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 dammit. this is the first update after our u.s.a. tour with static radio. and even though we've been back for 2 weeks now, it's still going through our heads all the time. the whole trip was extremely overwhelming. almost every night we played at a cool show, the reactions we got each show were really positive, we got rid of all the merch we brought (we actually sold it!) and the new 7"es just flew out of our hands. it's amazing to see how a nation with such a "bad reputation" has so many awesome people and such an inspiring scene. we're very happy the way this tour turned out, it was better than we could have ever hoped for. a lot of "thanks you!'s" go out to the people without who this trip wouldn't have been half as much fun: our new friends and tour buddies from static radio. great people, grand band. also, a big "thank you!" goes out to chris from square of opposition records who helped us out with the 7"es and other merchandise. the list of people we want to thank is endless, so we won't go there, but a lot of people did a great job making us feel at home, moms and dads included.

if you want to read, hear and/or see all about our tour, there are some reports online already. check out the 4 reports we made for reload magazine here (words in dutch, videos in dutch and english), check the videos (dutch and english) on our youtube account , check a full report in words (dutch) and pictures (universal) on www.musicfrom.nl , all pictures can be found on our picasa page. and last but not least the full tour report will appear in english on this site soon.

going from the one outstanding project to the other; next week we will be entering the studio to record our sophomore full length album. we can't wait to get into the studio and lay down the tunes we've been working on and playing live the last months. during our stay in the studio we will bring a video and photo camera, so expect some reports being made. only if we get bored, that is! in the mean time, listen to our old songs and the demo recordings we made in march. there's no relaese date for this new album yet, expect it at the end of this year.

we managed to get some new shows as well, both on the transatlantic tour and in holland. please come and check them out, we'll be playing with cool bands like in-sane (slo.) again!

finally we hope to see you at our tour kick off in the merleyn in nijmegen on friday september 28. you can buy the 7" at the door for 1 euro extra. last chance. 

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dearly beloved, how are you? we're doing just fine, the shows are turning out really awesome and the people here are extremely nice to us foreigners. as i'm typing this we're in the van for 12 hours to get from Washington d.c. to athens, georgia, which appears to be quite a distance. to kill the time we're watching some dvd's, playing video games. and writing you this update. if you want to know more about how we're doing on our second u.s.a. tour, please go to reload magazine. they will post several reports we'll be writing and filming during this tour. after this tour a comprehensive tour report in words and pictures will appear on www.musicfrom.nl. this was about it for the update, hope you all are having as much fun as we are! 

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again it's been way too long since our last update. but again, we've been busy as hell with all sorts of band related stuff. even some shows! 2 days ago in france was amazing again, met the nicest people in the smallest town in france. and we met "iveco", just like your mom's latest gadget that you can sleep, watch d.v.d.'s and get transported in.

there will be a new website in september, more updates for sure by that time. in france we played the 2 last songs that we had to finish before recording so we're totally ready for both touring and recording. how about that?

about the transatlantic tour, all shows for the american leg are confirmed, some venues to be announced, but we're ready to go. for the european part of the tour we're still looking for 3 dates to be filled. if you can and want … you're more than welcome of course … about that tour, reload magazine is going to publish tour reports we will make for them. check the announcement at www.reload.nl and keep checking back to keep up to date.

the 7" that will be released through square of opposition records and glory days of youth records is finished and seems to be très bad ass. we can't wait to hold our first little piece of vinyl in our own hands.

if you're interested in listening to our "old" album, please go to our pure volume page and listen to the complete album "silencing civilization" in high quality.

at the show we played in venlo may 27 bas brader made some beautiful pictures and he wrote a nice review on his site. we actually made it to "Photo of the Month – June 2007". please check out the pictures and what he wrote on www.picturebeautiful.net.

the not tour related shows have been quite a problem lately. our show at the trashfest got cancelled due to … yeah, what was it? and the show we were supposed to play in oostende (bel.) with set your goals and no trigger got cancelled because of … euhm … well, indeed: the same. are we getting screwed over again without noticing it? but; finally down to earth, we have a new show in our own country, in a place we love: breda! the hall fest, come check us out please! any other slots to fill on your line up? let us know! [insert bad joke about slots/sluts here] that's it for now, hopefully the next 3 weeks will be just as good for you as they will be for us! take care.

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this week we will finish the mix of the new recorded songs. we've heard a premix and we're "ultra" excited already. expect a new song online next week. there will be several samplers featuring the new songs as well. we'll keep you posted on those releases.

the upcoming recordings will be very exhausting financially speaking, and therefore we have made some offers you simply cannot refuse, once you checked them out (paradoxal, isn't it?). we are "selling out" because we've invested quite a bit in merchandise over the years and we are gonna need all the cents we can scrape together for the recordings. please check the merch section if you've tried all the refusing but gave in. if you think you have an interesting offer yourself, surprise us and let us know!

we also added some new shows, both national and international. as we told you before (and cannot mention enough), we will be touring the u.s.a. again in july. together with a band called static radio. they will join us in september and october on a european tour to return the favour. if you're interested in having us play in your town, check the shows section and we'll see if we can work something out.

thirdly, all the tour reports have been uploaded and put in the photo section, even if they don't include photo's. some old ones that weren't online before are up now as well, even the 2004 u.s.a. tour report.

and last but not least: there's bob-news! the good thing is: bob is still active behind his drum kit. the bad things is: together with (former) members of last to go, all under age and the shining he plays in a band called "frightening fiction". just kidding, no bad news, it's an awesome band with the coolest scenstars holland will ever produce. their first gig will take place april 19 in de onderbroek in nijmegen together with brat pack and the tenement kids. go check em out since the stuff i already heard is amazing. fast! 

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were: "hell yeah, that feels real good!" we had a lot of fun recording and the premature results, the unmixed songs we took home, are very satisfying already. we simply can't wait to record the songs for the full length later this year. nico, our engineer, is on tour and therefore the final mixings and mastering might not be done very soon, unfortunately. until that time we're looking forward to play those new songs live. keep checking this website and our myspace for news about the demo recordings.

speaking of which, our myspace now officially has been pimped. finally it looks like something. what, we don't know yet though. please, since we had to take down our guest book, leave us a message on our myspace. if you're just as much a sell out as we are, that is.

and, as you could already see on our myspace and could have heard if you pay attention to gossip, we will be touring the u.s.a. again! after 2 summers of absence, we'll be hitting the american east coast again in july. this time we found the people of static radio (u.s.a., chunksaah records) willing and able to take us (on tour, of course). if you can and want to help us out with shows, check the shows section and/or email us for the tour schedule.

last of all: our apologies, this website has been down, or visually handicapped, as you wish, for several days. hope everything is fixed now. a new website is on the way too, anyway … 

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