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References
- ↑ Description of Meridian at the online mailorder shop of Metropolis Records.
- ↑ MySpace.com - final selection - Plauen, DE - Electrique / Pop / Gothique - www.myspace.com/finalselection
- ↑ http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/past.php?reqYear=1999 List of bands that performed at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in 1999
- ↑ http://www.festivalinfo.nl/festival_detail.php?festival_id=389 List of bands performing at the EuroRock Festival in 2002
- ↑ Final Selection – Heading For Graceland
- ↑ "A Different Drum - The Source for Synthpop". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ↑ Epsilon Minus – Mark II
- ↑ Various – Our Voices – A Tribute To The Cure
- ↑ http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=2030_0_17_0_C Side-line review of Heading for Graceland
- ↑ http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=7334_0_17_0_C Side-line review of Meridian
