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Hijak Oscar
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Hijak Oscar started in York, August 2005.
After a few months they put on their first show in a local 100 capacity venue which sold out 2 weeks before the event.
Not wanting to lose the York fan base they had built from the early shows by playing too much in their home town, they began to play in Leeds supporting local acts and then returning to the same venues to headline shows after getting rave reviews from people who had seen them.
Feeling like things were heading in the right direction and they had a show in London supporting Alabama 3, they decided to record the first album “Hijak Oscar” to have something to promote themselves with. This was recorded and mixed by the band and began to sell well at shows.
With the audiences growing and the shows getting further from home and more regular, their “play anywhere, anytime, to anyone” attitude was paying off. They were getting featured in Sandman Magazine which is distributed around the country, supporting Alabama 3, Son Of Dave, Jack Penate and Mostly Autumn.
They have been and continue to be on local BBC Radio shows around the country for unsigned bands, either performing live or the DJ playing tracks from the album.
In 2007 Hijak saw a way to get their music heard by more people. Channel 4’s MobileAct Unsigned. The show was on the popular T4 Sunday morning show and repeated on Saturday mornings, Wednesday nights and what seemed to be anytime they could fit it in.
After a few months they put on their first show in a local 100 capacity venue which sold out 2 weeks before the event.
Not wanting to lose the York fan base they had built from the early shows by playing too much in their home town, they began to play in Leeds supporting local acts and then returning to the same venues to headline shows after getting rave reviews from people who had seen them.
Feeling like things were heading in the right direction and they had a show in London supporting Alabama 3, they decided to record the first album “Hijak Oscar” to have something to promote themselves with. This was recorded and mixed by the band and began to sell well at shows.
With the audiences growing and the shows getting further from home and more regular, their “play anywhere, anytime, to anyone” attitude was paying off. They were getting featured in Sandman Magazine which is distributed around the country, supporting Alabama 3, Son Of Dave, Jack Penate and Mostly Autumn.
They have been and continue to be on local BBC Radio shows around the country for unsigned bands, either performing live or the DJ playing tracks from the album.
In 2007 Hijak saw a way to get their music heard by more people. Channel 4’s MobileAct Unsigned. The show was on the popular T4 Sunday morning show and repeated on Saturday mornings, Wednesday nights and what seemed to be anytime they could fit it in.
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Disciple of Time
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Social Immunity
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Greed
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Bitter Carnival
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Lifetime Guarantee
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God Knows
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Down In The Valley
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Cral Heathen
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Reunion Ball
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This Is A Warning
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Dollar Bill
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Creeping Fool
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Echoes
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Hot Coals
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BlackSheepMoneyBox
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Shoutbox
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pippabradley wrote:
Glad to see some tunes available for other last.fm users to listen to - Nice choice by the way. Should lead to a few more sales! Keep up the high standard Hijacks!
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daveHijak wrote:
Our music is now available on our website in CD format or MP3 from iTunes. Cheers for the support guys! Keep an eye on our gigs page on our website incase we're coming near you soon! http://www.hijakoscar.co.uk
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le_shambles wrote:
oh my god, i need your music now. i used my amazing googling skills to try and remember your name. and now i am here. YES.
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pippabradley wrote:
Great new album. High standard. Brilliant music, good lyrics. Keep at it! This talent can't go unrecognised !
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lbarbs wrote:
Loving the new Album.
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csjarrat wrote:
good stuff guys, saw you in hull couple of months back. come back soon!
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Crimzonite wrote:
i love bitter carnival!!
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hardhans wrote:
tis quality stuff
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rpcutts wrote:
good stuff
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spunkysmurf wrote:
love it....has so much depth and life to it. makes the hairs on my back stand
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allyc wrote:
awesome band!
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electric_dave wrote:
Should have more plays..
Videos
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Social Immunity full track | 3:14 |
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Cral Heathen full track | 2:34 |
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Down In The Valley full track | 3:13 |
News
HijakOscar: #musicmonday Hijak Oscar makes blue/soul/rock music - see:…
26 Oct 2009 | from twitter.com/HijakOscar
HijakOscar: #musicmonday Hijak Oscar makes blue/soul/rock music - see: http://bit.ly/Wbovm
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HijakOscar: Look what happened while we were on tour: http://bit.ly/Wbovm
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HijakOscar: Edinborough tonight, Perth tomorrow and Aberdeen on Sat! Looking forward…
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HijakOscar: Cheers to everyone who came down to the gigs this weekend!
7 Sep 2009 | from twitter.com/HijakOscar
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Recent Activity
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therealsteppen, BigFatAl and Mibblemoooo added Hijak Oscar to their libraries. 14 days ago
- Hijak Oscar posted a news item ‘HijakOscar: #musicmonday Hijak Oscar makes blue/soul/rock music - see:…’. last month
- Hijak Oscar posted a news item ‘HijakOscar: Look what happened while we were on tour: http://bit.ly/Wbovm’. last month
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PrinceJazzbo2 tagged Hijak Oscar with soul and blues. last month
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PrinceJazzbo2 added Hijak Oscar to PrinceJazzbo2’s library. last month
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aeonbeat wrote about Hijak Oscar in Rawk'n'Roll :: STRDTE 270909. September 2009
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Angus-Macleod added Hijak Oscar to Angus-Macleod’s library. September 2009
- Hijak Oscar posted a news item ‘HijakOscar: Edinborough tonight, Perth tomorrow and Aberdeen on Sat! Looking forward…’. September 2009
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man_machine28 added Hijak Oscar to the lineup of Hijak Oscar at The Harley. September 2009
- Hijak Oscar posted a news item ‘HijakOscar: Cheers to everyone who came down to the gigs this weekend!’. September 2009
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