LUISTER HIER NAAR HET INTERVIEW DAT STIJN OP 7/1/08 GAF TIJDENS "VLAAMSE STEENWEG" OP FM BRUSSEL.
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Off The Record rijst in 2004 op uit de assen van theatercollectief Podium Modern: hun laatste voorstelling groeit uit tot een vocale band. 4 mannen gaan op zoek naar wat ze muzikaal teweeg kunnen brengen met enkel stem- en mondgeluiden. Anders dan in de hip-hop beatboxcultuur staan nummers en het groepsgeluid voorop. Anders dan bij a-capellagroepen zijn ze elk voorzien van een flink stel cojones. Met hun titelloze debuutplaat tonen ze in 2005 dat ze op plaat overeind kunnen houden wat ze live dan al in zowat de hele Benelux bewezen hebben: swingende, humorvolle, ontroerende, opzwepende nummers brengen waarbij je vergeet dat hier enkel monden het geluid produceren. In de zomer van 2005 bewijzen ze dat ze ook op grotere festivals de boel kunnen doen ontploffen. Na een personeelswissel begint de band in 2007 aan hun tweede plaat. Met "Don't Wait Up" lonkt Off The Record naar de radio en de dansvloer: àlle geluiden worden nog steeds door stem, tong en lippen voortgebracht, maar het resultaat klinkt als een hedendaagse popplaat. De eerste single "Pinkerbeat" is al digitaal gereleased. De full-CD volgde begin maart. Sindsdien keert Off The Record ook terug naar zijn natuurlijke habitat: een podium in uw buurt.
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In 2004, Off The Record rises from the ashes of Flemish theatre collective Podium Modern: their last play evolves into a vocal band. 4 men set out on a search to what they can achieve musically using only sounds produced by mouths and vocal chords. They differ from the hip-hop beatbox culture in that songs and group sound are all important. They differ from a'capella groups in that they are each equipped with a decent set of cojones.
On their self-titled debut album released in 2005, they show they can confirm on a record what they have proven live throughout the Benelux by then: producing swinging, funny, moving, enticing songs that make you forget only mouths are producing the sounds. In the summer of 2005 they prove they can stand their ground on the bigger festivals in Belgium and Holland.
After a change of personnel the band starts work on their second album in 2007. With "Don't Wait Up" Off The Record is aiming at radio and dancefloor alike; ALL songs are still produced by voices, tongues and lips, but the result sounds like a contemporary pop record. The first single "Pinkerbeat" (nothing to do with the colour... 'pinker' is Flemish for the indicator on a car) was released at the end of januari. The album was released in march. Since that time OTR have returned to their natural habitat: a stage near you.
We are very excited to announce that our 2nd album is finally ready!
"Expander" will be released tomorrow, september 24th @ Dacru Records.
It's a remix special with remixes to and by Protoculture, Silicon Sound, Talamasca, DNA, Chronos, Lamat, Electro Sun and more...
All info you can find on myspace, www.dacru.be or on our facebook.
You can check already some demo tracks in our myspace music player!
If i may introduce ... Technology new Ur Techno concept in Leuven,
every 3th friday of the moth, starting 16Oktober .. @ DER MACHINE,
leuven with :
Lineup :
DJ BONE (Subject Detroit, Detroit USA)
TRISH VAN EYNDE (Subject Detroit,Metro-unit, Motorcitysounds)
KLAINA (Subject Detroit, Motorcitysounds)
SAM OSTYN (Subject Detroit, Metro-unit, Electric Art)
...
with the Subject Belgium vinyl release of Trish van Eynde we found it
more appropriate to get " DJ BONE " to Der Machine in leuven, to let
everybody cellebrate this with Trish herself.
This is a very rare event. Pure techno with 3 turntables !!
Hosted by Motorcitysounds
and as a new mothly concept in Der Machine called "Technology"... Every 3th friday of the month.
Location : DER MACHINE, Naamsestraat 34, Leuven, Belgium
with underground parking space near. super handy!!
'Byrning Down The House' A Talking Heads tribute.....met leden van o.a. Fixkes, Traktor, Daau, Milwaukee, De Roovers, Dzl & Meta, de Elsmakerij, Flowers For Breakfast, Kakkewieten,...…
Tom Hannes (zang), Charlotte Vandermeersch (zang), Marianne Loots (zang), Mike Engels (git, synth), Robby Cleiren (git), Bart Palmers (synth), Chris Cleiren (bas), Eric Engels (drums), Bootsie Butsenzeller (percussie)
vr 12 juni - Pekfabriek Borgerhout, + Dj Butsenzeller zo 14 juni - CC Schoten Schoten do 18 juni - Bar Mondial Antwerpen + Dj Butsenzeller do 25 juni - CC Berchem Antwerpen do 10 september - Spiegeltent Noord Antwerpen + Organised Happiness + Dj's Butsenzeller & Ungawa
Massive DJ support from Tony Humphries, Roger Sanchez, Mr V, Robert Owens, Osunlade, ATFC, Tom Novy, Demarkus Lewis, Andy Ward, Richard Earnshaw, Marlon D. and many more..
Please let me know if you are feeling this one and don't forget to check out my other tracks...
Koop "Don't Wait Up" via 
