Play me
Muziek staat nooit stil. En GRAM (ex-Seedling Marg van Eenbergen) zit zeker nooit stil. Na haar zelfgeproduceerde solo-debuut ‘Four-letter Word’ maakte ze haar tweede plaat ‘Play Me’ samen met Simon Akkermans (C-mon & Kypski) en een vijfmansband, blazers, Kyteman, Lucky Fonz en zelfs het Metropole-orkest. ‘Play Me’ leverde 5-sterren-recensies op en songs kwamen onder commercials […]
Feed the monkey
In 1996 werd Mimezine opgericht door drummer Baz Mattie en bassist Marc Baronner, twee ex-leden van Shine die hun gezamenlijke voorliefde voor sampling en computers ontdekten. De uit Beeswamp afkomstige zangeres Vera van der Poel bleek de perfecte aanvulling tot een trio. Op het in 2001 verschenen Indeep (geproduceerd door Tom ‘Junkie XL’ Holkenborg) was […]
Hexnut
A contemporary band of five soloists, Hexnut skirts the boundaries between classical, jazz, metal and improv. Fiery vocals, virtuoso performances, and their unique instrumentation are explored with uncanny invention. It’s a new sound world both intricate and powerful. Hexnut can peel you a grape, scare your neighbours, or tell a tall tale of a prickly-tempered […]
Cilice Orchestra
CILICE ORCHESTRA is an instrumental project founded by Theo Holsheimer. The music could be described as instrumental Djentmetal on steroids.
Hipsters Gone Ballistic
The cd Hipsters Gone Ballistic is the first release of the regular Spinifex quintet format. Eyal Hareuveni, allaboutjazz, february 2014: ”All selections are played with sheer abandon and joyful passion, from the first second to the last one. All compositions feature restless shifts and complex dynamics as well as the highly collaborative and versatile interplay […]
Shot in the dark
My AKB colleague Joop van der Linden and I did the horns for the song Magic Markers, of Chef’Special’s vinyl-only Shot in the Dark EP.
Poza
If you are looking for the authentic sound of the russian southern sea port Odessa, with its spicy words, its ironic attitude to life, humanity and the seriousness of things to come – you have to give Alec Kopyt at least 120 seconds of your precious time… You will hear the long-forgotten street songs and […]
Rickshaw Chase
Bhedam is a journey into new territory, an improvisational and contemporary stew with a healthy dose of Karnatic ingredients mixed in. Bhedam is an international collective of musicians based in Amsterdam, who share an affinity for non-western music. For the month of January, 2002, we lived in Bangalore, India, rehearsing, performing and recording. During the […]
Triodia
Screaming hooligans, evil clowns, bopping curls, wailing ducks, raging mephistopheles’s, oil tanker martinis, four’ed sevens, what was that’s, one note sagas, stuttering idiots, a night in Ethiopia, frothing thrillers, utter chaos’s, retrograded themes, Bulgarian cafes, fragmented fragments, ladles of groove sauce and mouthfuls of Australian grass. Triodia is the unlashing of the Spinifex Orchestra, Karnatic […]
Oyoyoy
In 2016, the AKB celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the release of a special album: Oyoyoy. On their fourteenth album, the band searches for the heart of their musical inspiration and explores the boundaries of their own eclectic and influential style. As a bonus, the AKB invited five friends to remix some of the new […]