The Schizo's are a Dutch punkrock band from Emmen. The band was formed in the mid-1980s, broke up, and reformed in the 2000s.

History

The band was formed around 1985 in Emmen; the members (Despo Kristel on bass, René Timmer, and Reinie Hummel) were all heavily influenced by the American rock-and-roll and especially the

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from July 2009 In spring of 1987 they each took out a personal loan and raised 20,000

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. To keep costs down they lived in a trailer on the local campground and relied on volunteers to help them out. In a single week they recorded 11 tracks, and did the final mix at Jaap Brünner's studio to make a final mix. Since no record label showed any interest, they self-released 500 copies of the album. Lack of success and problems with alcohol and hard drugs, however, led to the band's downfall.

Comeback

In 2008, Hummel and Timmer, now clean, reformed the band, getting Marco Geerdink to replace Kristel on bass. They played their first gig in over 20 years during the 2008 Gouden Pijl, a professional

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comeback gig
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They recorded a second CD, ''Overcome Oblivion'' and played several gigs in Emmen and surroundings. On 4 August 2011, Rene Timmer died after a long illness.Made in Drenth
Rene Timmer died
(Dutch), 4 August 2011

Discography

Albums

* 1987: ''Bad Image'' * 2009: ''Overcome Oblivion''

Album ''Bad Image''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schizos Dutch punk rock groups Dutch hard rock musical groups Musical groups established in 1985 1985 establishments in the Netherlands Musical groups from Drenthe People from Emmen, Netherlands