donderdag 26 november 2009

The Suburbs, October 15th 1999.

Suburbs (Den Haag/Voorburg), live on air.
Recorded: October 15th 1999. Studio 1 & editorial room.
Tracks: Rollercoaster/Slow-Motion Suicide/Labyrinth/Land Of The Lunatics/City Lights/Fearless.

Note:After doing an Instore across the market, to promote their then brandnew album ‘Land Of The Lunatics’, they carried their stuff to the other side and performed live in the show. At that time Studio 2 wasn’t constructed the way it is now, so I had to use loads of extended cables and alternative channeling to get a less than descent sound on air. Being helped out by a collegue-technician, I ran to and from the band and the studio, to lay more cables, re-up mikes and doing an interview. Everybody involved still work on a revenge for this very … ehhh … experimental setup.

Scent Of Incense, May 26th 2000.

Scent Of Incense (Gouda/Waddinxveen), live on air.
Recorded: May 26th 2000. Studio 2.
Tracks: Suits Us 9Part, Soundcheck)/Suits Us/Judy/Addition.

Note: First live performance from the newly constructed Studio 2. To promote their gig during ‘Lentepop’-festival the next day, singer Jessica Polderman visited the studio for a short interview and some acoustic songs. Which went far less problematic than their electified set the next day.

Feverdream, March 2nd 2001.

Feverdream (Rotterdam/Spijkenisse), live on air.
Recorded: March 2nd 2001. Studio 2.
Tracks: Last Dance/Better Not To Love/Memories/ Four Times Lucky Seven Makes A Man The Man/Red VS Blue.

Note: Claiming it was impossible to play acoustic, this set was delayed for about two years. After performing ‘Lucky Seven’ live on national radio, proved he could and we settled an interview for this day. The band was inbetween records at this stage, playing lots of gigs in Holland and abroad. Thre out of five songs singer Rene van Lien performed during the show remain unreleased. ‘Lucky Seven’ later made it on an EP, while ‘Red VS Blue’ got it’s electrified release on their 2000 self-released debut-CD.

Pim Leidelmeijer, April 6th 2001.

Pim Leidelmeijer (Gouda), live on air.
Recorded: April 6th 2001. Studio 2.
Tracks: Heel De Wereld Stil (Part, Soundcheck)/De Stilte/Heel De Wereld Stil.

Note: Inbetween ‘Spil’ and ‘’Squat!’ frontman Pim Leidelmeijer recorded two Dutch languaged Singer-Songwriter-EP’s. He came to the studio to promote his second, playing two tracks live.

Mint, April 13th 2001.

Mint (Gouda/Utrecht/Bath), live on air.
Recorded: April 13th 2001. Studio 2.
Tracks: On Your Own/Members In Water/Rain.

Note: ‘Gem’-singer Maurits Westerik started his musical career with local band ‘Mint’. Between 1999- 2003, they played several gigs, released two self-recorded CD’s and a videoclip. After sessionning their guitar-teacher that same morning, I did an interview and live-session with Maurits, Edwin Bol and Bram van Welie that evening.

Gather Roses, July 6th 2001.

Gather Roses (Groningen/Gouda), live on air.
Recorded: July 6th 2001.
Tracks: Crack/Slave.

Note: After losing touch for some years, I reconnected with former band-mate Roos Galjaard and invited her to come to the studio for an interview. Initially invited former bass-player Tycho Hoogstraten to join in for a short reunion-set as well, but he declined. So we changed plans and turned it into an interview on Roos’ new band ‘Gather Roses’, who was on the virge of releasing a new CD. To spice things up, she also recorded two old ‘Accidental Coitus-s’ songs: ‘Slave’ was co-written by Roos and me, while ‘Crack’ was penned for the bigger part by Tycho. This set made her appear at ‘De Goudse afrekening’ in december of that year.

Mondo Bizarro, May 12th 2002.

