3 December 12: New Live Release |
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Koritni will shortly be releasing a live album consisting of 17 tracks – 15 of them previously unreleased in a live version! The album is due out in early 2013 and will be entitled: Alive & Kicking. It will be released as a Deluxe Edition with a Bonus DVD. All of the tracks were recorded this year throughout the “Sell Your Soul Tour”. More information to follow soon! |
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10 March 12: Click on the pics below to listen to the first & second single |
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14 December 11: New band pics & more dates |
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29th March Magasin 4, Brussels, Belgium
01st April Ubu, Rennes, France
04th April St Francois Longchamp, France
05th April Grillen, Colmar, France
06th April Ziquodrome, Compiègne (with Crucified Barbara)
07th April Forum, Vauréal, France (Acoustic show before Wishbone Ash)
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9 September 11: New album release info & first tour dates announced |
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To make sure that we can get
everything in place for the release of the new record, we have decided to release the new Koritni record in early 2012 (for Europe
& worldwide internet distribution) - we have confirmed the first dates of
our new tour and will announce the dates as soon as we finalize them. Stay
tuned !
24th March Festival Lax'n Blues,
Baraqueville (Rodez), France
27th March Marché Gare, Lyon France
28th March Divan du Monde, Paris, France
08th April Delirium Fest, Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Tix are on sale for Paris & Lyon |
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2 August 11: Album
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Since
the band is working on a new album, the website has been very quiet
during the last few months – excepted some recording pics posted on
Facebook or some news through Twitter – and we haven't had a chance
to post any messages on the website recently being busy with various
stuff like: sorting out the record deal, recording studios, album
tracklisting, artwork, new website, promo photo-shoot, preparing
next tour, thinking about new countries we did not visit so far,
stage, merch & setlist etc …
The band is currently working with co-producer & longtime friend
Daniel Leffler on the new record and things are going really well.
Tracking is (almost) finished and Dan just started the mixing phase
yesterday. We are still waiting for a few more guests to come down
but everything should be finished in time!
We are all impatient to announce more things during the next few
days, so stay tuned!
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3 January 11: Happy New Year ! |
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Just a quick note to let you know that after a break over the Christmas and New Year holidays, the band will regroup in mid-January to continue with the writing of the new album. We wish you all a great 2011!
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26 July 10: Koritni Gear Up For 'No More Bets' Collectible CD |
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To coincide with the upcoming tour, Koritni is getting ready to release 'No More Bets', a collection of 15 unreleased, live, acoustic and showcase sessions tracks.
The digipack CD will be limited to 1000 copies and will be released by Bad Reputation Records in a limited number of stores on July 30th.
It is already available for ordering through the Bad Reputation online store (shipping worldwide).
'Dance Mamma Dance' is in listening on our Myspace Page
More information about tracklisting in the Album Section
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08 March 10: Koritni to play Free Wheels Rock Festival next summer |
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After nearly ten years, the Free Wheels festival is finally back … and we are delighted to have been invited to the party !
Being the main motorcycle event in Europe (more than 20 000 people attended in 2001) as well as being one of the biggest rock festivals in France, the Free Wheels will take place this year on the 6th, 7th and 8th of August in the ‘medieval’ city of Courpière, near Clermont-Ferrand in the center of France.
After playing the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Bol d’Or and Show-Bike Aquitaine, it is a pleasure for us again and a great honor to perform in front of bikers especially considering their manic rock'n'roll tendencies. This will also mark the first Koritni show in the center of France since 2007, and let it be said we will surely be delivering the goods on Saturday the 7th of August with our new songs from Game Of Fools and a few surprises too.
So … be ready to “put your horns up” !
Now a word from Lex Koritni : "Hey there guys, I gotta say, when I heard about how we are doing another bike event I couldn't help but get that glint in my eye, because thinking about the smell of petrol and burning rubber, the look of a beer soaked leather clad crowd and the occasional glistening sweaty bare skinned female, hmmm... well... with those images anyone is gonna have a good time, and I guarantee that Koritni is planing on having a great time with the rest of you craaaazy animals.
I also hear that this event hasn't been on for about 10 years, and I can only assume that's because the last festival was so wild and so crazy that it left everyone with a 'ten year hang over'. So I expect this to be HUGE!!!!
I suggest you tell your girlfriend that you're going on a nice quiet fishing trip or wine tasting weekend with your respectable friends and then grab your leather jacket and go saddle up that bike, or if she is so inclined get her on the back of that bike, but what ever happens and no matter how you do it, COME ON DOWN and get ready for a good time because everyone's gonna be pissing away their latest pay check for at least 3 days, while suffering the consequences for the next few years.
Can't wait to see you there." |
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09 February 10: Media Update |
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We have updated the Media part of the website with new tour photos (Hellfest), 12 videos from our 2009 tour, and press kit.
