Flatcat (band)

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Flatcat is Belgium's biggest DIY punk rock band [1]. Founded by the Luyckx brothers in 1993 they have been rocking numerous countries ever since, including two successful Brasilian headlining tours reaching an average of 300-1500 people each concert.

Two brasilian tours in 2001 and 2002

videoclip "Beautiful in Venice" airs on MTV Brazil in 2002

Flatcat is the first band ever to sell out the Magdalenazaal ( 1000 pax ) in Bruges, their hometown

Number 9 spot in "De Afrekening", Belgium's most respected alternative radio hitlist in 2004

single "Hear Tonight" on the "De Afrekening vol. 33" sampler (Universal) in 2004

videoclip "Wait and see" gets A-rotation on TMF (MTV Belgium) in 2004

Flatcat sells a performance together with Nailpin for Tsunami 1212 on JIM TV and TMF in 2005

single Rockstar Fantasy stays in De Afrekening for no less than 13 weeks in 2005 and deserves a spot on the Afrekening vol. 38 sample in 2005

1 Discography
- 1.1 Demos
2 Compilations
3 Musicians
4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos

1996 Demo Tape (sold out)
1999 Punkrock RIP Promo Tape

[edit] Compilations

1996 Best of Belgium I / Green Leaf Records (Gwyllions, Jane’s Detd, Nations on Fire, Congress, …)
1999 Elements: Funtime Records ( Janez Detd, Skin of Tears, Five Days Off, …)
1999 Best of Belgium II / Green Leaf Records
2001 Club Zed / Headcore Records France
2001 Funtime Sampler + Magazine
2001 100% Skate / Century Media Brasil (Shelter, Bambix, Ratos de Poraõ, …)
2001 Caddy of the Year / Below Par Records Australië
2003 LDG Records (Shandon, Skitsoy, …)
2004 Afrekening CD 33 / Universal ( Blink 182, Kowlier, Limp Bizkit, …)
2004 Essentieel Belgisch TMF / Okina Music and TMF ( Vive la fête, Flip Kowlier, Daan, Praga Khan, Gabriel Rios, Sarah Bettens)
2005 DMAC compilation / DMAC ( Wash Out Test, Five Days Off,

[edit] CDs

2001: Four Lessons To Drive /Highlight Sounds Brasil: split CD met Belvedere (CAN), Reset (CAN) en Predial (BRA)
2002: Better Luck Next Time / Eye Spy Records Europe / Highlight Sounds South America
2004: Flatcat/Five Days Off Split CD / Eye Spy Records en Funtime Records
2005 Rockstar Fantasy ( Break It ) Single / Eye Spy Records / Bang! Distribution
2006: So This Is When We Grow Up / Eye Spy Records

[edit] 7’’

2002: Beautiful in Venice/ Eye Spy Records

[edit] Other Stuff

2000: Janez Detd single Summer’s Gone / Caballero/Virgin bonustrack Mr Popular Guy on single
2002: soundtrack 100% do Skate / Tribo Magazine Brasil with Bob Burnquist
2005: soundtrack Airboard Movie Switzerland