Mondo Bizarro (Pijnacker), live on air.
Recorded: May 12th 2002. Studio 2 & editor room.
Tracks: R.A.M.O.N.E.S (Soundcheck)/Intro/Rockaway Beach/Glad To See You Go/Californian Sun/Der KKK Took Mein Mädchen Away/Pet Cemetery/Rock’n’Roll High School/R.A.M.O.N.E.S. (Heideroosjes-cover)/Judy Is A Punk/Any Way You Want It/I Wanna Be Sedated/Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue/Beat On The Brat/Blitzkrieg Bop/Outro.

Note: Great, hilarious ‘Ramones’ coveract by Marcel and Menno Bizarro, two guys who dressed up like the Ramones used to do when perform. Instead of standard backline, they used an acoustic 12-stringged guitar and a tambourine instead, making the set more than just hilarious. They performed throughout the country and beyond, meeting De Dee ramone somewhewre on the road.
This night Menno had a bad cough, so his input vocally was quite limited. Which didn’t harm the set anyway! The soundcheck recording was send to punkband ‘De Heideroosjes’ and got the band invited to perform during the festive 12,5 years party, thrown at ‘Melkweg’ Amsterdam later that year.

Eefje de Visser, November 8th 2002.

Eefje (Gouda/Moordrecht), live on air.
Recorded: November 8th 2002. Studio 2.
Tracks: Jeldican (Based on a poem by Leo Vroman)/Things I Do/Vrede (Based on a poem by Leo Vroman)/In My World.

Note: a very young Eefje de Visser appeared in my show for her first ever radio-performance. She was so incredibly nervous for the occasion, we pre-recorded her songs and interview and edited them together for broadcasting an hour later. All this time Eefje lay on a friends lap, curled up. She survived though, as she made it to the finals of national ‘Grote Prijs Van Nederland’, which she won December 12th 2009.

Moonstar, December 6th 2002.

Moonstar (Gouda/Zoetermeer), live on air.
Recorded: December 6th 2002. Studio 2.
Tracks: A Brand New Day/In Love/You (For A Princess)/Into The Sky.(br>
Note:After ‘Mint’ broke up, Edwin Bol played in shortlived ‘New Acoustics’ inspired ‘Moonstar’, showcasing his songwriting skills. Guerilla-performances during summer at the terraccess of Gouda market square, gave them enough attention to be asked to play ‘De Goudse Afrekening’ that year. To promote this gig, they dropped by the show for an interview and a short acoustic set.

Ammocave, January 24th 2003.

Ammocave (Gouda/Zoetermeer/Utrecht), live on air.
Recorded: January 24th 2003. Studio 2.
Tracks: Across The River (Part, soundcheck)/Skin & Bones/One Of A Kind/Across The River.

Note: Named after the ammunitionbunker they started their rehearsals, this Gouda/Zoetermeer band played hardrock in their highest definition. Not having recent recordings, the band decided to play live acoustic during an episode of ‘Doorgeplugd’. As the singer was late, the rest of the band prepared to play without him, but 15 seconds before the interview started, he turned up! During ‘One Of A Kind’ the guitarist, using a D.I., had switched off the channel to this device, ruining the first part of the song.

Clockwork, March 13th 2003.

Clockwork (Gouda/Reeuwijk), live on air.
Recorded: March 14th 2003. Studio 2 & editor room.
Tracks: Knives & Lovers/Everybody Has A Suitcase/Moxy/Ready/Something For Someone/Las Vegas.

Note: one of very few livesets the band ever played. Consisted of members from the former Gouda grunge-scene’s bands ‘Lame Art’, ‘Angel of the Underground’ and ‘Annual Women Conference’. The drummer forgot about the show and was told to get his ass in the studio asap. Which he did, taking a djembé along. The set was nice, though slightly loose. Soon after, the band dissolved due to various holidays.

Squat!, August 29th 2003

Squat! (Gouda/Zoetermeer), live on air.
Recorded: August 29th 2003. Studio 2.
Tracks: Presence/Fool Of Fools.

