Alpha Strategy

Staple My Hand to Yours contains the first new Alpha Strategy material
since 2018, when our album The Gurgler (also recorded by Steve Albini)
was issued by Polish label Antena Krzyku. Since the release of The
Gurgler, things changed quite a bit for the band; in 2019 after the
all-Canadian line-up of myself, James McAdams, Evan Sidawi, and Dan
Edwards briefly relocated to Berlin from Toronto and toured throughout
12 countries in Europe, the guys all eventually left the band and moved
back to Canada. As I had started Alpha Strategy as a solo project in
2011, I wanted to keep the thing going, and opted to search for a new
crew to continue with. At the end of 2019, shortly after coming to live
in Prague, I was joined by Martin Doležal (guitar - Très, Bazdesh,
ex-Stinka), Filip Miškařík (drums - Hothouse, Très), and Ondřej Červený
(bass - ex-Stinka) who now form the current iteration of the group with
me. In addition to recording Staple My Hand to Yours with Steve Albini,
over the past three years we've played more than 50 concerts in Europe
and Canada, and have more shows abroad booked into 2024. The guys also
regularly contribute to my Aww Man Radio & Concerts, through which we
organize shows in Prague for domestic and international bands, and put
together a monthly live stream radio program / podcast.

Some recent quotes pertaining to Alpha Strategy:

"Whether you’ll like “The Gurgler” by Toronto based experimental noise
rock / post punk act ALPHA STRATEGY, depends on whether you prefer your
listening adventures to be playing by the rules, or trying to see where
the rules can be changed."
- Idioteq.com

"...there are sensations, smells and things to touch, that Alpha
Strategy are dealing with that I’d rather not deal with. Gurgling,
gargling, piss, yolk, HCAs, wet tents, and a whole stew of other things,
like ruminant tripe, burgundy brains. I ask for some napkins, but all
the napkins in this world aren’t enough to clean up this mess."
- Tiny Mix Tapes

"Post-punk / Noise-rock firecracker with a vocalist who is a combination
of John Travolta from "Grease" (dance) and Nick Cave (singing). The
band, led by Rory Hinchey, first operated in Canada, then in Berlin, and
finally went to Czech Prague. As if that wasn't enough to come to the
gig, let me just add that their stuff was recorded by Steve Albini."
- Hanako

"Originally a Canadian band centered around the great boss Rory Hinchey,
after a personnel change, they settled firmly in Prague. The boys
skillfully skate on the edges of noise rock and post punk, shrouded in a
slightly muddy abrasion and driven by the unmistakable preaching
performance of their bandmaster."
- Svetadil