Antillectual

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! April 27, 2011: RUSSIA!

This week 15 years ago we arrived in Russia for our first (and only) Russian tour. A crazy adventure in a country whose lifestyle, history and culture is something else (something we had to adapt to), yet whose scene felt heartwarming and welcoming to a band from the Netherlands. We wouldn't want to tour Russia in 2026, but our thoughts still go out to our Russian friends supporting counter culture and fighting oppr... Read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

We're almost leaving for our Canadian tour, but we also have awesome shows coming up (right) after it!

May 30 DE Wermelskirchen, Bahndamm. w/ Authority Zero, Melonball
Jun 02 NL Den Haag, PAARD. w/ Nerf Herder
Jul 04 NL Enschede, Metropool. w/ ZSK
Jul 10 DE Schongau, Reaktor. w/ Soapbox Radio, Puke!
Jul 11 AT Reutte, Die Kellerei. w/ Special Broadcast
Jul 17 DE Mannheim, JUZ
Jul 18 DE Hormersdorf, KNRD Fest. w/ Satanic Surfers, Laura Jane Grace, many more

Info & tix at https://antillectual.com/shows

When Lee from Hike The Peak asked me (Willem) not just to do guest vocals but really write lyrics and add a vocal line for their instrumental track I immediately confirmed. The track "Reach The Top" is out now, as a double A side single featuring Judo Chop!

https://open.spotify.com/album/7mF7FUl4ThYv3DDPdmih2k?si=cN16if5ERdqFjt84kjJ2Ng

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! April 9, 2018: CHANGE THE STANDARD!

On April 9, 2018 we released our most megalomaniac music video! Music video is not even the right word to describe it: for this project we made a documentary series about people changing the standard in their field of work towards more sustainable, fair trade and organic industries and societies. The series is proof that entrepreneurs like these, many with a background rooted in punk rock and DIY ethics,... read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

Lyrical content means a lot to us (and we hope to you as well), that's why we always include lyrics and liner notes in our physical artwork and add them to release landing pages.

We also add them to Bandcamp releases, and now we're finally able to add them to Spotify too! So please check our ANTILLECTUEEL EP with Dutch lyrics on Spotify and sing along!

https://open.spotify.com/album/6lZYd1OJPFDVs1olSJiYCG?si=7jlPz3UzTpup8BruRjW1BQ

https://antillectual.com/antillectueel

This Wednesday we will release a new single via our newsletter! Wanna hear HALL OF MIRRORS first? Subscribe to our email or WhatsApp newsletter 🖤🔥

https://antillectual.com/newsletter

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! April 24, 2010: GROEZROCK!

Groezrock used to be the festival season kick off where we'd meet all our friends, see amazing bands and go crazy on the lovely food of Just Like Your Mom, so when we got to invited we were very excited! We played on the first rendition of the MacBeth Stage, which was still very tiny at that time. The fact that it was such a small stage made the experience even more incredible with so many people showing up to se... Read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

Friendly reminder to support DIY bands as transportation costs (fuel, emission zones) are going through the roof, without fees increasing equally. Check out bands' shirts and albums 🔥🖤

You can find ours at https://antillectual.com/store

We're playing Hoofddorp on April 9 with the almighty PUSSY RIOT! We've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with them before and made a little video of it, let's do it again at Cpunt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSuMcUU4Rqs&list=PLlAAvUzrCgqphWQrFwlziMLOUKDnw2Xtf&index=14

We also added one more show to the ANTILLECTUEEL tour: April 24 at WSC Den Bosch with Two Star Review 🔥 🖤

Info & tix at https://antillectual.com/shows

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! March 29, 2003: Our first ever show abroad!

Even though it did absolutely not feel like it, on March 29, 2003 we played our first ever show abroad, in Luxembourg! It was the Dutch Punk Festival with Antidote, Beans, The Bips, Disturbance, Last To Go, B.B.K., and local bands Destitution, Nervous Chillin' and Extinct. Organized by our friend Giordano Bruno, who has booked us many times after and still books amazing shows in Luxembourg (Mado... read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

Our 2nd upcoming show is on April 1st, in the venue where we did our 2nd show ever in March 2001: Willemeen Arnhem!

It's a FREE(!) show with the amazing All Dogs Go To Heaven from Arnhem; emo in Dutch, as good as it gets 🔥🖤

CANADA TOUR UPDATE

Our Pouzza show lineup got revealed and we're playing with the amazing Bollweevils, our tour buddies Krang ao!

And a new show got added to the tour in Tillsonburg, ON on May 20 🖤🔥

More info and tickets via https://antillectual.com/shows
Looking for shows on May 18 and 19...

