Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Ritsema a.k.a. Nightporter (after his other job) is well known in the Netherlands for fronting cult-bands like Spasmodique (in the eighties) and Cobraz (nineties). He is also known for taking the centre stage with his manic and intense performances, singing in a deep and hoarse voice, in traditions that go back to archaic blues, soul and rock.
On his first solo-album In A Valley Of Wolves (2008) we find him in a more introvert mood. The album was mainly recorded with acoustic instruments, centred on the songs and stories of the singer. The core of the album was recorded in two weeks in Portugal in the home-studio of the famous Portuguese singer and guitarist Rui Veloso. In A Valley Of Wolves was also released in a special book edition, containing the graphic novel of the same title, drawn by the Dutch artist Arno van de Pol after a scenario by Ritsema.
After a succesful year as a solo artist, backed by guitarist Dany Lademacher and members of Q-Club and featuring concerts at the Crossing Border Festival (The Hague) and NuMoonFest (Rotterdam), Nightporter decided to merge back with his musical buddies of Raskolnikov , with whom he has been active since 1999. Nightporter songs will blend with repertoire of Raskolnikov and of course lots of new material. This also means a return to the more electric and metropolitan sound as heard on the Raskolnikov albums Studio Gloria (1999) and The Jezebel Shanty (2003).
Ritsema will also continue to play with singer/songwriter Vera , American poet John Sinclair and Mecano singer Dirk Polak.
Nightporter & Trio Raskolnikov's Friend Space (Top 24)
BALLO DELLE CASTAGNE - 108 10" vinyl 45rpm - HR!SPQR
108 are the diabolical passions that beset us and we must battle to become Buddha. 108 is a magic and exoteric number in many mystic religions and cultures. All you need to discover about the real nature of this world: pure fiction! Two cover songs about the diabolic passions from great Italian artists of the 70’s like Biglietto per l’Inferno and Franco Battiato.
As the lotus grows in mud without showing any traces that might betray its origins, its leaves and its stem, while floating in water not wet, so it `s also the wise man who lives in the world, but is not of the world...
The time has arrived!!!!...Quartz Lock Records official launch on
monday Nov.!6 2009. Available at all of your favorite download
sites...Beatport, Itunes, Juno, Amazon etc etc....we keep dance music
in sync!!!! Thank you for all your support:)
Feel free to browse any of the links below to hear our tunes and to download our dj mixes....ENJOY THE MUSIC!!!!!
Vrijdag 20 november speelt Firetime weer, in De Unie te Rotterdam, maarrrrr, veel nieuwe nummers. Ze zijn weer een nieuw pad ingeslagen, kom om te zien en horen waar dat pad toe leidt....
Ook speelt Sennen, instrumentale postrockpret met trompet uit de utrechtse scene. Sfeer, veel sfeer !! http://www.myspace.com/sennenband
En St.Polaroid doet zijn E.P. releaseparty. De voorman van That Band From Holland zal zijn rare mooie liederen vertolken van zijn nieuwe schijf : Most people are other people http://www.myspace.com/stpolaroid
Groetjes en tot de 20e hopelijk ! begint om 21.00 dus niet te lang uitbuiken !
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