Frequently asked questions
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How can I get the Skambankt records in Europe?
The easiest way: Order them online, either from
www.cdon.com or from
Lo-Fi Merchandise. Cdon is a Swedish company, Lo-Fi is German. Downloads are available, for example, on
www.amazon.com, and probably also on iTunes.
If you want to have your local record store order the CDs for you, that's also possible. The first three albums are released on Dog Job, a label of
Tuba Records. In Denmark, the record company was
Kick Music for the first three albums and
Sony Music starting with Søvnløs.
The first three records are distributed by
Soulfood in Germany,
Bertus in the Benelux,
Irascible in Switzerland,
Target in Denmark, and
Sound Pollution in Sweden. With that information, your local record dealer should be able to order the CDs... hopefully. =;-)
Where can I buy merchandise?
The best way is to buy it after the concerts - but this might be a little harder in Europe, I admit that. =;-)
The German company
Lo-Fi Merchandise sells Skambankt merchandise. They have an online shop that ships to basically everywhere, and in Cologne, there is also a "real" shop. You can find the address on their website.
What are Skambankt's ambitions for Europe?
Skambankt's only goal is to have fun making music. So there are no serious ambitions to conquer Europe, neither with the records nor touring, but if there's an opportunity like the gig in Berlin, they certainly won't say no. The big question is: "How far can fun bring you"?
What are the plans for the nearer future?
The next Skambankt album is planned for September 2010. Before that, there will be some festival shows and afterwards a lot of touring until the end of the year. 2011 will probably be a quiet year for Skambankt.
When will the next Skambankt album come out?
Probably in September 2010.
I like Kaizers Orchestra. Will I also like Skambankt?
Maybe. Maybe not. Skambankt are completely different from Kaizers.
Listen to the music and decide for yourself.
When will Skambankt finally come back to $TOWN?
Check the
tour dates. Check
www.skambankt.com. If you don't find any dates for $TOWN there, there's probably no concert planned.
Where can I see the Skambankt videos?
Some videos are available on
www.skambankt.com, some on their
MySpace site. In general, you can probably find everything on
YouTube. Or - just check out the
music videos and the
video links here on this site.
Where can I listen to some Skambankt songs?
You can listen to a few songs on
www.skambankt.com. In addition, there are always some songs up on Skambankt's
MySpace site, and on the Dutch site
3voor12 you can listen to the song "Skambankt!". There's some links to songs
here on this site.
What does "Skambankt" mean?
Something like "beaten to pieces".
For the linguists: skam - shame, disgrace; bankt - past participle of banke - beat up, thrash =;-)
