in 2002, atcoed made their well received debut zalig zijn de armen van geest, which was released in seven different countries. the band received a cult status with the 2004 world wide released album the silja symphony, which was named ‘album of the year’ by vpro’s 3voor12 (the outfit’s first award). in the same year they presented their live cd/dvd the sound of someone watching me (registered live at brussels’ ab club during their european tour with 16 horsepower, and featuring david eugene edwards on guitar on the song september grass). in addition, singer/drummer minco released his first solo album the wagon fair during the same year. the hymnal de geluiden van weleer, fully in dutch, was received very well in the netherlands and belgium, being released in october 2005. at the close of 2007, the remix album leaves you puzzled appeared, for which friends from the electronica world such as styrofoam, solex and donato wharton carefully deconstructed and reassembled a number of selected songs from previous albums. in 2008, to worldwide acclaim, the duo released their wonderfully titled cd troostprijs, expressing very succinctly the ‘consolation prize’ that at the close of every day offers their listeners. in 2013 at the close of every day returned from a longer-than-planned sabbatical with monsters, a combination of highlights (like a duet with spinvis), rarities and a number of impassioned new songs. late 2014, there is the completely new album darkness travels light.