DD/MM/YYYY

New Record, new video, new tour

2011-06-10T11:38:00.000-07:00

we are in Europe for much of July.

check it:

7/07/2011

BRUGHEAS, FR

8/07/2011	T.B.A. FR
9/07/2011	T.B.A. FR
10/07/2011	T.B.A. FR

11/07/2011	NURNBERG DE
12/07/2011	T.B.A. DE
13/07/2011	Berlin DE

14/07/2011	Hamburg GER
15/07/2011	Cologne GER
16/07/2011	Amsterdam NL
17/07/2011	Nijmegen NL
18/07/2011	Bristol UK
19/07/2011	Brighton UK
21/07/2011	Glasgow UK
23/07/2011	London UK
23/07/2011	Birmingham UK

24/07/2011	Sheffield UK

http://youtu.be/mruPUM7R0f4

ddmmyyyy time travel regards

2010-08-04T08:50:00.001-07:00

The world is a bucket ready for cleaning, grab the mop.
Usually we here at dd/mm/yyyy are ready for anything. We are committed to bringing you higher quality communication systems through th use of ancint magic formulas. Well this friday and saturday dd/mm/yyyy will be playing with Arab On Radar! Arab On Radar is a band that struck us in th loins when we wer younger making us unable to give birth to anything normal. now we are just plain weird. This will be in toronto and montreal. th legndary reunion is only happning out here and a few other places. I never thought it would be possible that ddmmyyyy and arab on radar could be in the same place at the same time without melting the very space time fabric.

Life is simple, we make music that no one else knows how to make. we were born without the follower gene in our nervous systems. We are just doing what we always do, but better and faster and sexier. maybe. okokokoko.

xxx is a new zine by Tomas Del Balso

2010-05-07T11:10:00.000-07:00

XXX, by Tomas Del Balso, April 2010 XXX is a black and white photocopy zine drawn and printed by Tomas Del Balso in April 2010. It features 40 drawings exclusive to the book and is only available as mail order online directly from the artist. Each drawing explores the boundaries between humour and archaic archetypes graphically representing conundrums of contemporary society. The cover features the title XXX in distorted bubble letters above pizza melting onto a mutant ram-human skull with the shadow of an emerging black cat. Four pages employ word maps that use words and space to create non-linear narratives through association. Drawings sometimes include captions such as Web Walk, The Soapstone, or Pollution Parade are meant to provoke enigmatic answers to puzzling images. Each Book is hand-bound with thread using a three hole stitch. The book is for sale online mail-order and is priced at $4 shipping included!

View Art Online at
[www.tomasdelbalso.blogspot.com]

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what they said about our M for Montreal show

2010-01-12T12:08:00.001-08:00

«Toronto’s much-touted DD/MM/YYYY rocked like a re-born At The Drive-In»

Ian Gittins, MusikWoche (GE)

«Battles et Foals se sont trouvés des cousins. Ils habitent Toronto, font du rock comme s’il s’agissait de maths, mais pensent aux maths comme à une magie, noire évidemment : esthétiques, ésotériques, carrés, violents et terriblement obsédants, portés par des rythmiques dingos et une voix acide rappelant parfois celle de Perry Farrell, le groupe commence à faire beaucoup parler de lui. Bientôt, on en mettrait notre main à couper, il laissera tout le monde sans voix –notamment sur les scènes qu’ils brûlent lors de leurs passages.

«La véritable baffe, monumentale, obélixienne, qui laisse au réveil les joues encore gonflées et violettes est venue de l’un des groupes, ça tombe bien, que l’on attendait le plus. Des garçons de Toronto que l’on suit déjà depuis quelques mois sur les blogs anglo-saxons, ou sur l’omniprésent Pitchfork, qui en a fait l’un de ses chouchou : dd/mm/yyyy. Du math rock aux reflets parfois heavy-métalliques, un rush de rythmiques sauvages, de chants habités ou d’arcs électriques aussi lourd que le plomb mais aussi variable dans ses directions que la plume prise dans l’ouragan, un groupe qui donne, sur scène, absolument tout ce qu’il a, qui tourne et tourne et tourne jusqu’à la déraison, un charisme évident, un public et des délégués conquis jusqu’au dernier. Battles ou Foals se sont trouvé de rudes concurrents –et on en reparlera sans doute plus largement.»

Thomas Burgel, Les Inrockuptibles (FR)

«Experimental outfit DD/MM/YYYY got the crowds jumping with a set that showcased a vast range of unconventional musicianship.»

Jason Gregory, Gigwise (UK)

«I'd go see them again, no question.»

Bill Pearis, Brooklyn Vegan (US)

«DD/MM/YYYY drove audiences to destruction through dance.»