Note: Alternative rockband, inspired by a.o. ‘Massive Attack’ anfd a whole range of other names, performed two tracks inbetween an interview promoting their first demo. All members came from different bands, which hit the local scene in the past decade somehow. This show paved the way to their appearance during ‘De Goudse Afrekening’, in december of the same year.

Squat!, August 29th 2003

Squat! (Gouda/Zoetermeer), live on air.
Recorded: August 29th 2003. Studio 2.
Tracks: Presence/Fool Of Fools.

Note: Alternative rockband, inspired by a.o. ‘Massive Attack’ anfd a whole range of other names, performed two tracks inbetween an interview promoting their first demo. All members came from different bands, which hit the local scene in the past decade somehow. This show paved the way to their appearance during ‘De Goudse Afrekening’, in december of the same year.

Amie Maranth, October 3rd 2003.

Amie Maranth (Gouda), live on air.
Recorded: October 3rd 2003. Studio 2.
Tracks: Warming Sun/Little Signs/A Moment In Time.

Note: Riene Batelaan a.k.a. Amie Maranth a.k.a. Pienn, is a very talented and awarded Singer-Songwriter from Gouda, which I got to know, when managing her brother’s band ‘Lame Art’. After meeting her during a summer market in Gouda center, I invited her to drop by for an interview and some beautifull songs.

Desiree Coumans, December 12th 2003.

Desiree Coumans (Gouda), live on air.
Recorded: December 12th 2003. Studio 2.
Tracks: Born Loser/Verblind Verstand/Broke My Heart Twice/Fake Love/I Gave My World/Heel Diep Van Binnen/Buren.

Note: Being blown away by her performance during a contest we recorded for the radio two months earlier, I immediately invited her to come to the studio. Which she did, as soon as she heard she was to perform ‘De Goudse Afrekening’ that year as well. Bringing teacher/guitarist John de Heij and backing singer Tyshanti de Jonge with her, she played a setlist of songs she wrote with John and some he wrote.
During the show, her father was videotaping everything and accidentally switched of the left channel of the studio compressor, causing paet of the performance to be recorded on the left channel only.

Mondo Bizarro, February 24th 2004.

Mondo Bizarro (Pijnacker/Delft), live on air).
Recorded: February 24th 2004. Studio 2 & editor room.
Tracks: Swallow My Pride (Soundcheck)/Intro/Rockaway Beach/Glad To See You Go/Do You Remember Rock’n’Roll Radio/Endless Vacation/Swallow My Pride/Californian Sun/Sheena Is A Punk Rocker/Rock’n’Roll High School/She’s The One/Creeping Family/Der Viking Jugend Hat Mein Mädchen Entführt/Beat On The Brat/Do You Wanna Dance/Pet Cemetery/I Wanna Be Sedated/Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue/Blitzkrieg BopJudy Is A Punk.

Note: To celebrate my 250th show, Menno and Marcel Bizarro glady returned to the studio, to do another set of ‘Ramones’ covers on 12 string acoustic guitar and tambourine, in front of a small audience.

Nhoa, April 16th 2004.

Nhoa (Gouda/Bodegraven/Zoetermeer/Utrecht/Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: April 16th 2004. Studio 2.
Tracks: Back Pocket/As I Plea/Nothing In Return.

Note:To promote their second EP, this Gouda-Zoetermeer-Utrecht based rockband came to the studio to play live acoustic inbetween chatter. It got them booked for ‘De Goudse Afrekening’ later that year.

Desiree Coumans, June 6th 2004.

Desiree Coumans (Gouda), live on air.
Recorded: June 6th 2004. Studio 2.
Tracks: Fake Love/I Gave My World.

Note:Recorded on a sunday afternoon during a summer special dedicated to ‘Local Girl Power’, Desiree Coumans and John de Heij performed this short set at the start of a double bill with Eefje.

Eefje de Visser, June 6th 2004.

Eefje (Moordrecht/Tilburg), live on air.
Recorded: June 6th 2004. Studio 2.
Tracks: Too Far.

Note:Recorded on a sunday afternoon during a summer special dedicated to ‘Local Girl Power’, Eefje performed this song solo, prior to her performance with Desiree Coumans, now known as ‘Nona’.