Talking about videos and Hellfest, we are proud to be included in their 2009 Double-DVD with the song "No Regrets" on DVD-1 and a small interview with Lex on DVD-2. It is still available in french stores and through the Hellfest website.
Next european tour planned for August-September. More news really soon !
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18 September 09: Australian release and new live videos |
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We are pleased to announce that Game Of Fools is finally being released today in Australia. It is distributed by Stomp Entertainment.
You can order it here (free postage within Australia).
We are also finalizing our touring plans for 2010 and hopefully we will be able to confirm some new dates soon. The good news being we can already announce there will be some new music next year !
You can see 2 new pro-shot videos from Hellfest Summer Open Air show on our Official Youtube Channel
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01 June 09: Italian appearance cancelled |
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Due to some urgent personal issues, one band member had to fly back in Australia yesterday night. Even if he made all his possible to return in Europe for the week-end, we had no other choice to cancel our appearance at the Bologna Rock Fest gig planned next saturday. We are really sorry for the people planning to come to see us there, but we hope to come back in Italy really soon on the second leg of the tour
This said, he will be back just in time for the gig in Toulouse with The Answer next monday.
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17 May 09: Change of date & hour for Hellfest ! |
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KORITNI and BLACK STONE CHERRY will switch their positions at Hellfest. KORITNI will now play on the Saturday at 14h25 and BLACK STONE CHERRY will play on the Sunday at 11h00. |
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07 May 09: Gimme the sound of the rolling dice ... |
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The band has just arrived in Europe yesterday evening... But no jetlag allowed as tour rehearsals are planed this morning, then they will record an acoustic session for RTL2 'Pop Rock Station' this afternoon and will attend the 'Crucified Barbara + Quireboys + Dollhouse' show in Paris tonight !
We are looking forward to seeing you all on tour... first show: Saturday in Istres near Marseille (south of France).
Bought me a box of French cigars, bought me a black beret
Get my French from a girl next door, teaching me night & day
Got me thinking `bout the south of France, vis-a-vis vous
Pack my suitcase, take a chance -- got nothing to lose
Gimme the sound of the rolling dice
Gimme a whiskey, don't think twice
Deal me the card that takes my blues away
Take me away to Marseilles |
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13 January 09: Special 'Album+Show' packages available for French tour |
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Nous vous proposons dès maintenant un package 'Album+Concert' à 25 Euros (port compris en France) pour les concerts suivants (cliquer sur la date pour commander) :
22/05/09 - LILLE @ LE SPLENDID
26/05/09 - PARIS @ TRABENDO
29/05/09 - PEYMEINADE @ SALLE DES FETES
Ce package inclut :
- le nouvel album GAME OF FOOLS en format digipack, envoyé avant la date de sortie officielle du 16 Mars;
- un billet pour le concert choisi;
- un album promo collector LADY LUCK avec pochette cartonnée (envoyé avec le nouvel album).
Attention : le nombre de package disponible par date est limité !
Les billets pour LILLE et PEYMEINADE seront à retirer le soir même au guichet en donnant votre nom, les billets pour PARIS seront collectors et envoyés avec l'album.
Si vous avez déjà pré-commandé l'album via le site de Bad Reputation et souhaitez profiter de cette offre, vous pouvez transformer votre commande en contactant l'adresse suivante : ritual@noos.fr |
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06 January 09: 'Game Of Fools' Release Date, Artwork & Tracklisting |
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Bad Reputation Records has set a release date of March 16th, 2009 for Koritni's sophomore album entitled Game Of Fools, featuring 13 new tracks written by the band during the last two years.
The album was co-produced by 'ARIA award winning' engineer Anton Hagop (Silverchair, Powderfinger), mixed by legendary Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Aerosmith) and our long time friend Daniel Leffler (Jimmy Barnes, Metallica), while the mastering was handled by Ryan Smith's expert hands (Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe) at Sterling Sound, New York.
After his work on Red Live Joint, we are thrilled to show you the new artwork created by Mark Wilkinson:
'GAME OF FOOLS' TRACKLISTING
01. 155 (D. Matt Hunter / Lex Koritni)
02. STAB IN THE BACK (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu)
03. ROLL THE DICE (Lex Koritni / Luke Cuerden)
04. V8 FANTASY (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu)
05. YOU VS ME (Luke Cuerden / Lex Koritni)
06. BY MY SIDE (Lex Koritni)
07. DERANGED (Luke Cuerden)
08. NOBODY'S HOME (Lex Koritni)
09. GAME OF FOOLS (Lex Koritni)
10. KEEP ME BREATHING (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu)
11. TORNADO DREAMING (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu)
12. TORNADO DREAMING II (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu)
13. THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER (Lex Koritni)
Produced by Anton Hagop with Lex Koritni
Game Of Fools is currently available for pre-order at www.badreputation.fr, and will be first available in a limited digipack edition. A new song will be unveiled later this month, stay tuned ! |
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15 December 08: New Album & Tour Information
Don't forget your own rules ... In this Game Of Fools ! |
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The new album is called GAME OF FOOLS, and it will be released in March/April 2009 !
