Biography
There are two bands with the name The Netherlands:
1) the netherlands are a dutch musical group formed in 2008. the band consists of Boyke Kooijmans, Jean-Luc Rouvroye, Patrick Thüss, Rob van Uden and Ted van de Wijdeven. After their 2009 debut ´We are not´ the band significantly changed their musical direction, abandoning pop forms in favour of a more abstract approach and using traditional live instrumentation to create electronic sounding music.
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‘Ampul’ sees the netherlands abandoning pop song structures and traditional vocal based melody in favour of quietly drifting, minimally arranged music. The band puts strong emphasis on repetition, fluid guitar-and-keyboard atmospherics, loops and vocal samples. ‘Ampul’ firmly places the netherlands’ music within the krautrock/ambient/indie electronics context. This new departure is indirectly the result of the netherlands’ new approach to live performing: throughout 2010 their live set evolved from a classic ‘band do songs’ performance to a collective improvisation in sound and structure.
2) THE NETHERLANDS PLAY A KIND OF FUTURISTIC BIKER ROCK, FEATURING LURCH HAPPY RIFFS AND A SINGER THAT SLATHERS HIS VOICE IN WEIRD PSYCHO EFFECTS. THEIR SET IS A BURST OF ANTI-INTELLECTUAL GLEE.
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