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Kaminski signs with AudioSport Records

On September 16th Kaminski’s debut album My Diary Lied will be released via AudioSport Records, Leeuwarden. ‘A dark and personal manifesto, with an urgency that needs to be heard,’ the label explains. ‘As a label, we focus on the Frisian indie and rock scene and we have a weakness for music that is heartfelt and honest. Kaminski fits right in here’.

The 10-track album was recorded during the corona lockdown in Kaminski’s garage. In the safety of his quarantine, fanning out old photographs, searching for the meaning of childhood anxiety dreams, and exploring perpetual inhibitions that had been characterizing him for years, a clear but gloomy central theme emerged: the struggles of a child growing up in a religious cult. Musically, Kaminski navigates between indie, slowcore, and elements of prog rock.

The album My Diary Lied will be released on vinyl by AudioSport Records, and will also be available via all streaming platforms.

Listen to Kaminski here.

New EP release Chabliz: In Bluebeard’s Garden

Popnoir- and artpopband Chabliz just released an EP with a completely different approach of Joy Division’s ‘New Dawn Fades,’ with an epic orchestral arrangement that reminds you of Philip Glass and Richard Wagner, an almost operatic, female fronted singer and a choir. Two of Chabliz’ bandmembers are Joy Division fans, that’s why they did put all of their love in this cover version. People who love gothic without any guitars or film music might love this too.

Track 3 of theEP is also quite interesting: the title song of ‘In Bluebeard’s Garden’ is a jazzy song like Track 2, but with some other influences too. Everybody knows the famous legend about Bluebeard a.k.a. Henry the 8th and his six wives. Chabliz wrote a song about this gothic fairytale and recorded the song with a beautiful string arrangement, made by pianist Pim, and a choir of six women (Catself, Kalipluche, Anna Rallo, Caroline Ros, Gudrun Blok and the leadsinger) who sing the role of Bluebeard’s six (mainly dead) wives, whose ghosts are still wandering through his delightful garden. The song has a touch of a Kate Bush vibe. The violins and cellos are played by Natasja van Doesburg and Giselle Bentvelsen.

The links to the EP on several different music platforms including Spotify and Apple Music are here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chabliz/in-bluebeards-garden

Chabliz is especially proud of its first track: ‘New Dawn Fades.’

June Sixteen – Hold Me (feat. Dom Sky)

‘We are so damn proud to work with Chicago singer Dom Sky and a bunch of great Dutch musicians. This is a feel good rocksong that you can’t let go .. check check :-)’

New single release Mental Shift: Déjà vu

Mental Shift proudly present the new single Déjà vu by Mental Shift. Déjà vu is a poppy alt rock song about things in life or love happening over and over again. Lyrics and songwriting by Daphne Gobius du Sart, arrangements Mental Shift, produced and recordings GH

Official website: www.mentalshift.eu
All social media: mentalshiftband

With love from Daphne, Hans, Michiel, Sascha and Jeroen

New single BTMXXX >> Out Now! gimme gimme indie rock

Out now: BTMXXX – Red Letter Day

BTMXXX: 8501indie from Joure, the Netherlands. DIY indierock shoegaze noisepop folk electro punk dreampop wave with a trademark Frisian feel. All hail De Jouwer!