Van Norden is a four-piece punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band from Saarlouis

Saarlouis

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, Germany formed in 2002. The band's name is taken from a character in Henry Miller

Henry Miller

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's novel Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

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Discography

4 Song Demo Cassette

Recorded in December 2002 and originally released on cassette by the band themselves. Re-released in late 2004 on 3 inch CD.

Track listing:

1. Mal wieder flüchten

2. Ein neues Ende

3. Leben in Snack-Size

4. Dass es egal ist

VAN NORDEN LP

Recorded from June 2005 to January 2006 and released on LP by Flight 13 Records in November 2006.

Track listing:

A

Zweck, Mittel

Rebell der Liebe

Die Antwort ist Blei

Lang nicht mehr gesehen

Ein lächerlicher Anfang

Landeanflüge

B

Der Mut, die Hoffnung aufzugeben

Ohne Wenn und Aber

Jemand

Dass es egal ist

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