Eefje de Visser & Desiree Coumans, June 6th 2004.

Eefje & Desiree (Gouda/Moordrecht/Tilburg), live on air.
Recorded: June 6th 2004. Studio 2.
Tracks: Close Your Eyes/Living Your Life/Untitled.

Note:Recorded on a sunday afternoon during a summer special dedicated to ‘Local Girl Power’, Eefje and Desiree Coumans performed these three songs Eefje wrote for the occasion. It got them on 2003’s ‘De Goudse Afrekening’ later that year.

Meilof, August 6th 2004.

Meilof (Gouda/Leiden), live on air.
Recorded: August 6th 2004. Studio 2.
Tracks: Meneer Brel/Oblomov/Man Van De Wereld/Floep!.

Note: Gouda-Leiden based artfull singer-songwriter popband came to the studio to promote their second CD. One of the final performances of their drummer, who was asked to leave few weeks later. As she came in late, tensions were to be sensed already. The session itself was great though.

Velvet Lane, January 27th 2006.

Velvet Lane (Gouda/Haastrecht/Rotterdam/Waddinxveen), live on air.
Recorded: January 27th 2006. Studio 2.
Tracks: Get By/Nothing To Say/Sane Insanity.

Note: Local rockband dropped by during an edition of ‘Doorgeplugd’ to play some songs live during the interview. They were still inbetween recordings and wanted to play some new stuff. Which happened in a slightly loose and euphoric performance.

Eilean Eggs, March 17th 2006.

Eilean Eggs (Delft), live on air.
Recorded: March 17th 2006. Studio 2.
Tracks: Recepte Réconstruee.

Note: A guy from a local CD-store made Avant-Gardistic Ambient music in his time off. Intrigued I convinced him to appear in my show this day, bringing along a collegue from their ‘Para Noir’ collective. This track was played/constructed live, during the interview, lasting 10’27”.

Gem, March 31st 2006 (Maurits solo).

Gem (Utrecht), live on air.
Recorded: March 31st 2006. Studio 2.
Tracks: The Subterranean Parade/Someone/True Story.

Note: Knowing singer Maurits Westerik from his previous local band ‘Mint’, made it very easy to invite him to drop by the studio right before the band played local club ‘So What’. Filling in old fans what happened inbetween ‘Mint’s final performance and the release of their second Cd and playing some songs acoustic for the occasion. Plus airing a brand new song, he wrote the day before and remains unreleased ever since.

Noblesse, December 8th 2006.

Noblesse (Den Haag/Tel Aviv), live on air.
Recorded: December 8th 2006. Studio 2.
Tracks: Sound The Alarm/Map Your Face/State Of Mind/Emotion Vacation.

Note: Dutch-Israelian Indierock-trio from The Hague came to the studio to play an acoustic set, being selected to play the final edition of ‘De Goudse Afrekening’ two weeks later. As the bass was an electric one and not having an amp available, they adjusted a regular speaker and turned it into a bass-speaker just for the session.

Taurus & Pisces, December 15th 2006.

Taurus & Pisces (Gouda/Groningen), live on air.
Recorded: December 15th 2006. Studio 2.
Tracks: Politics/Say My Name.

Note: Being selected to play annual ‘De Goudse Afrekening’ meant coming to the show for an interview and a (semi-) acoustic set. Gouda-Groningen based duo T&P did, telling about their plans to evolve from acoustic duo into a full blown band with projections etc. A brief glimpse was to be seen a week later, when they were scheduled to perform ‘So What’ during what turned out to be the final edition of ‘De Goudse Afrekening’.
Alas for them fever struck and they had to cancel. Leaving their plans to mature, untill 2008.

Rob Klerkx (Moke), March 23rd 2007.

Rob Klerkx (Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: March 23rd 2007. Studio 2.
Tracks: Contented Heart/Pills/She Said/The Muse.

