De Kift bestaat 25 jaar - Jubileumtour 2013
De Kift was formed in Holland in 1988. Their music has influences from punk, fanfare and folk. They are known for their special projects and collaborations, like an opera, theatre shows, movies and soundtracks for films and documentaries. De Kift got awarded with a Silver Harp in 2001 and a Silver Cricket in 2012. The band celebrates their 25th anniversary in 2013 with and archive-album, an anniversary-tour, a festival and a new album.
Dutch journalist Bert Wagendorp once wrote about De Kift: “De Kift were born in fanfare, baptised in punk and grew up in love for music and poetry. It’s cheerful music, music full of melancholy. Music that brings a tear to your eye, or a smile upon your face.
De Kift inhabits a special place in Dutch pop history. Praised for going their own unruly ways and creating their wonderfully unique and stubborn sound. They emerged on the art/punk tides of the ’80s and evolved into a stirringly original group that combines brass horns, folk music, lyrics adapted from literary works, choral singing, pots and pans, and quite simply a very expansive attitude toward music.
The band says they can’t write lyrics, so they cut hidden treasures from the world’s literature into lyrics for their music. They’ve used work from writers as Wolfgang Borchert, Jan Arends, Venedikt Jerofejef, Flannery O’Connor, Werner Schwab en Daniil Charms.
De Kift is also widely praised for their cd packaging. Their album Hoofdkaas (2008) was packaged by tearing up old cookbooks. Krankenhaus (1993) came in a cigar case.
12-01-13 Patronaat Haarlem
18-01-13 Victorie Alkmaar
24-01-13 Doornroosje Nijmegen
25-01-13 Paard Den Haag
26-01-13 Manifesto Hoorn
01-02-13 Recyclart Brussel (B)
02-02-13 4AD Diksmuide (B)
07-02-13 Vera Groningen
08-02-13 Vera Groningen
09-02-13 Tivoli Utrecht
16-02-13 OCCII Amsterdam
21-02-13 Luxor Arnhem
22-02-13 Effenaar Eindhoven
28-02-13 LVC Leiden
01-03-13 Patronaat Haarlem
08-03-13 Gebouw T Bergen op Zoom
09-03-13 OCCII Amsterdam
more info: dekift.nl/
Shondes 'Searchlights' CD/LP
We just got a bunch of CDs and LPs of the latest release of this wonderful band. They are 10/12 Euro each, please check the shop page for details. We also carry 'The Red Sea' in CD-format.
OTPMD @ centro sociale, hamburg 2.7.
Das Sextett aus Genf, Lyon, Bradford und Brüssel bezieht sich in ihrer Musik auf Post Punk, No Wave und Afrobeat - im Namen stecken nicht zufällig der Surrealist Duchamp sowie die für afrikanische Bands typische Bezeichnung 'Orchestre Tout Puissant...'
Auf der Bühne tummeln sich Violine, Kontrabass, Posaune, Schlagzeug, Gitarre, Marimba, Percussion - die Spannung in der Musik kommt aus der ständigen Überlagerung und Schichtung der besonderen Instrumente und Rhythmen. Mit dabei sind ehemalige Mitglieder aus Bands wie Dog Faced Hermans, Spaceheads, Headache oder CreveCoeur.
Centro Sociale, Sternstrasse 2, Hamburg, ab 20 Uhr
Einen Tag später spielen sie zusammen mit Massicot und Roger Robert im Keller des Wohnprojektes Ludwigstrasse 8, ebenfalls ab 20 Uhr.
Massicot est basé à Genève depuis 2009. Une guitare rythmique obsessionnelle, une basse trafiquée, un violon électron libre, une batterie tropical kraut emmenés par de la poésie lettone, forment un amas, une constellation de dinosaures électriques, d’ananas importés, de dessins de nuages, de rythmes enchevêtrés et de gags dadas.
Avec l'agressivité d'un tigre en formica, Massicot oscille entre des moments franchement bruyants et énergiques et des phases hypnotiques et répétitives.
4 girls Bass / drum/ Guitar /crazy violin
with Colline (ex- La Croquette ) Simone (ex- J'men fous ) Léa et Mara.
