tshirt, totebag, pins, poster, and sticker - and all purchases get instant access to mp3s) through Lovepump United. The band is also doing a 66-prize winning ticket Willy Wonka-style contest that could land you a free trip to L.A. and Six Flags with the band. 66 albums in the first run...
Guest top 10s: Health
Our favourite masters of noise HEALTH have come up with their own top 10 of 2009. Feast your eyes after the jump. <!--break--> 1. PICTUREPLANE Travis Egedy a.k.a Pictureplane a.k.a Captain Experience a.k.a The Man With The Golden Cock is a man from a mostly unknown incredible scene in Denver, Colorado. We’ve been doing all we can to let people experience the captain. His...
neon indian, harlem, + others added to Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup
Fun Fun Fun Fest has announced a few more additions to its already stellar 2009 lineup, including both Alan Palomo-helmed projects (Neon Indian + Vega), Fucked Up, Harlem, Yeasayer, Kid Sister, and more. These groups join Death, Gza, Health, Atlas Sound, King Khan & BBQ Show, and many more on the ‘09 bill. More additions coming next week… mp3: neon indian :: 6669 (i don’t...
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HEALTH interview
Accessible:Noise When HEALTH released their debut album in 2007 it had a polarising effect on the most eclectic areas of the world’s music community. The little known band from Los Angeles quickly became recognised as a band pushing the boundaries, twisting and combining unconventional noise rock elements and making music that was so unique that it seemed almost incomprehensible....
We Have A Signal...Beach House and more
My apologies if you’re already up on Alabama Public Television’s We Have A Signal. I wasn’t until this weekend. Here are some really nicely shot/edited/recorded live performance videos from some of your favs that have been featured on the program… Beach House - Gila Beach House - Master of None Beach House… See clips from The Dodos, Fiery Furnaces and...
HEALTH - Before Tigers (CFCF Rmx)
  Health are a Monday morning blues band who sound like they were there on the first ever Monday morning and have been suffering Monday mornings once a week since. Whenever Jake Duzsik opens his mouth nothing seems to come out but a heart-bursting emptiness - so with this sultry remix the laudable Cfcf carefully scrapes the singer off the floor and wraps him in warming blankets of steel drum...
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Health - Get Color
It’s here. We’re one of the first to get a hold of a copy of Health’s eagerly anticipated second ‘proper’ album (forgetting the remix LP for now) – in all of its glory. The limited-to-500-copies clear vinyl that I hold in my hand is so early infact, that the download link provided doesn’t even work yet. A quick Google will find scores of people...
SXSW DIARY PART THREE
Venue: Austin, Texas Teaser: In part three of his SXSW diary, John becomes increasingly desperate to find some ‘tunes of the day’, despite encounters with The Ting Tings, Bitshifter, and Lightspeed Champion! Will he escape the Texas heat unscathed? Read on to find out… Pull quote 2: Bitshifter is a man who makes awesome hard dance music using a modified...
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  • In Pictures: Steve Gullick retrospective

    Legendary rock photographer Steve Gullick has a retrospective at Manchester’s KRAAK Gallery running from March 12th til March 27th, featuring shots taken for NME and Melody Maker as well as his...

  • In Pictures: Tune-Yards, Trash Kit and Think about Life

    To accompany the review of Tune-yards’ Monday gig at Cargo, a few tasty shots of Think about Life, Trash Kit and New England native Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs. Read the review of the night...

  • In Pictures: Worst Record Covers of the Year

    We have collected some truly heinous examples of recent album covers, from Empire Of The Sun’s Star Wars travesty to the banal evil that is Razorlight’s Slipway Fire. Discretionary...

  • In Pictures: Best record covers 2009

    Album art in this gallery was selected based on several simple traits: strong concept, fine graphics including creative typography and general lushness. The first three of ‘The Best Record...

  • In Pictures: Placebo

    Placebo pictures: just in - some photos of Placebo and Brian Molko from last week’s gig at the Glasgow SECC. Also check out the review here

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  • the Dirty Dishes - In the Clouds EP

    Ahhhh. I love this. When Jenny Tuite of the Dirty Dishes emailed us at Artrocker.com, there was no extended press drivel or desperate pleadings for promotion, just a simple "Hey there!...

  • Turning Japanese

    The Japanese War Effort From: Scotland, United Kingdom The Japanese War Effort is a one man band, based in Edinburgh. Martin Moog (surely an adopted name otherwise baby he was born to moog...

  • Mondrian, Cakes, Pastries and Mille-Feuille

    There’s a tiny town to the north-east of Paris called Peronne. It’s in the Somme, so it rains a lot, and both the buildings and surrounding countryside are deeply gashed with marks from...

  • EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Egyptian Hip Hop - Round Pot (This is Horseflesh's Rad Pitt Reincarnation)

    According to This is Horseflesh (the nom de guerre of Egyptian Hip Hop drummer Alex Pierce) this fantastic ‘reincarnation’ of the band’s own "Rad Pitt" was written to...

  • Bromheads: Dedicated mp3

    Bromheads are continuing their free monthly download singles with a genius reworking of ‘Dedicated to the One I Love’, a song made famous by the Shirelles.  Unsubtle mix tape...

  • Japanese Voyeurs new single, track giveaway

    If Wyldman’s recent live review has picqued your interest in Japanese Voyeurs, then you might be interested in their free download track ‘Dumb’.  They’re biffing it out...

  • Sissy And The Blisters, and The Folly Of Rock And Roll Adoration

    Forming a rock ‘n’ roll band is one of the more deceptive and fickle actions a group of young men (and it’s almost always young men) can take. It seems so easy: get a self-...

  • 2hot2sweat host Pet Sounds, give away awesome mp3

    Fantastic electro punkers 2hot2sweat are hosting a new club on Weds 17th Feb at The Social.  They promise "A night of animal themed musical mayhem" so appropriately, the night is...

  • RCRD OF THE DAY: Hot Chip - Take It In

    Though it’s slotted last on their new album, One Life Stand, "Take It In" is really Hot Chip at their most essential and distilled–re-contextualizing incredibly intimate,...

  • Fan Death: New EP

    The Art Of Confusion After gushing over Dandi Wind for a very long time I’m only just getting into Fan Death, Dandilion Wind Opaine’s other notable musical project in collaboration...
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