Rev. Moose, CMJ (US)

«Full of sharp angles, it's an artsy and adventurous amalgam of wiry guitars and prime-number time signatures, circular grooves and yelpy vocals, syncopated rhythms and noisy head-trip effects. Imagine Devo trying to impersonate a prog band and you're halfway there.»

Darryl Sterdan, Sun Media (CA)

«DMY's blend of loud punk, noise-rock soared above the realm of constructive rhythmic beats and sailed straight for kinetic chaos and achieved deafening clamor.»

April S. Engram, Blurt Magazine (US)

«More angles than a geometry test. Honestly, these guys cranked up the noise and got the crowd moving. The songs were driving, fragmented, proggy and the double drums, multiple keyboards, guitar blasts and bass really got everyone excited. This was the first point in the night where people were responding to a band. It was more than just delegates there to politely listen, it was people there who really dug the band and wanted to have a good f*cking time.»

Bryan Acker, Herohill (CA)

«DD/MM/YYYY roared, their jittery, near-instrumental math-rhythms resembling a punk-rock Battles.»

Niall Doherty, The Fly (UK)

«Un concert hypermusclé des Torontois DD/MM/YYYY qui offrent plutôt un rock puissant, mathématique et réglé au quart de tour, avec effets noise et voix syncopée en prime (dans la même veine que Battles).»

Marie-Hélène Mello, Longueur d’Ondes (FR)

we're still in the walls!

2009-10-19T17:47:00.000-07:00

in the words of juiceboxxx, "I FIXED IT"

the blog is back.

lets see if we can catch up.

lots of new youtube videos of our shows. here is a couple.

this is in toronto at the theatre centre. ariel view. BRONZAGE

same song, different venue. Cleveland does in fact rock.

2 different songs in San Diego. The Casbah is a great venue. JACKPOT/LISMER

Shoutouts to Randy, Cari, and John.

We were on tour with These Arms Are Snakes, and it was awesome watching them every night! this is them at the same venue in San Diego.

2009-06-11T10:43:00.001-07:00

i want to live like a mountain

soundproof interview- where we are at right now!

2009-06-08T22:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/Canada/Features/Quick_Dirty_-_DDMMYYYY.html

SXSW

2009-06-05T11:41:00.000-07:00

We played 11 shows. this one was the best. outdoors with

DD/MM/YYYY

Ponytail

Pteredactyl

These Are Powers

And Shams!!!!!

Ok, Shams didn't play, but tomas got to pose with him or an exclusive photo shoot.

Does anyone find it extremly hard to format blog posts? even the preview is different from the actual blog. this program kind of sucks.

live recording in washington

2009-04-24T14:26:00.000-07:00

Hey, heres a link to a blog that recorded our set at the sass factory day show.
http://www.disclosedmp3.blogspot.com/
You can tell we are excited because we play everything at rocketspeed. pretty good sound recording though, unlike mtv where it sounds like we were playing toy instruments.
Also Check out the other bands he taped. sbach, fiasco, ponytail, maps and atlases. nice!!

SHOWS CANCELLED

2009-04-20T14:52:00.001-07:00

Sorry Buddies, But Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Sudbury, and Guelph are cancelled. I got in a bicycle accident. I hope to be better soon because I don't want to cancel more shows. I can't fully open my mouth and my two front teeth are broken.

Matt.

MATT KINGS ROY ORBISON TRIBUTE

2009-04-09T19:33:00.000-07:00

2009-04-09T19:25:00.000-07:00

DD/MM/YYYY 777" record cover. 4 colour edition of 300. I made 4 wallpapers that correspond to the 4 songs on the record. laptops, flaming wheels, baked potatos, and lightning x factors. Tomas screened individually unique inserts. white vinyl with infinity skull sketched into inside ring.

SOLD OUT!

FASHION!

2009-04-09T19:22:00.000-07:00

AWESOME!

2009-03-23T09:50:00.000-07:00

click the pic to see an expose onthe ddmmyyyy / video hippos springtourof the northeastern north americas.

Video from last month

2009-03-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

Houston gamelan. Mike and mat on the gong suwuk and moshi moshi on the table. gordo films.

blacksq_biker

2009-03-14T18:34:00.001-07:00

blacksq_biker
Originally uploaded by in the pines, in the pines

cd release poster by ryan duggan (drug factory press)

the show as you may be able to tell is on april 16th in toronto.

checkmyspace for all tour dats up eastern seaboard, sxsw, etc!

abandoned hardware store basement show in toronto

2009-03-13T22:20:00.000-07:00

Kind of a creep fest, but some great peeps too. thanks to ivy for the photos!

Coin Wash

2009-02-12T00:05:00.000-08:00

Did I mention I made a super 8 video? it took me a long time...not that that changes anything except my perspective on the world.