Energic Post punk, between Sonic Youth / The Ex / Liliput
www.myspace.com/massicot
www.dailymotion.com/video/xctrak_massicot_music
Roger Robert (Paris /Brest )
Le Vilain Chien / Commence par maman
Maïa ( Le club des chats ) & Solène (Dudu Geva )
Bass / little drum/ synth/ guitar/ réverb
Creepy lo-fi show with special effect between Slayer / The Residents and people who can't play music
www.myspace.com/rogerrobert
video live here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_jVEGJRCQE
clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPYooiwjaXA&feature=relmfu
Zea & King Ayisoba (Ghana) door Europa
From June 8 - 18 a black star from Ghana is in our part of the world. It is the amazing singer and kologo player King Ayisoba. We will do a tour together. I wish you can come and see this. Here are the dates and places:
June:
08 - NL- Amsterdam - OCCII
09 - B - Brussels - Les Atelier Claus
10 - NL- Krommenie - De Groote Weiver (vroeg, ook Ghanees eten)
13 - F - Metz - la Face Cachée
14 - F - Lyon - Le Periscope
15 - F - Grenoble - La Forge
16 - CH- Geneve - Baz?Art Festival
17 - D - Koln - AZ-KölnKalk
King Ayisoba is a number one star in Ghana. His song "I Want to see you my Father" is in the hearts and minds of every Ghanaian. King Ayisoba is part of the new Hip-Life scene and changed the scene with his new approach by using traditional instruments and songs together with the beats, bleeps and bass that make Hip Life so an exciting modern style. King Ayisoba plays the kologo, a two string instrument that originates from the north of Ghana. The sound is melodic and percussive at the same time. It works really well with the jumpy beats and catchy bass lines that come from his sampler. King Ayisoba sings partly in English and partly in his traditional own language, his lyrics are sometimes funny, often actual, very personal and always imaginative. Sometimes the music reminds of Bo Didley with its percussive catchy beat but this is blues of the 21st century and King Ayisoba is driving the cattle.
here are some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3_EBMsxyCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73EmECuV4c&feature=related
http://www.myspace.com/kingayisoba
Orchestre on tour june & july
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp will play some gigs around their june 30th date on the fusion festival between Hamburg and Berlin near the Müritzsee.
The dates so far, help wanted for those in between!
29.6. Exzess - Frankfurt/Main, Leipziger Strasse 91
30.6. Fusion Festival - Lärz, Müritzseee
2.7. Centro Sociale - Hamburg , Sternstrasse 2
3.7. Basement - Hamburg, Ludwigstrasse 8 w/Massicot (Geneve), Roger Robert (Brest)
4.7. Raum der Kulturen - Leipzig, Engertstrasse 23
6.7. OCCII - Amsterdam, Amstelveenseweg 134
7.7. Petit Fays, South Belgium
Zoikle 'Illusies' 7"
End of November the first Zoikle vinyl 7″ was released, on Tractor Notown. Zoikle is G.W. Sok, Lukas Simonis, Nina Hitz, and Cor Hoogerdijk. “Illusions 1&2″ is distributed by de Konkurrent, but also available here.
Zea - Bourgeois Blues new 7"
Zea avec Xavier Charles- In june last year Zea recorded a version of Bourgeois Blues and two new songs together with the fantastic clarinet player Xavier Charles in the Next to Jaap studio. All analogue and in one take since Xavier is improvising. The songs are now put on a 7inch vinyl single which will be released on Februari 24 in OCCII on a great party (see here). Xavier and Zea will at least do three gigs in the Netherlands together. Come and see them! Buy the single in our shop!
Igraj Slobodno! Bernays Propaganda remixed
Released 10 January 2012 as a download-only, this EP contains remixes of BP songs by various Musicians and Acts with diverse musical backgrounds. Red Wig wishes the band all the best for the bands 5 year anniversary and hopes to see them play around! Please give these tracks a listen.
Excerpts from the band's info: Five years ago, a brand new band with a provocative name of Bernays Propaganda appeared in Skopje, Macedonia. Five years later, Bernays Propaganda have released two great full-length records, Happiness Machines (2009) and My Personal Holiday (2010), did a bunch of European tours and hundreds of shows all over Europe, and consequently gained good recognition and reputation on the European independent music scene. Bernays Propaganda grew in people's hearts with danceable high-energy post-punk, clear socio-political ideas, honest and uncompromising attitude towards music and especially restless touring.
For their fifth anniversary, Bernays Propaganda (in collaboration with Napravi Zaedno and Moonlee Records) have prepared a pleasant surprise and nice gift for all their present and future fans. The Igraj Slobodno! EP is a collection of Bernays Propaganda song remixes and covers, done by the likes of Mark Heaney (Gang of Four), Zea (the singer of The EX), Bei the Fish ft. Ida Lollobrigida, Sethstat, Anomalia Nativa, Fresh (ex-Suns, Bernays Propaganda), Duke B. and Mindless Violence. Igraj Slobodno! EP is a genre-wise pretty diverse compilation, which shows Bernays Propaganda's work in a totally new perspective. Seems that their music can easily transform and convey the message of these Macedonian activists to different audiences, which opens a bunch of new possibilities in the future. Igraj Slobodno! EP is exactly what the name says (Play Freely!) - a manifesto of openness and freedom in music. Igraj Slobodno! EP is destroying the stereotypes regarding rebellious music and proves that important ideas and messages can be effectively conveyed through music regardless of genre. Igraj Slobodno! EP is a download-only release and download is free of charge. Download and play – freely!
Download here: http://bernayspropaganda.bandcamp.com/album/igraj-slobodno
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