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We started back in 2001 when 3 of us(Lieven, David and Diederik), playing in the punkband The Accused,wanted to play some ska. We added Koen to have our first line-up.When the second release of The Accused (Nothing To Loose) was recorded we added our first 2 songs by The Nice Guys, "Ska Party" & "Toepe Len". We only used Drums, Keys,Guitar and bass-guitar. These songs were very basic and 2tone-oriented. From that day on we moved more and more into a traditional style of ska and reggae, adding horns, turning the keys into a decent Hammond and piano, using upright bass etc.In 2005 we recorded a demo with 12 songs using our own recording equipment. We've had a lot of line-up changes slowing down the further evolution of the band. We did lots of gigs in all kinds and colours. Since 2010 we've been playing with the same line-up. Spring 2013 we went to Majestic Studio to record 7 new songs. The people at Majestic were very excited and offered us a record deal to release this mini-album on their label. In august 2013 we were proud to present “Sweet & Dirty.” To release this album with a big-bang, we had the opportunity to share stage with The Skatalites, the day before our official release party.