woensdag 19 juni 2024

This is what I've been waiting for...!

Review: Joostvd - 196 Tree
Formaat: CD - Digitaal / Label: Independent
Release: 2024

 

                                                        (english) Text: Peter Marinus

It has become a tradition that I look forward to every year. A new album from Joostvd! This singer-songwriter and do-it-yourselfer Joost van Dinther, a.k.a. The Vanishing Dutchman, has imposed himself with a new album every year. And every time he surprises with very high -quality songs in which all kinds of influences pass by such as the warm Kevin Ayers sound through the singing of Joost, Cocktail Jazz, Bee Gees Disco, Fusion, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan ...

opens his new album With the ingenious \"Hink-Step-Sprong\" funk from Keep the Temperature Down. Full of lazy grooves, who stumble over each other but still continue to swing.

then it's time for the Samba in the Dark. Because of Joost's singing, this song sounds like Kevin Ayers ventures on the Samba with good results and a cocktail in his hand. The Bee Gees Disco sound is brought by Joost in that freaking disco through the mangle resulting in a grooving Stely Dan-like sound. Voyage of Vanity is then a beneficial cocktail jazz number powered by lazy electronic rhythms.

The venomous pumping, and funky, the girl not the blues is full of angular grooves and fusion influences. The intimate side of Joost passes by the Michael Franks-like Souljazz song When Blue Turns to Gray. City in the Sea is an instrumental floating Syn-Pop number in the best Yellow Magic Orchestra tradition. Speaking of The Yellow Magic Orchestra ... Sakamoto is a respectful and atmospheric tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto. After the guitar instrumental flower in a flame, Joost closes his album with the hopping funky Zoo or Zen. I am already looking forward to the 2025 album!                                                                                                                                                        


   
               

                                                         (dutch) Tekst: Peter Marinus

Het is inmiddels een traditie geworden waar ik jaarlijks naar uitkijk. Een nieuw album van JoosTVD! Deze singer-songwriter en doe-het-zelver Joost van Dinther, a.k.a. The Vanishing Dutchman, heeft zichzelf opgelegd om elk jaar met een nieuw album te komen. En elke keer verrast hij met kwalitatief zeer hoogstaande nummers waarin allerlei invloeden voorbij komen zoals het warme Kevin Ayers geluid door de zang van Joost, cocktail jazz, Bee Gees disco, fusion, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan…

Zijn nieuwe album opent met de ingenieuze “hink-stap-sprong” funk van Keep The Temperature Down. Vol met luie grooves, die over elkaar  heen struikelen maar toch blijven swingen.

Dan is het tijd voor de samba in The Dark. Door de zang van Joost klinkt dit nummer alsof Kevin Ayers zich, met goed resultaat en een cocktail in zijn hand, aan de samba waagt. Het Bee Gees disco geluid wordt door Joost in That Freaking Disco door de mangel gehaald met een groovend Steely Dan-achtig geluid als gevolg. Voyage Of Vanity is vervolgens een weldadig cocktail jazz nummer aangedreven door luie elektronische ritmes.

Het venijnig pompend, en funky, The Girl Not The Blues zit vol met hoekige grooves en fusion invloeden. De intieme kant van Joost komt voorbij in het Michael Franks-achtige souljazz nummer When Blue Turns To Grey. City In The Sea is een instrumentaal zwevend syn-pop nummer in de beste Yellow Magic Orchestra traditie. Over the Yellow Magic Orchestra gesproken…Sakamoto is een respectvol en sfeervol eerbetoon aan Ryuichi Sakamoto.

In 196Tree laat Joost, al croonend, de 60’s pop voorbij komen. Na de gitaar instrumental Flower In A Flame sluit Joost zijn album af met het huppelend funky Zoo Or Zen.

Opnieuw levert JoosTVD een prima eigenzinnig kwaliteits album af. Ik kijk nu al uit naar het 2025 album!


 

 

zondag 16 juni 2024

Zoo Or Zen 2

 Zoo Or Zen featured on this radio in my home country haha! Thank U!


 


Spotify

 



Bluesmagazine playlist

Zoo Or Zen

 Hai there! I've got this song "Zoo Or Zen", which features as the last(!) song on my new album "196Tree". Well, the strange thing is that it is the most popular song on Spotify... and I guess elsewhere! On Spanish radio too. Can someone translate this DJ at around 1.31.40? 

Well, google translate "helped" a bit:

"Warning for the listeners: we enter 1 of the strangest segments of the program, rare sounds, which fit well with the most traditional music. A song from Joostvd from his new album 196trree. Real madness of the progressive funk in quotation marks. It is an album that I certainly only recommend to the most adventurous, since the songs get crazier and crazier. The album closes with 'Zoo or Zen', the nicest, most traditional song. This is how experimental this project of the seasoned multi-instrumentalist from the Netherlands sounds."

Thanks for listening!

On 10 june it aired on CDS RADIOSHOW (Wurlitzer Records 2x43 Rock y blues)

 





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maandag 10 juni 2024

Promo on Fotosbluesrockandmore


 

Or go to that page:

Fotosbluesrockandmore 

Mudo In The Mood

So here we are! Got this message from Argentina... This DJ found my new album on the new Spotify releases and he's gonna play something from it on his radio program "Mudo In The Mood". 

So Wednesday I'll have to understand what he says. A turbo course in Spanish then? Help!

Here's the podcast (downloadable) Mudo In The Mood

Eventually a song will be added to his Spotifylist link




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maandag 3 juni 2024

 


2024: 196Tree is out!

