i dunno if anyone here's heard of Howards Alias, but they're a brilliantly original ska/rock/proggy band from the south of england (whose sound is of a similar ballpark to the RX bandits, for a frame of reference...), or at least they were, as they've now split up.
however, they've got their final album "[ep.i.phan.ic]" fully recorded, and are hoping to release it somehow.
a few of their songs, and the details about the split and album release are on their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/howardsalias), but the gist of the matter is this:
they want 120 people to pre-order the album for £10, so as to enable them to manufacture that amount of copies. anyone doing so will have their name put in the liner notes.
i've put my name down for two copies, but if anyone else wants to help make this album see the light of day, drop an email to howards_alias@yahoo.co.uk from an address you use regularly, with the title "album pre-order." if their last three albums are anything to go by, it'll be well worth it!
