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August 1901
August 1901 were an English rock band formed in the small village Denmead on May the 14th 1989. The band consisted of three members. Dan Guarrix(electric guitar), Max freeman(vocals, electric guitar) and Hilton Cliff(drums). They released their first album in the summer of 1991, Dear Dear. The album sold about fifty copies, but the band continued to produce music. They produced further three albums between 1991-2001. In ten years they tried to breakthrough, but with no further success. Music producers that listened to their music said that the lyrics were to harsh and judgemental.Even if their albums didn't sell that well, they still had a few performances. These gigs were at local markets, or festivals. The biggest achievement the band had, were when they played at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth in 1996. They later became bankrupt, homeless and drug addicted which forced them to stop producing music. August 1901 ceased to exist 2001.

History
Both Dan Guarrix and Max Freeman grew up in the small village Denmead. They went to the same infant school, and continued to go to the same primary, and secondary school. Hilton Cliff lived in the United States, until she was fifteen years old. Then her family decided to fly over the Atlantic and begin a new life in the United Kingdom. After a couple of moves across the island, they finally settled in Denmead. She met Dan and Max a summers' night in the Creech Forest. Hilton often went to the forest to relax, sing, and just walk. This because she had a hard time in school, her british counterparts didn't accept that she liked rock, and often wore black clothes. She liked provocing the teachers by rebelling against wearing school uniform. Max and Dan however started being with Hilton because of the same interest in rock. They quickly became inseperatable. Every day after school they would meet up in the forest, and go on adventures. As the years went by, they started to meet in a studio instead. This was the beginning of their music career.

Musicproduction
Their lyrics' are ironic, and can often be interpreted as hateful. It was their way of expressing their feelings. August 1901 said in one interview that they regurarly were teased, and bullied for being different. For not wanting to fit in in the British community. They handled the mocking by writing songtexts, to express their feelings.

1990's
It was first in the 1990's they decided to produce music full time. Before they had made music as a hobby, and had "ordinary" works such as Mcdonalds worker, paper delivery, and in the electronic business. The band members felt that they weren't satisfied with their current jobs, and wanted to do what they loved. They started doing local gigs, that developed into gigs in bigger cities, such as Manchester and Liverpool. Unfortunately