Note: Rob Klerkx used to drum in ‘Supersub’ and now plays drums in bands like ‘Paulusma’, ‘KGB’ and ofcourse ‘Moke’. After releasing his 2006 EP ‘New Roads’, I contacted him and he proposed to drop by for an interview plus acooustic liveset. Jaromir Fernig joined him on electric guitar, making me stumble over his name.

Project Mikka, May 18th 2007.

Project Mikka (Amsterdam/Utrecht/Bodegraven), live on air.
Recorded: May 18th 2007. Studio 2.
Track: Love Is A Red Dress.

Note: As the band turned up to late for a liveshow the week before (Arriving at the studio 15 minutes after finishing broadcasting!), we did a session, to be aired the next week. Singer Mikka came back to do an additional interview and to re-perform this coverversion, as she was dissatisfied with the version she did the week before.

The Mondegreens, June 1st 2007.

The Mondegreens (Gouda/Moordrecht/Bodegraven), live on air.
Recorded: June 1st 2007. Studio 2.
Tracks: So/The Pain You Cause/Raindrops/The Smiling Soldier/Satisfied Mind (Jeff Buckley-cover)/The Museum/The Wrong.

Note: Local jumpy Punkrockband played an extended set inbetween chatting, as we found out there was more air-time lefty, than CD’s I could play. Even though they were tired and hadn’t practised in weeks, the set went alright.

The Weak & The Strong, June 15th 2007.

The Weak & The Strong (Rotterdam), live on air.
Recorded: June 15th 2007. Studio 2.
Tracks: Trapped/One Hundred And Twenty Seven/Released/Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash-cover)/Sundown.

Note: ‘Cradle’-singer Johan did his solo-project live on air, with this intriguing set. He nearly missed the show, as he got stuck in traffic.

Tokyo-A-Gogo!, July 13th 2007.

Tokyo-A-Gogo!(Rotterdam/Utrecht/Dusseldorf/Antwerpen), live on air.
Recorded: July 13th 2007. Studio 2.
Tracks: How To Conquer The World And Other Stuff/Lolita Dancing/No 13 Baby (Pixies-cover)/Tokyo Calling.

Note: Got in touch with this Alternative rockband from Rotterdam through the father of the singer and guitarist, who was a client of mine. After writing a mock-review, I got re-installed as a reviewer with popmagazine ‘Live-XS’ and the review got printed. So the band decided to drop by for an interview and live-set, monitored by their father, who listened online.

Vera, January 11th 2008.

Vera (Rotterdam), live on air.
Recorded: January 11th 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: Probably/Bathroom Door/Bedtime Worries.

Note: Vera Juhrend approached me through ‘MySpace’ and sort of invited herself to the show. She brought along bassplayer Peter Jessen and did a very nice session. During ‘Bedtime Worries’, she forgot her lines, but it ended up very well. Vera is backed by Peter’s other band ‘Trio Raskolnokov’, which also features former ‘Spasmodique’-singer Mark Ritsema.

Katbite, April 11th 2008.

Katbite (Den Haag/Hamburg), live on air.
Recorded: April 11th 2008. Studio 2.
Track: Cocaine Max/Day In, Day Out/Limerance/The Voice.

Note: After reading her colleague Vera visited the show, New Zealandian Catherine Leese inmvited herself to the show and brought percussionist Jeroen van der Zeeuw along. Having released both her second album and a brandnew EP, she played tracks from both. The EP was still unreleased, so I included it in the bunch of reviews I had to deliver the week after. Causing Katbite to become ‘Local Hero’, meaning several showcase-gigs in bigger venues, like ‘Paradiso’ Amsterdam.

Velvet Lane, May 24th 2008.

Velvet Lane (Gouda/Haastrecht/Rotterdam/Utrecht), live on air.
Recorded: May 24th 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: Paradise/Go Ahead/Old Faces/Get By.

Note: Local Pop/Rockband and regulars on the show, dropped by for an interview and some acoustic tracks, just to inform everybody about what they were up to lately.

Tokyo-A-Gogo!, May 2nd 2008.

