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Excelsior Recordings
Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. History Excelsior was founded by Ferry Roseboom and Frans Hagenaars under the name "Nothing Sucks Like Electrolux", releasing a few limited-run seven inch singles in 1995.MCA Acquires Excelsior Rights ''Billboard magazine, Billboard'', May 18, 1996. The name Excelsior was adopted in 1996 after the label was acquired by MCA Records as a subsidiary for releasing alternative rock albums in the Low Countries. By 2001 the label had acquired a distributor in the United States, Sure Fire Recordings. The label was later acquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V2 Records
V2 Records (or V2 Music; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007 and sold to IASin 2013. In the Benelux, V2 operates separately from PIAS, as the label bought itself out from Universal in 2007. History The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. V2 management was led by the same individuals that built Branson's renowned balloon and the control position was held by a Canadian public corporation. The company was restructured after running into financial difficulties with Branson taking control and reinventing the brand. The label was owned 95% by Morgan Stanley, the chief financier of the company, and 5% by Branson. Over the years V2 acquired Gee Street Records, Junior Boy's Own, Blue Dog Records, and Big Cat Records. The label also distributed many labels, such as Wichita, Fania, Luaka Bop, City Slang and Modular. Stereophonics were the first band to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixkes
Fixkes is a Belgian band from Stabroek, near Antwerp. The band mixes acoustic pop and rap in their music. In February 2007, they released their first official single, "Kvraagetaan". The single was a big success in Belgium and reached number 1 in the Belgian Ultratop chart. Band history In November 2005 Fixkes was formed by Sam and Jan Valkenborgh. The name Fixkes is a nickname that Sam got in his teens. Jan plays the drums, Sam sings and plays guitar, he is also the songwriter of the group. The rest of the band's line-up was: Peter Deckers (guitar, harmonica), Johan Pauwels (bassguitar) and Bart Palmers (piano). In January 2007, the band was picked up by the Dutch Excelsior Recordings. Fixkes released their first single only one month later, in February 2007. The lyrics of "Kvraagetaan" mainly appeal to nostalgic feelings of people in their 30s, who went to primary school in the 1980s (the title is a typical Flemish dialect term of that era, which can be roughly translated as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinvis
Spinvis is a Dutch one-man music project centred on Erik de Jong (born 2 February 1961, Spijkenisse). Using experimental, lo-fi music, Spinvis has earned two gold records in the Netherlands, and performed sold-out tours in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Biography ''Spinvis'' In 2001, Erik de Jong, or Spinvis, at the age of 40, sent a three-song demo to the Dutch indie label, Excelsior Recordings. Within two weeks, a record deal was signed. The label decided to keep the songs that had been recorded by Spinvis on his home computer. With some minor mixing touch-ups these songs comprised Spinvis' first album, released in the Netherlands on 1 April 2002. The music press responded with positive reviews and the album reached number one in ''Oor'' magazine's Moordlijst, an alternative chart in the Netherlands. De Jong began touring, and played at the ''Crossing Border Festival'' in Amsterdam with Toots Thielemans. He at the end of 2002, Spinvis' song "Smalfilm" was second in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo (band)
Solo is the musical outfit of Dutch musicians Michiel Flamman and Simon Gitsels. The duo released two albums, of which the latest ''Solopeople'' was the biggest success. The album released on label Excelsior Recordings spawned a Dutch top 20 hit with ''Come Back To Me''. Biography Songs ’n Sounds (2003–2005) In 2003 Flamman and Gitsels team up under the name Solo. By then both have already paid their dues in the music industry. Flamman performed under the name J. Perkin and wrote songs for other artists. Gitsels worked as sessions musician for Mathilde Santing and Birgit. A year later the duo signs with Excelsior Recordings. On this label Solo releases its debut album ''Songs ‘n Sounds'' on 16 August. The record is produced by Martijn Groeneveld and contains contributions from Minco Eggersman (at the close of every day), Rowin Tettero (Mindmeners) and Marg van Eenbergen (Seedling). The latter two also support Flamman and Gitsels during live shows. In November Solo recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roosbeef
Roosbeef is a Dutch band from Duiven around singer-songwriter Roos Rebergen. They are acclaimed for their original lyrics and musical style. Rebergen describes their style as melodic pop music with a raw edge. The band won the Grote Prijs van Nederland in the category singer-songwriter in 2005. A self-titled EP was released in 2007. They released their first full-length album, titled '' Ze Willen Wel Je Hond Aaien Maar Niet Met Je Praten'' (translates as: "They Do Want To Pet Your Dog, But They Don't Want To Talk To You) on 15 December 2008. It entered the Dutch Album Top 100 The Dutch Album Top 100 or Album Top 100 is a weekly hit list of music albums, compiled by Dutch Charts. List shows the 100 best-selling music albums of the moment in the Netherlands. The list has passed through various name changes and has expande ... on 20 December 2008, and reached its highest position of 16th seven weeks later. The album has been described as refreshing and original. Their second albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss (band)
