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As part of an upcoming promotional event, highlighting UK music over in Japan, we’ve been included as ‘Undiscovered’ artists on the website-of-the-campaign. Users can see our profile and hear our tunes via myspace, and if they like us, they can vote to show their appreciation!

The voting page is at http://www.ukjapan2008.jp/campaign/enq/index.html so please surf along and give us your support!

If you happen to be from Japan, or just wanna help out, you could put this banner on your web page, myspace, facebook, bebo or whatever using the code below!

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The Limited Edition split 7″ vinyl featuring ‘Fighter’ by Tom McShane and ‘God Says’ by Escape Act is released today by Penny Distribution - click here to purchase for only £3.50! (UK&Ireland) You’ll also get a free instant download of the tracks, plus a bonus track from each artist!

Also, check out the tour page for details of gigs to promote the release, with a Belfast show in Lavery’s Attic on July 4th, followed by Whelan’s in Dublin on the 6th, and shows in Cork and Limerick.

www.myspace.com/escapeact
www.myspace.com/tommcshane

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We’re positively breaking out in a cheery tizz about the upcoming live dates we have planned with Tom McShane in support of our imminent split 7″ release. Dates as follows:

Friday June 20 - Derry - Masons Bar
Friday July 4 - Dublin - Tower Records (1pm)
Friday July 4 - Belfast - Laverys Attic
Sunday July 6 - Dublin - Whelans
Friday July 11 - Cork - The Quad
Saturday July 12 - Limerick - Baker Place

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Plans are now well in motion for the release of ‘God Says’ as a digital single and special split 7″ vinyl. Released on June 23rd, the vinyl features ‘fighter’ by Tom McShane on the flipside. Please pre-order it on this page! escapeact.com/store

We’ve also just uploaded the new video for God Says as produced by Mr Tim Newell… check it out!

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Check out the No Clarity blog and their latest podcast which includes God Says. It will also be aired tonight (Tuesday 4th) at 6pm on Féile FM 103.2 Belfast.

There’s plenty of good stuff in there too, so well worth a listen…

Full tracklisting:
Ham Sandwich - Keepsake
Escape Act - God Says
The Grace Jones - Weirdlings
Kowalski - Duck, Duck, Goose
Oppenheimer - Straight Out Of Comp (In)
Si Schroeder - Lavendermist

It also features Director Brian Philip Davis and collaborating screenwriter David Kinghan and actress Bernadette Brown.

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we spent some time with Phil O’Kane on Sunday taking some nice shots for upcoming artwork and stuff. things are moving along nicely, with mastering of our tracks almost complete and plans afoot for releases and gigs come easter time. in the meantime we’ve a few new toys to play with and a few promo covers to stencil

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hello and happy new year from escape act. this year should be pretty exciting for us as we prepare to release our album recorded at chem19 in glasgow over the last 4 months. expect more news about it and a single release plus gigs and stickers and other excitement soon!

in the meantime, our friend neil took some pics at the ‘fastfude is 10′ gig on saturday past, click here to check ‘em out!

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check out the Rory McConnell site Listen Again feature for the next few days to hear acoustic versions of God Says, Green and Laid Open!

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we’re pleased to be playing the 10th birthday gig for fastfude

its at the empire in belfast on saturday january 5th

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some nice pics taken by Phil OKane at our last Lavery’s gig, check more out at our myspace pictures page.

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