Tokyo-A-Gogo! (Rotterdam/Utrecht/Dusseldorf/Antwerpen), live on air.
Recorded: May 2nd 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: I Might Be Wrong (Radiohead-cover).

Note: Brothers Lal and Eric of this Alternative rockband from Rotterdam dropped by to tell all about their second demo and to perform this beautifull coverversion.

That Band From Holland, June 20th 2008.

That Band From Holland (Rotterdam/Rockanje), live on air.
Recorded: June 20th 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: The Optimist/Morning Star/Traffic Jam 1/Traffic Jam 2/Gentle Use Of Elbows.

Note: Got in touch with this band after a tip from earlier guests ‘Tokyo-A-Gogo!’. The band arrived exited, after getting stuck in traffic. Inbetween a quite chaotic interview, they played three great tracks and played two Jams, they recorded on a watch(!) during the traffic-Jam, just to kill the time.

Pienn, July 4th 2008.

Pienn (Gouda), live on air.
Recorded: July 4th 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: Yellow Cab/Want You/Courage.

Note: Pienn a.k.a. Riene Batelaan a.k.a. Amie Maranth, is a very talented and awarded Singer-Songwriter from Gouda, which I got to know, when managing her brother’s band ‘Lame Art’. She turned up halfway the show with her brother Gijs Batelaan, who is a rising Jazz Guitarist in Holland. After Gijs struck a false chord, Pienn burst into laughter, destroying several attempts to sing ‘Courage’ and ‘want You’. Despite this, they concluded the set without further delay.

Evacuaded, August 28th 2008.

Evacuaded (Gouda/Reeuwijk/Haastrecht), live on air.
Recorded: August 28th 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: Confused/ I Know.

Note: Local young rockband, connected to ‘Gouda Rockschool’. As part of ‘Doorgeplugd’ and running up to their performance during ‘Spieringpop’-festival two weeks later, they dropped by for a pre-recorded appearance the night before. Not having a demo yet, they played these two songs. Not being too good in English, they made several mistakes in grammar and in words. Hence the name of the band.

Rob Klerkx (Moke), September 26th 2008.

Rob Klerkx (Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: September 26th 2008. Studio 2.
Tracks: She Said/Incomplete/Medicine.

Note: Rob Klerkx of ‘Supersub’, ‘Paulusma’, ‘KGB’ and ‘Moke’-fame, returned with Jaromir for a second interview and liveset, to be broadcast few weeks later (as I was on holiday in India then). Speaking of the rise of ‘Moke’ and his planned solo-CD, he played several new tracks during a very relaxed set.

St Polaroid, November 7th 2008.

St Polaroid (Rotterdam), live on air.
Recorded: November 7th 2008. Studio 2.
Track: Gone For A While/Islands/I Wish My Pencil Leaked Poems/Plans Are White/Summer Feels Good.

Note: Solo-project by ‘That Band From Holland’-singer. He played his set, during which his harmonica dropped while playing, which nearly ruined it.

Burning Sensation, February 13th 2009.

Burning Sensation (Rotterdam area), live on air.
Recorded: February 13th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Did You Swallow/Irene/Drinking Again.

Note: Immature punkrock from Rotterdam area. As I was tired and not in the best of moods, I mixed the vocals in far too loud.

Rats On Rafts, April 10th 2009.

Rats On Rafts (Rotterdam/Hoek van Holland), live on air.
Recorded: April 10th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: (I Can’t Be) Bothered/Alone/My Only Friend.

Note: Stumbling upon this amazing young band, as I got to review their third demo, I immediately fell for their ‘Wire’ and ‘early ‘Fall’-like sound. Causing them to perform a legendary riotous gig in ‘Paradiso’, they agreed to play in my show. When the technicia of a simultaneously recorded program signalled me to lower the volumes, I could only decrease the singer’s mike by 15 decibels, as he came up with a timy megaphone!

Agua de Annique, April 24th 2009

Agua de Annique (Nijmegen), live on air.
Recorded: April 24th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Sunny Side Up/Beautifull One/Yalin.