HAI there, as usual, I gather all the links to pick your favorite service from. Go on, have fun! Thanks for listening...

Here they are:

Spotify

Amazon

Deezer

Apple/ iTunes

Tidal

7Digital

Napster

Qobuz

Youtube


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donderdag 30 mei 2024

Music Police

Hai there. Someone has been nice.. don't know who but thanks anyway! They call themselves music police. "Keep The Temperature" has been chosen for this list.

Chart information (dutch)


 

Free40 puts together the Free40, the Indie Chart and the album Chart together. A number of independent music lovers put together these lists. The goal is to bring new music to the attention of the audience. Free40 is also an ambassador of 3FM and Scout for Musicfromnl.
Free40

How is the Free40 compiled? The list is compiled by the 'Neuzen van Nederland', music lovers who search the internet for releases of (new) bands and artists and/or who send their personal list. The new acquisitions are listened to and assessed.

alternative charts in other countries are also followed. Reviews on the internet or in professional journals are also important. And, last but not least, readers are tipped a lot about striking new singles. The FREE40 is compiled based on these criteria. The Free40 is followed by many DJs and people from the music world because the list has a signal function. Many well -known bands had their first hits in the Free40. Do you still miss singles in this list? Let us know and mail your tip (s) to mail@free40.nl. If you want to be 'Nose' for the Free40, mail us at mail@free40.
Inde Chart

The Indie Chart is a weekly alternative list in which new independent Dutch releases and downloads are arranged. So no Anouk, Golden Earring and Blof, but Dutch artists without a record label or who have a contact with a small label.

The Indie Chart is compiled by a number of independent music lovers who eavesdropping promos and MP3's that we get in or ask for yourself And so every week come to a value judgment in the form of a 'hit list'. We realize that we are a kind of 'music police', but then of 'the good kind'. The songs cannot be voted for consciously, because then we will receive lists of fans, so that the same songs are in the list for weeks. We want diversity in the Indie Chart.

where it once started in 2006 with a top 10 and 2 years later a top 20, the Indie Chart is now a fully -fledged Top40 list. The only chart with pop, rock, electro, singer/songwriter and other genres from the Netherlands that is put together independently. In this way the Indie Chart supports many new Dutch bands and artists and contributes to promoting music from Dutch soil.

The Dutch media unfortunately pays far too little attention to Dutch bands. We think that's a shame. Serious Talent is a good initiative of 3FM, but only a few bands are eligible for this. Bands with fewer 'radio -friendly songs are not covered. And there are many good Dutch bands. It is a shame that they will not receive more attention on the Dutch radio stations. The Indie Chart covers that gap in any case. To info@free40.nl. Or send a promotion to our mailbox; Look for the addressing on our contact page. The song is then eligible for the Indie Advice List, the 'Tipparade' of the Indie Chart. Even a listing in the Free40 is in the offing, so that the single is in the spotlight.
album Chart

The album Chart is compiled on the basis of global releases. The most striking albums are listed.


 

dinsdag 28 mei 2024

Some new songs on the air!

Yes folks, some new songs have already been played on various online radio stations. Under the radar, but in your face! Here are a few:

Lonely Oak Radio California, USA

 



Amazing Radio UK


 Don't forget, next week 196Tree will be released!

 


zondag 12 mei 2024

Keep the Temperature Down promo

Hey there! How to promote a new album better than some eye candy. O yeah promotion... As a musician I can't help but feeling a little bit awkward to be featured in a video, posing lip-sync stuff, but on the other hand, a funny, self-mocking one can do no harm that much. Something I'll always strive for is to keep it upbeat and not to be taken too seriously. No pretensions in me, just a DIY attitude understates what you'll get to see (still a lot!) as I've used a lot of Instagram effects to enhance the experience. 

Any messages behind the song "Keep The Temperature Down"?

Overall a call to cool things down! Hey, hey Joost!

 




dinsdag 7 mei 2024

196Tree

196Tree

Late December 1963. The year I was born. Just after JFK had been brutally killed. And then Bang the Beatles happened.. and the Stones, Who, Kinks followed and...

196Tree

Is the title of the new album (20th digital album) and it will be released on 3 june 2024, again distributed by AMADEA music.

The song ideas came in as huge waves of inspiration and I just happened to be there, grabbing all of those in time! Excitement again. I still play everyday, strumming, singing old covers or smoothtalking piano chords and melodies with eachother. I couldn't wait to nurse these 14 brand new songs and make them happen. A lot of ping-pong playing, trying out and out of the box thinking got me through the days in working out all of the arrangements. More deep delving occured, daring myself, more challenging than before. So the songs are all over the place I guess, eclectic to the core. 

Yes, no blood, but a lot of sweat and tears of joy! Hard work? Many, many details, but worth it. No pain, no gain. Mostly it was pure fun.

The covers 

Well as the title suggests, it's about a particular year. I've made this album in my sixtieth year around the sun. So what about a photo collage? 3 became tree. A tree of pictures. So a search for a history in family snapshots of myself began. A lot of music connections were added too. Some of you may even recognize yourselves! So if you do and you think it's not appropriate, call the office immediately! 

So without further ado....

Next: a movie! Aha. Yes, show me your 196Tree promo video!

 

Selfie Birthday boy fotoshoot


  
Trying out some pictures as a collage

Backcover with songtitles



                                                                  
Frontcover 196Tree