Here are the first tour dates (many more to come) :
06/03 - Australia - Sydney 2009 Tattoo & Body Art Expo (Olympic Park)
20/05 - France - Brest, Le Black Label
22/05 - France - Lille, Le Splendid
23/05 - France - Charmont-sous-Barbuise (Troyes), Festival Rock 70's with Plug & Play, General Store, Speyside
26/05 - France - Paris, Le Trabendo
29/05 - France - Peymeinade (Grasse), Salle Des Fêtes
30/05 - France - Lyon, Transbordeur - Lyon Metal Fest 4
27/06 - France - Vendays-Montalivet, 15th Show Bike Aquitaine |
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25 November 08: Studio Report from Luke Cuerden
Are you ready for your Cockmeat Sandwich ? Yes Sir ! |
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We finished the fucker on Monday (the 17th of November) and praise Jebus (or maybe Slash, he’s deity worthy) we’re happy to be done with it! It’s HUGE! Just buy it you cheap bastards! It took 19 days of recording spread over a day more than 4 weeks. 3 guitar amps, 1 dead bass amp, 6 guitars, 2 basses, 2 snares, one vocal mic and a few bleeding eardrums later it’s going to bust into your home, blow your mind, drink your booze, kick your dog, blow up your video (ok DVD player) and probably sex your auntie’s on its way out.
A famous Nashville session muso once said that recording is 95% waiting around and 5% terror. It’s kinda like that but there are a few stopovers in between. The unavoidable cabin fever produces some quotable quotes though, so rather than waffle on with a blow by blow description of boring details like who went to the toilet when, what they’re mood was, level of excremental success achieved and what manner of pant they had to pull down here’s a few choice Koritni studioisms that came about in the making of the yet-to-be-named Koritni sequel. Enjoy:
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“Are you ready for your Cockmeat Sandwich ?”…this was a (engineer) Dan Leffler regular while pushing pro-tools buttons. I don’t know what movie he’s quoting but by the American hick voice and the content I’m guessing it’s a classy affair. It’s entertaining to hear but sho nuff I wouldn’t wanna order me one o’ those “cockmeat sandwiches”. I think this term was used more frequently on the days he didn’t manage to ride his bike before getting to the studio. For some reason there’s a link.
- Insert Indian accent here, “Oh my God, cricket”. Yep, during the 95% waiting we watched more than enough cricket. This was a Chris special.
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“Slut !” While at a glance there’s nothing special (or particularly polite) about this one, it was pulled out by many a band member watching female-hosted cooking shows also during the 95%. Looks bad in print but the sentiment was good. I personally have a bit of a thing for cooking show women and I know this penchant is shared by some of the other band members. So we can swear, but we can cook as well.
- “Stop tuning and start shredding”…a request from our producer Anton aimed at The Prince (Eddy) who given the freedom to do so, will tune his Firebird 24/7.
P.S. that’s not a euphemism for something more interesting, or body fluid.
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“Well… you know… that’s kind of shit”. Invariably The Prince’s response when asked what he thinks of any take he’s done; regardless of the fact that it was perfect.
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“Casualty of War”…Anton’s description of guitar parts that he decided wouldn’t make the cut during pre-production. All POW’s were treated with the utmost humanity.
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“Monovowel”…Leffler’s nickname for Lex. Russian names aren’t exactly treasure troves of erm..vowels.
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Phonetically this one goes something like “hucken oaf haant”…If like myself or Leffler you grew up in “Straya” Australia, you’ll have heard many a bloke use this poetic phrase applicable to almost any scenario. Replace the H’s with an F and a C if you’re confused.
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My personal favorite; Lex’s joke. It went something like this:
A dude goes to prison and is shown to his cell. After the guard leaves, his new cellmate declares, “Alright we’re gonna play mummy’s and daddy’s, now which do you wanna be, mummy or daddy?” Choosing the safest option the newbie replies “ahh, I’ll be the daddy”. Cell mate answers “alright then, come and suck mummy’s dick !”.
Many thanks to the original author of this particular gem, whoever you are. It bought us all such joy.
That about wraps it up. We now have the traditional wait for mixing and mastering and then you can have it…
For some money of course ;-)
Maybe next time I’ll write something nicer……or maybe not.
Rock on people. We’ll see you on tour, preferably at the bar!!!!!
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24 August 08: New album producer |
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It's been a while since our last update about the new album recording... so here are some new information !
