Another Big Repress...

... from Have A Nice Life this time. 500 copies that will sell out... A different cover also than the original press... Glorious... Get this or pose.

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Over 5 years in the making, "Deathconsciousness" is the debut double album by the band HAVE A NICE LIFE. Dense and impenetrable, it's unique mix of shoegaze, new wave, industrial and noise has drawn comparisons to the likes of JOY DIVISION, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and SUNN0)). It comes with a 75-page booklet, written by a Massachusetts history professor, examining the deep religious symbology the record is built upon, and presents, for the first time, an exploration of the dark and mysterious cult of the Antiocheans.

Here are some demos from that album to check out:

Giles Corey Pre-orders

This is a little late as the extra special super pre-order version of this is gone, but this record and book will be completely worth it regardless of the magnificent nerdery of said pre-order package. Giles Corey is the solo project of one Dan Barrett (current Have A Nice Life, ex-In Pieces) and this is the first official release of the Giles Corey material.

Some info from Enemies List:

"Sometime in the Spring of 2009 I tried to kill myself. Six months before that, I used a Voor’s Head Device for the first time."

This line opens the 150-page book that accompanies Giles Corey, an intensely personal, intimate portrait of depression that took me almost 4 years to make.

We've called this "acoustic music from the industrial revolution," and that's as good as anything. Dominated by the acoustic guitar, the music is a gloomy mixture of Americana influences, snippets of EVP recordings, ghostly choirs and deep, heavy organ. It ranges from very dark to triumphant, hushed quiet to crashingly loud.

The album follows a story arc of emotions that are detailed in the accompanying book, as much a part of this record as the music. The text switches between personal tales of struggles with depression, suicide, and a feeling of being lost, and the story of cult-leader and afterlife theorist Robert Voor. Voor's writings on death and the afterlife feature prominently across HAVE A NICE LIFE's "Deathconsciousness," Nahvalr's self-titled debut, and Giles Corey, making him the unifying factor behind most of the music I've written in the last 10 years.

This record is as personal and raw as anything I've ever done. Thank you for your interest.

Order now as it seems to be going extremely fast.

Have A Nice Life Live DVD????!!!!

Hot off the presses or something to that effect. Apparently a live DVD of Have A Nice Life's first show at the Stone will be released in December. So for those that missed that show, or them period when they played, here is your chance.

GLASTONBURYKIDS DVD/ HAVE A NICE LIFE- LIVE AT THE STONE DVD from Justin Donais on Vimeo.

Music Ruins Lives

Music Ruins Lives is kicking off their label with a batch of excellent releases.
























First off, they released Have A Nice Life's Voids compilation (demos and unreleased songs) on cassette in a limited edition run of 100 copies. They are not quite sold out so keep checking with them for when they put the rest of the copies up for sale here.

***Update***

The Have A Nice Life cassettes are all sold out; those who snooze, lose.




























Their next release is a split CD (again limited to 100) between Planning For Burial (who released the excellent Leaving earlier this year on Enemies List, which you can grab here) and Lonesummer (who hails from Philadelphia), and this CD will go up for Pre-order on Monday here.

Have A Nice Life - Voids

Voids from Have A Nice Life is coming to cassette... order it here

Originally released digitally in September 2009 as a fan made demos & b-sides compilation.

Voids features the original demo The Power of Ten which contains alternate versions of songs off of their debut release Deathconsciousness as well as What Comes Next Was Worse which contains b-sides and demo versions of songs that will be reworked for future releases.

With Dan and Tim's permission we included the song "I'm Dr. House" that was originally held back from the digital release of Voids because it was meant to be part of the re-issue of DC on Tumult

Black cassettes with silver stamps that will remind you of the original CDR press of Deathconsciousness. Card stock full color inserts.

Strictly limited to 100 copies. Hand Numbered.

Track List:

Part 1: The Power of Ten
1. The Big Gloom
2. Waiting For Black Metal Records to Come in the Mail
3. The Future
4. Earthmover
5. Who Would Leave Their Son Out in the Sun

Part 2: What Came Next Was Worse
1. Human Error
2. Trespassers W
3. Defenestration Song
4. I'm Dr. House*
5. Sisyphus
6. Destinos

* = previously unreleased. exclusive to this release.

Have A Nice Life Live!

So Have A Nice Life was great last night (minus a few technical difficulties). I really enjoyed it.

Their set list was as follows:

Hunter
Bloodhail
Waiting For Black Metal Records to Come In The Mail
Earthmover

Here is a clip of Hunter:



I also got their tape last night of Time Of Land, which I am stoked about.

Have A Nice Life show...tonight!

I am extremely stoked about going to see Have A Nice Life tonight. It should be a good time.

It is at Webster Hall in NYC with Alcest and Woe.

Have A Nice Life show!

Seriously, I am so psyched to see Have A Nice Life Thursday night.

Over the last couple of years, they have released some of my favorite music.

Check this out from them.