Before we sit down with mama and papa bear and stuff our bellies with them puny christmasturkeys only to hit the slopes afterworths and enjoy a well deserved holiday a la France we have to deliver some good news to mankind: We’ve booked the fantastic Thao with the Get Down Stay Down for the first Vette Analoge Shit of the new year! Hooray for us.

Don’t know miss Thao yet? This is what KillRockStars had to say about her:

According to Thao Nguyen, she has two talents: her first is she has a knack for beat-boxing and humming at the same time (Rahzel needn’t worry about any competition just yet though…) and her second, and in her opinion finest, is that she had a capacity to watch so much TV as a kid, she’s convinced her personality is made up of several different sitcom characters. Of course Thao, the 23 year Virginia-bred songwriter, is forgetting her unique voice, natural sense for a good melody, and striking lyrics, skillful guitar plucking and her deadly dry sense of humour. Thao’s debut for Kill Rock Stars, showcases all these talents and more, proving she’s a star in the making.

Better yet. Listen to one of their songs and fill up that empty page in your agenda asap.

Thao w/the Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster

Kismet will start off this sunday afternoon with their ruthless indiepop to get you all hyped up and ready to go. We’re starting off early this time, so you’ll be fresh and ready to go for the hell we call mondaymorning.

Kismet – We are all so busy

when: 17-01-2010
time: 16:00
where: dB’s
money: six
gimme more: ok

More info on the other half of this most awesome poster ever soon!

Never thought these schotel van de dag boys were such nice fellows. The Christmas spirit must’ve melted their inner fury since it was all shits and giggles while they recorded this 4 song Christmas EP solely for you. Because just dropping your tunes on the net and leaving it at that is a little lame they silkscreened 50 handnumbered copies for you to spend that xmas money on. Believe us, your granny is gonna love this one!

DOWNLOAD XMUS (including artwork)
DOWNLOAD Torrent
BUY THE CD (€ 3,-)

1. Ride the Tide
2. Radio Dansmissie
3. Riplo di Jalapeno
4. Stone Age (setlist 25-11-2009)

Recorded at newground studio, 2009.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

DOWNLOAD XMUS (including artwork)
DOWNLOAD Torrent
BUY THE CD (€ 3,-)

1. Ride the Tide
2. Radio Dansmissie
3. Riplo di Jalapeno
4. Stone Age (setlist 25-11-2009)

Recorded at newground studio, 2009.

The days are getting shorter, people are getting depressed by lack of daylight. The streets and living rooms are decorated with overdue pine trees and red and green stuff. It’s christmas time again. But what would christmas be without an extensive meal, shared with friends and family?

This christmas, Schotel van de Dag will be serving a delicious christmas dinner. A four course meal filled with happiness, joy, good tidings, wild uncontrolled laughter, reviving dead memories and making good intentions for the new year.

One of these dishes is ready to digest at the coverclub, part of the 2009 Christmas Edition, featuring:

The Gasoline Brothers
Audiotransparent
Moss
Laura Vane & the Vipertones
Schotel van de Dag
Roy Santiago
Little Things That Kill
Monstertux
Pondertone
Silence is Sexy

The 4song E.P. by Schotel van de Dag will hit our store later this month, but first check out this xmass compilation.

Last wednesday, 02-12, The Black Atlantic recorded a special live E.P. at our second home: Studio Newground. Our friend Anneke Hymmen was one of the select few to attend this show and luckily she brought her trusty ol’ camera. Take a look at these snapshots, while we start editing the awesome footage of this show. More info will follow soon on this project.

http://www.annekehymmen.nl/

We’re very pleased with our tiny contribution to the allmighty Le Guess Who? Fest. 2009. We had the atmospheric Kargadoor filled to the brim. Nu.nl and 3voor12 were in the house to give their expert opinions (allthough we mostly don’t agree with the latter….mostly).
Why don’t you check out these videos of that night and judge for yourself. Behold! Them Videos!

Ow, and we found this oldy by Audiotransparent from our Vette Analoge Shit night last may, when they teamed up with Great Lake Swimmers. Look at it as your christmas bonus. We won’t charge you extra for this one.

It’s common knowledge people love us. But have you ever asked yourself why?
Well, we did. First off, most people are cheap and we don’t charge shit for our tunes. So that’s a no brainer really. Second, we just look good. Don’t deny it, you do feel a little attracted to us, don’t cha? That’s all because of one fella known as The Designer a.k.a. De Haak a.k.a. Cpt. Hook a.k.a. The BeepBeep Host a.k.a. Hasja a.k.a. ‘That Guy Who Is Always Shouting In Your Face And Seems To Has This Weird Obsession With His Tongue By Showing It All The Time‘.