We are thrilled to announce the band are currently working with 'ARIA winning award' producer Anton Hagop (Silverchair, Powderfinger, Will Smith...).
This is a refreshing experience in their creative process, since it is the first time they are working with an external input in studio (although Lex is co-producing the album).
There are about twenty songs already written, and we are now in the process of selecting a dozen of them to appear on the new record.
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9 August 08: Digital Download Worldwide |
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Thanks to our digital label Believe, you can now get our song catalogue through many download platforms worldwide. Currently,
it includes the tracks from the Lady Luck album and Red Live Joint Audio CD
(30-second preview samples are also available). More information in the Shop Section.
Stay tuned as we will add pretty soon some unreleased songs ! |
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5 July 08: Official Youtube Channel and Classic Rock UK review |
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We are pleased to announce the creation of the "Official Koritni Youtube Channel". We have uploaded 11 videos from Red Live Joint so far.
You can access it at this address
Here is a Red Live Joint review in the latest issue of Classic Rock UK magazine :
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17 May 08: Red Live Joint UK Release |
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We have been informed that Cargo Records will release Red Live Joint in the UK on the 2nd of June. It is already out in France, Benelux, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
After the show in Sydney last week (thanks to all the people who attended), the band is now completely focused on the new material. All is progressing really well and studio time is planned for this summer, with release & tour planned for early 2009.
Stay tuned for more information really soon ! |
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2 May 08: Bonus E.P. Sold Out !
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The 200 copies of the 5-track bonus E.P. distributed exclusively through Bad Reputation website are now sold out. Of course Red Live Joint DVD+CD digipack is still available through www.badreputation.fr for worldwide shipment. More 'how to order' information here
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10 April 08: 'Red Live Joint' pre-order, 5-track bonus E.P. |
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You may now pre-order your Red Live Joint digipack copy through our label website: www.badreputation.fr
They ship worldwide and you can pay by Paypal, Credit Card or Check. More 'how to order' information here
The first orders will get a collector pass from previous tour and the following 5-track free bonus EP:
1. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Studio Version)
2. Not Your Man (Live at l'Empreinte)
3. Heaven Again (Acoustic Guerilla *)
4. Under The Overpass (Acoustic Guerilla *)
5. Sweet Home Chicago (Acoustic Guerilla *)
* Recorded for Guerilla Radio at OUI FM Studio, Paris, March 2007 |
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5 April 08: Red Live Joint Announcement |
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KORITNI TO RELEASE FIRST LIVE CD/DVD 'RED LIVE JOINT'
ON APRIL 22, 2008, VIA BAD REPUTATION
Click here for Full Tracklisting & Credits
Classic rockers from down under Koritni have set an April 22 release date for a two-disc DVD+CD set that compiles 3 hours of live performance, Red Live Joint, filmed and recorded during 3 different shows of the 'Lady Luck Tour 2007'. It features 15 tracks from the Lady Luck and Green Dollar Colour albums, one brand new song called Nobody's Home along with various covers from AC/DC, The Angels or Skid Row. The band also performed a special Guns N' Roses tribute show to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Appetite For Destruction, included in this set.
The shows were filmed by 10 cameras and the audio is presented in stereo & 5.1 surround sound. The artwork has been done by Mark Wilkinson (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Marillion, The
Darkness ...) and the release will be first available as a strictly limited digipack of 1800 units !
What this CD/DVD is intended to do is give a great memory of the last two years of touring with 60 shows across Europe & Australia, and it's also an opportunity for the band to thank their fans for their support.
After some holidays and other activities around the globe, the whole band has now reunited in Sydney to write, arrange and rehearse new tracks for the next album, to be released in 2009. Until then ... enjoy RED LIVE JOINT !
"This package is a must for every Koritni fan", Rock Hard magazine |
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15 March 08: 'Red Live Joint' Artwork by Mark Wilkinson |
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09 March 08: Audio Sample |
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You can listen to the live tracks Dirty Letter, Let It Go and High Voltage (AC/DC cover) from the upcoming Red Live Joint CD on our myspace page here. We will post really soon the artwork by Mark Wilkinson (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, The Who, The Darkness ...) and some video samples, so stay tuned ! |
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09 February 08: 'Red Live Joint' CD/DVD tracklisting & new release date ! |
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Red Live Joint will be released in Europe this spring as a double digipack CD+DVD. It has been recorded during the second european leg of the Lady Luck tour.
