Soyokaze by Olololop, Arakawa Atsushi and Zea. Out on March 3: Two Japanese acts team up with Arnold de Boer (Zea, The Ex) and create half an hour of minimal off-the-grid instant compositions. Find it in the SHOP. See the zeamusic.bandcamp.com page for the downloads.
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…
Zea has recorded a Frisian version of Jacques Brel’s amazing Ne me quitte pas. It’s out as a single now and will appear on Zea’s new album due to be released in November. Wolf Maria Mulder made a beautiful video for the song which you can see here. Find the song on Bandcamp or on…
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…
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…
In the night of September 6, 2024, former Zea keyboard, sampler and synth – magician Remko Muermans died right after playing a concert with his duo Razmotchiki Katushek in Moscow. Remko was part of Zea between 1996 and 2008. It’s a big tragedy and a shock and I can still hardly believe it. I wrote some words…
Op 30 november a.s. verschijnt dit prachtige boek, geschreven door muzikant en chroniqueur Arie Kuipers. In 220 pagina’s komen tientallen bands en vele muzikanten voorbij met prachtige verhalen en foto’s. Het boek is vanaf 01-12 te verkrijgen via de webshop, Nu ook al te verkrijgen via de website Ald Makkum: https://aldmakkum.nl
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