Well, anyway, this guy is in charge of all of our designwork and he’s damn good at it. That’s why dB’s will host an exposition of his work he made for Beep! Beep! You all are more than welcome to come and have a little glas of bubbles with us during the grand opening at this Saturday (5-12), 16:00, dB’s, CAB-Rondom 100, Utrecht. See ya there!

(and yeah..it’s free..cheapo)

here’s what db’s has to say about it:

Opening van alweer een expositie in dBs. Dit keer met werk van Sacha van den Haak, verantwoordelijk voor o.a. het prachtige artwork van de Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck concerten.Voor elk affiche dat hij maakt tekent hij zelf de typografie. De illustraties worden in 1 keer op papier gezet zonder bestaande fonts na te tekenen. Hierdoor ontstaan lettervormen die vaak enigszins vreemd lijken of gewoonweg niet kloppen. De foutjes die onstaan door deze methode worden gecultiveerd en maken deel uit van het ontwerp. Puur, spontaan en verwijzend naar elementen uit de ondergrondse vrije pers uit de jaren zestig/zeventig. Je bent van harte uitgenodigd om de opening bij te wonen, oh en ah te roepen en je te vergrijpen aan hapjes en drankjes.

While the Le Guess Who? Festival is knocking at our door, we’d like to take a sec and reminisce. Only two weeks ago we hosted the official Le Guess Who? Pre-Party in dB’s with the awesome Clues, and man, did we have a blast. A packed venue and exactly the right tunes to get us in that guess who? mood.
Check out this first vid of Clues (more on the way) and hope to see you tomorrow night at our own show during the festival with Audiotransparent, Moon & Sun and Ryland Bouchard in the Kargadoor.

Hey Boys and Gals! This is your chance! Remember the legendary Nirvana MTV unplugged session?
Well on the 2nd of December we’ll be filming a live ‘the Black Atlantic’ studio recording on Full-HD! It’s mighty exclusive and you and your pretty face can be part of it! This precious little gem will not be given away for free, but will be part of a wild wild package that will be distributed world wide.

As for now 30 people are allowed to attend this live registration for the amazing price of €9,99! And that’s not all because you will get a copy for free as soon as the film is finished.
Be quick and get your ticket now! Keep in mind that the filming will take place in Utrecht!

So if you’re that “I was there” kind of person, who loves to brag about it…
(I know we are).
Send an email by clicking HERE and instructions will follow!

Pffff…Still recovering from the BEEP! BEEP!, LE GUESS WHO? pre-party. Right now we are heading towards the festival itself. So it’s time to get back to work again and tell you what you should do next…iifffff you live in Holland that is!  So I’m going to keep this one nice and short for my self. All text underneath is stolen. Still we do agree more or less

Ow and I included some listening pleasure as well. Check it!

Friday 27th, November @ Kargadoor, Utrecht

Moon & Sun plays the self-invented genre of Apocalypso. The resulting EP ‘Moon & Sun sings Apocalypso’ contains 4 of the most seducing songs that were made this year. Crackly triphop beats and the sultry voice of Tormell, mixed with Carribean rythms and surprising samples.

1. Moon & Sun – Ashes

Audiotransparent from Groningen is one of The Netherlands’ best and most underrated bands. Their melancholic songs are dressed in tasteful, hypnotic arrangements, with a creative use of strings and samples. Time to check them out and upperrate them! (OK this last sentence I wrote my self)

Ryland Bouchard (ex-The Robot Ate Me) occupies his own odd universe. With a high voice he sings strange indiepop songs on dark topics, such as his schizophrenic mother that was raped in prison by the prison guards, or his extremely religious brother who would regularly beat Bouchard up, for ‘religious’ reasons. Bouchard sometimes plays folk songs with an acoustic guitar, other times he’ll do indiepop with keyboards and drum computers, or he’ll suddenly start playing avant-garde compositions with clarinet and percussion. Live he lets the audience play an important role in the music. Just like Mount Eerie and The Flaming Lips, Ryland Bouchard has the courage to be ambitious and controversial. For the real connoisseurs.

1. Ryland Bouchard – Climb to the top

Doors: 20:00
Damage: 6 Euro

You can buy your ticket HERE