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News
10.5.2012
New three song EP will be released 19.5.2012 via band´s own record label Fatbass Records.
25.4.2012
Half Past Never Band will release a three song EP in May! Stay tuned.
21.2.2012
In the upcoming weekend HPNB will record some drums for the new tracks. Stay tuned!
19.2.2012
Tight Rhyming feat Frankifier from Cubicle Coma Remixes album can be heard in the audio section. Original song was released in Cubicle Coma in spring 2011.
Remixes Album includes remixes of the songs originally released in HPNB´s second album Cubicle Coma (May 2011). In addition, there will be also unreleased songs included in the album. Album will be available in Internet for free in spring 2012.
30.12.2011
Daily Dub feat. VMerc from Cubicle Coma Remixes album can be heard in the audio section. Remixes Album includes remixes of the songs originally released in HPNB´s second album Cubicle Coma (May 2011). In addition, there will be also unreleased songs included in the album. Album will be available in Internet for free in spring 2012.
18.10.2011
Half Past Never Band will release a remix album in the spring 2012. Album includes remixes of the songs originally released in HPNB´s second album Cubicle Coma (May 2011). In addition, there will also be unreleased songs included in the album. First single of the album is called "Soarin Dub" with Sage and D1 in the vocals. Album will be available in Internet for free.
Soarin Dub can be heard in the music section.
24.8.2011
Interview on Ilmiö music made in our record release party in Nosturi in the beginning of June 2011.
http://ilmiomusic.fi/blog/?p=784#more-784
1.8.2011
A short story about us :
http://www.basso.fi/nopeat/3188/rappipumppu-half-past-never-band-radiossa-keskiviikkona
6.7.2011
Half Past Never Band will be interviewed in Bassoradio on Wednesday 13.7.2011 at 15h30.
22.5.2011
Half Past Never Band interview on praverb.net:
http://www.praverb.net/2011/05/half-past-never-band-interview.html
18.5.2011
New album Cubicle Coma is now released. We are so exited!
You can order your copy from here:
http://sse.mycashflow.fi/product/14/half-past-never-band---cubicle-coma
17.5.2011
Third single, Color Bars, is now released. Raps are made by Zilla Rocca from Philadelphia and you can read some of his thoughts from here:
You can hear the new single in the music section.
4.5.2011
Half Past Never Band will be interviewed in Kultabassokerho in Bassoradio on Saturday 14.5.2011. The live show will take place at 16:00-18:00. There will be some news concerning the upcoming album and we will play some new songs as well.
4.5.2011
The second sampler of the upcoming album is now released and you can find it in the music and videos category.
Or here: http://vimeo.com/23222092
10.4.2011
New single, Sammy Jankis, from the upcoming album can be heard in the audio section or here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsim9ZJNT4w
20.3.2011
First sampler of the upcoming album is now released and you can find it in the music and videos category.
Or here: http://vimeo.com/21227587
14.3.2011
Some articles from the last couple of days:
http://www.rockthedub.com/2011/03/preview-half-past-never-band-ft-jondoe.html
http://www.themadbloggers.com/2011/03/check-it-half-past-never-band-letters.html
http://rhithmoflife.blogspot.com/2011/03/half-past-never-band.html
http://www.praverb.net/2011/03/half-past-never-band-letters-feat.html
9.3.2011
The first single of the new album Cubicle Coma is now released. You can hear Letters single from the audio part or from here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpI5J3Mek6c
24.2.2011
The dopest band in Switzerland, Quartier Bon Son, visited Helsinki in last November and we invited them to join our live jam. Check out the jam video in the video section in Half Past Never Band´s website or here:
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17050323
24.2.2011
Half Past Never Band´s debut album "As it Should Be" cd version is sold out but you download it in digital format for free from here:
http://halfpastneverband.bandcamp.com/album/as-it-should-be
22.2.2011
Half Past Never Band´s website is finally open. Enjoy!
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Biography
Half Past Never Band is a Finnish band from Helsinki, Finland, whose music is a combination of organic sounds, black rhythms, Balkan flavours and eastern atmospheres. All in all, trying to define Half Past Never Band´s music precisely is not easy, but music draws influences from several genres including jazz, hiphop, funk, soul, afro and eastern rhythms.
During the years Half Past Never Band has made co-operation with several artists like Zilla Rocca, Frankifier, Emilia Sisko, D1, Sage, Tenacity, VMerc, Praverb the Wyse, Sankofa...
