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Hejira
Hejira
Origin	London
Labels	Accidental Records Eglo Records
Members	Sam Beste ; Rahel Debebe-Dessalegne ; Alex Reeve ; Calum Duncan ; Dave Meckin ; Alexis Nunez ; Jonny Coote ;

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Hejira (band)

Hejira are a band from London, formed in 2009 by core members Sam Beste, Rahel Debebe-Dessalegne and Alex Reeve. Their critically acclaimed debut album Prayer Before Birth^[1], released on Accidental Records on 21st October 2013, was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2014 Worldwide Awards^[2].

Story[edit]

Prayer Before Birth[edit]

In October 2010, Hejira relocated to Brockley, south-east London, setting up a studio 'The House of Dreams'^[3] where Hejira would write, rehearse, record and film.^[4] It was through this hive of activity that Hejira attracted the ears of Matthew Herbert who soon became involved in the production of their recordings.^[5] In early 2012 Hejira intensified their recording schedule, spending two solid months in the house before transferring to Herbert's Human Jerky studio in Kent to put the finishing touches to the record. Released on Accidental Records in October 2013^[6], their debut Prayer Before Birth received high critical acclaim and was launched with a filmed live performance at the Clapton Round Chapel^[7] featuring a 17-piece ensemble fitted with a choir and trombone section, rounding off a series of specially commissioned films.^[8]

Name Surname[edit]

On April 6th 2015 Hejira released the 'Name Surname' EP on Eglo records.

100 Club EP launch

Recording at Floating Points studio

Traum[edit]

Since January 2012 Hejira have curated 'Traum', a monthly music, art and social event.^[9] Traum audiences have witnessed performances from pop vocalists such as Kwabs and Rosie Lowe, bands such as Micachu & The Shapes^[10] and The Invisible^[11], through to modern classical performances from the likes of Oliver Coates. At each Traum event Hejira release new music, available exclusively to Traum attendees via download codes. This begun as a series known as 'The Dust of Dreams' which Hejira released in volumes at successive Traum events.^[12] In October 2013 Hejira organised a TRAUMTOUR, which exported Traum events around the UK to cities such as Manchester, Nottingham, Brighton and Cardiff.^[13] ^[14] As part of the TRAUMTOUR Hejira released the TRAUMTAPE, which featured collaborations between the band and artists performing on the tour such as The Invisible,^[15] Tawiah and Hello Skinny.^[16] In July 2015 Hejira launched a new download series called 'Rituals', the first of which was released to the Traum audience at Birthdays in Dalston on 15th July 2015.^[17]

Discography[edit]

LPs[edit]

Year	Details
2013	Prayer Before Birth Release date: 21st October Label: Accidental Records Formats: Vinyl, CD, Digital download

EPs[edit]

Year	Details
2015	Name Surname Release date: 3rd April Label: Eglo Records Formats: Vinyl, Digital Download

Singles[edit]

Year	Details
2012	Gypsy of the Soul Release date: 15th November 2012 Label: Self-release Formats: 7" vinyl Features: Hejira cover of 'Weeping Wall' by David Bowie; digital release features remix by Matthew Herbert^[18]
2013	Litmus Test Release date: September 17th Label: Accidental Records Formats: 12" vinyl and digital download Features: Single edit of Litmus Test; Seb Rochford remix featuring Jehst; Floating Test (Hejira x Floating Points)
2014	Echoes/Dancing Around Control Release date: 28th April Label: Accidental Records Formats: Digital download Features: Echoes remix by Crewdson; Dancing Around Control remix by Kwes

Traum Releases[edit]

The Dust of Dreams[edit]

Year	Details
2012	Vol. 1 Released at TRAUM on January 27th at Servant Jazz Quarters Artwork by Duval Timothy
2012	Vol.2 Released at TRAUM on February 24th at Servant Jazz Quarters Artwork by t-wo
2012	Vol.3 Released at TRAUM on March 23rd at Servant Jazz Quarters Artwork by Sabrina Samsoodin and Sam Beste
2012	Vol.4 Released at TRAUM on September 20th at Servant Jazz Quarters Artwork by Mikatsiu
2012	Vol.5 Released at TRAUM on October 18th at Servant Jazz Quarters Artwork by Peter Eramian
2012	Vol.6 Released at TRAUM on November 15th at Servant Jazz Quarters Artwork and 'Honey + Stease' cookbook by Kate Peebles
2013	Vol.7 Released at TRAUM on January 11th at The Shacklewell Arms Artwork by Chloe Hayward
2013	Vol.8 Released at TRAUM on February 22nd at The Shacklewell Arms Artwork by Chloe Hayward
2013	Vol.9 Released at TRAUM on March 22nd at The Shacklewell Arms Artwork by Chloe Hayward
2013	Vol.10 Released at TRAUM on June 17th at The Shacklewell Arms Artwork by Laure Nivard
2013	Vol.11 Released at TRAUM on July 26th at The Shacklewell Arms Artwork by Laure Nivard
2013	Vol.12 Released at TRAUM on August 30th at The Shacklewell Arms Artwork by Laure Nivard

TRAUMTAPE[edit]

Year	Details
2013	Released on 7th October on the TRAUMTOUR around the UK Featuring collaborative productions with The Invisible (band), Tawiah, Hello Skinny, Anna Lena Bruland, =CoN+kWaKe=, Open Souls, Maxixe Artwork by Laure Nivard

Rituals[edit]

Year	Details
2015	Rituals I Released at TRAUM on July 15th at Birthdays Artwork by Vero Stamp Formats: Digital download + Rituals Vol.1 book made by Kate Peebles

References[edit]

External links[edit]

www.example.com

[1] ttp://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2013/nov/08/hejira-prayer-before-birth-video-review

[2] ttp://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/worldwide-awards-2014-vote-now-for-track-and-album-of-the-year/

[3] ttp://www.planetnotion.com/2013/10/24/album-premiere-hejira-prayer-before-birth/

[4] ttp://origin.www.districtmtv.co.uk/article/topic/music/nlucws/hejira-gypsyofthesoul-exclusive-music-video/3mkqgh?start=15&baseOffset=0&cpType=theLatest

[5] ttp://www.dummymag.com/new-music/matthew-herbert-introduces-hejira

[6] ttp://accidentalrecords.com/the-debut-album-from-london-four-piece-hejira-is/

[7] ttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/29/hejira

[8] ttps://www.nowness.com/story/hejira-litmus-test

[9] ttp://thequietus.com/articles/09797-hejira-gypsy-of-the-soul

[10] ttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/29/hejira

[11] ttp://www.shacklewellarms.com/traum-11-hejira-open-souls-the-invisible-djs-special-guests/

[12] ttps://hejira.bandcamp.com/album/the-dust-of-dreams-vol-1-6-free-download

[13] ttp://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/traum-tour

[14] ttp://www.last.fm/event/3690202+Traum+Tour

[15] ttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/murky-love-by-hejira-the-invisible-free-mp3-20131024

[16] ttp://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/10/stream-london-band-hejiras-traumtape/

[17] ttp://twistedsoulboy.com/2015/07/16/premiere-hejira-story-you/

[18] ttp://www.factmag.com/2012/11/21/premiere-download-matthew-herberts-hypnotic-remix-of-new-band-hejira/

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