Primitive successfully on air in May
Primitive has been broadcasted in several radio shows in May obtainig enthusiastic feedbacks by the audience. We would like to mention the Interstellar Overdrive show (USA), the Music Guru show (USA), the On The Rocks show (Belgium and Netherlands) and Paperlate Classic Rock (Netherlands). Many thanks to Joel Craig, J.B.Bellenger, Dave and Andre Steijns for their support and kind words.

Primitive: sold out at ProgRock.co.uk!
After less than one month from PRIMITIVE's release date, ProgRock (UK) announced it had sold out and stated that PRIMITIVE is number 1 in their UK charts. With a bit of pride and a lot of happiness we, the band and the staff, are glad that PRIMITIVE is surprisingly ahead of the new Fear Of A Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree. And we're even happier to see that Ghost and Vacuum are still in the top 15 of ProgRock (UK)! It's a little success that we would like to share with you. Here is the message recently received from ProgRock (UK):

"We have a new Number 1 in the progrock.co.uk charts! After nine weeks at the top, the debut CD by The Reasoning called 'Awakening' has finally been replaced! Our new Best Seller is the new CD by Italian band THE WATCH, called PRIMITIVE. As previously mentioned, this CD is an absolute MUST BUY for early Genesis fans!! This, and the band's previous CD's will sit well next to your copies of Trespass, Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot! Vintage Prog that you will love, and highly recommended!
PLEASE NOTE: THE WATCH CD's have been so popular, we have sold out!! BUT, they will all be back in stock on 08 May 2007, except Ghost which is being re-pressed by the band and will be in stock from 24 May 2007"

Primitive: album of the week at Boborocks.be!
The Watch and the staff are very happy to announce that Primitive has been chosen as the album of the week at Boborocks.be

More live acts this summer
The Watch have been booked for two more gigs in Europe. The first is in Sweden at Villa Belparc, Slottsskogen - Goteborg on the 20th of June and it will be associated with the live act at Maiden in Oslo organized by Club Subtaco. In July The Watch will play in France at Orcavou - La Voulte sur Rhone on the 20th of July 2007.

Primitive is out!
We are glad to announce that today Primitive has been released worlwide. For several reasons this album has been a tremendous effort for us. We, the staff and the band, look forward to hearing your views about this new release.

The Watch on air at Rogues' Gallery (The Dividing Line internet radio)
On the 19th of April the web radio, The Dividing Line, introduced Primitive to the audience. The following songs were broadcasted during the Rogues' Gallery show: Two Paces to the Rear, Berlin 1936, Another Life, The Border.

Spring tour in Europe and North America
The Watch are just back from their short spring tour. The support acts to The Musical Box at the Olympia Hall in Paris confirmed the great interest and enthusiasm with which The Watch are always greeted by the audience during their introductory acts to well-known artists and bands. It happened with Fish last November and it happened again with The Musical Box. A warm and exciting welcome was also shown during the three dates in North America with tickets almost sold out at La Chapelle in Quebec City.

Primitive will be release on the 23rd of April 2007
The Watch announce the release date of the long awaited new album. Primitive will be released on the 23rd of April 2007 worlwide. A pre-selling period will be defined shortly.

Bayou Cafè - Albany NY (USA)
The Watch have been requested to play on the 29th of March 2007 at the Bayou Cafè in Albany (NY - USA). Bayou Cafè will be the first venue to be visited during the short spring tour in North America.

PRIMITIVE coming soon!
The Watch announce that the new album Primitive will be released soon. It consists of seven tracks for a total of about 48 minutes. Primitive is a step forward to what the audience have been already used to: an extensive use of vintage keyboards plunged in a modern fairy atmosphere. Nature, love and friendship - like in Berlin 1936, with the story of Jesse Owens and Lutz Long at the Olympic Games of 1936 - are the main issues tackled in this new album. As before the lyrincs are often plunged in unreal atmospheres.

Club Subtaco at Maiden (Oslo)
The Watch have been booked by Club Subtaco at Maiden on the 22nd of June 2007. It will be the first gig ever in Norway. This event has been planned to satisfy the Scandinavian audience who requested a live act several times during 2006. The Watch are very proud to fulfill the expectations of their Norwegian fans in a venue which has always been a benchmark for prog and alternative music.

