Alex Aldi is a New York-based recording + mixing engineer who has worked with indie and major-label bands such as Passion Pit, The Rakes, Les Savy Fav, and White Rabbits.
Foreign acts that performed on the festival include Ian Brown, Happy Mondays, Gary Moore, Dinosaur Jr., The Stooges, The Lemonheads, The Fall, Heavy Trash, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Rakes.
They also completed their first tour of the UK since the release of Ten New Messages, including their biggest headline concert to date, a sold out show at Brixton Academy.
•
They toured the UK throughout January and February 2006 – supported by White Rose Movement, Duels, Young Knives, Switches and Klaxons.
Capture / Release is the debut album by The Rakes, released on August 15, 2005. The album peaked at #32 in the UK.