Onze laatste liverecensie.
Onze laatste albumrecensie.
Ons laatste interview.
Onze laatste video.
Could you give some comments on the following points:
...I want a titanic love affair...(track 'The Company')
"in the company of a gigantic transatlantic romantic love"
...the dummer the drummer, the robby the party... (track 'The Robbie The Party')
"an ode to one of the best drummers around (the song came from the period when he was our drummer)"
carol van dijk (of Bettie Serveert, who participated on the album)
"a titanic love affair"
your show at lowlands
"a strange and wonderful sensation in the early morning"
lowlands in general (incl. other bands)
"don't remember exactly"
The sample at the beginning of 'Brooke's mine'...what is it? A clapping audience?
"It's a sample of a live show of our favourite band Jonus: their
drummer Joni was kicking some drums while the audience was yelling and
clapping. From this place we'd like to thank her."
What will the influence of electronics be on music in the future?
"In the 70's there was Jean Michel Jarre, in the 80's The Human Leaque
and in the 90's some Chemical Brothers. How did people answer this
question in the 70's and in the 80's? Of course the influence of
electronics is getting bigger and bigger. But it'll always be
secundair. Most important will be the idea of a song. Everything else
is less important. Right at this moment, in a revival of the eighties,
the use of electronics is very popular. Maybe in four or five years we
only are interested in an unplugged session of The Naked Truth Album
of an electronic band as the Chemical Brothers, doing their hits on
acoustic guitars. It's the sign of times."
In what matter does 'The Happymaker' differ from 'Taste and Et maintenant...'? What did you had in mind before you got into the studio and recorded 'The Happymaker'?
"The most important difference is Jeroen Kleijn & Peter Asselbergs as
new members. And because of the fact that a lot of songs were finished
in the studio (there was only a sketch), their fresh minds and
contributions were very important in the making of the record. Before
they joined us, we had in mind to make a record with all kind of other
musicians, because after Robert's departure we were very disappointed
of the whole idea of playing in a band. But after the first recording
sessions with Jeroen and Peter the whole thing feels alright and we
decided to ask them to join us with the recording of 'The Happymaker'."
Is there a particular favourite song on 'The Happymaker'? A song with a special story?
"'FnC' is originally made for the wedding of producer Frans Hagenaars and Cecile
van Son. 'Port of Soul Radio Interview' is a song about Rinus, a poor
homeless from the streets of Amsterdam-Zuid, near the Vondelpark. Once
a week, while he's asleep, someone steals his radio. The day later he
buys a new one. Next week the whole thing will happen again. Poor
Rinus."
Can you tell me how the band started?
"Too many changes to tell exactly. Every record got another line-up.
Consider we just started."
While you've been in the band together, have you ever been close to breaking up?
"Two years ago we had a difficult time. Drummer Robert Lagendijk left
the band to play in his girlfriend's band Solex. During the recording
of the debut album of the band Jonus we asked Peter to join us. Shortly after that Jeroen let us know he liked to join us as well. Happy end."
Do you like festivals? (both visiting or playing?) Or do you prefer smaller venues?
"Visiting: no, too big. Playing: yes, big.
We don't prefer smaller venues, although Winston Kingdom, Rotown and
Paradiso (upstairs) are some of the best places to play."
Do you have any die-hard fans out there? Any weird stories of encounters with fans?
"There were these girls asking Kees Toet to have some kind of titanic love
affair, but he didn't notice. There are some people calling us so now
and then, early in the morning and in the middle of the night. Right
at this moment, believe it or not, the telephone rings and it's one of
them. He is very grateful for the (carcassettes) tapes we sent him.
Sander, you're welcome."
What's been spinning your cd-player lately?
"The Gun club (Miami), Bauer (On the move), Belle and Sebastian (If
you're feeling sinister)."
Which record should they play at your funeral?
"JC: Boum! - Charles Trenet
Frank: A song called Agnes"
If you were jailed in a prison, and there was one song they
play on the PA as punishment....the whole day, every day, which song
would that be for you?
"Every inch of The Dire Straits"
What's the best and what's the worst part of playing in Scram C Baby?
"The best part is during live shows when the songs 'go open' and
all kind of new things are happening, the worst part is when those new
things appear to be very, very lousy."
What's your opinion on the MPeg3 distribution of music and the internet? Does it have special opportunities for bands?
"We don't think it really matters. It's just another way to distribute
music, like records, cassettes and cd's. Soon everyone will arrange
their own cd with their favourite songs, but some like a-sides and
some like b-sides. If you're a fan you'll collect all songs of a band,
and when you aren't one, maybe you'll download just the best song (the
single) or you'll choose another band. That's like today. That's the
way we've always made tapes. Maybe at this moment there's a special
opportunity for bands because so little bands are using internet right
now: they can attrackt attention, specially in the media. But soon the
net will be full of music and the attraction will fade away. People
will put off their computer, stand up, close the door en walk into the
street to their favourite record-shop: it's more fun to be there with
other people than to be home alone. Internet will be just another
recordstore, we think we prefer the ones we used to have."
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