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Greetings, thanks for dropping in to our website....wow, how time flies, Happy New Year to one and all! 2009 is set to be quite busy for us...well, by our standards anyway!  The new album is coming along nicely, along with a documentary film of our history.....and thanks to our year off, we are now eager to get out and gig....so here's some early bookings to look forward to....

21st Feb...Royal British Legion Club, Leyton, east London..a fund raiser for our good friend Dartford Steve, who has sadly been taken very ill .....alongside us are DJ's Jim Cox and Dagenham Andy, and the RoughKutz...should be a cracking nite! More info phone Tottie...07888677454.

22nd feb...the Farmhouse, Canterbury...how are we gonna fit in?? And just how good is it gonna be with Mouthwash and Chris Murray??!  Come and find the answers.....early evening do, from 4ish till 9ish....ish.....

March 20th...Hootenanny, Brixton, with DJ Cello...this venue has been doing some great shows...let's hope we continue the good work!

April 17th....Mccormacks, Leipzig, Germany....part of the Ska and Soul Weekender....oh dear, where's the headache tablets?? This is one of the best and friendliest venues in Europe...it's gonna be a late one fe sure....can't wait!

April 25th...Orchard Spot, Bearstead, Maidstone, Kent....the annual party for the G Ranchers..original 60's reggae club that still meet up every year...always a boss boss nite...with DJ Danny H.


Ok, please take a look around the site, and come by our myspace page too and say hello....that's something we check daily....probably......


Latest news,08....sadly we have to tell you that Alton Ellis, rocksteady legend, has passed away aged 70......our thoughts at this time go to his family and friends....R.I.P Alton, a true gentleman and immense vocalist....we shall never forget our time on stage with you....

What of last year 07? July the 7th, we headed off to Germany for two shows on the same day!!! Not just any two shows either....first, a lunchtime appointment at the biggest european reggae festival, Summerjam, in Koln, before the Slackers....then we off to Mainz, home of the great venue the Reduit, for their anuual outdoor festival...the fantastic Pepperpots from Spain, new german trad ska band Henry Morgan and the Buccaneers, Dutch keyboard reggae supremos the Upsessions, and Derrick Morgan!! We backed the mighty Winston Francis too...what a weekend!!

We had the pleasure of some truly memorable gigs...in Oxford a packed Zodiac enjoyed Alton Ellis on fine form, a real joy for us, and Dave Barker also joined us to warm the crowd up...hope it gets repeated...in Girona, Catalunya (Spain)we played the Rude Cat festival with the Pioneers, Westbound Train, the Pepperpots, and Rude and Visser in front of 2000, it has to be repeated next year!!....and in Margate we had a party with a sharp dressed crowd for 'Bank Holiday 1970', Dave Barker getting down with us for nearly 2 hours!! Truly vintage!! Boss....

What else?? Oh, some celebrity endorsements!! Phil Jupitus kindly asked if we had any new releases planned, and told us he had played us on BBC Radio 6 ! News to us!? AND anyone watch City Lights?? Formerly called Northern Lights? With Robson Green and Mark Benton? Great show...and it just so happens that Mark (Early Doors/adverts for a famous bank/Booze Cruise etc) is a fan, and wore an Intensified t shirt in the last episode whilst on the London Eye! yeah!! Mainstream tv for all of 3 or 4 seconds!! Thanks Mark....by the way, talking of Mark, have you checked our Myspace?? Couple of tracks plus chat from the Mark Lamarr show we did at Xmas for BBC Radio 2...

Also on Myspace we have a video of Intensified with Alton Ellis...go now and see the Rocksteady Daddy in action...

http://www.myspace.com/intensifieduk


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