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Soften

RECORDING A NEW ALBUM

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator hello dear stranger. soften was a one man project. i used to write songs and record them with my iBook. this was as simple as this. really. but now we’re a band...
...and there are a few things to add...soften signed to a cool indie label (www.saikorecords.com) in 2006 and has released a first album, "just like lonesome jim", in september of the same year. it has received really good praises in the country and we were all glad about it. to support the album, we played gigs here and there. the whole year’s been amazing. and we want more.
you can find our first album everywhere in switzerland. we also plan to release it in other countries, but it takes time. at least, that’s what i’ve been told. it’s available for download as well, on sites like iTunes, Rhapsody, etc...
we are now carefully preparing the next act. stay tuned.
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by the way, if you are not in the myspace community and wish to contact us (amazing record deal, interview, photo shots for some cover of some magazine, chess games, fishing, etc :-), here is my e-mail: [email protected]

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Member Since: 4/27/2005
Band Website: soften.ch
Band Members: nils: vocals, guitar, keys / alex: drums / guillaume: bass / laurent: guitar + loops
Influences: Influential bands among others...here are the some of the first that spring to mind : Radiohead, Chokebore, Bright Eyes, Elliott Smith, Air, Pinback, Jeff Buckley, Ken Stringfellow, Blonde Redhead, Muse, Pedro the Lion, The Appleseed Cast, Mono, Andrew Bird, Sondre Lerche, Unbelievable Truth, Dredg, QOTSA, The Strokes, Troy von Balthazar, The Divine Comedy, The Smashing Pumpkins, Byffy Clyro, Patrick Wolf, Madrugada, Ben Christophers, The Beatles, Weezer, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, Tom McRae, The Dorian Grays, Justin Timberlake, Interpol, Eels, Syd Matters, Guillemots, etc...
Sounds Like: ...sad soft indie stuff ?
Record Label: Saïko Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

RECORDING NEW ALBUM

On Monday, we are heading to the studio, starting work on our new album. We might finish recording and mixing it by the end of September, with a release scheduled for early next year. We are very exci...
Posted by Soften on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:17:00 PST

Dynamics

hello happy kids, time for some news and information. it’s a weird and slow beginning of year. feeling like stuck on repeat. not much happening. maybe we’re holding it back for the summe...
Posted by Soften on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:54:00 PST

Long time no see

Long time no see. A bit more than a week ago, we played our last gig of the year. And what a nice surprise to end the tour promoting and defending our first album by such a tight and enjoyable perform...
Posted by Soften on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:27:00 PST

festivals...

hey folks, time for a batch of news¬ that there are many, but still, i have to keep this blog fresh !& after several average spring gigs, we're really looking forward to playing some festivals thi...
Posted by Soften on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:45:00 PST

"extended pleasure", mini album out now

hello boys and girls. i'm not sad at the moment, but i'm going through a first listen of the new "blonde redhead" record, so i might get sad in a few minutes, i warn you. ;-)soften recently played two...
Posted by Soften on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:49:00 PST

Ebullition / Morgins / Romandie - 2007 Plans, etc.

oh...it seems like i've put this blog aside for something like two months...maybe this can emphasize the fact that it's been a very busy end of year for soften..we played some shows.made some rad...
Posted by Soften on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:30:00 PST

Les Temps Modernes, and other news

It's been a few days since the last update...let me tell you what's happened in the soften world, if there's anything particuliar worth mentioning... Well...last Friday we played in Vevey (our "hometo...
Posted by Soften on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:20:00 PST

L'Usine

this will be short.l'usine - geneva, opening for brazen.- i lost a contact lense (you know, the ones which are expensive and should last a lifetime) before the show...- i cut one of my fingers on a st...
Posted by Soften on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:00:00 PST

XXème

Ladies and gentlement, here is a new post. *** Yesterday evening we had the joy to play in a classy bar in Fribourg, le XXème. So, as usual, let's write some words about it and collect our memori...
Posted by Soften on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:22:00 PST

Vème

Let's begin with a pic (courtesy of Alain) from our gig from last friday at the Vème (Vevey)...We can't see the whole band on this one. We can't see the hideous paintings on the walls as well. Or the...
Posted by Soften on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:16:00 PST