To promote our shows all over Europe and the rest of the world, we are in need of new tourposters. We’ve designed a couple of these ourselves in the past, and we are running out of stock. Instead of relying on our own (fairly poor) design skills, we figured we’d give it a try and see if someone else could help us out. Here’s your chance!

We won’t be doing this without a favor in return, of course. So here’s the deal: whoever sends us the coolest design will be rewarded with a nice merch-package (shirt + CD / Vinyl + some extra goodies) and 2 guest list spots for 2 shows of your choice. Besides that, your posters will be stuck on walls all over the world, and you are free to include your name / website on the poster.

Sound good? Here’s some guidelines:

• Send your design to tourposter@antillectual.com before june 10, in low resolution
• While designing, keep in mind that we will need to print this poster LARGE! DIN A2 is what we aim for, but alternative formats are an option: extra long, extra wide
• The final design will need to be 300 DPI CMYK color / Grayscale
• Leave some free space on the poster for our signatures bookers to add their show info (see example below)
• Our band logo can be found here (black on white) and here (white on black)
• Use whatever you like: album artwork, photos, your mom’s backyard wall.. But please respect intellectual property when using other people’s material

Other than that: go crazy! Please don’t let the guidelines ruin your creativity..

This is the poster we are using now, just for reference.

(click for LARGE version)

After june 10, we will announce the winner of this little design play-off.

We appreciate your help very much! Looking forward to your contribution

• Fest 11 + USA Tour
• Re-releases “Start From Scratch!” and “Testimony”
• Pre-production recordings and EP
• New zippers and shirts

Fest 11 + USA Tour

Can we get a drum roll please? The biggest and best news by far is the tour that we have planned for October and November. After 4 years of absence, we will finally return on American soil. We have been confirmed to play the almighty Fest 11 in Gainesville, and we will be touring the USA on our way down to Fest. Details to be confirmed.

Re-releases “Start From Scratch!” and “Testimony”

Since all LPs of “Start From Scratch!” and all CDs and LPs of “Testimony” are out of stock, we decided to run a second pressing of both albums together with our friends at Shield Recordings. The 350 gatefold LPs of “Start From Scratch!” will be “seein’ red” and “Testimony” will see a reincarnation of 250 LPs in the “grey area”. The 500 “Testimony” CDs will be a jewel case edition.

Pre-production recordings and EP

Having written half a new album already, we decided to book some studio dates. In May we will record these songs to prepare ourselves for the recordings of our fourth full length album next winter. 2 of those new songs will end up on an EP which will be released later this year. Details to be confirmed.

New zippers and shirts

No re-release here! Freshly designed zipped hoodies and T-shirts! Stay up to date and support us by ordering a shirt, zipper, a repressed album or a nice package of shirt+album.

Shirts have the King Kong print on the front. A limited amount of these shirts, with a red and black print on white, will be sold by Fairtrademerch at this year’s Groezrock Festival. Speaking of Groezrock: make sure to stop by Shield Recordings and No Reason Records on the market, and treat yourself to one of Mom’s Veggie Burgers.

Shows

MAY 04 Brussels (BE) - Garcia Lorca w/ The Arteries, The Octopussy’s, Black Sheep – [RSVP]
MAY 05 Utrecht (NL) - DB’s w/ Cobra Skulls, Wanderlust, The Windowsill – [RSVP]
MAY 16 Ysselsteyn (NL) – Jera On Air w/ No Turning Back, This Routine Is Hell + more tba
MAY 18 Arnhem (NL) - H80 bult theater festival – [RSVP]
MAY 27 Tienray (NL) - Gaellus Open Air w/ Sunday Zombies & The Brain – [RSVP]
JUN 02 Heilbronn (DE) - Ex Stereo w/ Planet Watson – [RSVP]
JUN 23 Oostende (BE) - Skatefest (Skate Bowl) w/ Madsin, Ostend Powers, Funkyfresh, Windub – [RSVP]
JUL 20 Südwinsen (DE) - Südwinsen Festival – [RSVP]
JUL 23 Drachten (NL) - Iduna w/ Ignite, Sparky’s Revenge – [RSVP]
JUL 27 Langenau (DE) - Pfleghof Open Air w/ Benzin, Settle Down – [RSVP]
AUG 10 Bunsbeek (BE) – Kloemprock w/ MXPX, Voodo Glow Skulls, Atlas Losing Grip, Gino’s Eyeball, Off the Charts, Left Alone
NOV 24 Erkelenz (DE) - Plug In Let’s Rock Festival / Auditorium w/ Not Available, Face the Fax, Ginos Eyeball, Ten Tons of Glory, Middle Finger Salute, 51st Degree, Cause for Confusion  - [RSVP]

USA Tour

OCT 15 – 25 USA – East Coast Tour
OCT 26 FEST 11 – Gainesville, FL
OCT 27 FEST 11 – Gainesville, FL
OCT 28 FEST 11 – Gainesville, FL

Speaking of alien threats, check our new zippers and T-shirts featuring our “new needed enemy” Kingkong!

