Feb 15 2008 - posted by
willem
Up Magazine nr. 44, March 2008
Antillectual “Testimony” CD(Shield/Sonic Rendezvous)
The craftsmanship and melody that form the quality of the Antillectual live shows now finally have been recorded on the album “Testimony”. With this album the band is in no way inferior to likeminded bands like Rise Against, Strike Anywhere and Hot Water Music. The political punk […]
Feb 09 2008 - posted by
willem
Antillectual-Waves 7" (Square of Oppositon)
I'm late jumping on this, as it came out this past summer specifically for a US tour the band did. Antillectual are from the Netherlands, but you'd never guess it from listening to them. The music sounds very West Coast US. It's pretty melodic and poppy (but still fast and edgy) […]
Feb 04 2008 - posted by
willem
Antillectual - "Testimony" (No Reason Records)
File under: melodic hardcore/punk
Reference: Propagandhi, With Honor, Crime In Stereo, No Trigger, Much The Same.
It seems like I’m listening to the new album by the great Propagandhi, but it is "only" the debut record from the Lodi based No Reason Records from Dutch band Antillectual. Our old friends ("Silencing […]
Jan 30 2008 - posted by
willem
Antillectual – Testimony
by pureandsimple
band: Antillectualalbum: Testimony
From mid-tempo melancholic post-punk to thrashing punkrock! Antillectual is far from ashamed to militantly show its versatility on the bands second full-length album. Indeed, Silencing Civilization’s successor is a straight up hit! Recognizable melody, emotion, and passion combined with somewhat unconventional structures, inventive guitar riffs and vocal harmonies. Propagandhi meeting […]
Jan 27 2008 - posted by
willem
Antillectual – Testimony cd (No Reason Records, 2007)
The record actually doesn’t come out in our country till March, and therefore I’m reviewing this album in advance: Antillectual - the latest addition to No Reason Records’ catalog - coming from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, play a mixture of punk-hardcore in the style of the labels’ previous releases […]