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.’
Not only will Katadreuffe perform as a support act to Wire at the Paradiso, Amsterdam on Monday February 14 2011, they will also support Disappears, a band with members from Sonic Youth and Ponys, at the Ekko, Utrecht on Sunday February 20 2011. Unfold, a great and free poster magazine about what’s on in Amsterdam, published an interview with Katadreuffe on their website. ‘At least half of the band has a soft spot for a good pop song.’
The Door, the debut album by Puin + Hoop on Narrominded is getting some great reviews. Festivalinfo gave the album 3 out of 5 stars (‘an exceptional record’). Moors Magazine strongly recommends the album ( ‘subtle and refined’). Vital Weekly says Door is ‘a major step forward for Puin + Hoop’. Subjectivisten – Het Shaduwkabinet calls the album ‘abstract, but human and sensitive at the same time’. The online radio show Beautiful Extremes played the track Bomendocumentaire twice, once on November 16 and once on November 23.
The latest effort by Gone Bald, Waiting It Out, got a raving review by File Under: ‘What a band. What a record.’ MusicFromNL compares Gone Bald to dEUS and Dark Entries says ‘Gone Bald does nothing new, but what they do, they do with great craftmanship’.
Incendiary Magazine saw Boutros Bubba (‘pretty darned good’) and Gone Bald (‘shit hot’) live at the SUB071 in Leiden. Read the whole review here.
review
incendiary magazine
november 20
by richard foster
Another Friday night gig at the SUB, and another low turn-out. Really someone should have a word. Still three excellent bands are on, with Leiden / Deventer heroes Boutros Bubba (who we have never seen play before, but whose ranks boast the mighty Spoelstra) kicking proceedings off. It’s fair to say they’re a rather odd bunch: a trio of unassuming and pretty daft lads who have something very gawky and slapdash and – well – silly about them. Their music creates a weird link between the most sluggish form of Math rock and raucous rock & roll, with the emphasis on changes of tempo and chord. There’s also a preoccupation with making an unholy racket. The singer & guitarist Jeroen, (he from Spoelstra), walks around in an exaggerated manner, keeping his legs in a triangular position like the soldiers in the Oath of the Horatii by David. All the time. And you get the feeling he quite likes doing it anyway, regardless of whether there’s an audience or not. In this context, the song in the set about a killer rabbit seems almost inevitable. Still, bemusement aside, they’re pretty darned good, and put on a very enjoyable show.
More mentalia is promise from another trio – Super Adventure Club, whose LPs Incendiary really like. Despite their reputation for being a bit “different” there’s not much outward sign of eccentricity from the band. Still, despite their quiet, studious demeanour, they create a bubbly, subversive sound full of surprises and accomplishment. It should also be said that they can really play and seem propelled by some inner vision that isn’t really from the standard “how to” book of rock semantics. The singer looks like he’s channelling all his energy and attention into ensuring he doesn’t lose his place – not surprising since you get the feeling that this isn’t the easiest set list to play – or maybe he’s just being obtuse, who knows? The set’s a mix between lengthy jams Beefheart/Soft Boys style and (deliberately?) over-twee, shambolic slowies handled by the girl bassist, that aren’t a million mile away from the stuff James Kirk did with Orange Juice. Near the end of the gig a couple of instrumentals (I think they’re off the Chalk Horror LP) really begin to steam up nicely indeed. Fabbo stuff.
Last up are Amsterdam duo Gone Bald, who create an almighty din, and fuse their rockisms into interesting and complex structures. We don’t stick about too long; two aural work outs are quite enough, and Gone Bald’s set is little else but intense: but we must say at this point that Gone Bald are obviously shit hot.
After this we somehow end up at a wedding reception & drink too much Cider. Such is life…
The almighty Spoelstra did a live session for Radio Broedplaats, a radio show on Unity FM. The host also asked the wizard some questions. Click here to download the session and interview or stream it in the player below. Click here for some pics of the session and here for a short review. Spoelstra also gave an in depth interview with Incendiary Magazine. You can read that one here.
Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World got some mainstream attention in NRC Next: ‘Not all the remakes are evenly succesful, but I’m sure Eno will appreciate this album. After all, he always encouraged breaking down conventions.’
Lobo by Garçon Taupe, elected dance track of 2009 on Eclectro, made it into the playlist of Nalden, a prominent Dutch lifestyle blogger.
The Almighty Internet by Spoelstra has just been released, but already got two great reviews. Vital Weekly: ‘Shut down Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and go that nice bar around the corner, and have some of this great music, preferably played by Spoelstra, sweating over his equipment. Loud is best, cold beer in your hand, and Spoelstra’s quirky electro beats, chopped up synth lines, bits of noise will do the rest.’ Incendiary Magazine on Spoelstra: ‘I love it, and if you like the oddball, you’ll love it too.’
Incendiary Magazine also reviewed Katadreuffe‘s Quel Gargantua EP: ‘It’s a long time I heard any band so wound up and truculent, to be honest. Fantastic stuff.’