Note: Anneke van Giersbergen (former ‘The Gathering’) dropped by the studio for a very pleasant interview and some acoustic tracks, on her way to play local club ‘So What’ later that night. We pre-recorded the entire show live and aired it few hours later. Due to an error in the studio equipment, this session was recorded in mono, which is quite unfortunate, but hasn’t ruined the session in the end.

Vera, May 8th 2009.

Vera (Rotterdam), live on air.
Recorded: May 8th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Bedtime Worries/Bathroom Door/Not Lost.

Note: A musically developped Vera re-visited the show to promote her debut-CD, which was released in ‘Watt’ Rotterdam three days later with a gig with her backing band ‘Trio Raskolnikov’. Bassplayer Peter Jessen joined her in the studio for another interview and some livetracks. Again inviting themselves, as they liked the previous visit so much. (Blushing …)

That Band From Holland, June 20th 2009.

That Band From Holland (Rotterdam/Rockanje), live on air.
Recorded: June 20th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Mailorder Bride/Frank The Lifeguard # 2/Morning Star.

Note: After their slightly chaotic previous visit, this very musical and inventive band returned more sertiously, to promote their freshly released selftitled debut-album. Which promptly became ‘Local Hero’-album in the October issue of ‘Live-XS’ magazine.

Kleinindustrie, July 17th 2009.

Kleinindustrie (Utrecht/Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: July 17th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Kapsalon ‘de Poolster’/Te Wapen/Hector Hernandez.

Note: Noise-inspired trio from the North-western parts of Holland played a very noisy electrified set, as they couldn’t perform their tracks acoustic. After some negotiations with a simultaneously recording program, everybody survived and no one got hurt.

Pony Pack, August 7th 2009.

Pony Pack (Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: August 7th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Painted Eye/Medicinal Mother/GSS/King Of Clubs/Tigh Bone/Bread And Circus/Samlee/TV Love/Philanderopist.

Note: Edinburgh/Amsterdam-based Punk/Grunge trio I met during a ‘Rats On Rafts’-party @ ‘Watt’ Rotterdam. Their music somehow reminded me of local band ‘Angel Of The Underground’, but much better executed. They played the longest set ever: 9 songs, buit very nice. They never did an acoustic thing before, so the guitrarist had to buy an acoustic 6-string especially for this show.

Yoshimi, September 11th 2009

Yoshimi (Rotterdam), live on air.
Recorded: September 11th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Song For Suzy/Shelley Duvall/Season Song # 4/Boy.

Note: Slightly eccentric musician from Rotterdam, asked if he could be a guest, after labelmates ‘Rats On Rafts’ and ; Pony Pack’ visited me earlier. He brought some friends, to play 4 nice trtacks, inbetween a strange interview.

Eefje, September 15th 2009

Eefje (Gouda/Utrecht), live on air.
Recorded: September 15th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: De Koek/Hartslag/In Het Gras/Ik Dacht Na.

Note: After more than seven years of songwriting, performing and re-inventing herself, local Singer-Songwriter felt confident enough to join national contest ‘Grote Prijs Van Nederland’ with her multi-layered and playfull Dutch lyrics. Three days after reaching the finals, she took my invitation and came to the studio for an interview and 4 acoustic songs, which were aired October 16th.

Rob Klerkx (Moke), September 28th 2009.

Rob Klerkx (Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: September 28th 2009. Studio 2.
Tracks: Home/City Burns/Unleash/City Burns (2).

Note: Almost exactly one year after his porevious visit Rob Klerkx of ‘Supersub’, ‘Paulusma’, ‘KGB’ and ‘Moke’-fame, returned to the studio with Jaromir for his third interview and liveset. As the show was scheduled for broadcasting October 23rd, he took the opportunity to re-record ‘City Burns’, being dissatisfied with the initial version. During the very relaxed interview he spoke about his June released album ‘Unleash’, his work with Jelle Paulusma and second ‘Moke’-album ‘The Long And Dangerous Sea’. One week after broadcast, he played an intense instore in Gouda, arranged this day.