When
cruising along the roads of Europe, once in a while you drive
by heavily loaded trucks. Perhaps a smaller ship in the cargo is
transported towards open waters. These trucks are marked with the words
“Convoi Exceptionnel”. Universal words with
multi-dimensional meanings
and connotations. Big words telling us about a heavy and valuable load.
Convoj's
history is similar to the history of those ships. Ever
since we started the band in 2004 we have worked hard resulting in
blood, sweat and tears. In the beginning it all went so fast, perhaps a
bit too fast; we were heavily hyped on the internet, dropped an EP and
got to open for bigger acts while we were polishing the final edges of
our debut album. Eventually the album was done but nobody would release
it. Those who would could not afford it. The music business was in a
crisis and no one could invest in us. We separated from our manager.
And now we stood there, all alone with a newly pressed recording and a
debt to the recording studio.
We
weren't only stuck in the slowest lane, the Autobahn was now,
it
seemed, closed for our “Convoi Exceptionnel”, and
we were forced to
take alternative and more bumpy roads. Well, nothing ventured, nothing
gained and if you have built a boat, you have to let it sail. It is as
simple as that. We gave our everything, we did not give up.
And
finally we found Wonderland Records. With them we have now
started a hand in glove relationship, sometimes so intimate that you
can't tell who's hiring who; exactly the level of
intimacy all
relations should be on. So close, that if and when we encounter an
obstacle we'll overcome it at the drop of a dime. But more
importantly!
- this autumn the cargo is loaded with Indie Rock at its best. Indie
Rock Exceptionnel!
Convoj's
full length album Exceptionnel is released end of October on Wonderland
Records.