Zipper “With Fire”

XL, grey print on black zipper, Anvil Sustainable (regular price 30 euro)
Mail us with ‘zipper With Fire’ in the subject line

Tote bag “Our Life”

Grey print on purple bag, Earth Positive (regular price 5 euro)
Mail us with ‘tote bag Our Life’ in the subject line

Shirt “Our Life” grey

S, black print on grey shirt, Fairtrademerch (regular price 10 euro)
Mail us with ‘shirt Our Life grey’ in the subject line

Shirt “Our Life” black

S, white print on black shirt, Anvil Organic (regular price 10 euro)
Mail us with ‘shirt Our Life black’ in the subject line

Shirt “Gramophone” blue

XL, silver / blue print on navy blue shirt, Fairtrademerch (regular price 10 euro)
Mail us with ‘shirt Gramophone blue’ in the subject line

Shirt “Gramophone” black (back patch, backdrop? Big shirt, be creative!)

XXL, silver / red print on black shirt, Fairtrademerch (regular price 10 euro)
Mail us with ‘shirt Grammophone black’ in the subject line

Ladies Zipper “Gramophone” grey

M, silver / red print on grey zipper, continental (regular price 30 euro)
Mail us with ‘zipper Gramophone grey’ in the subject line

Ladies Zipper “Gramophone” black

S, silver / red print on black zipper, continental (regular price 30 euro)
Mail us with ‘zipper Gramophone black’ in the subject line

Shirt “Our Life” white

Size M, black print on white fabric (regular price 10 euro)
Mail us with ‘shirt our life white’ in the subject line

After having our last effort “Start From Scratch!” released all over Europe, the USA and Russia, we are now very proud to tell you that there now is a Brazilian release through Undermusic Records. Get in touch with them to order your jewelcase copy of the album.

As an extra bonus to the release, Undermusic is booking our very first tour ever in Brazil. From November 1st to November 11th, we will be touring Brazil in support of this milestone. Details to be confirmed. If you wish to book one of these shows, please get in touch with our man Uirá at undermusicbooking@yahoo.com.br. Undermusic has a more than excellent booking roster with bands such as Mute, Atlas Losing Grip and many more, and we can’t stress enough how excited we are to finally set step in Brazil.

While we are working our asses off to write a new record, more touring news is to be announced very soon. Make sure you subscribe to our mailinglist to stay up to date with the latest and hottest. And some news too..

Take care, obrigado!

Since Wilders’ provocations no longer only stir Dutch Muslims but are pointed at Middle and Eastern European immigrants and workers, international political unrest started. Wilders’ political Freedom Party (PVV) created an official reporting site where people can file complaints about Middle and Eastern European immigrants and workers. Since Wilders and his party are part of the Dutch government, foreign politicians are not amused.

Also Dutch politicians, celebrities and artists have had it with this politician’s view points. Being the prophets that we were in 2008, many initiatives are being taken right now to speak out against Wilders and his ideas. The Black Atlantic (an upcoming Dutch folk band) will organize a big benefit concert in The Hague, and many (funny!) ironic reporting sites have come to existence.

In 2011 the BBC made a very interesting documentary (in English) about Geert Wilders. The makers followed him campaigning, standing trial on charges of “incitement to hatred” (a trial Wilders later won) and give insight in the international anti-Islamic network that supports him.

You can find the BBC documentary about Geert Wilders linked on our Youtube channel. Please have a look, educate yourself.

Read the introduction and liner notes we wrote ourselves, and listen to The New Jew.

Former bass player Yvo and his Typewriter Distro will be going on tour with Rise Against next March to spread their words and wisdom. If you go to a show, just say hello!

Our “mom” Etjen from Just Like Your Mom has been our behind the scenes help since forever. On this year’s edition of Groezrock “mom” will provide vegan food for the first time. Finally food that lives up to this festival’s standards! OMNOMNOMNOM MOM!

Our friend Lenneke from Macbeth hosts another Macbeth stage at Groezrock. Yes, it’s a competition, but you get to play a crazy show! We had an amazing time when we did it 2 years ago. And while you are at Groezrock you might as well visit our Dutch and Italian labels Shield Recordings and No Reason Records at their stands in the merch tent.

Friends till the end!

During our next weekend trip to Germany we will be playing Frankfurt and Innsbrück, two cities where we played with BSF. In Frankfurt we play right below the Batschkapp; the venue where we played twice with BSF this summer. It would be great to see familiar faces from those shows! On January 29 we still need a show between Regensburg and the Netherlands or between Göttingen and Strassbourg. Info@antillectual.com for help!

JAN 25 11ER, Frankfurt. w/ A State of Grace, Society Off
JAN 26 GLOCKENBACHWERKSTATT, München. w/ Grizzly Tours, Todeskommando Atomsturm
JAN 27 PMK, Innsbruck. w/ 7YearsBadLuck
JAN 28 ALTE MÄLZEREI, Regensburg. w/Glorious Thieves, Red Button, Nice Guy Eddie, Balloon Pilot
JAN 29 AVAILABLE!

FEB 15 AVAILABLE!
FEB 16 VL LUDWIGSTRASSE, Halle (Saale). *Acoustic*
FEB 17 JKC, Kamen. w/ Die Eule Im Bart des Judas, All Aboard
FEB 18 AVAILABLE!

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