Aleka's Attic

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Aleka's Attic
Origin Gainesville, Florida, United States
Genres Alternative rock, folk rock, garage rock revival
Years active1987–1992
Past members River Phoenix
Rain Phoenix
Tim Hankins
Josh Greenbaum
Josh McKay
Sasa Hasid Raphael
Website Alekas Attic at Myspace

Aleka's Attic were an alternative folk/rock band from Gainesville, Florida, formed by River Phoenix and Josh Greenbaum in April 1987.

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History

The original line up of Aleka's Attic included River Phoenix as lead singer and guitarist, his sister Rain on vocals and occasional percussion, Tim Hankins on viola, Josh McKay on bass and Josh Greenbaum on drums. [1]

The band's name comes from the fictional Aleka, a poet-philosopher who gathered friends in his attic to discuss his ideas. When Aleka dies, his friends form a band to share his beliefs with others through music. [2]

River was offered a two-year development deal with Island Records to develop the band and record a marketable album, which was not accomplished in the time allotted due to River's ongoing film schedule. Island Records opted out of the deal based on their belief that the material lacked marketability. River decided to record the album independently.

The unreleased album

Though Rain spent two years working through unfinished tracks and mixing performances, no finished product was ever completed. The release of the album, with the proposed titles Never Odd Or Even and Zero, was postponed indefinitely due to River's death. The Phoenix family continues to work toward an official release.

An original track list for bootlegs of Zero/Never Odd Or Even: [3]

  1. Alone We Elope
  2. Below Beloved
  3. Bliss Is...
  4. Dog God
  5. Get Anything
  6. Note To A Friend
  7. Safety Pins and Army Boots
  8. Scales & Fishnails
  9. Senile Felines
  10. You're So Ostentatious

In 1997, Phoenix's friend Michael Stipe of R.E.M. bought the rights to all of Aleka's Attic's material from Island Records. [4]

Homemade versions of an album and many other songs by the band can be found on various sites throughout the internet.

In the film Sneakers , whose cast includes Aleka's Attic member River Phoenix, the character played by Dan Aykroyd wears an Aleka's Attic T-shirt [5] in one scene.

In December 2018, Rain Phoenix announced on Instagram that Aleka's Attic singles would be released in 2019 with the album being released eventually. [6]

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is appearing on two unreleased Aleka's Attic songs to mark River Phoenix's 50th birthday. [7]

In July 2020, it was reported that Aleka's Attic heavily influenced a forthcoming novel by British novelist Guy Mankowski, entitled "Dead Rock Stars". [8]

Released tracks

Other tracks

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References

  1. ↑ "Aleka's Attic lineup, biography". last.fm. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Biography of River Phoenix Part 3". YouTube. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "The River Phoenix Pages | Musician". www.aleka.org. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix's fan site". River Phoenix fan site. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ Phoenix, Sky. "Dan wears Alekas Attic T-Shirt". YouTube. Alekas Attic/SPinc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Brv0Qkjngn8/ [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "NME". Flea to appear on two unreleased Aleka’s Attic songs to mark River Phoenix’s 50th birthday. May 10, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Undercover Soundtrack". "Dead Rock Stars" by Guy Mankowski. July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ McDonald, Scott (January 25, 2019). "25 years after his death, two tracks from River Phoenix set for release". Pacific San Diego. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tiny Idols Volume III". Discogs. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  11. ↑ "In The Corner Dunce – Single by Aleka's Attic". Spotify. January 11, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Alone U Elope – Single by Aleka's Attic". Spotify. August 23, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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