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Last Updated: 20th Dec

IndigoEcho EP (20th Dec)

IndigoEcho have announced that their next release will be a CD EP, again recorded with Room 3 Records. The band plan to record between January and March next year on the island "Mull", just off the coast of Scotland. The band have been approached by the website cdbaby.com about the possibility of playing a few shows in the Seattle area of the USA next summer.
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Guru Rabbi Teacher (20th Dec)

The Secret Archives of the Vatican track "Guru Rabbi Teacher" has been racing up the charts at besonic.com, with over 1000 downloads during the first half of December. The band's series of compilation CDs, made up of tracks from various artists listed at besonic.com, have also been selling well recently.
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Fono Relocate (20th Dec)

Fono are planning to move to San Diego for at least a year from April. The band have been enjoying considerable success in the USA, having toured with acts including the Goo Goo Dolls and the Foo Fighters and are hotly tipped by a number of industry insiders. The band have been working on some demos recently to pitch to record labels. It is hoped that they will play some European dates before making the move.
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New Tribe Lineup (23rd Dec)

Movation Records have announced that former World Wide Message Tribe members Tim and Emma Owens and Lyndsey West will be joined by two ex-members of the South-African band MIC in their new group The Tribe. The new group will be recording early in the new year for an August release on Alliance Music.
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BlueGreen Dune (27th Dec)

Coastal Dune have nearly completed work on their new album which is to be titled BlueGreen. The eleven track release will be available through the band's website and they will also be offering MP3s of the tracks for sale. The band have a London showcase gig lined up for February and are hoping to line up more over the next few months.
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Room 3 Festival (03rd Jan)

Room 3 Records have announced plans to repeat their successful Edinburgh festival venue at this year's event. The label, originally formed to promote Nervous Passenger and now also home to Superhero and IndigoEcho are currently looking for a range of artists interested in taking part in the festival. They can be contacted through the address listed in the labels index.
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Delirious? in the Lowlands (03rd Jan)

Delirious? have just released their first single to the mainstream market in the Netherlands. "It's OK" is available through Jive Records. Rumours are circulating that the band will be featured in a TV documentary, possibly on channel 4, featuring the band in the run up to their next single release. The band have also been busy recording new material for their next studio album with the help of Charles Zwicky, who also collaborated with the band on Glo.
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Track Flowers for Secret Archives (03rd Jan)

Secret Archives of the Vatican are reworking the track "Little Flower" from their Reformation album for inclusion on a compilation album being put together by besonic.com. This is the latest development in the band's successful relationship with the site.
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Steve USA (03rd Jan)

Bristol-based Steve (part of the NGM stable) have recently signed a deal with US CCM label Forefront. Not many details are available as yet, but the deal will see the band on the same label as american act Bleach whose arrival on the scene caused Steve to change their name (from Bleach).
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New Debt Campaign (03rd Jan)

As many of you will know, Britlinks has been very much in support of the Jubilee 2000 Coalition's campaign for the cancellation of the unpayable debts of the world's poorest countries. Jubilee 2000 UK has now closed, but a new initiative Drop The Debt has been launched in the run-up to the G8 summit in Genoa this July and we really recommend checking them out and supporting in any way you can.
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