2009-02-10T07:34:00.000-08:00

more euro pics

2009-01-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

Punk as fuck Hamburgers express their dislike for American culture!!!!

Doing the Amsterdam thing, only to be stopped later by German customs and a drug sniffing dog. good thing it was windy.

NEW VIDEO -

2008-12-27T08:07:00.000-08:00

Amazingly done by Jesi the Elder

2008-12-14T18:07:00.000-08:00

czech

2008-11-30T14:46:00.000-08:00

Germany has good McDonalds. see? SCHARFF THAT BURGER, MIKE!

In Prague

we played with high places,
and things

Got CCRAAZZYY!!

I I will autograph your cast if you pay for my traffic ticket in czech republic.

Hanging Out In Germany

2008-11-30T12:01:00.000-08:00

MIKE, YOU BASTARD!!!!

Heidelberg

Dresden

BAND PHOTO!!!!!

I don't know why but tomas wanted me to take a picture of him at this phonebooth.

We met up with Juiceboxxx in Leipzig on his EUORPE 2008 Tour. We love juiceboxxx and some ofhis new tracks are reallybangin. Loved his shout out to german techno!

2008-11-25T06:50:00.000-08:00

arte povere

"where is tomas?"

here he is!!!!

vise

2008-11-25T06:34:00.000-08:00

belgum felt like how it would have been to tour in the 70s. also some belgians put grenadine in their beer.

frank shinobi does good promotion.

we took the long road to avoid frances ridiculous tolls.

VIDEO LAUNCH PARTY!!!

2008-11-22T18:07:00.000-08:00

Primary Colors Presents:

I REALLY DIG YOUR "SOUND" LOVE, CAROL

DD/MM/YYYY Video Launch Party !!!!!

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12th @ Cinecycle

FEATURING:

VIDEO ART BY: JESI THE ELDER

DD/MM/YYYY (dj set)

ROMO ROTO (live set)

NARWHALZ (of Sound) live motherfuckers

EAR PWR (live as well)

If you've ever thought that the second coming of Christ will look like a lot like a DD/MM/YYYY video launch party, then you were right.

At 11pm we'll start the video....so....you all should really make the effort of being there before 11pm. After 11pm....bands and and and and and and and and and much much more.

FREE ZINE + TOOTSIE ROLLS FOR EVERYONE AT THE DOOR w/ interviews, drawings, drawings, fun, and fun. oh and drawings.

And if you don't know now you know section:

JESI THE ELDER
http://www.jesi.ca/video.html

DD/MM/YYYY
http://www.myspace.com/ddmmyyyy
http://www.ddmmyyyy.net/

ROMO ROTO
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=309672411

NARWHALZ (OF SOUND)
http://www.myspace.com/narwhalsofsound
http://www.dotcomandshit.org/

EAR PWR
www.myspace.com/earpwr

This event is, because Carol loves you and your "sound" too.

2008-11-15T03:15:00.000-08:00

hotel art in paris

the golden flesh with team robespierre

apparently the swastika holding up the ping pong table is not a political statement about people not aknowleding their past, but it was purely structural.

eating turkish burritos in den haag

airport

2008-11-05T15:16:00.001-08:00

airplane!
and dont call me shirley.

leiden, netherlands

crazy for bikes

filling in a hole from an old squat slash urban pond.

Brooklyn cmj

2008-11-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

last weekend

2008-10-13T10:54:00.000-07:00

we played with our boys the chandeliers from chicago at the cake shop and death by audio. Here is a clip

hi to daniel from inland empire, gidget, tim, that dude that interviewed tomas, and yoko.

free pizzazzz

2008-10-09T19:18:00.000-07:00

boy all those free snacks were expensive.

interview with tim from greenpoint.
Chandaliers!
Guelph

2008-09-13T23:23:00.000-07:00

bought a shirt yesterday that is the exact same colour as the freaking poster.

OCTOBER 3RD CREEPING NOBODIES / THESE ARE POWERS SPLIT 7" RELEASE WITH DD/MM/YYYY OPENING AT SNEAKY DEEEEES IN TORONTO. PLAYING MONTREAL THE DAY BEFORE WITH CHINESE STARS. PLAYING CAKESHOP MANHATTAN OCTOBER 5TH AND DEATH BY AUDIO IN BKLYN ON OCTOBER 6TH.

FOLLOWED BY GUELPH AND THEN EUROPE,.

MYSPACE.COM/DDMMYYYY FOR DATES.

2008-08-31T12:27:00.000-07:00

old school
july 2007 rotate this window display. sadly this is the best photo of it.

are they masks recreation with 3-d cloud letters.

