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It’s no secret that every so often I get wildly excited about a song or album then start writing effusively. Well, I think my latest audio crush is About, aka Amsterdammer Rutger Hoedemaekers.
I first came across him last year while doing the music listings for the paper. I should add that some band names are a real bugger to work with. As you can imagine, a lot of my work involves scouring Google and trying to find a website to find samples that I can write about, and just you try find a band called About without knowing where to start. Anyway, I somehow did find the site eventually, and was impressed enough with the audio clips on there to bookmark it for future reference.
So six or seven months later and his debut album Bongo is out, and whenever I listen to it, I can’t help thinking, ‘bloody brilliant!’ Only 32 minutes long, it’s just short, sharp bursts of great fun.
Quoting myself from the newspaper, ‘it’s straight in your face with a concoction of glitchy electro madness, spiky guitars, unexpected pop hooks and persistent energy. When asked what drives such diversity, his answer was simply, ‘I get bored quite easily, so I try to keep it interesting.’ Either way it works, and when he’s joined onstage with guitarist/vocalist Marg as he pushes buttons, twists dials and sings his songs enthusiastically, it’s all about the release and having a fantastic time - just like gigs should be.’
However, I was limited in space with that piece, so let me add that his music is like some sort of unlawful cross between three of my favourite Dutch acts – Voicst, Persil and Solex.
There are a couple of reasons why I have the comparison with Voicst in my head. Firstly, it’s because he was responsible for the electro flourishes on their album 11-11, and has appeared onstage with them to add some extra noise too. But while the balance of electronics and guitars is weighted more towards the electronic manipulation on his album, there’s still an element of punk spirit mingling with the poppy hooks and breakcore mania, and it all comes together in a wall of energy. Often the hardest thing to capture on tape (or a hard disk), all the noise and melody of Bongo is just brimming with life and that’s why I can’t help getting excited by it.
If I was to single anything out, ‘Think Niles Drink’, ‘Band Dynamics’ and ‘She Knows Everything About All Who Ever Drank Coffee With Her’ are three of the best pop songs I’ve heard this year, but thanks to the runtime of 32 minutes, Bongo is seemingly one of those rare albums that I can tolerate going right back to the beginning and playing again.
Upcoming Dutch shows include:
22/03 - Club3voor12, Amsterdam
25/03 - Vera, Groningen
15/04 - De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam
27/04 - Patronaat, Haarlem
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