We've just heard from our label - Bad Reputation - that the european release date is set for April 22nd ! |
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Here is the full tracklisting :
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TRACKLISTING CD
Live At L'Empreinte, Savigny-Le-Temple, France
21st September 2007
1. DIRTY LETTER
2. I SEE THE LIGHT
3. HEAVEN AGAIN
4. NOBODY'S HOME
5. LADY LUCK
6. TAKE A LONG LINE
7. SICK AGAIN
8. EXPECTATIONS
9. YOU FED ME LIES |
10. NEVER SAY GOODBYE
11. HIGHWAY DREAM
12. TOP OF THE WORLD
13. HIGH VOLTAGE
14. STARVING FAST
15. LET IT GO
16. RED LIGHT JOINT
17. MONKEY BUSINESS
18. UNDER THE OVERPASS |
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TRACKLISTING DVD
Live at the Raismesfest, France
8th & 9th September 2007 |
BONUS FOOTAGE :
Live at L'Empreinte |
1. DIRTY LETTER
2. I SEE THE LIGHT
3. HEAVEN AGAIN
4. NOBODY'S HOME
5. LADY LUCK
6. SICK AGAIN
7. STARVING FAST
8. LET IT GO
9. RED LIGHT JOINT
10. UNDER THE OVERPASS |
GN'R TRIBUTE SHOW
1. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
2. YOU COULD BE MINE
3. MR BROWNSTONE
4. SWEET CHILD O' MINE
5. NIGHTRAIN
6. PARADISE CITY
7. NICE BOYS
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1. EXPECTATIONS
2. YOU FED ME LIES
3. NEVER SAY GOODBYE
4. HIGHWAY DREAM
5. TOP OF THE WORLD
6. HIGH VOLTAGE
+ HEAVEN AGAIN
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27 December 07: Blues Roads compilation |
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Koritni will be featured in the Blues Roads compilation, to be released in France through Warner Music on the 2nd of January, with the song Never Say Goodbye.
The double disc will include 34 tracks featuring ZZ Top, Gary Moore, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan ... Full tracklisting available here.
We are really honored to be among these rock legends !
You can order it through fnac.com and amazon.fr for France, jpc.de for Germany.
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18 November 07: No Rest For The Wicked ! |
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Well our touring is now completed for this year, 41 dates which saw the band visiting Australia, France, the UK, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands to support 'Lady Luck'.
Thanks to all bookers, promoters and most of all, to the fans for welcoming us !
The band is now in writing mode for its next album, and also supervising a live release for early 2008. We have recorded and filmed our shows at the Raismes Festival and Savigny-Le-Temple, and some extra footage from other dates ... So we are now listening and watching everything, in order to select the tracks to appear.
Tentative release-date is the 10th of March 2008, on Bad Reputation. More information soon !
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16 October 07: Glasgow show |
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Due to a failure of the local promoter & venue, the gig planned tonight in Glasgow is cancelled. Sorry for the unconvenience caused to all of those who were planning to attend the show.This is totally beyond our control and we were warned at the last minute. Anyway, the UK tour continues tomorrow in Blackpool ! The first 2 shows were great, thanks to all the people who came for their support ! |
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17 September 07: Italian Tour |
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The routing of the Italian leg of the tour has been changed sligltly, please see revised dates:
05/10 - ITALY - VERONA @ LUCILLE
06/10 - ITALY - ROMA @ JAILBREAK
07/10 - ITALY - MODENA @ PEOPLE OF ART (with Crystal Pistol)
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07 September 07: Hoogeveen show cancelled |
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Due to Lex's throat-infection, we have no other choice but to cancel the gig tonight in Hoogeveen, or else it would jeopardize the following dates of the tour (Lex has already sung on two consecutive nights while being sick on wednesday and yesterday)., We all feel terribly sorry about that and we will try to reschedule a date in Hoogeveen as soon as possible on this tour, or definitely on the next one ! |
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30 August 07: Lady Luck Europe & UK Tour, part 2 ! |
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We are pleased to announce the following European Tour Dates :
05/09 - BELGIUM - VERVIERS @ SPIRIT OF 66
06/09 - NETHERLANDS - VEENDAM @ GROOT CAFE
07/09 - NETHERLANDS - HOOGEVEEN @ CAFE DE LIJST
08/09 - FRANCE - RAISMES FEST
09/09 - FRANCE - RAISMES FEST (GnR Covers Show)
13/09 - FRANCE - BREST @ CABARET VAUBAN
15/09 - FRANCE - NEVERS MAGNY-COURS @ BOL D'OR
19/09 - SWITZERLAND - USTER (near ZURICH) @ ROCK CITY
20/09 - FRANCE - LYON @ DOUBLE SIX
21/09 - FRANCE - SAVIGNY LE TEMPLE (near PARIS) @ L'EMPREINTE
22/09 - FRANCE - NANTES @ FERRAILLEUR
04/10 - ITALY - MODENA (SAN DAMASO) @ PEOPLE OF ART
05/10 - ITALY - VERONA @ LUCILLE
06/10 - ITALY - ROMA @ JAILBREAK
12/10 - UK - HULL @ THE RINGSIDE
13/10 - UK - BRADFORD @ GASWORKS
16/10 - UK - GLASGOW @ ROCKERS
17/10 - UK - BLACKPOOL @ RIFFS
18/10 - UK - PRESTON @ MERCURY FLUX
19/10 - UK - GRIMSBY @ YARDBIRDS
20/10 - UK - LONDON (CAMDEN) @ MONSTA BAR
25/10 - FRANCE - PEYMEINADE (near CANNES) @ SALLE DES FETES
26/10 - FRANCE - MONTPELLIER, SAINT-JEAN-DE-VEDAS @ TAF (Tout à Fond)
27/10 - FRANCE - SAINT ARMOU (near PAU) @ ROCKAUVILLAGE FESTIVAL
All details about venues tickets, stage time & support in the tour-dates section !
