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"May All Your Children Be Acrobats: Souvaris live 2003-2006" - European+UK Tour 2007 CDR
Souvaris release #12
Available at gigs in 2007

100 hand-numbered copies of a self-released CDR, made in aid of the nonprofit organisation Souvaris Petrol Fund for our European and UK tours in 2007. A fully remixed and mastered compilation of 5 songs sourced from bootlegs sent to us by friends, fans and audience members, it seamlessly provides 70 minutes worth of our best recorded performances in a live environment in the last few years. It comes in a natty mini-DVD case with full liner notes inside and wraparound artwork in oils and watercolour by Hélène Castro outside. This CDR is exclusively available to buy at Souvaris gigs until we run out of copies.

FULL TRACKLISTING:
1. Looking For Excuses For a Long Face (Le Marignan, Athus, Belgium - 9th April 2004)
2. ¡Be He That Lives To Telephonic Only! (The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK - 16th April 2005)
3. Nothing Of How To Live, Only To Get and Get and Get; (Brown's, Coventry, UK - 7th September 2003)
4. Nobody Is Fine and Everybody Needs a Drink (Bunkers Hill Inn, Nottingham, UK - 25th October 2005)
5. A Summer Spent Observing Green Leaves (The Golden Cross, Coventry, UK - 11th June 2006)

- All songs recorded on location live to minidisc, DAT or something else by members of the audience or Dan Layton. Minor EQing, mixing and mastering done at home by Souvaris, March 2007.

European Tour 2004 CDR
Souvaris release #5
HOM03
Available at gigs in April 2004

50 copies made, in aid of the nonprofit organisation Souvaris Petrol Fund. We stuck this out on our own joke Homoerotic Records imprint, showcasing our individual talents Shipping News-style by featuring everyone's own home recordings alongside two full band compositions: the original 11th September 2001 demo of "Looking for excuses for a long face" and that dictaphone recording of "nothing of how to live, only to get and get and get;" again.

This SOLD OUT on tour in April 2004, but every track from the compilation is available as an MP3 - just visit our "sounds" page, or you can right-click on the song names and download them on this page!

There were 3 different covers for the CDRs. The left-hand picture of a pier on Brighton beach burning down was taken by David Stockwell. The other two pictures were by David Moult.

FULL TRACKLISTING:
1. thehopethatyou - fleshy thought you had hold over (thehopethatyou is otherwise known as Ian Jon Whitehead)
2. souvaris - looking for excuses for a long face (9/11/2001 demo)
3. [ambience/redux] (by Aaron Doyle)
4. bunky jones- for karl kennedy (bunky jones is otherwise known as John Christopher Simson)
5. the hope that you - spiral
6. flib - sophie (flib is otherwise known as David James Moult)
7. souvaris - nothing of how to live... (dictaphone recording)
8. [ambience/foroneguitar] (by David James Stockwell)

UK Tour 2003 CDR
Souvaris release #3
HOM01
Available at gigs in March 2003

Original release of the live version of "nothing of how to live, only to get and get and get;" recorded at the Happy Robots Festival at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, August 2002 by Paul Ackroyd and his magic Dictaphone. The best sounding thing we'll ever do. 30 copies of this CD made and sold in three gigs performed that month, with all profits going to Medical Aid for Palestinians. Kudos to Mr Chris Summerlin for the idea. This release SOLD OUT on tour in March 2003.

We did two different designs for the CDs of this one. The girl was taken by Paul Ackroyd at the anti-war rally in London on 15/02/03. The sunset was a Polaroid taken by David Moult.

You can download this song in MP3 format by right-clicking on the song name below:

FULL TRACKLISTING:
1. Nothing of how to live, only to get and get and get; (live August 2002)