The Slovenian/Croatian label Moonlee Records distributes the Gone Bald album Waiting It Out. It already got some great reviews over there from Helly Cherry, Zurnal, New Noise, Radio Student Ljubjana, Rockline and Pot Lista. Incendiary Magazine says ‘there’s no denying the record’s quality’ and Kwadratuur thinks ‘it could be a brilliant record for noise fans’. Kwadratuur also reviews De Objectieve Lach by Puin+Hoop + Herman Wilken + Coen Oscar Polack and rates it 4 out of 5. Door by Puin + Hoop got 4,5 out of 5 stars from Kwadratuur and an excellent review from Chain D.L.K.: ‘A remarkable release. Highly recommended.’
De Objectieve Lach by Puin+Hoop + Herman Wilken + Coen Oscar Polack got 8 out of 10 stars from Dark Entries: ‘An enchanted piece of industrial.’ Subjectivisten/Caleidoscoop calls the album ‘an apocalyptic pleasure that won’t let you go easily.’ Festivalinfo says it’s ‘a must for electro fanatics.’ Beautiful Extremes, an online radio show hosted by Oscar Smit, played an extract of De Objectieve Lach:
Beautiful Extremes (11-01-2011) by Studio 80
3voor12/Utrecht called Door by Puin + Hoop ‘breathtaking’. Kutplaneet by Het Fukking Licht got 3,5 out of 5 stars from Kwadratuur. Side-Line says the debut album by Hunter Complex ‘is the kind of record that might please the 80s die-hard freaks!’ Aufabewegen reviews Quasi Quasi by Kruno JoÅ¡t | Gijs Borstlap: ‘Lustig ist das nicht’. Fret reviews Waiting It Out by Gone Bald and says ‘there is more space for the imaginative guitar parts.’ The album also got a 9 out of 10 from terapija.net.
Dark Entries published an in-depth interview with Gone Bald. They talk about the 16 year history of the band, baldness, underground music, the line-up changes, being a duo, improvisation and their favorite records. Read it all here.
The latest Gone Bald album Waiting It Out also got some great new reviews. Built on a Weak Spot says that ‘Waiting it Out it shows that Gone Bald are still overflowing with ideas, even if the presentation hasn’t necessarily budged.’ Perte et Fracas says ‘Waiting It Out is the best album of Gone Bald.’ Festivalinfo rates the album 3,5 out of 5. ‘The guitarwork is razorsharp and the drums are raw and aggressive.’ The track Christmas Song got a mention on the website Stubby’s House of Christmas: ‘For two people, they sure make a lot of noise.’
Door by Puin + Hoop was pronounced Album of the Moment by Written in Music: ‘One of the most memorable Dutch albums of the year.’ Den Helder Actueel compares Puin + Hoop to early Pink Floyd and krautrock bands like Faust. ‘A remarkable audio trip.’ Vital Weekly says De Objectieve Lach, Puin + Hoop’s collaboration with Herman Wilken and Coen Oscar Polack, ‘is not as strong as Door, but then this is undoubtedly more a work of improvisation.’
The Fine China Superbone album Make-Machine got 3 out 5 stars from the Belgian zine Kwadratuur: ‘It sounds like four conservatory educated artrockers took speed and started experimenting.’
The track Flutheelal by het Het Fukking Licht from their sold out album Kutplaneet was included in the mix Secret Chords & Apparitions by Peter Van Cooten from ambientblog.net. Listen to it on Fluid Radio.
Quasi Quasi by Kruno JoÅ¡t | Gijs Borstlap got 4 out of 5 stars from Chain D.L.K.: ‘If you are looking for guitar improvisation that doesn’t quite cross the line into straight noise, this would be up your alley.’
Spoelstra turned the house upside down at the Onderboek in Nijmegen earlier this month. Go here for a live review by 3voor12.
For all the press on Christmas Cover Up, the compilation including exclusive tracks by Hunter Complex and Spoelstra, go here.
Hot on the heels of their new album Door Puin + Hoop present a full-length recording of a live-collaboration with Herman Wilken and Coen Oscar Polack entitled De Objectieve Lach. The occasion for the performance was the opening on February 26 2010 of the yearlong, evolving exhibition The Object Lag in De Nieuwe Vide gallery in Haarlem, The Netherlands. The trio of Puin + Hoop – Roald van Dillewijn, Remco Verhoef, Erik Uittenbogaard – collaborated with Wilken and Polack in a structured improvisation.
Puin + Hoop assembled their huge collection of electronic sound makers, guitars, Korg MS-20 and electric piano for this performance, Herman Wilken played laptop computer, iPhone and effects, Coen Oscar Polack played laptop computer, saxophone and effects. The result was a very concentrated performance, lasting 105 minutes. For De Objectieve Lach these recordings have been edited down to an hour of stunning, slowly blossoming music. This release is out now on cd.
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This Thursday Coen Oscar Polack will perform a brand new site-specific work at the StreetCanvas festival for media arts in Haarlem, The Netherlands. The work entitled Spectral Churches (Unchartered Territory I) is a musical performance for three laptop musicians, a carillionist and the mechanical bell sequence called De Damiaatjes that is specific for the Grote of St. Bavokerk in Haarlem. The music consist of (pre-recorded and live) bell sounds from the church tower and it will build on the 26-minute sequence of De Damiaatjes. For this performance Coen will be joined by Herman Wilken (from Hydrus) and Roald van Dillewijn (from Puin + Hoop) on laptops and Bernard Winsemius on the church carillion. The performance at the Oude Groenmarkt in Haarlem starts at 2100h sharp and entrance is free.
