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ANTILLECTUAL News Letter May 2009: ANTILLECTUAL PULLS THE PLUG

– Release acoustic 7”
– Euro tour May
– New songs, recordings and other stuff

Release acoustic 7”
In March we recorded 4 songs (2 old, 2 new) on acoustic guitars and percussion. We’re very happy with the result and are proud that Shield Recordings and No Reason Records release them as the “Pull the Plug” 7”. The release date is set on July 5. If you want to get colored vinyl and a chance to win a test pressing, pre-order the single at shield recordings . It will also be available as a download from July 5 just like our debut album “Silencing Civilization”. The EP will include a download code for MP3’s and will first be available at our acoustic show at Knoflook in Den Bosch (NL) together with Mischief Brew, aka our acoustic EP release show. If you are curious what we sound or even look like acoustic; check out these live clips: http://www.vimeo.com/3836932 and http://vimeo.com/3836906 or download a song here

Check out a video interview we did (in Dutch) and some more acoustic songs here: http://www.lopendvuur.nl/2009/04/15/podcast-aflevering-3-lva-antillectual/

Euro tour May
To continue our amplified journey we planned a tour in a new direction. It will be our first time in Poland and the Czech Republic. As you can see we’re still in need of 3 shows. If you can help us out: please do!

May 20 NL Eindhoven Aloys. w/ All for nothing, Redemption falls, Never say never
May 21 Ger Göttingen JUZI. w/ Les Aligned, Malt Liquor Riot
May 22 Ger Erfurt Café Tiko
May 23 Pl Trzebiel Klub Trzebiel
May 24 !AVAILABLE!
May 25 !AVAILABLE!
May 26 Ger Dresden AZ Conni. w/ when we fall
May 27 Cz Republic Prague 007 Club
May 28 A Wiener Neustadt Bandhouse
May 29 Ger Zwiesel Jugendcafé Zwiesel
May 30 Ger Chemnitz AJZ Let’s fight white pride-festival. w/ Seein red, The now denial, Trainwreck, more
May 31 Ger !AVAILABLE!

New songs, recordings and other stuff
Furthermore we are really busy and actually past halfway writing a new album that we will record in October and will be released early 2010. Labels get in touché! If you want to support us by buying time in the studio, please consider visiting our shop  and check out a lot of nearly sold out models. Until that time we are, and will always be, looking for new shows and tours (also acoustic!) to try out our new songs.

Other upcoming shows and tours:
Jun 6 NL Gemert, De Bunker w/ Smash the Statues, New Pokerface
Jun 10 NL Nijmegen, Doornroosje w/ The Gaslight Anthem
Jul 4 NL Meppel, Unite It Festival
Jul 5 NL Den Bosch, Knoflook *Acoustic release show* w/ Mischief Brew
Jul 23 Ger Kamen JKC
Jul 24 !AVAILABLE!
Jul 25 A Pöllau bei Hartberg, Club 81: Scream Out Festival. W/ Rentokill
Jul 26 Ger München, Sunny Red/Feierwerk

For more news, links to our social networks, our political interests, our personal updates and what not, please keep checking our website

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We played two shows this weekend. On friday there was a last minute show in Menen, Belgium. Not a lot of people, but we had a great time with Bert from The Ignored. We slept at his appartment in Ieper. If people are interested in the WO1, they probably know the city Ieper. The Germans fought an endless battle against the French and English troops in 1914. It was impressive to see all the names of the 130.000 soldiers who lost their lives on the walls.
We played for the very first time in Lille (France) on Saturday. Gollygee, what a show! A small venue with shows on a daily basis. I think 80 people could be stashed in it. By the time we started playing, almost 100 people crammed their way in, dancing, having a blast. And boy, it was hot as hell! Definitely one of those shows I’ll remember for a long time. Thanks to Stan who put up the show!

