During spring 2001, singer/guitarist/lyricist René de Wilde decides to move from the Dutch capitol Amsterdam to the even more rural eastern part of the country. In retrospect, this turned out to be a first essential step in the coming about of Parkside.
Having to resign his job as a business economist (due to episodes of slight mental instability), René decides to now devote all his time to writing and performing music. Besides an obscure talent for making his guitar sound like Erik Satie on mescaline, he is gifted with a voice that draws from a colourful emotional pallet, being able to elicit goose bumps as well as a chronic migraine.
Soon after setting in his new residence, René is introduced to digitalist Bram van den Oever (aka Gluid), who after years of exercising vocal pyrotechnics in the ranks of several Dutch acts, appears to have a rather morbid fascination with the mutilation of soundchunks. Having cut-copy-paste written all over him, he masters the fine art of turning purring cats into drumkits, and buzzing refrigerators into the London Symphony Orchestra. And vice versa!
Aware of the fact that a third psychic would result in a small scale mental institution rather than a musical collaboration, Bram and René decided to recruit multi-instrumentalist Rob den Otter and turn Parkside into a three-piece company. With an academic degree in experimental psychology (which indeed comes in handy given the bands overall mental condition), and currently working hard on his PhD thesis, Rob adds just that little bit of scientific rationality to balance out the craziness of his two fellow musicians.
The first couple of years of this peculiar musical collaboration were spent in Brams attic, establishing a debut-ep (Painting a mushroom, November 2001), and a first full-length album (Energy/Trouble, February 2003), which got embraced by some of Dutch finest critics:
-(OOR) Parkside evokes exiting atmospheres through delightful sounds that are prominently placed without disturbing the songs. Extremely well-done! Think of Radioheads Kid a, but with a little more song to hold on to.
-(FRET) An unbalanced, but at times sensational, often emotional, comical and above all kaleidoscopical sound-experience. Odd at least, maybe brilliant. -
Not only the critics, but also a slowly erecting army of lovers made the intractable trio decide to make their music fit for stage exhibition. This is where the Schreuders Brothers come in. Dirk, the elder, plays the bass with a gruesome energy that ends eternity. Mark, guess what, is a groovy drummer with a flow that cannot be found in the medical encyclopaedia.
At present, Parkside is working on their second album and looking for serious collaboration with a record company. They are also building up an ossifying live-reputation rapidly. Do you wanna know more about them? www.parksidemusic.nl
Influences
Just a short and random list: Static, Sonic youth, The Flaming Lips, Holst, Funkstorung, Captain Beefheart, Broken Social Scene, Pixies, Sati, Radiohead, Prince, The Notwist, Hans van Breukelen showband, Joy Division, Telephone Tel Aviv, Animal Collective, The Smiths, Gorecki, Massive Attack, Battles, The Cure, Ween, Stef Ekkel, dEUS, Bjork, The Books, Interpol, Sparklehorse, The Velvet Underground, Matmos, Jacques Brel,Clarence S,Tunng, Bob Marley, Sigur Ros, The Birthday Party (Nick Cave), Dinosaur jr., Jaga Jazzist, Aphex Twin, Fugazi, Dntel, Porno for Pyros, Fennesz, Steve Albini, Raymond Scott,
It's there! 11 songs, 43 minutes of music.
You can listen to the whole album
Like what you hear?
10 Euro / 15 USD (this includes shipment costs)
1. click the button
2. transfer the money
3. sent an e-mail to: parkside@home.nl
with your full name and adress in it.
the CD will be sent to you ASAP.
If the Paypal does not work for you, mail to: parkside@home.nl
We will work it out. Thanks!
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Leeuwarden, 22 may 2008: Live 'Noodlanding' shot by Lopend Vuur
Deventer/Havenkwartier, 1 sept 2007 by B.Croes
mischien kom ik eerdaags eens jullie kant op! laarzen aan! warme truien en warme dassen! driedubbele sokken tot aan de schenen! wollen onderbroek! en dan moet het goed gaan! ah kijk ik kan vliegen! :)
Jawolll es ist endlich soweit!! Am 20.06.08 eröffnen wir unsere Kunst Kiosk, im Herzen Hamburgs und Du bist eingeladen!!!
Ab 19:00 h Caffamacherreihe 45 (Ecke Valentinskamp / U2 Gänsemarkt Ausgang Speckstraße im Hamburger Gängevirtel) Kunst + Grillen + Bier + Musik Eintritt frei
get in the car. i..ll take you on a trip to my profile. there you can enjoi some new music I made. you don..t have to pay for the gasoline it will take. hope you got it aleks
Heel erg bedankt voor uw steun en om ons te toe te voegen als vriend!
We kunnen alle hulp gebruiken om mensen bewust te maken en om kinderen te helpen! Want jammer genoeg zijn onschuldige kinderen te vaak het slachtoffer!
Vertel gerust al je vrienden over wat wij doen en laten we zo samen een hoop mensen bereiken!
Nogmaals erg bedankt Het team @ Rock Against Child Abuse - Netherlands
Parkside you guys are inspiring. Thanks for being so awesome.
The solemn sound trembles, and quakes. The flowering movements grow and blossom awareness. The colors of a noise, stemming the substance inside the mind. Glowing the pulse surrounds and captures the tide of a dream.
Stem COCAINE in de afrekening van stubru!! EN download het GRATIS op onze myspace!
We hebben JOUW stem nodig!!
Bedankt!!
KINKY RETRO
Translation in english...For our non dutch speaking friends!! Vote COCAINE into "de afrekening" From Stubru!! AND download it for FREE on our myspace! We NEED your vote!
HOT TIP! voor volgende week... Stem COCAINE in de afrekening van stubru!!
Gewoon doen!
Bedankt!!
KINKY RETRO
Translation in english...For our non dutch speaking friends!! HOT TIP! for next week... Vote COCAINE into "de afrekening" From Stubru!! Tell your belgian friends to do so!!!
Click on the computer below to hear the electro-crooning of the Delta Mirror. Click on one of the early 80's b-boys and watch Dave's(Letdown) private webcam...
Two new Delta Mirror songs. One original, one extra special cover and an exclusive bonus Craig Gordon/Shimmies collaberation...
It's there! 11 songs, 43 minutes of music.
You can listen to the whole album
Like what you hear?
10 Euro / 15 USD (this includes shipment costs)
1. click the button
2. transfer the money
3. sent an e-mail to: parkside@home.nl
with your full name and adress in it.
the CD will be sent to you ASAP.
If the Paypal does not work for you, mail to: parkside@home.nl
We will work it out. Thanks!
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Leeuwarden, 22 may 2008: Live 'Noodlanding' shot by 
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