Voodoo Vegas will be our guests on the whole UK Tour.
KORITNI will be featured again in Classic Rock UK (next issue #111 out end of September)
with their own version of (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (from Dirty Dancing movie soundtrack) on the covermount CD.
The track has been recorded and mixed last month by Daniel Leffler at Pulse Studio, Sydney.
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We are making our plans for 2008, and most of the time will be dedicated to the songwriting & recording process for next album. We are also working on a live DVD/CD release for early 2008.
The band has already written and rehearsed a brand new song called Nobody's Home for the upcoming tour.
Thank you all for your support, and see ya on the road really soon ! |
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06 July 07: Venue and date changed for Nantes gig in September |
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Due to circumstances totally beyond our control (venue's bankrupt), the show on Thursday 14th September in Nantes @ Industrya has to be cancelled. We have rescheduled a show in Nantes with Wild West at the venue 'Le Ferrailleur' on Saturday 22nd September. See all tour dates & details here |
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04 June 07: Check our new video Heaven Again here !! |
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17 May 07: Back In Business: Tour, Clip and DVD ! |
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The band has shot a video for Heaven Again with director Régis Raffin, it was a lot of fun ! It should be ready in a few weeks and of course we will post it on our website as soon as finished.
We have finished our tour in France, Belgium & Italy to support the Lady Luck release, all went great and we really enjoyed every shows ! Hope you all had the same feelings ;)
Thanks to everyone who made it possible, including Roger Wessier, Phil Geneste, Eric Torres, Olivier Garnier, Tierry "Scottland", David Tessier, Gaetan Brochard, Francis Géron, Laurent Joly, Patrick Schneider, Emiliano Nanni, Arno Geenens, Dominique Bérard; Lionel, Jérome, Daniel, Philippe at Underclass and of course Fabienne & Eric Coubard.
Watch the new live videos here , and live pics here
Koritni will be back at the Candy's in Sydney on Thursday the 14th of June, and we have confirmed the first shows for the 'fall leg' of the european tour in September (France, the Netherlands and Belgium have been announced so far).
Check all the dates & details here
We are planning to record our first live CD/DVD on Friday the 21st of September at Savigny Le Temple, in Paris south suburbs. Tickets are already on sale here, with canadian band Crystal Pistol as special guests ! |
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27 March 07: Italian Tour |
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We have confirmed a third show in Italy on the 1st of April ! Our italian tour is now as follow:
FRI 30 March – Rivalta di La Morra (CUNEO) @ DYNASTY – with local guest
www.dynastyliveclub.com
SAT 31 March – San Damaso (MODENA) @ PEOPLE OF ART – supporting CRYING STEEL
www.peopleofart.com
SUN 1 April – IMOLA @ SONIX – Rock Party with MARKONEE + DISSOLUTIO + VICOLO INFERNO
www.sonixhall.it
The tour is going great ! Thanks to all the fans in France and Belgium, and for those who came from the Netherlands, Germany or Switzerland to see the band, we hope to visit your countries really soon !
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07 March 07: German release & french promotion |
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The album has been released in Germany on the 5th of March through Point Music.
Under The Overpass is featured on french Rock Sound covermount CD (March issue).
Here are the next promotional events in France:
- 8th of March: Live acoustic session on Rock-Fort show, Aligre FM (freq.: 93.1 Mhz for Paris) at 7.30pm.
- night of the 13rd to the 14th of March: Sous Les Etoiles Exactement, France Inter (freq. here) with Lex & Eddy
- 18th of March: Acoustic session on Guerilla Radio, OUI FM (102.3 MHz for Paris) or live on www.ouifm.fr (11pm-01am)
- Lex interview in March issue of french Crossroads magazine (out mid March)
- Got To Get You Into My Life on next Rock'N'Folk issue's covermount CD (out mid March)
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16 February 07: Some News |
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We have just confirmed the first KORITNI show in Italy (Modena). For people in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Canada etc ... please be patient: we are currently working on many more dates for this year !! ;)
We are also pleased to announce the album will be released really soon in Germany through Point Music. |
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20 January 07: Wanna play on your own Gibson Les Paul ? |
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![](gibson_pure.jpg) PLAY WITH KORITNI, GIBSON FRANCE and RTL2 and win your Les Paul !
