{"product_id":"half-string-a-fascination-with-heights-cd","title":"HALF STRING - A Fascination with Heights CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHalf String’s \u003cem\u003eA Fascination With Heights \u003c\/em\u003egets a special reissue treatment by Independent Project Records with this newly remastered and expanded version of the band’s first and only full-length release. Filled with beautiful melodies and harmonies, alternately hard-edged and chiming guitars, \u003cem\u003eHeights\u003c\/em\u003e reveals Half String at their peak in 1995 churning out well crafted songs and their brand of ‘beautiful noise’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Rabid, writing in \u003cem\u003eThe Big Takeover,\u003c\/em\u003e has said, \"'Shelf Life' and especially 'Departures' set Half String off as the finest from the pack of American bands who've heard their share of U.K. post-Valentine pop-noises. The former positively soars over an airy, gorgeous twin-voiced chorus, cascading but also subtly hammering, unbelievingly beautiful but in no way limpid, fey, or undernourished. The latter seizes you with an ingeniously stabbing neo-jazz rat-a-tat martial-snare beat underneath untamed bass, swinging maniacally like it was indeed in a desperate hurry to depart for somewhere, the perfect marriage of beat, tune, sonic vistas, aggressive edge and pretty reflection.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe expanded reissue of \u003cem\u003eA Fascination With Heights\u003c\/em\u003e is presented in the original track sequence from the 1996 compact disc release, along with 9 unreleased recordings. (The vinyl version includes an unlisted additional track.) The extra material comes from a variety of sources: the ½-inch tape reels from the album recording sessions, rehearsal audiotapes, and a 1994 live performance. Also included is a special remix of the title track by Adam Cooper and featuring the vocals of Catherine Cooper of Alison’s Halo. But wait, there’s more! As an added bonus, this package includes a CD single with recordings from Half String’s 2012 and 2013 Part Time Punks radio sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull-length CD features over 30 minutes of previously unreleased bonus material, plus a bonus CD single featuring two previously unreleased songs, all packaged in a numbered letterpress printed oversized die cut package with 24-page booklet featuring extensive liner notes and previously unpublished photographs of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Project Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49719855186157,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/6995\/0701\/files\/7bbda156-e1014b_885fe249cfd345fab62a551ecf69a5e3_mv2.jpg?v=1774300802","url":"https:\/\/shop.independentprojectrecords.com\/products\/half-string-a-fascination-with-heights-cd","provider":"Independent Project Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}