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dutchsound.nlPopkomm edition Dutchsound October 2008 an initiative of Buma Cultuur > Moke p2 Popkomm Programme p4 Dutch Dance CD 2008 Part 2 p5 ADE: full programme confirmed p6 Noorderslag p6 ETEP p6 Creamfields p7 Dutch companies at Popkomm Popkomm 2008 Popkomm, one of Europe’s most musicXport.nl. The 2008 pro- important music conferences, gramme of musicXport.nl show- will take place from 8 - 10 Octo- cases several Dutch acts that ber in Berlin. Buma Cultuur will represent the high quality of be representing the Netherlands Dutch music today. First off, at the dutchsound.nl stand, as Racoon will play their brand of we do every year, supported by pop on Wednesday 8 October. SENA Performers. At least 100 The same day will feature a Photo Harry Heuts / Fotojournalist MGL Dutch professionals from over Dutch Belgium showcase with 40 companies will join us at the zZz (NL), Voicst (NL), Sharko (BE) dutchsound.nl stand. The Dutch and Mintzkov (BE). On Thursday Visit the music industry will be broadly 9 October Headlife, The Bloody dutchsound.nl stand represented. Honkies and Moke will represent Buma Cultuur will again show- the rock side of the Dutch at Popkomm case a number of Dutch acts at musical spectrum. You’re welcome to drop by and get in touch the conference this year, working Last but not least, on Friday with Dutch professionals and companies. with Music Center the Nether- La Melodia will showcase their Buma Cultuur’s dutchsound.nl stand can be lands, under the name of soulful yet raw hiphop music. found at: hall 18, stand 404 A. check www.dutchsound.nl www.bumacultuur.nl The Netherlands Popkomm and Belgium unite We’re bringing together some exciting music scenes from the programme Netherlands and Belgium and showcase them at Popkomm this year. Working with Flanders Music Centre, musicXport.nl will organise a showcase at the Maschinenhaus in the Kulturbrau- > Wednesday 8 October erei on Wednesday 8 October. Voicst and zZz will represent the Netherlands, Mintzkov and Sharko will rock for Belgium. For more information about this showcase go to: Club 23 / Kulturbrauerei www.BE-NL-music.com. 22:30 Racoon The Bloody Honkies Maschinenhaus / Kulturbrauerei The Bloody Honkies were founded in late 2005 in Barlo, a 20:45 zZz small village in the far east of Holland. A show at EuroSonic Noorderslag 2007 brought them a record deal and they re- 22:45 Voicst leased their debut album The Gospel Of The Bloody Honkies last year. The band consists of vocals-and-dance man Lawrence Mul, guitarist Wout Kemkens, drummer Hooky and bass player > Thursday 9 October Clemens Mul. They play rock-’n’-roll and they play it loud. They have little respect for conventions, and play their type of rock: swingin’, energetic, and raw. Club shows, festivals and support acts quickly followed Dunckerclub their notorious Noorderslag gig. At one gig, they played with compatriots Peter Pan Speedrock and The Spades, as well as 22:30 Headlife Wolfmother, The Datsuns and the legendary Status Quo. White Trash Fast Food 22:45 The Bloody Honkies Alte Kantine / Kulturbrauerei Photo Anton Stoltenborg 23:00 Moke > Friday 10 October Cassiopeia 20:30 La Melodia Headlife This band offers powerful performances, sticky songs, heavy guitar riffs and straight from the heart vocals. A five-man forma- tion, they are one of the most promising rock bands from The Hague at present. The band is: Slo (vocals), Daan (guitar, backing vocals), Roach (guitar), Francis (bass) and Jelger (drums). They Photo Frank Diemel play a tough mixture of rock and pop; raging crowds are common at their live shows. Headlife have already played a lot of festivals and stages all over the Netherlands. In the summer of 2007 they presented their first mini-EP, Man’s Ruin, a touching release, and one people had high expectations about. One song, Foolish, has been played a lot on Dutch local radio stations. Headlife recently recorded their new single, Just for You, and their first album is expected early 2009. This band is ready for a European tour. 2 Dutchsound is an initiative of Buma Cultuur zZz zZz is one helluva sleazy steamin’ locomotive, barrelling out of Am- Photo Rob Walbers sterdam. Organ, drums and vocals are all this duo need to serve up a Molotov cocktail of psychedelic electro wave, garage soul and Photo Bas Losekoot & Niki Mens dirty rock & roll. zZz first got going eight years ago, at the turn of the century, when roomies Björn Ot- tenheim and Daan Schinkel started making music in their basement, using only a simple drum kit and an old $50 church organ. Within a week they had composed five songs and were invited to play at the party of an infamous Dutch smuggler, where the Sound of zZz was born. From then on zZz built up a notorious