it seems like iam just able to write a blog once a year... but i got each single time great news!
:)

2008 was a very nice year, especially in the musical way.

TUPOLEV released finally theire international acclaimed album "memories of björn bolssen"
and toured two times through middle europe.

i played some international shows also with PORT-ROYAL, not so many like the year before
but we were and are still working on the third album.
2008 was the year for SLON, we played two tours, recorded our debut album, and gain so
much fun with music like never before. and we were signed by kolleqt booking(caspian,
paperbird, liger,..) who will book shows in germany.
2008 was not the QUARTZ year like i though, we played two shows and recorded two songs
both for compilation, one of them probably never will be released! :) so it was quite,
please write lukas some mails to kick his ass! :)
ALEXANDR VATAGIN played in december 2008 his first solo show, it was a nice experience.
that was the release show for his second album.
i worked with WERNER KITZMUELLER for his debut album, sometimes heavy, sometimes not,
and in summer 2008 david joined us to help,
PERSONALY hmmm, the first part of the year was probably the nicest periode of my life, that
changed dramaticly exactly in mid. 2008, thats life, but its getting better, a bit at
least...

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2009, yes 2009("das ist eine epoche" the goldenen zitronen would say)
there are more plans then ever.

TUPOLEV will do one tour in february through middle europe, an other hopefully in summer
in bulgaria/greece and a second middle europe tour september 2009. and if god, yes
god(not peter holy) wills we will record a new album this summer... time will tell.

SLON will release theire debut album in april 2009, and there will be one two weeks tour
through germany, and an other amazing tour will happen with port-royal through
croatia, austria, serbia, montenegro, slovakia it will be amazing. and an other tour will
happen hopefully in autumn...

PORT-ROYAL 2009 will be the year our year, for sure! already in februar a tour through italy
and russia will happen, then im april with slon, for sure some festivals in summer, and
hopefully the third album will be released autumn 2009. and then we will much touring,
get ready fot the P-R thrill!!!!!!!!!

WERNER KITZMUELLER TIO yes thats our new name, funky!? ahhhm jazzy! yes!?
we are working on a 2 songs 7-inch and the debut album, both will be finished 2009 for
sure. there will be also some tours with werner this year. expect much! really!

QUARTZ hmmm, lukas fucked up a bit my nerves with that story, so i asked some friend and
people i honor, so nicolas bernier, stefan nemeth(radian, lokai) and clemens hausch will
work/rework on the quartz material. we are still looking for a place to release this
amazing work.

ILSE BILL are a great riot girl "pop" band from vienna, i will help them to record&mix, theire
first record, will be probalby released by fettkakao records in 2009.

ALEXANDR VATAGIN, hmmm, i will do for sure some solo shows hopefully also international
ones, about recording, acually it seems like there is not much time for that, i still got my
secret project in mind, but maybe before i will record the kontrapart of the shards
album, means the most electronic will be done by analog synths, not digital like on
shards.

PETER HOLY will probably release his LAST pop-work, i will work with him on that mini ep.

VALEOT RECORDS we will have some releases 2009, like the SLON album, our beloved friends
PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC and the great ambientband DIRAC. and hopefully a
WERNER KITZMÜLLER 7".