review
gonzo (circus)
february 15 2011
by niels tubbing
In Paradiso is er nog een voorprogramma: het Amsterdamse Katadreuffe. Gelieerd aan het Nederlandse label Narrominded speelt Katadreuffe sinds 2005 een mix van shoegaze en post-punk, met noisy elementen en past wat dat betreft goed in de line-up van deze avond. De Nederlanders komen aanvankelijk over als quasi nonchalante hipsters, die hun best hebben gedaan er uit te zien alsof ze totaal niet hun best hebben gedaan. De bas is erg aanwezig, te aanwezig en drukt de rest van het geluid naar de achtergrond. De zang is de eerste paar nummers vrijwel niet hoorbaar en verwordt meer tot een vage klank in het totale pallet. De gitarist/zanger speelt een aantal nummers achter elkaar melodielijnen die erg op elkaar lijken en een nogal vervelend vervormd en hoog geluid hebben en daardoor afleiden van de rest van de muziek. De aanvankelijke irritatie die ik voel ebt echter langzaam weg tegen het einde van de set, als de balans tussen de verschillende instrumenten beter gevonden wordt. De bas is minder prominent aanwezig en de zang beter hoorbaar. De laatste twee nummers laat Katadreuffe haar ware potentieel horen. Met een heerlijk vol geluid, stuwende drums en krachtig gitaarspel doen de heren denken aan een band als A Place To Bury Strangers. Als Katedreuffe de juiste balans weet te vinden in hun geluid, is het zeker een band die de moeite waard is.
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pictures | 15 February 2011 | 14:16 |
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The Belgian online magazine Dark Entries published an in depth interview with Hunter Complex. They also reviewed the following Narrominded releases: Retro retry 2: Another Another Green World and the Here Is the Night EP and debut album by Hunter Complex. Moors Magazine reviewed Quasi Quasi by Kruno JoÅ¡t | Gijs Borstlap (‘an absolute recommendation for the adventurous listener’) and Kutplaneet by Het Fukking Licht (‘the soundscapes sound intimate and wide at the same time’). Kutplaneet also got a great review in Gonzo (circus): ‘a psychedelic mantra of craziness.’
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press | 27 August 2010 | 14:38 |
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The Gonzo issue that came with our free label sampler also had a contest with the complete Narrominded catalogue as a prize. And we have a winner! Congratulations to Eric from Rotterdam with winning a copy of every cd, LP and 7″ we have in stock. Enjoy!
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news | 16 November 2009 | 17:31 |
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‘We go cloud-sailing, gazing into the far miles of the sky ahead with a delicate, heavenly spray on our faces, which soon overwhelms and overtakes the earspace. A downpour!’ Now that’s a beautiful to describe the track Under Trees It Rains Twice by Coen Oscar Polack & Herman Wilken. Read more in the review of their album The Language of Mountains Is Rain on the British website Sonomu. ‘Things are buzzing again around the Narrominded label’, writes the magazine Gonzo (circus) in their review of the new records by Living Ornaments and Psychon. They say that Living Ornaments make music with a clearer goal than Psychon, which is more fragmented, but nonetheless of high quality.
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press | 10 November 2009 | 22:31 |
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Just a quick reminder: Gonzo Circus issue 93, that comes with our exclusive label sampler, is available in bookshops for one more week. You can also get it in Gonzo’s online shop, that by the way still has some Narrominded super deals (for instance three split lp’s for 22,50 euro).
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news | 4 November 2009 | 09:28 |
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In stores now! Gonzo (circus) magazine #93, including the cd booklet for NM040: Memory Of a Free Festival, an exclusive Narrominded download sampler. The sampler contains 20 tracks, including songs of upcoming releases, hits from our back catalogue and unique new tracks by Spoelstra, Puin + Hoop, Garçon Taupe, Cor Fuhler, Hydrus and more. Check out the tracklist here, and buy the magazine for the password! Gonzo also set up a unique contest: a chance to win the complete Narrominded back catalogue, including all upcoming releases of 2009! How awesome is that? But wait, there’s more! In the Gonzo webshop you’ll find some unique special package deals of Narrominded releases, for instance three Split LP’s for only 22,50.
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news | 8 September 2009 | 10:04 |
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We just got word from the printers that the sleeves for our forthcoming compilation Memory of a Free Festival are being printed as we speak. The compilation will be our official 40th release and will be given away for free with the next edition of Belgian/Dutch musicmag Gonzo (circus) as a free download for readers of the magazine only. The printed sleeve with tracklisting and other details on the music will be enclosed in Gonzo (circus) #93. The compilation will feature music from forthcoming albums by artists in our roster and from our back catalogue. Some tracks are even entirely exclusive to this compilation! So: go buy that magazine! (available in September).
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news | 19 August 2009 | 10:33 |
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Gonzo Circus published a review of Psychic Investigations by Coen Oscar Polack.
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press | 13 July 2008 | 12:26 |
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