Album: *Shels - Plains Of The Purple Buffalo

Band: *Shels
Album: Plains Of The Purple Buffalo
Label: Shelsmusic
Year: 2011







Tracklist
01. Journey To The Plains
02. Plains Of The Purple Buffalo - Part 1
03. Plains Of The Purple Buffalo - Part 2
04. Searching For Zihuatanejo
05. Vision Quest
06. Atoll
07. Butterflies On Luci's Way
08. Crown Of Eagle Feathers
09. Bastien's Angels
10. Conqueror
11. The Spirit Horse
12. Waking
13. Leaving The Plains
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The band was formed in 2003 by vocalist Mehdi Safa and drummer Tom Harriman, after the break-up of their former band Mahumodo. *shels took their name from the 1999 Mahumodo EP, entitled Shels. They released an EP, Wingsfortheirsmiles, in 2004 on Shelsmusic, a record label founded by Safa in 2002. The band released their debut full length studio album, Sea of the Dying Dhow on June 18, 2007, in partnership with Undergroove records. The album attracted positive reviews from critics, culminating in it being named one of the top albums of 2007 by Rock Sound magazine.

The band toured the UK in June and July of the same year in support of the album, performing with various groups such as Bossk and The Ghost of a Thousand. The tour included a performance at GuilFest, where the band share a stage with My Vitriol and Zico Chain.

The band's second EP, Laurentian's Atoll, was then released in November 2007. This was composed of remastered versions of the three tracks from Wingsfortheirsmiles, four new recordings and an extended version of "water", from Sea of the Dying Dhow.

The band embarked on a second UK tour in November 2008, which included a performance at Damnation Festival, where they shared a stage with the likes of Cathedral and Devil Sold His Soul.

Their second full-length, entitled Plains of the Purple Buffalo, was released on July 11, 2011.

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