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! March 11, 2005: Our first ever album release!

We recorded our first full length album Silencing Civilization at the end of 2004, with Menno Bakker at the Bunt Studio in Utrecht. The first serious recording we ever did, with someone we looked up to because Menno had been recording all the bigger Dutch bands; Undeclinable Ambuscade, NRA, Bambix, ao. I remember our friends in Laternpoll recorded with him not long before us and they sounded am... read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! March 6, 2003: playing with AGAINST ME! in Den Bosch.

This week in 2003 we played with Against Me! at De Overdosis squat in Den Bosch!

Booked by our friend Thomas (who still does a lot of our artwork), it must have been AM!'s first euro tour, as the crowd was still limited, nonetheless we already knew by then they would be going places!

Our CANADIAN tour with KRANG is coming up in less than 1 month! We're working our asses off rehearsing a new setlist, hope you're preparing some new dance moves!

Info & tix via https://antillectual.com/shows! May 18 & 19 still available, get in touch 🔥🖤

Pics from Hoofddorp by Mantis Photography

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! April 2, 2022: SHRED FEST!

It's been 5 years now, but The Pandemic is still a breaking point/period to many. A farewell to music for some, a starting point for others. We entered the pandemic without a bass player, which made it a decent excuse for a lengthy time out and sabbatical from music. When Ben joined we knew we wanted to get back into it as soon as we could! We didn't do any seated, online or otherwise compromised Covid shows and... read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

Zwolle, April 11: Skroetfest!

We had the pleasure of playing with Skroetbalg last month and we're pumped to be playing their own festival with an incredible lineup! Stompen met de Skroet

We've played Zwolle quite a few times in the past, since Zwolle has a lively DIY scene also in squatted spaces. Pics from Sep 13, 2003 at CO-9 by Mark BBK and Photo Mike Nicolaassen.

Info & tix at https://antillectual.com/shows

UTRECHT, Thursday March 26 🖤 🔥

Our first upcoming show is at Tivoli in Utrecht, with Ramones Alive! These last Dutch shows have been so much fun, let's see if Ramones fans can dig it too!

26 Mar Utrecht, Tivoli w/ Ramones Alive
01 Apr Arnhem, Willemeen w/ All Dosgs Go To Heaven
09 Apr Hoofddorp, Cpunt w/ Pussy Riot
11 Apr Zwolle, Skroetfest
02 Jun Den Haag, PAARD w/ Nerf Herder
Info & tix at https://antillectual.com/shows

Pics from dB's Utrecht and Voigt Rotterdam by Chris and Roos

Happy BandCamp Friday!

As you might know BandCamp is the most artist friendly platform. On BandCamp Fridays they even waive their fees and ALL proceeds go to bands/artists. We'd like to point this out once again as it is BandCamp Friday TODAY!

Also, in the spirit of our anniversary: we only have a handful of our first 2 LPs left 🔥🖤

Find all our available albums (physical and digital) and merch at https://antillectual.bandcamp.com/

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! May 3, 2009: PULL THE PLUG!

In between full length albums we like releasing concept EPs. Either with covers, in Dutch, or acoustically like the Pull The Plug EP. Very experimental for us in 2009. Benefit of the Doubt and Because We Can were previously released as normal versions, while these were the first (and only acoustic) appearances of The New Jew and The Hunt Is On, later featured as amplified songs on “Start from Scratch!”.

It was... read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

ANTILLECTUAL 25y! May 1, 2008: JERA ON AIR!

On this day in 2008 we played Jera On Air for the first time! The festival was still located next to their jeugdraad homebase in the center of Ysselsteyn and held on the weekend of Ascension Day. In 2008 they already had an amazing lineup and we're excited to have played great editions after in 2012, 2014 and their 25y anniversary in 2017! Can't believe it's been almost 10y since the last one...

Fun facts:
Jera O... read on at https://antillectual.com/25y

Have you checked our latest single HALL OF MIRRORS? Recorded at Big Dog where we also did an interview about the Pizza Session and Tim van Doorn's 10th birthday! Wait, that can't be right, maybe in dog years?!

Check the song and interview at https://antillectual.com/hallofmirrors

CANADA HERE WE COME!

We're as good at creating video content as we are at memorizing the cities we're playing on tour... 🫠🥲

All shows with Krang, info & tix at https://antillectual.com/shows

May 14 Quebec City, QC @ L'Anti Bar
May 15 Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
May 16 Warwick, QC @ Wick Station
May 17 Gatineau, QC @ Minotaure
May 20 Tillsonburg, ON @ Copper Mug
May 21 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club
May 22 London, ON @ Supply & Demand
May 23 Barrie, ON @ Queen's Nightclub