1986 - The first incarnation of Anything Box performs at a private party where admission was charged. In 1993, the public called them "Raves."

1987 - Second incarnation of Anything Box performs at the Loop Lounge. Claude S. meets Dania Morales. A show in Harlem follows with success. They record their first 12" record.

1988 - Dania joins the band, it is supposed to be for one show, but it turns into a full time vocation. Performances continue to multiply and they receive attention at college radio, three songs from their "Demo" is in the top 10 at WRNU (one of them is a cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." Club popularity increases...

1989 - Anything Box expand out of their New Jersey boundaries and play Allentown, PA and the legendary CBGBS in NY. They cut two 12" records of "Living in Oblivion" and continue to do shows. They move to California and Paul joins ABOX. "Living in Oblivion" becomes a number 1 radio/club song and Epic is ready to sign the band...

1990 - Epic signs them and they record "Peace," their first album. Critically approved and radio friendly, it sells well for a debut from a new group. At the end of the year though, there are signs of strain as Epic tries to commercialize the band by trying to convince them to become a rock band and steer away from the electronics. Paul leaves Anything Box to pursue a solo career...

1991 - Anything Box goes to Germany to record "Worth," the second album, with Gareth Jones (produced DM, Erasure, etc.) Although moody and introspective, it generates two top 10 Hits at radio without hype or product. The strain between ABOX and label deepens...the future is uncertain, but they remain hopeful.


1992 - (April) Anything Box is clear about wanting their departure from Epic. They begin the legal process of getting their wishes. They give up "Worth," and the band is set free. Gary (Claude's brother) joins the band, the shows get better. Life returns to the group.

1993 - Anything Box records and released Hope on their own independent label Orangewerks. Touring continues ABOX promotes the new album. Most notable singles were Blue Little Rose, Where is Love & Happiness, Answer Me and HOPE.

1994 - Anything Box offers a membership to fans across the world. This membership includes frequent newsletters as well as "Worth" for free!

1995 - Claude S. releases "The Diary," an independent project by him that is dark and gothic. The Diary is the dark side of Anything Box co- founder Claude S. While Anything Box aims for the dancefloor with the blithe synth pop of Erasure and early Depeche Mode, the Diary summons the ghosts of gothic-rock royalty: Joy Division, the Cure, and Bauhaus. Eschewing Anything Box's crush on sprightly keyboards and bouncy melodies, the Diary expresses bitterness and heartache with sullen guitars and slower, more introspective beats. Claude S. started recording as the Diary after Anything Box's 1993 tour. Claude S. played every instrument on Page One, released on Anything Box's own label Orangewerks in 1995. A glum, depressing album, Page One's only similarity to Anything Box's previous work is Claude S.' coy vocals. Although a stylistic departure from Claude S.' earlier material, the Diary's remake of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" actually has links to Anything Box's past. In 1988, Anything Box covered the same track on a demo tape. Page One didn't receive the fan support of Anything Box's records; the album snatched the interest of Claude S.' loyal followers, but it was too dour for radio airplay or mass consumption. In 1997, Anything Box released Elektrodelica, an album using production techniques inspired by the Diary.

1996 - Because of the high demand of rare Anything Box tracks, "Mixology" is released much to the delight of fans across the world. Orangewerks merges with Jarrett Records and releases "Living in Oblivion '96." The band still continues to tour and work hard on their next album "Exhibition."

1997 - Quite a productive year for Anything Box. Claude began working on the new album Elektrodelica (with a formal working title of "exhibition"). At this point Dania decided to leave the band. Paul Rijnders joined at that point. Elektrodelica was released in the latter months of the year along with a new single entitled "Conscious." Touring began again, most of the shows in Sothern California, Texas, and New York.

1998 - (Feb) Anything Box completes the video for '45. The band continues to play spot shows featuring songs from Elektrodelica.

1999 - In Spring, after many delays, Elektrodelica finally is distributed to major record stores and becomes regularly available from Jarrett Records along with Hope. In early Summer, a new collection of different mixes of songs from Peace and Worth entitled Elektrospective is released. In November, after many struggles, Anything Box leaves Jarrett Records and once agains start their own label Presswerk 13. The band releases the Recovered album which is a collection of once thought to be lost songs which were saved from a damaged DAT. Most of the songs were written between Worth and Hope. The band begins work on their next album.

