Halaka's first demo, before they were Halaka. Something like punk. 10 tracks, 27 minutes.

An improvised mess of an in-studio free-for-all sounding pile of something. This material, with this title, only circulated to Motherload fans at concerts. Material from these sessions has been reworked a few times, and this is apparently an ongoing thing. Plans are being discussed to release a CDR of this pretty much as it was originally created, with some possible reworking (don't ask me, I just work here.) (Some reworked pieces of this currently available online, but we won't tell you what they are, you can be surprised if this re-release project gets itself going.) See also Motherload's "This is What", below.

A (possibly misguided) attempt to bring Motherload's small, punk audience along with the changes they were obviously making by turning into Halaka. They used some of the material from Whatever This Is, added some 4/4 drums, bass, and guitars, and had a worse mess than they'd started with. Of course very few of the punk fans fell for this.

A collection of noise, folk, and rock. Basic tracks were recorded as improvisations, in the studio. Some overdubs were added later. Some tracks are currently available at mp3.com. (Bad with People, Sleep of the Beacon.)

For some reason Halaka released this album as Motherload in 1987. It's unclear if it was recorded when they were called Motherload and not released, or if it was a re-release, or if it was recorded later and they just chose to call themselves Motherload again for some reason. At any rate, if you ask me, it's not a very good album.

Halaka's pink album, this one's just an unmarked cassette in a pink, unmarked sleeve. Sounds pretty much like white noise; though to be honest I never finished listening to it because I've never felt like listening to a hour of white noise on cassete. (Update: * sent me an e-mail telling me it's PINK noise, not white noise. Well, duh.)

This set consists of noise pieces. There is very little indication that the band had any intention, when putting this together, of releasing any copies of this stuff. The album was put together, on cassette, and passed around at some shows. Some of this material has recently been made available as mp3s on mp3.com. (And then mp3.com bellied themselves up, so Kingo moved the songs to Iuma, where these links lead, except that Iuma's belly's not far from going up either, or so it would seem, as the downloads don't usually work.)(The Exploding Right, To Indecipher Down Examination.)

An e.p. of noise-covered folk music without track names. Apparently this was later released with Hearty Leper as a full-length cassette. Though I've got no copies of that around here to verify this.

An e.p. of folk-covered noise music (hah hah) without names. Apparently this was later released with Stout Fish as a full-length cassette. Though I've got no copies of that around here to verify this.

A lot of this material was recorded between 1983 and 1985, and "lost". Later it was found and compiled for this double-album.

This album was recorded live, though whether it was live in a studio or in front of an audience is unclear. No known masters remain, and the only copies available to the band are rough mixes. The members have begun re-recording some of these songs, though how far this will go is anyone's guess. Stylistically, this is improvised heavy rock/noise. (Note: Originally there was a link here to an mp3 of Fish Keeps Swimmin', but the site on which it was hiding (stationmp3.com) has gone the way of many of the other mp3 hosts. * or Kingo may be putting up a copy here at some point, though they don't seem to be in a hurry.)

Originally released in 1997, Sasha is a horrible wreck of noise and, apparently, arguing. Halaka disavowed ownership of this album shortly after a limited cassette release, but sometime in 2003 someone re-released it on CD. For the CD release, in addition to the material from the original cassette, two additional songs were included which had been recorded around the same time.

See "A Skintight Malevolence".

Noisy rock played with minimal instrumentation. Full of flaws, this was probably mostly improvised. According to information released with this record, it is the first release (though not necessarily the first to be recorded) in a cycle of three. "Inadequate" is packaged in a similar fashion so probably that's the second in the series.

Seven songs in five tracks, from folkish acoustic to noise. Mostly melancholic and (I think) introspective. This might be part of a cycle of three that also includes "Incidentally..." and a third (my guess is "A Translucent Gold Statue, A Hole")

Noise? There's no official artwork for this, it's been sent in various formats to fans and radio stations.

Released and/or unreleased in various formats. Probably the recordings here were used for the 1999 release "God the Lunatic," processed all to hell and back. What's here is "processed" too, but in a more analog manner. This release (complete audio from archive.org) is currently available for download. CD may also be obtained directly by contacting the webmaster.

One of a matched set, possibly - a stripped-down Halaka record that's more EP than full-length. Though the running time puts it around 60 minutes, there are 7 tracks and the last two are extended noise-making. This release (complete audio and CD cover art) is currently available for download. CD may also be obtained directly by contacting the webmaster.

Some pieces of this album were originally circulated as "And Kind Ladies are Heaving About," attributed to Ahkala. These copies were bootlegs, probably started into circulation by the band, though this is unclear. Pieces were then re-worked, in some cases, and not in others, and a limited release of the material was made. The title was rarely the same. Some pieces, in various variations on "complete," have been made available online. (Ways to Deal with an Easy Day, Part 1)

Released as a limited CDR, then apparently shoved into a closet. There are plans to re-distribute it, possibly using the original working title of "The Years Are Gradually Breaking My Concentration". That title was scrapped originally as it was stolen from an earlier fan-club only box set release. Depending on the version, this album has either 2 tracks or upwards of 20.

A compilation of various songs from previous recordings revolving around the Slinkyhead theme. Three of the songs are available on Halaka's DMusic site.

Currently being completed. Another part acoustic, sparse and noisy folk rock fusion mess.