I’m sorry for the long silence. It’s been a very busy Spring and Summer, but mostly with Nilaihah Records. I know some of you are wondering what happened to the ‘Corruption’ EP and our new material for ‘Transitions’. I wish there were more hours in the day and I didn’t need to sleep, just so I could catch up.

The big news is a reminder for our September 3rd show at Skully’s in Columbus, Ohio with LESTAT and Filament 38. We’re very excited!!! So, for any of you near or in Columbus, you won’t want to miss this show!

As for the new music, a lot of it is done and stuck on a hard drive. I just need to extract it, get it produced, mastered and voila! Oh, if it were only so easy…

Many thanks for your support!
Kristy

We’re happy to announce that we’ll be playing at Skully’s Music Diner in Columbus on Friday, September 3rd.  The 18 and up show starts at 9 PM.

The Azoic will be joining Lestat, the legendary Cleveland based Goth/Industrial band that is reuniting after a nine-year hiatus.

Opening the show will be Cleveland’s Filament 38, who are eager to provide listeners with a multimedia electro-rock experience sure to keep audiences reeling.

We hope to see you there!

Click here for ticket information.

We do want to thank everyone for their amazing remixes and time. It’s overwhelming (in a good way) and we are excited to share these with you all!

We are getting A LOT of submissions for the “Corruption” remix contest and there’s still 2 weeks to go (deadline Feb. 8, 2010)! We’re really looking forward to hearing all of them and sharing them with our fans!

Also, we are playing 2 upcoming shows in NYC and Columbus, OH - both for the Electronic Saviors compilation (cancer benefit shows).

revised to the REX Theater in Pittsburgh!!! February 18, 2010 - Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer benefit show w/ Sonik Foundry (Hitman Records USA), DJ Jet (Vampire Freaks) and DJ Ian Fford - Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013 - www.santospartyhouse.com - (212) 584-5492

March 5, 2010 - Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer benefit show w/ Terrorfakt, DJ Hellraver and DJ Heim (Jim Semonik) - Outland on Liberty, 95 Liberty Street (Brewery District), Columbus, OH 43215. Show starts at 10pm. $10 / 18+.

PLEASE be creative! The best remixes will be featured on THE AZOIC’s ‘Corruption’ EP to be released in Spring 2010. Email submissions and any questions to: kristy@theazoic.com. Deadline for ALL submissions is Monday, February 8, 2010.

Saturday is $45 for an all day pass.  Hurry!  As these 1-day passes are on sale for only 3 days!  Full event 2-passes are $70.  See demonsanddarlings.com for more info and see several of you soon!

Venue: Quorum, The Mockbee, 2260 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH
Ages 18+; cover is $10; Doors at 8pm; Show at 9pm
More info and tickets through http://www.myspace.com/quorumcincinnati or http://www.quorumcincinnati.com

First off, we have 2 shows on the East Coast in mid-March.  March 19th in Washington DC at CLub Liv and March 21st in Philadelphia, PA at SHampoo Nightclub.  We’re really excited for both and hoped to have new merch to sell.  We will have a new remix CD, posters, stickers and cool new baby tees and t-shirts, but it appears we will not have our new EP or CD completed by then.

Why such a delay you ask?  Well…

As some of you know, Steve Laskarides is no longer in the band and has not been since 2006.  There were many reasons, but we both have different drives and directions, so it’s all for the best. However, during that time, life got in the way along with some refocusing and new directions.  Between 2006 and now, I’ve dealt with: 6 hand surgeries, a wedding, increased workload/hours at my day job (as an architect), increased staff and workload at Nilaihah Records (which I run in the evenings and weekends), playing live shows (throughout 2006-2008) and touring (11/2008), purchasing a cafe/bar with my husband, working with new musicians, writing music and much more.  It’s hard to juggle, but I’m one of those types that is bored if I’m not extremely busy.  However, that can distract this lovely thing we call FOCUS.  So, I take care of what’s most urgently needed and move forward.  As you may be able to tell, a lot of the urgent “fires” come from my health, day job, record label, etc.

The ironic part in all this is we have around 15-20 new songs.  We just don’t love them all - yet.   We are working with at least 10 of those and seeing where they will take us to see if they are good enough for the album.  Being a perfectionist is hard, but adding lack of patience in the mix is even harder!  So rest assured, we are doing ALL we can to get this album out AND I’m beating myself up over the tracks at the same time.  A lot of additional work, but we are finding how we work together, what works best and such.

I know.  You just want the damn album out.  So do I.  Just know…  We ARE trying and hope to have an EP plus an album and many live shows (tour?) for 2009.   Remember, I like being busy.  I also love to travel and see friends.  So, there HAS to be an album for me to see you all and tour.  That’s our ultimate focus, even if it takes several more months longer than we planned.  Just promise me you won’t forget us… 

Kristy

Happy 2009 everyone! I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season and are ready to commit to your resolutions! Just take it one day at a time I can tell you that The Azoic is gearing up to make 2009 our year. To start off, we will be performing at Dracula’s Ball in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 21 with Unheilig. So if you are in the area, or are up for a road trip come and visit us! Also we have been working hard to finish our next album, Transitions, which is about 50% done. I think that our fans will love the direction that we are taking; it holds on to what The Azoic is but adds more complexity to keep it interesting. Please visit our MySpace page to hear a rough cut of our new song, “Lost Soul.” Please keep checking our tour page as we will be adding more shows in the US and abroad throughout 2009!

See you all soon!

Kristy