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Out on November 7. Open for pre-order already in the shop. On this record, his poetic, minimal songs are given an enchanting, rhythmic foundation by the sixteen-member Drumband Hallelujah Makkum. With this work, Arnold de Boer shows how powerful and headstrong language can be — not only through his own compositions but also through Frisian…
A new Zea song! Harbinger of the upcoming album In lichem fol beloften which will be released on November 7 in collaboration with Subroutine, Explore the North and Popfabryk. ZEA recorded the album live, as a 4-piece, in a church Ketlik, a small village in Friesland; Xavier Charles (clarinette), Harald Austbø (cello) and Ineke Duivenvoorde…
Out on October 3, Pre-order now in the shop. A Senegalese Griot singer, an Amsterdam improviser and a Puerto Rican jazz drummer find eachother on an open playground, a stage build for improvisation, an old cinema now used for minute made story telling. Equiped with an m’bira, a xalam, a drumkit, a voice, percussion, house…
Number three in the series of recorded poetry is De goede afloop by Anneke Brassinga. On the hottest day of June, Anneke Brassinga records twenty-five poems in her living room. Torn from five different collections, taped to the table, and recited without pause. Brassinga sounds as if she’s planning to eat the microphone—and then your…
Number two in the series of recorded poetry is Pieta by Mischa Andriessen. In three days he read the 99 poems from his book Pieta, released in 2024 by Querido, with his own particular vocal melody; fiery and fragile, contemplative and passionate. “Poëzie is taalmuziek” (poetry is language-music) are the words from Piet Gerbrandy. They…