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Yesterday, we released our 6th studio effort “Future History”. Together with a bunch of friends and the up-and-coming melodic punkrockers of Harsh Realms we celebrated this in a cosy rehearsal-room in Utrecht. We sure had a blast and would like to thank those who joined us. Tom Roelofs was kind enough to take some pictures, which can be found on our Facebook page. Also, many thanks go out to everyone who pre-ordered the EP!

So, with the release date behind us, it’s time we unleashed the EP upon the world. As of yesterday, you can stream the entire EP on our  website, listen to it on Spotify, or download it from iTunes. If you prefer your music digital, you can buy the EP from us directly through bandcamp for € 2.

The first reviews are coming in too. If your Dutch or Italian is any good, check what 3voor12 and Rock Rebel Magazine have to say about it.

More updates about the EP will follow as they come in. For now, we hope you enjoy your vinyl, digital download or the stream. The EP can be ordered right here.

To our German friends: hope to see you next weekend when we come over to Kassel and Bremen. To our Canadian / USA / Brazilian friends: we’re looking forward to seeing you very soon!

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Alright, so we have calmed down a little after releasing our new album on November 1st and touring France after that. How are you doing? The feedback so far has been more than mind blowing and jaw dropping. Below you can find some feedback that reached us, some interviews we did and some reports of what has been going on the last weeks. If you know of more reviews, interviews or the like, please inform us! And of course you can still download all our music including our new album (for free or for a donation) at music.antillectual.com or order a CD or LP at our webshop. Let us know what you think of it, speak freely.

To promote our new album we are gonna play live a lot. See “SHOWS” for all shows, including our “Release Benelux Tour”. Some shows we want to emphasize, in order of appearance:

Dec 3 NL Nijmegen Merleyn RELEASE SHOW “START FROM SCRATCH!” w/ The Real Danger, This Routine Is Hell

Jan 5 GER Available! w/ Red Tape Parade
Jan 6 GER Augsburg Ballonfabrik w/ Red Tape Parade
Jan 7 GER Available! w/ Red Tape Parade
Jan 8 GER Berlin Scherer8 w/ Red Tape Parade, Man the change
Jan 9 GER Available! w/ Red Tape Parade

Jan 13 NL Groningen Eurosonic / Noorderslag: Shadrak, Main w/ Turbostaat, Kvelertak, De Staat, Death Letters, Destine, Kensington, MakeBelieve, Only Seven Left, The Opposites, and so many more … (January 15 we will play acoustic at Eurosonic/Noorderslag for Live in Your Living Room)

As you can see we are still looking for some shows and confirmations for our German tour in January. Where should we drop by? Let us know!

For Dutch blog Eerste Hulp bij Plaatopnamen Riekus reported how we set up, executed and received feedback on our streaming project around the release. For Dutchies interested, read the third part of the trilogy! A lot of people, zines and other media have been writing about us lately. Here you can find a selection of those pieces:

Interviews:
Our interview at Punkfiction (in French)
Our interview at Noize Italia (in Italian)
Our interview at Dagheisha (in Italian)
Our interview at Roar Ezine (in Dutch)

Reviews:
Rockrebelmagazine (in Italian)
Longliverocknroll (in Italian)
Metalorgie (in French)
xBethereorbesquarex (in French)
Roomthirteen (in English)
Massmovement (in English)
Shakezine (in English)
Rockfreaks (in English)
In-your-face (in German)
Track4 (in German. 5 out of 5 stars!)
Tristesse (in Finnish)
Revolution-music (in Danish. 6 out of 6 stars!)
Punx.nl (in Dutch)
Roarezine (in Dutch)

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This is the last episode of our stream. And what would make more sense than to stream the last song of the album? Stream ALL the songs of our new album! Next to streaming the album, you can of course order the CD or LP from us. If you want a digital version of the album you can get one, for FREE or for a donation, at music.antillectual.com. All our music is up for download over there, for FREE or for a donation. You know how it works.

But, this is also the revealing of our last song of the album, “So Much More”. It’s a song about being in a band in general and about being in this band in particular. The song is a little different from the other ones on the album, check for yourself. Heleen from Midnight Menace did guest vocals on this song, like she did on “Buyer’s Remorse”. She wrote about our cooperation below.

In the last 11 weeks our songs have been played over 12.000 times, and still counting. So please read on, enjoy our album and feel free to share it with your friends.

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Heleen Tichelaar says

The boys of Antillectual asked me to come over and sing some guest vocals for their new album ‘Start from Scratch’. At first they sent me some pre-recordings of the track. I loved it from the first tune! The song felt good! It’s a nice, sweet and catchy sort of punkrock ballad. A song that got stuck in my head for hours. The lyrics describe exactly how I feel about making music and about the people I’ve met in the past few years.

I got really excited to come over to the studio in Panningen. I made up some extra vocal lines, hoping they would like it (cause I was a little bit nervous about it). Once I stood behind the mic, everything went smoothly! It felt so good to sing.

It was nice to come back to the studio after a few years. It felt good working with the boys. Very nice to work with other people besides my own band. We exchanged many ideas and came up with a very nice result: the track ‘So Much More’.
What can I say……this is our life! It was a day to remember!

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Lyrics

Patience, time to relax
This is what people do in their weekends
This is what some do for a hobby
A nice distraction to others

It certainly should not be
That forced family meeting
The same faces, talks and expectations
Even though it sometimes feels just like one

This is our life
We put our hearts and heads into
My brain, my hands, want to be inspired

We are not in it for the backstage beer
Not for the girls, girls, girls
We are not in it for the afterparty
Or the big paycheck at the end of every month

Fuck the reunions, fuck the macho competition
Fuck the hypes, if I can’t revolt it’s not my party

This is our life
We prefer it meaningful
Not our safe haven

Liner Notes

To me, punkrock is so much more than just music, a part time hobby or a group of friends enjoying the same drinking music. Punkrock has, over the years, literally become a way of living. It has increased my interest in politics and activism and broadened my view on a lot of topics. I love it when I see a band with the urge and drive to play music and spread a message they believe in. That is inspiration to make music myself, to keep on writing lyrics, to stay active. All this makes me want to put in my whole heart and head into this band, music and scene.

There it is, our new album! Again, if you like the sound of it, we have some beautiful Digipacks and Gatefolds up for sale in our store. Don’t forget to enjoy the peace and quiet of your Antillectual-free-Monday next week!

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