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    Update...?

    Hey, Yep, that's right. Early 2016 release for album #4. We're going to be giving a bit of an update on facebook/website etc in the coming days. But the whole album is written, and virtually all of it is recorded. We can't wait to release the thing, it has certainly been our most ambitious album...
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    Album 4: Contract Terms

    Hi Lorenzo, We will go through more thoroughly - however, for now: - can you please re-send the OBAB contract to our email - Regarding Oktober: they do only German speaking countries - Austria, Switzerland, Germany All other points we can talk about more very soon once we have had another look...
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    Album 4: Touring in 2015

    Thanks Lorenzo! Looking forward to further discussions in the other threads on the forum.
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    Album 4: Touring in 2015

    Hi Lorenzo, Yes, we have had a "tentative" yes from Summer Breeze, and certainly hope / feel that we will be fine to get that one. Not yet heard back from BA. *** Lorenzo, I think it's important that we ensure that the festivals have confidence that we will be releasing the album on a date...
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    Album 4: Animated music video

    An update on this: By September 30 our aim is to have: - finalised a thematic plan for the album, and for each of the tracks - made a decision about which song will be used in the video clip - developed a very basic outline of the song's story I will then be contacting one of the animation...
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    Album 4: Touring in 2015

    Thanks Lorenzo. Will you be including a CD in the mail-out?
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    Hello!

    Hello G and L. Very much looking forward to using this forum to discuss these plans and to ensure that everything is well organised. Thanks Lorenzo for setting it up. Steve
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    Album 4: Touring in 2015

    John and Shaun will be handling this, and will work with you. Your email of suggested festivals was very helpful. We will look to work with you to put together a very good tour schedule. I'll ask John and Shaun to use this thread to keep you informed and to discuss plans with you. - which...
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    Album 4: Animated music video

    Hi Lorenzo, George has started getting quotes from a few companies - we wilk keep you updates once we know more.
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    Album 4: promotion strategies and companies

    Hi Lorenzo, Yes - we are happy to stick with Earsplit for the US. Do they do Canada too? Please note: Oktober only do German speaking countries. We will still need further efforts, through someone else, for other parts of Europe. With this in mind, we will work with you to find agencies that...
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    Update on OBAB and Stone's Reach sales

    Yes, we would be keen to see updated sales figures here - updated each time you receive them would be wonderful. Steve
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    Lyric Explanations

    Hey RedCrisis, A lot of our lyrics tell stories which are purely made-up, of course with various sources of inspiration. Abeyance is one that's essentially a short story, drawn from our imagination. It depicts an old man who has ventured to a distant place to visit some sort of elder or...
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    Fraught

    Hey guys. We got that footage from the official summer breeze DVD. I'm sure somewhere in their archives the folks at SB would have all of the footage; however, they only used Fraught on the DVD, so it's alll we have (in terms of that high quality mixed / finished product).
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    Lyric Explanations

    Hey, thanks for the question. We are always happy to discuss the lyrics. I can't give all the definitive answers here right now, partly because George writes many of the lyrics. And also because it would take a long time to explain all of our songs haha. But for a couple of the ones I wrote -...