{"id":1623,"date":"2007-01-16T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-16T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:34:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:34:05","slug":"strangers-holding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2007\/01\/strangers-holding","title":{"rendered":"Strangers: Holding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The<em> \u2018Holding\u2019<\/em> demo was a 4-song release, the first; it came out in January 2007, I think. I still really like the design and layout of that CD, and I think the recording was rawer and more direct than when those tracks were re-done as part of the subsequent album, <em>Weight<\/em>. Otis Chamberlain did Holding at Black Note on Cuba Street in Wellington. <\/p>\n<cite>Rhydian Thomas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Released<\/strong><\/td><td>2007, January 16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Label<\/strong><\/td><td>self-released<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Formats<\/strong><\/td><td>CD\/ DL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Recorded<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/2024\/08\/black-note\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14774\">Black Note<\/a><\/strong>, 2006<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Engineer<\/strong><\/td><td>Otis Chamberlain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Cover art<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Rhydian Thomas &#8211; vocals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Michael Schibli &#8211; guitar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">James Murray &#8211; guitar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Kalem O&#8217;Brien &#8211; bass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Jason Gascoigne &#8211; drums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 588px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3673326859\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/strangersandfuckers.bandcamp.com\/album\/holding-demo\">Holding (demo) by Strangers<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Holding\u2019 demo was a 4-song release, the first; it came out in January 2007, I think. 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