Muziekrecensies
Young American Evan Nicole Bell is a songwriter, singer multi-instrumentalist and producer. She plays a mix of (timeless) blues, rock, funk, soul and pop.’Runaway Girl’ is her (digital) debut EP. Jimi Hendrix was one of her sources of inspiration. This can be heard in ‘Catfish Blues’, among others. Evan’s guitar playing is cool, the rough … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Apogee is a German two-man formation. The new ‘Through the Gate’ is even more diverse than its previous albums. The tracks contain a mix of styles, such as classical, folk-heavy rock and jazz. There are also unusual twists, rhythms and details. At times, the tempo is quite fast. You sometimes need the spherical and/or minimalist … Read more, available in English and Dutch
On debut album ‘Monochrome’ (2022), multi-instrumentalist Sammy Wahlandt played everything himself. For the new album ‘The Dream’, he handed over everything except the drums. The metal start of the album sounds a bit dingy. The turn to a smaller played part is unexpected. Vocals and music are balanced: Stella Inderwiesen has a rather soft (sometimes … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Multi-instrumentalist Ruud Dielen is the man behind studio project Glorious Wolf. The previous prog album, 2019’s ‘Zodiac’, received good reviews. The influences of 1970s symphonic and psychedelic rock, among others, can also be heard on his new album ‘Mysterious Traveler’. The album was self-released, but the promotion was done by ‘Bad Dog Promotions’. This largely … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Multi-instrumentalist/singer Edward Reekers became well-known to the broader public through Kayak. But even before leaving this prog band, he was musically active in various fields. He was asked by Syb van der Ploeg to join ‘Motel Westcoast.’ This theatre production managed to be successful for several years. Moreover, Edward toured the Netherlands with Symfo Classics … Read more, available in English and Dutch
John Mitchell is known from prog bands such as It Bites, Arena, Frost*, Kino, and last but not least his band Lonely Robot. On the day storm Pia raged across the Netherlands, he gave an acoustic concert in De Pul (Uden). He did this together with the versatile Jez Fielder. Among other things, he is … Read more, available in English and Dutch
English prog band Mostly Autumn performed at De Bosuil in Weert on Sunday afternoon 17 December. The support act was The Dutch Lisa de Bruijn, aka Liza Weald. She describes her music as “conscious soul songs about self-love and the magic of life”. Very modestly, Liza, guitarist Thomas Couperus and bassist Ivan Schoelink walked onto … Read more, available in English and Dutch
‘Here to Stay’ is the new album by multi-instrumentalist Ron Coolen. The 13 tracks are full of delicious and very varied guitar playing, frequently you can hear several guitars at once. This comes from Ron, and from seven guest guitarists who play the wonderful solos. Ron plays the other instruments, his dynamic drumming positively stands … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Guitarist Marcel Coenen has played in various (tribute) bands since the ’80s. With these, he performed both in venues and at festivals, including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. He released CDs with some of these bands (e.g. Sun Caged and Godscum). He also launched a number of solo albums. His latest album is called ‘Resurrection’. … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Films, TV series and Iceland inspired ‘In Between’, the debut album by Japanese composer/pianist Emi Nishida. The first tones of ‘Yanse’ are subdued but intense; they touch me immediately. It stays that way also when the cinematic elements are added. The extraordinary sequel is totally different from what was expected. Partly due to the Asian … Read more, available in English and Dutch