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January 2004

Songwriter REZA starts recording some of his songs using a small pocket machine at his place in Paris.

Writer and close friend Sotiris living in Birmingham-England sends a poem called "somebody elses paradise" to REZA. This is the beginning of an important collaboration. REZA will compose and sing about twenty songs composed on Sotiris poems in the following couple of years.

Back from Birmingham-England where hes been working on new songs with Sotiris, REZA starts looking for musicians to record these songs and play them live.

The team is ready : REZA + Stephane (ex-SevenHate lead guitar) + Ghislain + Gautier. 6 songs are recorded by Grgory Fradin at his own studio in Poitiers. One of them is I'm your man, a cover of L. Cohen's song.

First EP: Somebody else's songs is out. It has the famous red octopus on its cover !

REZA on stage in Paris in small venues like: POP IN, le Kitchup, le cannibale, lespace B, le caf de la plage, etc.
Cello player Julien joins the band !

Its time to work on the first LP. 13 songs recorded by Gregory Fradin in the middle of nowhere in an old abandoned house in la Vienne.

Second EP: Flying girl is out including some of the songs from the LP recording session. Flying girl, remake, etc.
Some of the songs are broadcasted by indie radio programs: planet claire radio aligre, indepen-dance radio pulsar, radio Neo, radio campus paris, etc.
The EP has also good reviews in specialized webzines: indie rock mag, indie pop rock, froggys delight, etc.

New Paris tour on stage: le Klub, en marge, kitchup, pomme dEve, etc.
The LP mixes are getting ready, REZA is now part of the French Toast music collective together with bands like New Pretoria, The Chiltons or Sabu ... venir French

First LP broken kite is to be out, new gigs comming soon !..

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