Dutch harpist Remy van Kesteren will be on tour in The Netherlands, hitting the clubs with indie band Cape Sleep members Kim Janssen and Robin Kester. The full band also includes Wannes Salomé (keys) en Annemarie van den Born (drums).
Live dates:HCTF review of Muses.
Dutch singer-songwriter Kim Janssen is on the road to promote his latest album Cousins: "a travelogue, with songs dealing with minor events that happened close to home or a wild night during the Loi Krathong festival. Janssen is getting older and in a contemplative mood. He is a seeker right now, looking for answers about the meaning of life, political turmoil and where to turn for some sound advice".
I am Oak and Kim Janssen, two leading Dutch indie folk acts, join forces for a short trip to Tokyo in Japan in September. To mark the occasion I am Oak wrote the new single Golden Pavilion. It is a song about searching. Spoiler: happy ending. He also made an animated video.
Golden Pavilion is released on Snowstar Records.
I am Oak and Kim Janssen, two leading Dutch indie acts, join forces for a short trip to Tokyo in Japan in September.
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Dutch indie label Snowstar Records will their 15th anniversary with shows in Utrecht and Groningen in December.
Live dates:Watch the new Kim Janssen video for Host (feat. Sallie Harmsen), a track from his latest album Cousins. He explores outer space on this one, with Hilde Segond von Banchet playing the astronaut. Cinematography & edit: Martijn Bastiaans.
Watch the new Kim Janssen video for Rama VI (feat. Sallie Harmsen), a track from his latest album Cousins. The Dutch singer-songwriter takes a look at the evasive art of dating.
Watch the new Kim Janssen video for Gouldians, the title track from his latest album Cousins. The Dutch singer-songwriter finds himself at a garden party, experiencing "a single moment seen from different angles".
Dutch singer-songwriter Kim Janssen alternates between grandiose, orchestral songs, and full blown power ballads on his new album Cousins. The songs are wrapped in luscious string arrangements that might have baffled a less blessed vocalist. Janssen packs a flawless falsetto, can drop down to almost a whisper, but relies mostly on his storytelling range.
Cousins is a travelogue, with songs dealing with minor events that happened close to home or a wild night during the Loi Krathong festival. Janssen is getting older and in a contemplative mood. He is a seeker right now, looking for answers about the meaning of life, political turmoil and where to turn for some sound advice. This is an album that depicts his inner wanderings. He offers no definite answers, because there aren't any. As long as he transfer his thoughts to songs that manage to sound intimate even during the heavily orchestrated bits, he succeeded in starting a conversation through music.
Dutch singer-songwriter Kim Janssen has released Dynasty. another single from his forthcoming new album Cousins. It sounds a lot bigger than his previous one Gouldians. Janssen takes on brass and strings, building a carefully orchestrated song. Marla Hansen adds a bit of extra colour with her backing vocals.
Dutch singer-songwriter Kim Janssen is quick to release a follow-up for his comeback single Bottle Rockets. His new one, Gouldians, has a louder, straightforward drum beat acting as a contrast for his dreamy vocals. When the synths kick in and push back the acoustic guitar, the song enters electro-folk territory. A colourful piece music, just like the birds it was named after.
Dutch singer-songwriter Kim Janssen is back in the game with a new single, Bottle Rockets, his first release since his The Lonely Mountains EP in 2013. It's a piano ballad topped off with with dreamlike synths and a small choir of backing vocalists. Longtime collaborator Marla Hansen is among them, a name that will ring a bell among fans of Sufjan Stevens and The National.
Dutch indie label Snowstar Records will celebrate their 12.5 years anniversary with a special night at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on April 14th. Kim Janssen will showcase songs from his forthcoming new album. Broeder Dieleman will deliver a set filled with improvisation and drones (check his latest release Uut de bron) and alt-country singer-songwriter Ian Fisher and his band will play songs from Nero.
Dutch indie label Snowstar Records celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with a big party @ Tivoli in their hometown Utrecht in December. Before that founder Cedric Muyres had a gift for music lovers: a compilation CD for Record Store Day (April 20) in 5.000 goodie bags. Missed out? Buy one for 5 euro. Digital is pay-what-you-want (including free).
Tracks:HCTF reviews of Bart van der Lee - Ballads for the Heathens or Dying; I am Oak - On Claws and Town of Saints - Something To Fight With.
Dutch indie label Snowstar Records celebrates 10 years of releasing high quality muisc with a special evening at the Tivoli in Utrecht. On December 13 I am Oak, Town of Saints, Herrek, Kim Janssen, Bart van der Lee, Lost Bear, The World Of Dust will be on stage (and elsewhere in the building).
Also of note: in collaboration with Excelsior Recordings the fourth edition of the Independent Label market will be held in the Spiegelbar, a splendid opportunity to pick up vinyl and other goodies. Or sign up for an exclusive listening session of a new album that is yet to be released: The World Of Dust – Bhava.
Tickets: 9 euros (pre-sale), 10 euros at the door.
Artists:Tivoli: Oudegracht 245, Utrecht
Friday December 13 2013
17.00–20.30 Label market
20.00–23.00 party
23.00–04.00 afterparty
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HCTF reviews of Bart van der Lee - Ballads for the Heathens or Dying; I am Oak - On Claws and Town of Saints - Something To Fight With.
