The Alice Syndrome

Feb 12

Alice News: Privacy and Cookie Update

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Alice News: Privacy and Cookie Update

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We are pleased to announce that our website, The Alice Syndrome, is now fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws. As part of our commitment to protecting your privacy, we have implemented a new Cookie Policy page to inform you about the cookies used on our site and to ensure that you have control over your cookie preferences.

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The Alice Syndrome

Jan 26

Death mother goddess – Merchandise

This is the merchandise summary page for our track, death mother goddess.

Jan 26

Crash landing – Merchandise

This is the merchandise summary page for our track, crash landing.

Jan 26

Full spectrum domination – Merchandise

This is the merchandise summary page for our track, full spectrum domination.

Jan 26

Haiku priestess – Merchandise

This is the merchandise summary page for our track, haiku priestess.

Jan 26

The Alice Syndrome – Merchandise

This is the merchandise summary page for our none track specific goodies for The Alice Syndrome.

Jan 26

Harder faster quicker now – Merchandise

This is the merchandise summary page for our track, harder faster quicker now.

Jan 25

Stop me but give me more – Merchandise

alt= A woman holding up a sign that says stop me but give more, showcasing unique merchandise from The Alice Syndrome on Etsy.

Welcome to our Etsy shop summary page for our track, stop me but give me more.

 

Jan 24

Band timeline

Jan 2000

Jan 2000

George and Groovhead start jamming

Around January 2000, George and Groovhead started jamming together. Groov on bass, George on synths.

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2002

February

Cornish and Boz join the jam

Around 2001/2, George and Groovhead were joined by Cornish and Boz on guitar. We agreed we were going to form a band, and started looking for a drummer.

April

Matty joins, and the band is officially formed

Around April 2002, Matty joins as drummer, and completes the line-up.

November

Boz leaves, Will joins

Sometime around November 2002, Boz decided t leave the band, and was replaced by Will on glissando guitar.

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2005

April

Tom Joins

Tom Joins as lead singer, and plays Thornbough Music Festival with us

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2007

2007

The long tea-break

Somewhere around 2007, we realised we were no longer playing together and were involved with other things, so we decided to take a break from being Alice.

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2013

March

Will, George, Groovhead and Gremlin start playing together

After a long hiatus, Will, George, Groovhead and Gremlin started jamming together and discussed reforming the band.

May

Gremlin leaves and Chris joins

Gremlin left and Chris joined on drums. We started actively looking for a drummer.

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2014

February

Chris leaves and Andy joins

Chris decided to leave the band, and bass guitarist by Andy joined

September

Dave joins

Dave joins as drummer, and we start preparing for gigs.

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2016

March

Andy decides to leave the band

Bass Guitarist Andy chooses to leave the band

April

Nick fills in on bass

Nick takes over on bass for our forthcoming album, all the second takes.

May

The album All the Second takes is launched

We launch our first album, All the Second Takes.

June

Tzolkin joins the band

Around June, we found Tzolkin, who took over on bass guitar.

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2018

August

Nick joins

Nick starts to work with the band as our sound engineer.

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2019

May

Dave leaves

After drumming for us for 5 years, Dave decided to leave the band.

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2023

May

Nick becomes our drum engineer

Nick starts programming drums for our songs.

December

The track, stop me but give me more is launched

In December 2023, we launched the track, stop me but give me more.

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2024

January

Album launch – Box of Toys

In January, we released the album, Box of Toys.

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Jan 19

George’s Blog: Flies

Welcome to George’s blog. I play keyboards in the Alice Syndrome, and I’m also very interested in psychology, spirituality and self-transcendence. Groovhead tends to write all our lyrics, which always touch on subjects that hit deep into my interests.

Download the audio for this blog 8

Lyrics

I submit to the lord of the universe

Wherever you are, death will overtake you
Though you are in towers raised high
Vie with one another, in good works

Give glad tidings to those who patiently proceed
By the token of time through the ages
Vie with one another, in good works

By the token of time through the ages
Verify, man is in lust
Except that which have faith
And do righteous things
And join together, in mutual teachings of truth
And of patience
And of constancy

– Islamic break –

Vie with one another, in good works
Give glad tidings to those who patiently proceed

Wherever you are, death will overtake you
Though you are in towers raised high

I submit to the lord of the universe
Vie with one another, in good works

Give glad tidings to those who patiently proceed

Who so interveneth, in a good cause
Shall have the reward thereof
And who so interveneth in an evil cause<⁣/span>
Will bear the consequences thereof

– Islamic break –
By the token of time through the ages

Wherever you are, death will overtake you
Though you are in towers raised high

I submit to the lord of the universe

I submit to the lord of the universe

The lyrics for our song, Flies, are inspired by the Islamic faith and the Quran. The lyrics include several verses that are either direct quotations or paraphrases from the Quran, such as “Wherever you are, death will overtake you / Though you are in towers raised high” (Quran 4:78), “Vie with one another, in good works” (Quran 5:48), “By the token of time through the ages / Verify, man is in lust / Except that which have faith / and do righteous things / and join together, in mutual teachings of truth / and of patience / and of constancy” (Quran 103:1-3), and “Who so interveneth, in a good cause / shall have the reward thereof / And who so interveneth in an evil cause, / will bear the consequences thereof” (Quran 4:85) (Ali, 2002). These verses suggest a theme of moral accountability, divine judgment, and human struggle in the face of temptation and evil.

At this point, we have a quote from Groovhead, which explains the thinking behind the track:

“the track flies was written a few years ago against the backdrop of a surging wave of islamaphobia and the demonisation of muslims both here in the uk,and globally .The words are taken directly from the Quran , in an attempt to show Islam not as the rabid death cult as it has been portrayed , but rather as a religion based on love , compassion ,and respect ,however , as with all religions (yes , american christian right wing fundamentalists ,were looking at you )words written in good faith and love are so easily corrupted and twisted tothemost evil of ends .This song is not pro islam song ,nor a pro muslim song , rather it is an anti anti muslim song.It is beyond horrendous that this song seems sadly more relevant now with the demonisation and dehumanisation of the palestinian people,whohave endured 75 years of aparthied ,56 years of theloss of their homeland through illegal israeli settlements , a 16 year blockade of gaza , and the ongoing genocide that has left upto 20,000 dead , and rising , the majority of which are women and children , .the alice syndrome rejects all and any religion that cannot respect the most basic human rights of others , and uses the words of their faith and dogma to suppress the rights of others to live in peace , with dignity and respect ,,,, from the river to the sea ,,,,,” groovhead

The song is a provocative and challenging piece of art that explores the themes of mortality, morality, faith, and action from an Islamic perspective. We use verses from the Quran to convey a message and to invite the listeners to reflect on their own beliefs and deeds.

The song begins and ends with the phrase “I submit to the lord of the universe”, which is a declaration of faith and surrender to God’s will. The song then contrasts the inevitability of death with the urgency of doing good works, as instructed by the Quran.

The song also emphasizes the importance of having faith, doing righteous things, and joining together in mutual teachings of truth, patience, and constancy. These are the qualities that distinguish the believers from those who are in lust, or who follow their own desires without regard for God’s guidance. The song also warns against intervening in evil causes, as this will result in negative consequences, while intervening in good causes will bring rewards.

The song Flies is a creative and courageous expression of Islamic values and principles, as well as a critique of the contemporary world that often neglects or opposes them. We use the Quran as a source of inspiration, as well as a tool for communication and education.

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References
Ali, A. Y. (2002). The meaning of the Holy Quran. Beltsville: Amana Publications.

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