Listen to Pop Rock Station by Zégut on french radio RTL2 between the 5th and the 10th of February. May the Lady Luck be with you ! |
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4 January 07: French press |
Happy New Year everyone !
Lady Luck is 'Album Of The Month' in January issue of french Rock Hard (out today) with 8/10, and also #1 or #2 in many journalists' playlists.
Under The Overpass is featured on the covermount CD.
Check out also next issue featuring an interview with Lex !
Current Rolling Stone includes an article about the band by Francis Zégut (RTL2 / M6 Music Rock). Red Light Joint has been played during his show 'Pop Rock Station' on the 1st of January.
On the 8th of March, the band will play a live acoustic show on Aligre FM radio, Rock Fort Show (Paris). More information soon ! |
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20 December 06: More release news |
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Here is the tracklisting of the Limited Edition DVD (shot in Paris during last tour): NO REGRETS - HEART DONATION - GOING TO BRAZIL - TOP OF THE WORLD - FOOT TO THE FLOOR -
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - MESS WITH LOVE - I WANNA KNOW - RED LIGHT JOINT. Total running-time : 32 minutes |
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9 December 06: Classic Rock UK |
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On the next issue of Classic Rock, on sale 10/01/07, a monster covermount CD
to kick off the new year with a bang and editorial have named KORITNI in the
shortlist of 15. So, UNDER THE OVERPASS will be heard by over 110,000
people !
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30 November 06: Lady Luck details & artwork revealed |
KORITNI will release their new studio album, entitled LADY LUCK, early 2007 in Europe & Canada. |
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The band started writing new songs last June after their tour in France & Belgium (to support the $ Green Dollar Colour $ album release) which saw the band opening for the legendary Scorpions.
After 3 months of writing process, the songs were completed and rehearsed in September. Most of them were performed live during a special gig in Sydney to ensure the live impact of the songs and finalize the arrangements.
The recording of the backing tracks started in Sydney early October at Studios 301 for Drums and Bass with engineer Daniel Leffler (Metallica, Cold Chisel ...), then Vocals and Guitars were recorded at Pulse Studios.
Early November, the album was mixed in Vancouver at the Warehouse Studio by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Van Halen ...), assisted by Dean Maher (Slayer, Nickelback, AC/DC ...).
The mastering was done by George Marino (Metallica, Guns N Roses, Faith No More, Velvet Revolver, Iron Maiden, AC/DC ...) at Sterling Sound, New York.
The whole recording process only took one and a half month, as the band wanted to keep a lot of energy and spontaneity, and to avoid "over-producing" the album. Working with such renowned & experienced engineers allowed a quick recording as well as a powerful and clear sound.
The band is extremely proud of the new material, and the few people who have listened to it comforted this feeling. They are now looking forward to facing their audience reaction to the album.
The full track listing is as followed:
01. RED LIGHT JOINT (Lex Koritni) 4.28
02. UNDER THE OVERPASS (Lex Koritni / Luke Cuerden / Matt Hunter) 3.16
03. HEAVEN AGAIN (Lex Koritni) 4.03
04. HIGHWAY DREAM (Lex Koritni / Luke Cuerden) 3.20
05. NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Lex Koritni) 2.56
06. SICK AGAIN (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu) 3.56
07. NOT YOUR MAN (Lex Koritni) 3.41
08. I SEE THE LIGHT (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu) 3.13
09. STARVING FAST (Lex Koritni / Luke Cuerden) 3.08
10. LADY LUCK (Lex Koritni / Luke Cuerden) 3.16
11. GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 3.06
12. AIN'T NO LOVE SONG (Lex Koritni / Eddy Santacreu) 5.50
A Limited Edition with a Bonus DVD will also be available. The DVD features more than a half hour of live video footage, recorded May 11th 2006 at the Nouveau Casino, Paris.
The band has already announced tour dates in Europe in March 2007, and is already planning on coming back late 2007 for a second leg.
During their last tour, the audience reacted amazingly to album opener Red Light Joint and Beatles cover Got To Get You Into My Life, and the band is looking forward to taking all the new songs on the road.
Check tour details & latest information here. |
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22 October 06: More album and tour news |
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The album recording is progressing really well, you can read the second studio diary from Luke here.
We are thrilled to announce that the album will be mixed by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Metallica, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe just to cite a few !), and mastering will be handled by George Marino (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, AC/DC ...) at Sterling Sound.
Tentative release date is 30 January, 2007.