Fabio Mancini talks about the new album
“ After listening to the demos composed by Simone, I firstly focused on organ parts. At this stage I worked intensely on the concatenation of different chords looking for the best harmonization. I was on a quest for those tensions which would have better fit into the pieces I was working on. On the other hand, I took also in consideration that the final result should have been easy to sing along. Therefore I capitalized on the different parts of the keyboards in a dynamic way and I used drawbars intesively. I think that the final result is exceptionally good. The organ parts are "scratchy" but with the right tension. Furthermore, it is a sound that I have already proposed to the audience during live gigs and which can be listened to in the live bootleg recently released. After the organ I was involved in the piano parts. I proposed different solutions to Simone. I chose those parts which I thought were the most compatible with the vocal lines. It was really a teamwork since we improvised, combined and changed the piano parts together. And as soon as we both thought it was the best solution, we froze the part we were working on. We eventually considered the synth parts which were recorded last by Simone and myself. To get polyphony we overdubbed the mono synths parts. The final result has also thickened their sound. Very old ('75) polyphonic synths have also been used during the recording. I think that the overdubbing made everything even much better. ”

The Watch on air at Paperlate Rock Radio
On the 11th of February Paperlate Rock Radio broadcasted some tracks of Ghost and Vacuum: "The ghost and the teenager" and "Damage mode". Paul Herlitschka was interviewed by Andre Steijns. He gave a brief introduction of the band, the music and The Watch web resources and organization.

Touring in North America
2007 will see the return of The Watch to North America after the RosFest 2006. Two shows have been already confirmed: one sponsored by NewEARS on the 30th of March in Lowell, Massachusetts (USA) and another in Quebec City (Canada) at the Le Centre D'Arts La Chapelle on the 1st of April.

Simone Rossetti introduces the new album
“ For many reasons, the new Watch album, like Ghost and Vacuum has been a tremendous effort. I started working on the compositions in 2005. Some pieces developed quite easily, while others were quite time consuming and required many changes in the harmonies and structures. I spent more time on structures compared to the composition of single harmonies. I preferred to try many solutions before coming to a result in terms of a song structure. In my opinion, it's very important that a song should not be too redundant or boring, with “already-listened-to” melodies or solutions. As I have always done in the past, I share my ideas with the guys by letting them listen to the music files and by explaining to them what I need in terms of moods and atmospheres for each moment. For this album and with regards to keyboards I provided my own contribute as I did while recording the two previous albums. It happened especially for the moog and mellotron parts. We also tried to use only original vintage keyboards: Mellotron, Minimoog, Moog prodigy, Arp Omni mk1, Yamaha cs15, Arp Solina String Synthesizer, Yamaha cp 80, electric piano, Elka Synthex... ”

Night of the Prog Festival II
The Watch have been booked for one of the best prog events in Europe: Night of the Prog Festival II. In Loreley, on the 22nd of July, they are going to perform the same day as Jethro Tull, Fish and Pendragon. They will also have the honour to start where the reunited ASIA of Wetton, Howe, Palmer and Downes will have finished their performance the night before.

Some news about the long awaited new album
Due to all the incoming activities and to time flying quickly the recording of the new album took longer than initially planned. The vocals recordings lasted till the beginning of December whilst the keyboards will be recorded by the end of December. The new album will consist of seven or eight tracks and the titles of three of them have been already decided: "The Border", "1936", "Sound of Sirens". December has also been the month for an exciting discussion amongst The Watch about the title. It appears that THE WATCH III won the battle but the debate is still open. The band line-up embraces Simone Rossetti (vocals), Ettore Salati (guitars), Marco Schembri (bass), Roberto Leoni (drums and percussions), Fabio Mancini (keyboards) and Sergio Taglione (keyboards). In particular Sergio takes care of moog and tron parts while Fabio is more involved in organs, piano and solos. The recordings will end at the end of this month and the mixing will start shortly during the first days of January. More news to come shortly.

Support act to The Musical Box
On 23-24 March, The Watch have been invited to open the Canadian band The Musical Box in Paris. The Watch will open both shows ( Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound), playing electric amplified instruments hosted at the Olympia Theatre.

Live DVD and end of The Vacuum Tour
The Watch have been very involved in some live acts around Europe. The last date of The Vacuum Tour was in Versailles (France) with the recording of a live DVD.