2008-08-31T11:28:00.000-07:00

NEW CAMERA!!!!!!

WHERES MY OLD ONE??????

da maee shieee

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We metthe Killer Whales in Austin and played with them again in Baltimore at Whartscape. They are amazing. here is a video of them playing for business people on their lunch break!

is this the end?

2008-08-04T09:17:00.000-07:00

I left my camera in montreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why be fat?

2008-07-30T10:16:00.000-07:00

ROSKIES!

penticton has fizzzzy beers

Grandpa headqurters!

Our calgary show. some super fan was creeping me out all night.

whats at the end of the rainbow?Jay's kitchen in lethbridge! they named a drink after our song!!!
moshe climbs things

WYOMING!!

chic ago go. I bought mahjonnggs new record and its pretty radical!!

2008-07-06T23:06:00.000-07:00

Who knew you could ind out the truths of the illuminati for only a quarter at an iga. this ladys hair was like a snocone that you sucked most of the flavouring out of.
the cobalt is sticky.

POWERCUT!. Best totem ever, Olympia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia. when I went to school in Olympia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia iaia

BAY AREA

2008-07-04T14:19:00.000-07:00

we played with the Fucking Ocean and Battlehooch.

DENVAHHHHH!!!!

2008-06-29T10:14:00.000-07:00

Last show with Crystal Castles. goodbye buddies. goodbye jason, goodbye paige. Back on the road.

VEGASSSSSSSS

2008-06-28T19:57:00.001-07:00

NEW YORK!!!PARIS!!!!!FANTASY CASTLE!!!! ANCIENT ROME!!!!! AUSTRAILIAAA!!!!!

I am planning to develop a new casino. it will be a las vegas themed casino with replicas of all the vegas replicas. it will look like the strip, but it will be half the size. Isn't that a great idea???

Lifes a beach

2008-06-28T19:36:00.000-07:00

L.A.

2008-06-26T13:07:00.000-07:00

i love this shit. so inspiring!

LACMA is possibly the best museum I've ever been to. Mike Kelley Instillation, John Baldessarri, amazing Basquaits, Duchamp up the wazoo, and a Jeff Koons Exhibition that I couldn't take pics of. here is more pics.

Back at the roxy, hangin out with weezer posters promoting their new title'pork and beans'. Crystal Castles Rule!

MEXICO!!!!

2008-06-26T11:54:00.001-07:00

I got interviewed by fox news tiajuana asking if I was scared to be in mexico in light of all the tourist murderings recently. We ate some burritos and hi-tailed it back to the u.s.a.

Also, to get into mexico, there is a revolving door like a subway stop. thats it. no one watching, no one really caring....it was such a shift in culture. I wish we had of gone downtown, or further into the country.

the roxy and elswhere.

2008-06-25T11:22:00.000-07:00

king kevin scores us a sweet hotel room in santa monica.

a little san diego whale

EUREKA!!!!

2008-06-21T14:58:00.000-07:00

We FOUND A BIKE!

ROADTRIPPPP!!!!

2008-06-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

Backspace in Portland, Redwood forest, bananna slug, and tyrone blackwell

The Alamo Has no basement

2008-06-18T18:12:00.000-07:00

So Begins the CrystalCastles dates Vancouver Island ferry is WAY BETTER than the Newfoundland ferry....sorry Newfoundland.

BEST RECORD STORE IN THE WORLD, MISSISSIPPI RECORDS in PORTLAND

Touring can make you crazyyyyyyyyy

Last night, I saw a guy that looked like the trucker that chased pee-wee herman around the giant dinaosaur. hes still haulin'

FRWD!!!

2008-06-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

DRIVING CAN MAKE YOU CRAZYYYYY

2008-06-11T00:28:00.000-07:00

ATHENS OHIO!!!!

WHATS NEW IN BALTIMORE?

2008-06-07T11:38:00.001-07:00

We got our own dr essing room. snarff.

This guy was awesome. he kept psyching out the djs who played before us. It filled in by the time we started...I SWEAR!

We play ed with Dan Deacon, the worlds finest cr o wd control expert and a good pizza topping orderer.

Dan working his magic.

VIRGINIA IS FOR LAVAS

2008-06-05T08:50:00.000-07:00

In Richmond,our new friend Kyle brought us to Maymont park. We played with his house-mates band, HOT LAVA who are my favourite band that we've played with on this tour. We also played christiansburg at a wrestling/bingo hall and stayed with a nice family where we were fed pizza by a bonfire accompanied by acoustic guitar. There was a girl there that was going to Joovie!

2008-05-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

MONTREAL AND QUEBEC ARE AWESOME! PEI IS A BEAUTY! WELCOME TO THE EAST COAST BOYS AND GIRLS!

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