We have already secured distribution in France, Canada, the UK, BeNeLux, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy and Greece. We will give you more album and release information soon !
The band will play a show in Sydney with The Mules at the Spectrum on Wednesday 6th, December.
You can find the confimed dates of the first leg of the european tour in the Tour-dates section.
The Video section has been updated with 5 multicam videos 'Live In Paris'. |
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8 October 06: News from the studio! |
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Last monday (2nd of October), the band entered Studios 301 in Sydney. Everything is going great, Chris and Matt have already finished their drums and bass parts!
Here are a few studio pics from last week:
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8 September 06: Studio Update and Tour 2007 |
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Koritni will enter studio in October. The album will be released in Europe early 2007, followed by an european tour. Here are the first confirmed dates (more to be announced in October):
15 SEPTEMBER 2006 - AUSTRALIA - SYDNEY (Kings Cross) @ CANDY's APPARTMENT
16 MARCH 2007 - FRANCE - POITIERS @ BCS CAFE
17 MARCH 2007 - FRANCE - COGNAC @ WEST ROCK (exact place tba)
22 MARCH 2007 - FRANCE - STRASBOURG @ LAITERIE
24 MARCH 2007 - FRANCE - LYON @ LYON's HALL
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6 September 06: AC/DC Acoustic Cover |
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You can listen to an acoustic version of Highway To Hell here: ![](img/sample.png)
It was recorded in Paris on May 10th 2006, during an acoustic session for french radio Aligre FM, Rock Fort Show. Thanks to Sir Simon McGinty for the kind mastering. |
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26 August 06: Back From Holidays ! (part 3) |
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The band is currently busy writing new songs ... we will give you some updates really soon !
They will play a gig on Friday 15th September in Sydney (Kings Cross), NSW @ Candy's Apartment
KORITNI will be onstage at 10pm, doors open at 8pm and close at 11pm30. Ticket price is 10 $.
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30 May 06: End of Tour, Metz with love ... :))
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The band with Klaus Meine and Peter Amend (Scorpions manager).
The Green Buck Tour ended on a highlight on friday 19th in Amneville (Metz) with an amazing gig in support of the SCORPIONS, attended by around 6000 people.
They let us use their whole PA and light system, with our "Motorhead moment" when we made the venue sound-limiter saturated !!
Thanks again to the Scorpions, their manager Peter Amend, Joelle, Michel, David and everybody at Music For Ever for giving us the honor to play in such amazing conditions !
Perhaps we will have the honor to do more shows with them in the future, who knows ... :))
Now the band enters "writing mode" for the next 3 months. As a few tracks are already written (and 2 played during the tour), the recording sessions could start this fall.
As soon as we have more information we will share them with you !
You can read last Matt Hunter tour-diary here.
KORITNI official forum is now online. Do not hesitate to use it to communicate with the bands or other fans.
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27 April 06: Rock You Like A Hurricane! |
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The band is very much honoured and flattered to open for THE SCORPIONS in Amneville (France), May the 19th. In fact, they haven't fully recovered from the surprise yet !
Please note that the show in Corsica has been moved from Propriano to Sartène, a few kilometers away.
They have just arrived in Paris, and are going to play their first gig outside Australia on Saturday, at the "Born To Be Rock" festival. Pics, videos and sound of this special event will be posted in the coming days. |
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11 April 06: Escape from Down-Under! |
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Hey everybody !
Welcome to the brand new 'KORITNI official website'. It is under heavy construction and there are still some bugs to fix, but lots of cool features will be available really soon (Forum, Sound & Videos ...).
Lex (co-founder and former singer of $ Green Dollar Colour $ band), Eddy, Chris (who both joined GDC last summer after the album release), Luke and Matt are currently rehearsing intensively for the upcoming French/Belgium tour in April/May, and have already done some "warm-up' shows in Australia.
So be ready for full length shows, with of course all $ Green Dollar Colour $ album tracks, some nice covers (we are currently negotiating with venues to bring the Harley Davidson on stage for the Judas Priest song ... just kidding of course ha !), and exclusive new tracks from KORITNI debut album (shhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!)
After this tour, the plans are to take some holidays (since doing 7 dates is really exhausting for the band ha ha!), then finish writing next album this summer and record it in the fall.
Release is, tentatively scheduled for early 2007 (and we are working for a worldwide distribution, with of course Australia included !)
We apologize for people in other European countries or outside Europe, but be sure we are working hard to be able to tour all over Europe, the UK, Aussie (and why not in the US/Canada) next year (or hopefully before) to support next album release.
To conclude, thanks everybody: label, publishers, lawyers, venues, promoters and of course mostly fans for your great support which made this tour possible, and see you really soon on tour !
Of course the guys will be available before/after each show ... so do not hesitate to chat with them !
Sam Prévot, Management for KORITNI |