Half Past Never Band :
Fatima Koroma : Vocals
Timo Korander : Keys
Aleksi Kortesoja : Drums
Aleksi Mäkinen : Bass
Heikki Räisänen : Guitar
Lari Ruotsalainen : Guitar
Contact: halfpastneverband@gmail.com
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Discography
Albums :
Cubicle Coma (2011)
Tracks:
01. March In
02. International Jam
03. I-Feel
04. Middle of the Crossroads
05. Sammy Jankis
06. Letters
07. Right Timing
08. Color Bars
09. Daily Discussions
10. Gold Rush
11. Soarin´
12. Long Lost Nepal
As It Should Be (2010)
Tracks:
01. Intro
02. Blue Night
03. Can´t Stop
04. Streets of Warsaw
05. As it should be
06. Fourth Song
07. Looking for Answers
08. Theirs, Yours and MineDownload for free: http://halfpastneverband.bandcamp.com/
EP:
Half Past Never Band EP (2012)
Tracks:
1. Another Day
2. Winds of Autumn feat. Ekow
3. Makes No Sense
Singles :
Middle of the Crossroads (February 2012)
Color Bars feat. Zilla Rocca (June 2011)
Letters feat. Jon?Doe (May 2011)
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Tracks
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Photos
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Videos
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Contact
Contact: halfpastneverband@gmail.com
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Media
Interviews:
@ Bassoradio Hikinen Iltapäivä 13.7.2011 :
http://www.mediafire.com/?j7teh144s9ro0m4
@ Bassoradio Kultabassokerho 14.5.2011.
Listen or download from here: http://yuac.qc.to/kbk/20.%20Kultabassokerho%20(v.%20Half%20Past%20Never%20Band)%2014.05.2011.mp3
Interview on Praverb.net:
http://www.praverb.net/2011/05/half-past-never-band-interview.html
Interview on Ilmiö:
http://ilmiomusic.fi/blog/?p=784#more-784
Reviews:
Cubicle Coma:
Review at Tuoreet Platat (3/5 stars):
http://www.tuoreetplatat.fi/arvostelut/2-2011/215-Half%20Past%20Never%20Band%20-%20Cubicle%20Coma
Review at No You Girls Never Know:
http://noyougirlsneverknow.blogspot.com/2011/06/half-past-never-band-cubicle-coma.html
Review at Desibeli.net (3/5 stars):
http://www.desibeli.net/arvostelu/5359
As It Should Be:
Review at Desibeli.net (4/5 stars):
http://desibeli.net/arvostelu/4447
Review at Tuoreetplatat blog (3,5/5 stars):
http://tuoreetplatat.blogspot.com/2010/01/half-past-never-band-as-it-should-be.html
Article at Jazzrytmit magazine:
http://webmagx.jazzrytmit.com/index.php/kaikki-arvostelut/1416-half-past-never-band
Review at Vertigo:
http://www.vertigo.cd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4485&Itemid=170
Articles:
http://www.crooks.fi/blogi/2011/5/18/half-past-never-band-feat-zilla-rocca-sammy-jankis.html
http://www.basso.fi/nopeat/3188/rappipumppu-half-past-never-band-radiossa-keskiviikkona
http://rhithmoflife.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-half-past-never-band-album-cubicle.html
http://clapcowards.com/2011/04/18/helsinki-to-philly-half-past-never-band-and-zilla-rocca/
http://thebasementsessions.com/2011/03/28/halfpastneverband-cubiclecoma-preview/
http://rhithmoflife.blogspot.com/2011/03/half-past-never-band.html
http://savingsoulblog.com/2011/03/21/video-half-past-never-band-cubicle-coma-sampler/
http://www.praverb.net/2011/03/half-past-never-band-cubicle-coma.html
http://www.themadbloggers.com/2011/03/check-it-half-past-never-band-letters.html
http://www.rockthedub.com/2011/03/preview-half-past-never-band-ft-jondoe.html
http://noyougirlsneverknow.blogspot.com/search/label/Half%20Past%20Never%20Band
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Buy
CDs:
You can buy HPNB CDs from HPNB webstore:
http://halfpastneverband.bigcartel.com/category/cds
In Digital format :
Half Past Never Band EP:
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/half-past-never-band-single/id526733412
Meteli.net: http://meteli.net/downloads/levy/Half-Past-Never-Band-EP/109192460
Cubicle Coma:
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cubicle-coma/id457250283
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cubicle-Coma/dp/B005BYE632/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312782975&sr=301-1
Meteli.Net: http://meteli.net/downloads/levy/Cubicle-Coma/95644309
As It Should Be Album download FOR FREE!
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Gigs
Upcoming:
19.5.2012, Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
- Half Past Never Band
- RIME
23.5.2012, Espan Lava, Helsinki
29.6.2012, Korjaamo, Helsinki
Past:
14.4.2012 Funky Elephant Festival, Tavastia/Semifinal, Helsinki
- Half Past Never Band (SHOWTIME 22:00!!!!), The Coup (USA), Terry Linn (JAM), Gracias etc. http://funk.fi/18/
11.11.2011, Yksityistilaisuus, Helsinki
- Half Past Never Band
27.8.2011, Suisto, Hämeenlinna
- Half Past Never Band
- The Blassics
30.6.2011, Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
- Half Past Never Band
- Emilia Sisko & The Band
03.06.2011, Alakerta, Helsinki (Cubicle Coma record release show)
- Half Past Never Band
- The Blassics
- DJ Kontrolli (Northbound)
Bookings: halfpastneverband@gmail.com
