Box Codax are a band from

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(formerly of the alternative rock band

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), Manuela Gernedel, and Alexander Ragnew. The band's first

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, '' Only An Orchard Away'' (2006), has been described as a collection of songs, often romantic and whimsical nostalgia, at other times scrappy and punky. It is an honest and genuine collection of witty pidgin English lyricism, dark humour and the award-winning song writing of a pop genius presented out of context in these

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recordings. In their second studio album, ''

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'', which was released on 10 May 2011, the band recounts the peculiar and young life of Hellabuster in 13 episodes, with each song being accompanied by its own video. The music on ''Hellabuster'' moves between skweded disco, post punk and glam prog, and includes contributions and performances of

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), Pabs Debussy (

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), Karsten Hochapfel and many more. The videos for the songs, which were directed by UK artists (including the

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laureate

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), contributed to the eccentric album's critical acclaim. All videos episodes of ''

'' are freely available on http://www.hellabuster.com . Box Codax songs have been

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ed by

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aka

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, Rodion,

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, Telonius, Den Haan and The KDMS.

Discography

Albums

* '' Only An Orchard Away''(October 2006) * ''

'' (May 2011)

Singles and EPs

* Boys & Girls (2005) * Naked Smile (September 2006) * Missed Her Kiss / Rat Boy Remixes (April 2007) * Hellabuster / Choco Pudding (March 2011) * Seven Silvers Remixes (June 2011) * Where You Go / Dawning (October 2011, split-single with

)

References

External links

Box Codax's official siteBox Codax's official Facebook siteBox Codax's official Twitter siteBox Codax's site on Gomma Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Box Codax Scottish indie rock groups British experimental musical groups Scottish electronic music groups