2000 - This CD saw the release of a lost album written after Hope and before The Diary. In its entirety, it was known as Deconstructivism, but damaged masters prevented its release. After digitally remastering and mixing the surviving songs, the name was changed to Recovered. This is the first release under Presswerk13, which Abox fans know as the name of the Newsletters Anything Box put out.?

2000 - Anything Box continues work on several projects including a new album entitled The Universe is Expanding. Along with the new album they also plan some EPs including a venture back to Claude's solo The Diary project. The band continues to play shows in Southern California, Texas, Chicago, as well as Synthstock 2000 in Salt Lake City. The shows include songs off of the upcoming album. After several difficulties in the early recording of vocals, the band has resumed and nearly finished recording. The new album is expected to be released in late 2000 or early 2001.

2001 -The Universe IS Expanding is released under Presswerk.13. Anything Box's most ambitious album to date. Following in the footsteps of Elektrodelica, the band has continued to expand its direction by fusing great electronic music with sampling and guitar. The album mixes in both loud and soft tracks, which feature Claude's great vocals. Once again, Paul adds his guitar playing and Gary adds some unique vocals. Returning to add to Anything Box's sound is Dania Morales whose backing vocals add a great touch that was missed on Elektrodelica. Also assisting along the way are some other musicians as well as some DJs providing scratching. The Universe is Expanding continues to push further past the pure synth-pop of older releases and challenges the listener to become a passenger or crewmember on the journey through time and space the band is taking flight on. Though some of the songs are the loudest and noisiest the band has ever produced, there are also the soft, subtle tracks that old fans may find more familiar. Within it all are some true gems that will easily be considered some of the best songs the band has ever done, and with that, The Universe is Expanding might very well be headed in that same direction; as the finest Anything Box album ever.

2003 - Anything Box released their 10th album entitled The Effects of Stereo TV. Anything Box treads further into the ways of mainstream rock, but maintain their creative edge and unique flavor that is distinctively Abox. TV mixes the band's trademark electronics and fuses in element of rock, punk, electronica and a taste of The Beatles. By far, the loudest, most abrasive, and raw sounding album they've done. It starts out rocking with Led and Madelyne, before shifting into the dreamy, hypnotic Neuropathic Halos. The band really shines on Love is Lo-Fi which comes as close to their older sound than any other track. As a whole, the album is a sonic journey, and definitely an experiment in a new sound for the band. It rocks, it's playful, and although it leaves you yearning for more, it satisfies your soul, and that is a strength the band has not left behind despite the new influences. Not your old Anything Box . . . but definitely worth checking out.An experimentation with power pop, punk-n-bass, and acoustics.

2005 - Claude S. releases Separate his sophomore album as The Diary. The album "Separate" is a time machine that goes to New York, circa 1978, makes a stop at New Order's studio in Manchester (1983), then zooms way into the future (2013), where old buildings rise above the tops of trees and good tunes still fill the air with rebellion and passion, while the girls walk on the computer generated beaches. Sexy. Raw. Energy. Robots. Epunk.
With this new album 'Separate', Claude blends the electronics of Abox with a trip into late 70's punk, recalling the innocent stylings of the New York School of what WLIR used to call 'New Music'. There are no ballads on this album, but your singing voice is sure to come out and join in. You can dance to it, you can play it loud for your enemies, all the while escaping the bleak reality of life in the information age.

2005 - September - The original members of Anything Box regroups for a reunion show in Houston, TX. This would be the first time in 9 years ABOX would perform together in the U.S. and what a great show! After the success of the Peace-Worth-Hope reunion show, Anything Box continued to book shows in Dallas, El Paso, Chicago, & Ecuador.

2006 - Claude started working on a dvd movie entitled "Fan Tapes and Time Travel and released a movie trailer on Youtube.com. Click here for the movie clip. He's also mentioned that he will be re-recording a spanish version of "Carmen" but with a different story line and from a different point of view. Rumor has been going around that there will be a Best Of Anything Box cd scheduled to come out...

2007 - After much anticipation, Anything Box finally released the Future Past EP. This is unlike any other release for it contains never before heard remixes of their ballad Carmen not to mention a Spanish version. The EP also contains 2 tracks that have not been made public until now.