Antidote was a Dutch punk band formed in 1996. Inspiration for the band came when the band members had a jam session at the squat De Blauwe Aanslag.[1] The band has released five full-length studio albums[2][3] and toured extensively in Europe, North America, and Russia with prominent US punk bands such as The Casualties and The Virus.[4]Antidote's music has been categorized as punk, hardcore, or straight edge.[5] They write politically motivated songs with lyrics that support the squatting movement, are anti-fascist, anti-homophobic, and even criticize the punk scene itself.[6]
Antidote | |
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| Origin | Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1996–2012, 2017 |
| Labels | Dirty Faces (Europe) Rodent Popsicle (US) Charged Records (US) Attack Records (Europe) Neurempire Records (Russia) |
| Members | Bart Smeels Arne Smeels Joris van Hoboken Jaeques Koeman Huib van Oostendorp |
| Website | www.antidote.nl |
In December 2012, Antidote officially announced their break-up.[7] In 2017, the band reunited for a series of festival performances. Bart and Arne Smeels, members of Antidote, have been active with the Utrecht-based punk band Bakfietsboys, Arne Smeels has also produced solo cassettes as Arne S.
Discography
Studio albums (LP/CD)
- 1999: "My Life!" LP/CD Charged Records (LP/CD), 2001 Dirty Faces (pic LP/CD), 2005 Neuroempire Records (CD)
- 2000: Go Pogo! 10"/LP/CD Dirty Faces (10"/LP/CD), 2001 Charged Records (LP/CD), 2005 Neuroempire Records (CD)[8]
- 2003: Back in Year Zero LP/CD Dirty Faces, 2005 Neuroempire Records, 2006 Rodent Popsicle Records[9]
- 2006: Another Dose LP/CD Dirty Faces (LP/CD), Rodent Popsicle Records (CD), Neuroempire Records (CD), SOS Records (CD)[6]
- 2007: No communication LP/CD Dirty Faces (LP/CD), Rodent Popsicle Records (LP/CD), Neuroempire Records (CD)[5]
EPs (7")
- 1997: Bounce the Bouncer 7", Injection Records
- 1998: Let's Get Drunk 7", Injection Records, 2001, Dirty Faces (pic 7")
- 2000: De Blauwe Moet Blijven 7", Injection Records
Demo
- 1997 s/t demotape
Split EPs (7")
- split with Seein Red, 2004 Attack Records
- split with NY-Relx, 2002 Dirty Faces
- "Keine Arbeit" split with The Shocks and Die Strohsäcke, 2000, Attack Records
- split met Worhäts, 1999 Attack Records
Samplers (incomplete)
- Human Dust Punk/HC compilation 7", 1999, Na Und Records
- Internationally Yours compilation 7", (Ditchdiggin Records, 1999) contributed song "Automatically"
- Punx Unite 2 LP/CD (Charged Records, 2000) contributed song "Waste Of Time"
- Punk and Disoi!rderly, (Step One Music, 2001) contributed song "How Can We Live"
- Plastic Bomb #43 – Entartete Musik (Plastic Bomb, 2003) contributed song "Fuck The Media"
- 10 Jahre Attack Records 7", (Attack Records, 2004) contributed song "Laat Me Met Rust"
- Rotten Schwuchtel Sampler (Gay Edge Liberation, 2009) contributed song "Fuck Homophobia"
- Oi! Made In Holland 2 (Rebellion Records, 2013) contributed song "Let's Get Drunk"
- 25 Years Attack Records (Attack Records, 2019) contributed song "Dog Story"