In the meantime, we’re working on new songs. New album? Indeed. Soon? Uhm… There’s so much to come before we at that chapter. But I can tell there are some breaks in the new songs I don’t understand yet…
If you want to hear some new tunes, come to our shows! We’ll play some live. Just for you. Not really, but still…

Tata! Yvo

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We’re playing a very last minute show in Menen, Belgium! It’ll be a nice small intimite show, The Ignored and One Step Beyond are playing as well. Come and hang out with us if you’re around. A day later we’re playing in the beautiful Lille, France. Check out the show-section where the places are…. Hope to see you there! Take care, yvo

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While we are constantly focusing on new tours and a new release, it's sometimes fun to take a look into the past, in what I like to call our 'shoebox': a huge archive of tour videos, some of which end up being edited into reports . Browsing through the shoebox, I found this little video of our show at Fest 7 , on our last USA tour. Hope you enjoy the video as much as I did.

Antillectual at Fest 7, part 1

Antillectual at Fest 7, part 2

Antillectual at Fest 7, part 3

In other news: due to all kinds of activities (writing songs, touring, fixing our beloved van etc..), we haven't really been able to slap together tour videos lately. We are currently looking into ways to work together with people who enjoy doing this. More about that later.

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2008 was an incredibly busy year for us. We played well over 100 shows, released a new album and toured all over Europe and the USA. 2009 seems to be getting even crazier. We plan on recording a new record, doing lots of touring again and hopefully play at some nice festivals. And to start off we have some nice events to announce:

– Japan release "Testimony"
– France, Swiss and Italian tour in January/February
– German tour in February/March

Japan release "Testimony"
After being released by 7 seven labels throughout Europe and the USA we are now proud to present that Fast Life Records will release "Testimony" in Japan in March 2009. The album will be released as a CD and download and will feature some bonus tracks. Check out their myspace and website for additional info (www.myspace.com/nofastnolife and http://blog.livedoor.jp/fastliferecords if you understand Japanese …)

France, Swiss and Italian tour in January/February
Since our last tour through the UK was such a success and mainly since we are addicted to touring we are going on another tour. This time we are going to France, Switzerland and Italy. Know that you are very welcome at one of these shows:
Jan 28 NL Eindhoven Effenaar w/ No Use For A Name + Only Crime
Jan 29 Fr Laxou (Nancy) The Soap Box Club
Jan 30 Ita Torino Patchanka
Jan 31 Swi Davos Kirchgemeindehaus Tadel Los! WEF Action Day; Davos!
Feb 1 Ita Lodi Happy Rock Hour
Feb 2 Ita Bologna Lazzaretto
Feb 3 Ita Brescia Lio Bar
Feb 4 Swi Geneva Tiki's Pub
Feb 5 AVAILABLE!
Feb 6 Fr Valenciennes Les 4 Dames
Feb 7 NL Raalte Pedro Pico Pop w/ Mala Vita, The Freaks, Kudra Mata, Midnight Menace, 3 more

German tour in February/March
And because we really cannot sit still we also planned a tour a month later through Germany. As you can see we are still looking for a show on Sunday March 1st. All help would be appreciated!
Feb 27 Ger Muelheim AZ Muelheim
Feb 28 Ger Bausendorf/Wittlich Riez Rockbar
Mar 1 Ger AVAILABLE
Mar 2 Ger Wuerzburg Immerhin w/ the codeheart syndrome
Mar 3 Ger Nuernberg Kunstverein
Mar 4 Ger Regensburg Alte Malzerei w/ Deny Everything, Cutting Class
Mar 5 Ger Berlin Ballast der Republik (TBC)
Mar 6 Ger Bergkamen JZ Yellowstone
Mar 7 Ger Sulze Kaffeegarten

Other shows and tours
Furthermore we will be doing some weekend trips and single shows. If you want us to play somewhere, let us know!
Mar 19 Bel Antwerpen De Koevoet
Mar 20 NL Middelburg TBC
Mar 21 NL Arnhem Cafe The Stage Shield Showcase. w/ Smash the Statues, Atlas Losing Grip, On Fire, Said and Done, The Hunger, Milkman, Gascoigne
Mar 26 AVAILABLE
Mar 27 AVAILABLE
Mar 28 Ger Trier Exhaus
Eastern European tour May 23-31, a lot of dates available, please get in touch.
May 27 CZ Prague Klub V Jeleni
May 30 Ger Chemnitz ajz-chemnitz lets fight white pride-festival w/ seein red, the now denial, trainwreck and more…

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