Moss was a three-piece English doom metal band that formed in 2001. Influenced by H. P. Lovecraft and the occult, songs usually average the 20 minute mark and incorporate dense and otherworldly atmospheres. Despite the use of extreme bass frequencies, Moss features no bass guitarist. Biography Demo years Formed in Southampton, England, at the end of 2000, the band consists of Olly Pearson (vocals), Dominic Finbow (guitar) and Chris Chantler (drums). Moss self-released several demo recordings during its early years, the first being in 2001, and also appeared on a number of split records and compilation albums with bands such as Wolfmangler, Nadja, Unearthly Trance, Grief and Torture Wheel. Live performances by the band are rare, the first gig being on a benefit all-dayer during the summer of 2002, with one-off shows in London and Manchester during 2003, bookending the releases of the demos ''Moss (2001–2003)'' and ''Tape of Doom''. 2004 saw the most live activity to dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meindert Talma & The Negroes
Meindert Talma (born 2 November 1968 in Surhuisterveen) is a Dutch lo-fi singer and keyboardist whose backing band goes by the name of "the Negroes." He sings in Dutch as well as Frisian and English and has released seven albums . Musical career In 1995, friends of Meindert Talma pressed some of his home recordings on a single as a birthday gift. Unexpectedly the record was a hit and Talma became popular in the alternative music scene in Groningen. Two years later, Talma and a group of friends (the Negroes) recorded a debut album, ''Hondert punten'' ("Hundred points"). In 1998, the follow-up album ''Ferhûddûker'' was recorded in the Pet Sound studio and produced by Jan Heddema. The album was released by Hooverflag (De Konkurrent). With this album Meindert Talma & The Negroes became a permanent band. Aside from Talma, the band then consisted of Janke Brands (bass), Janpier Brands (drums, guitar), and Nyk de Vries (guitar, drums). ''Dammen met ome Hajo'' ("Checkers with uncle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LPG (Dutch Band)
LPG is a Dutch indie-pop band, signed on Excelsior Recordings/V2 Records. In April 2005, their critically acclaimed debut album ''I fear no foe'' was released in the Netherlands, receiving positive reviews from established magazines and websites, such as Oor, VPRO 3voor12 and Volkskrant. There were few negative reviews, which mostly struggled with the applause in the opening track ''Speech'', and the diversity of the band. Shortlty after releasing the debut album, the band released a homemade music video to the song ''Sparrow'', which consisted out of more than 1500 separate photos, resulting in an artistic animation. All in their early twenties, the band toured the Netherlands and supported such acts as The Cribs and Zita Swoon. In January 2006, the band announced the song ''Belly Rollercoaster'' from their debut album ''I fear no foe'' was to be used in a worldwide TV commercial for the Nokia 6280 mobile phone. The music video to this song proved a struggle to make, and was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Finn
Liam Mullane Finn (born 24 September 1983) is a New Zealand singer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child. He is the son of musicians Sharon and Neil Finn. In 2020, he joined his father's band, Crowded House. Personal life Finn married his long-term partner Janina Percival in June 2015. Career Live shows In 2008 and 2009 Finn opened for Eddie Vedder's solo tour throughout America. Finn also headlined his first North American tour and headed out on the road with The Black Keys in November 2008 in the UK and Europe. At the Dutch Crossing Border Festival he met Yuri Landman and borrowed a drum guitar, which he used on stage in the Netherlands and Germany. Afterwards Landman invented a new instrument for him, a 24-string electric cymbalum called the Tafelberg, which he incorporated at his stage performances. Finn played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 March 2009 for Sound Relief, a multi-venue rock music concert in support of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefties Soul Connection
Lefties Soul Connection are a Dutch funk band from Amsterdam. The band was formed by guitarist Onno Smit and organist Alviz in August 2001, with Cody Vogel joining on drums by the end of the year. Bram Bosman joined as full-time bassist early in 2002, as the group solidified a mostly instrumental sound influenced by The Meters and Booker T & the MGs. '''', June 12, 2007. They began releasing singles on Melting Pot Music, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan (band)
Johan is a Dutch band fronted by singer/guitarist Jacco de Greeuw. Their music has been primarily influenced by bands such as The Beatles, Crowded House, and The Byrds. Biography Jacco de Greeuw founded Thank God For Us in the late eighties, after having played in several other bands. The band was renamed Little Mary Big when joined by Marike Groot. With this band, he reached second place at the ''Grote Prijs van Nederland'', an important music competition in the Netherlands. However, arguments with female vocalist Marike Groot (who later appeared on '' Always...'', the debut album of The Gathering), forced them to break up the band. De Greeuw formed a new band named Visions of Johanna after a Bob Dylan song. In 1992 they competed once again in the ''Grote Prijs'' competition, reaching the semi-finals this time. After some changes in the line-up, the band signed a contract with Excelsior Recordings in 1995 and released a single ("Swing"). One year later, in 1996, the band's na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herb Spectacles
The Herb Spectacles were a Dutch mariachi band formed in the Netherlands in 1999. The group was inspired by the likes of Chet Baker’s mariachi recordings and Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass. Biography The Herb Spectacles formed in late 1999, when Marcel Kruup and Maarten Heijblok (both ex-Treble Spankers) teamed up with members from Amsterdam's Klezmerband and added a marimba player and percussionist. The group released its debut album, ''The Incredible World of... '' in June 2003 through Excelsior Recordings, after which the group made appearances at North Sea Jazz and Lowlands, two Dutch music festivals. In 2006, the Herb Spectacles released their second album called ''Bongolito’s Hideaway''. External linksOfficial homepage at |