live reputation and the show requests came flowing in. Invitations by the likes of Fatboy Slim (for a tour in Japan), Juliette & The Licks, Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand and The Happy Mondays – to name but a few – were followed by a string of dates at major European Festivals (Glastonbury, Benicassim, Les Eurockéennes, Pukkelpop, Lowlands, Arezzo Wave, among others). The release of their album The Sound Of zZz was followed by some extensive club touring through- out Europe and the USA. The next album is due out in October on ANTI Records. Racoon Racoon was founded in 1997 by Bart van der Weide (vocals) and Den- nis Huige (guitarist). They were joined several months later by Stefan de Kroon (bass) and Paul Bukkens (drums). In January 2000 they released their debut album, Till Monkeys Fly. Their single, Feel Like Fly- ing, was a mega hit on Dutch national radio stations. After that, Racoon played the Parkpop and Lowlands festivals. The band headed into the studio to record a new album in the summer of 2001. Here We Go, Stereo! was well received by press and public. Amazingly, however, Sony decided to terminate their contract in 2002. The band didn’t give up though. Working in close cooperation with one of their very first fans, producer Michel Schoots (Urban Dance Squad), they recorded the Another Day album in 2004, under their own management. This album set in motion their monster hit, Love You More in 2005, and the album went platinum. The band has been quickly recognised as one of the most successful Dutch bands today, and Racoon’s club tour in 2005 sold out. They had a successful festival season in 2006. In 2007 Another Day was released in the United States and Canada, followed by their first ever American tour. This year they released their latest album, their fourth: Before You Leave. Voicst Voicst, the rock trio from Amsterdam, has quickly established a reputation as one of the most innovative, exciting and intense bands in Europe. The band, Tjeerd Bomhof (guitar, vocals), Sven Woodside (bass, vocals) and Joppe Molenaar (drums, samples) recorded debut album 11-11 in New York with producer and Girls Against Boys bass player Eli Janney. Their debut album brought them instant success, and singles from the album were quickly picked up and used for commercials (Heineken) and TV shows (One Tree Hill). The band have a habit of relentless tour- ing, and they have spent time on the road with Nada Surf, Bettie Serveert, Tena- cious D, Juliette & the Licks, The Presidents of the United States of America and The Bravery. In 2007 the band came with a remarkable second album, which they called A Tale Of Two Devils. The album was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) and Rutger Hoedemaeker of Dutch electro pop output About. On May 30, 2008 Voicst was voted one of the best bands at Pinkpop, the biggest festival in the country. Photo Cindy Heijnen Dutchsound / Popkomm edition / October 2008 3 Buma Cultuur will present Dutch Dance CD 2008 Part 2 at Popkomm this Dutch Dance CD year. This compilation is brimful of the newest electronic productions from the Netherlands. New songs from Armin van Buuren, Miss Djax, Marcella, Matik, TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos, Krause and Nobody Beats The Drum are 2008 Part 2 on the track list. Dutch Dance CD 2008 Part 2 is available for free at the Buma Cultuur dutchsound.nl stand at Popkomm. Miss Djax Miss Djax returned to dj-íng and producing in 2004 after several years of radio silence. She’d gone from working in a record shop to running the successful and respected Djax labels over the 15 years before. Her flagship, Djax-Up-Beats, is a legendary name in techno. Miss Djax’s own work evolved from Photo Gusta Josee Chicago and acid into hard techno. Legendary gabber pioneers Human Resource contributed to the track on this CD, which will be the bonus track for her upcoming album, Inferno Photo Krijn van Noordwijk Nobody Beats The Drum Nobody Beats The Drum certainly take their time: after winning the Dance Music award at the Grote Prijs van Nederland in 2003, it took five years for the trio to finish and release their debut album Beats Work. One reason is no doubt the fact that its members play in other bands, like Zuco 103 and C-mon & Kypski. The band combines the sound of hip hop and breaks with electro and rock. They run their own label and are very focused on playing live. Photo Leon Hendrickx Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel Here, two of Holland’s biggest musical export products are brought together on one track. It’s an unlikely combination, but it works: the world’s number one DJ Armin van Buuren with Sharon den Adel, vocalist of award-winning, million-selling goth metal band Within Temptation.