A Greek Odyssey Competition

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:22 +0200

To celebrate the release of their new single ‘Stick Me In My Heart’ on 12” Vinyl and Digital EP (which includes remixes by Darth, Mashkova and Dimitris Papaspyropoulos) and the launch of their Instagram Page, Archive are offering 1 lucky fan the chance to travel with the band to attend their show in Athens at the En Lefko Festival on Friday 14th of June. In return you will be asked to document this whole Greek adventure via our Archive Official Instagram page, from journey’s start to journey’s end. All that is required is that you have Instagram installed on your phone.

Return flights from London, show transport and accommodation will be provided. You will have to arrange your own transport to and from the London airport. During the whole 24 hours you will be accompanied by Archive’s photographer who will be on-hand to assist and offer any help if required. On return to the UK a selection of photographs will be chosen from our Instagram page and added to our Tumblr site along with a short blog by the winner.

So how do you go about winning this epic prize? Simply head over to our Archive Official site, enter your email address under the ‘Competition’ tab and join our mailing list. If you are already on our mailing list then just enter your email again, it will be registered. The competition runs from now until 1.00pm GMT Monday 3rd June. A name will be chosen at random and the winner contacted by email. Multiple entries will be disqualified.

Please note: You have to be over 18 to enter this competition. You will have to provide your own travel insurance and have a valid passport. The flight leaves early of Friday the 14th from London, airport check in around 6.00am, so please ensure that you are able to make this trip. The return flight will arrive back in London on Saturday the 15th of June at around 21.00 hours. The prize is not transferable, once the name is on the ticket it cannot be changed. Good luck.

A huge thank you from Darius and everyone at Archive to all the...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:03:34 +0200

A huge thank you from Darius and everyone at Archive to all the people that bid for the keyboard.

The biggest thanks goes to the highest bidder (who wishes to remain anonymous) for the £1750.00 bid which is going to the Teenage Cancer Trust… truly wonderful!!

Grab Yourself A Piece Of Archive History!

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:34:00 +0200

Darius is finally bidding farewell to his old battered composing keyboard. It seems that some of the lower end notes have given up from years of abuse. Some of the circuit boards have corroded. The upper octaves play ok. We have been told that they can be replaced/fixed if you have the know-how, money or patience. There are about 7-10 notes that are not playing.

The keyboard itself is fairly battered as you can see from the photos. Personalised by Darius with just some of the names of the tracks that he composed on this beast. We are simply looking for a loving home for this memorabilia.

We have also thrown in a few old tour laminates that Darius has signed.

So, how do you get your hands on this piece of art?

All we are asking is that you email us with your highest bid which you will be willing to pay directly to Teenage Cancer Trust. Bidding finishes at 1.00pm GMT on Friday 24th of May 2013. The highest bidder will be contacted via email and the winning donation has to be made before collecting the keyboard (proof will be required of the donation). All bids must be made in Pound Sterling so please be aware of exchange rates when bidding.

To the highest bidder the instant donation link can be found here:

https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/get-involved/make-a-donation/instant-donate/

The keyboard must be collected from Paris, Montmartre 75018 on either Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th of May 2013. All bids to be emailed with the subject ‘Keyboard’ to: archiveofficial@googlemail.com

Good luck and thanks from all at Archive x

‘Invisible’, a rare bonus track:

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:21:31 +0200

‘Invisible’, a rare bonus track:

June 8th 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:12:50 +0200

June 8th 2013

… here comes the Summer.

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:17:43 +0200

… here comes the Summer.

Our friends at Nologo picks have just finished our very own...

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:06:40 +0200

Our friends at Nologo picks have just finished our very own custom guitar picks. They are running a competition over on their Facebook page to win yourself a set so head over and take a look!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=246757545449550&set=a.114782161980423.7861.104308059694500&type=1&theater

Back in the studio…

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:25:11 +0200

Back in the studio…

What better way to wind up our latest tour than having...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:46:20 +0200

What better way to wind up our latest tour than having ‘Stick Me In My Heart’ played on last Saturday’s Dermot O’Leary BBC Radio 2 show. To quote a certain advertising slogan: ‘Good Things Come To Those that Wait’.

Just announced, Archive to play En Lefko Festival, Athens on the...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:49:32 +0200

Just announced, Archive to play En Lefko Festival, Athens on the 14th of June.

Festival Insolent with grass and daisies on our dressing room...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:55:28 +0200

Festival Insolent with grass and daisies on our dressing room wall … nice.

Dia duit Ireland …

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:53:17 +0200

Dia duit Ireland …

… thanks to all who came to Koko last night, was storming!

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:03:51 +0200

… thanks to all who came to Koko last night, was storming!

… Londinium.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:04:40 +0200

… Londinium.

… a good day for a certain someone to join the Tartan...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:55:41 +0200

… a good day for a certain someone to join the Tartan Army!

Pollard safeguarding The Merch between shows …

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:07:24 +0200

Pollard safeguarding The Merch between shows …

… a lovely coffee by the sea, the perfect way to spend the...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:22:35 +0200

… a lovely coffee by the sea, the perfect way to spend the Sunday day off.

… Dave’s reckless youth has finally caught up with...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:23:22 +0200

… Dave’s reckless youth has finally caught up with him in Krefeld.

… there’s always time for a quick Falconburger.

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:08:24 +0200

… there’s always time for a quick Falconburger.

… beware ‘The Beast’ Freiburg.

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:00:47 +0200

… beware ‘The Beast’ Freiburg.