Yes, that's right. Fred Pach wrote this nice, dutch review of my latest songs on Muziekwereld. Glad he did. Let the summer begin!
English; "The album Open Up My Parachute of the Dutch multi-instrumentalist /
singer-songwriter JoosTVD (aka Joost van Dinther, with musical nickname
Joost The Vanished Dutchman)) is a notable release because on the one
hand a very successful one-man project and by the varied musical
character, a mix of r & B, funk, pop and Latin, often still covered
with a jazzy twist.We can talk right here from a solo project,
as Van Dinther is not only responsible for the lyrics and lyrics,
recording, mixing and mastering, but also take all the vocals, guitar
and bass, keyboards and percussion for his account in his own studio !
All this leads to a pleasant mix of twelve alternating frequently
'danceable' tracks. This jump for me personally the songs Dancing
Dutchman, It's A Struggle Honey and Ha Veda Veda just slightly above the
high average level of this album. Open Up My parachute was to my
pleasant musical introduction to the work of Joost van Dinther and in my
opinion is also a very successful musical project."
Dutch: "Het album Open Up My Parachute van de Nederlandse
multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter JoosTVD (alias van Joost van
Dinther, met als muzikale bijnaam Joost The Vanished Dutchman)) is een
opvallende release vanwege enerzijds een zeer geslaagd eenmansproject en
anderzijds door het afwisselend muzikale karakter, een mix van r&b,
funk, pop en latin, veelal nog overgoten met een jazzy sausje. We
kunnen hier met recht spreken van een soloproject, want Van Dinther is
niet alleen verantwoordelijk voor de songteksten en lyrics, opnames,
mixing en mastering, maar neemt tevens alle vocalen, gitaar- en
baspartijen, keyboards en percussie voor zijn rekening in zijn eigen
studio! Dit alles leidt tot een aangename mix van twaalf afwisselende
veelal ‘dansbare’ tracks. Hierbij springen wat mij persoonlijk betreft
de nummers Dancing Dutchman, It’s A Struggle Honey en Ha Veda Veda nog
net iets meer uit boven het gemiddeld hoge niveau van dit album. Open Up
My Parachute vormde voor mijn een aangename muzikale kennismaking met
het werk van Joost van Dinther en wat mij betreft is dan ook sprake van
een zeer geslaagd muzikaal project.."
On Musicmeter
(original source: Muziekwereld)
vrijdag 3 juni 2016
zaterdag 21 mei 2016
Doing the dddutch ddddancing
For those who can remember those high platform soled shoes and wide open blouses (with those flowery chesthair growing out), cool fancy moves of John Travolta: just try to recall how you once moved to all of those infectious grooves. Chic? Ohio Players? Earth, Wind & Fire?
The next song also recalls a few favourite dancefloor fillers. Yes, you'll find out...but first dance.
How did I/ do you do that?
(lyrics/ music: JoosTVD)
Used to dig those disco parties
Freaking dancing on the floor
That backseat hanky panky
Sneaking out backdoors
Still get those chilling fevers
When I play back "Daddy Cool"
And all those desperate leavers
All lined up dancing fools
Now you're gonna show us why you love that dancing floor
You used to go down on it ("that's the way I liked it")
Kooling with the gang ("get down on it")
Well that's the way you liked it (aha aha)
Shake your booty now and then ("shake your body")
DD has been played on:
Croydon radio London
Dancing Dutchman on Talentcast
The next song also recalls a few favourite dancefloor fillers. Yes, you'll find out...but first dance.
How did I/ do you do that?
(lyrics/ music: JoosTVD)
Used to dig those disco parties
Freaking dancing on the floor
That backseat hanky panky
Sneaking out backdoors
Still get those chilling fevers
When I play back "Daddy Cool"
And all those desperate leavers
All lined up dancing fools
Now you're gonna show us why you love that dancing floor
You used to go down on it ("that's the way I liked it")
Kooling with the gang ("get down on it")
Well that's the way you liked it (aha aha)
Shake your booty now and then ("shake your body")
DD has been played on:
Croydon radio London
Dancing Dutchman on Talentcast
maandag 16 mei 2016
"Illegal" Parachutes, grab them!
Hai there, it's been a while. Just took a break from blogging. Didn't need too. Let the music work its way out...
I've been busy...gathering links of all of those websites that posted my album without my knowledge.
4 april it landed. 5 april I googled and there already was a webrip (example) to be found on numerous websites. The source said Googleplay. Others (like those russian forums) followed quick.
Am I angry about this?
For 90% I am not. I am very flattered that someone took the time and effort to upload my songs and to share them, with the purpose to find new listeners. Great flashy designed websites to look at too.
With so much music coming out everyday, if someone spreads that unknown JoosTVD around, the more people I can reach. And every new year brings an increase of links my and your way.
Sure I do a little promotion myself with Soundcloud, Youtube and Reddit. Sharing is caring they say.
The other 10% means ther's still a need to upload someone's work (something I've worked very hard for), while we all have easy access to streaming services, like Spotify (more than 1 billion streams a week). It's still needed to grab it illegally.
This means the old music industry still fails. Who gains the most of payed albums anyway?
What do you think?
Here is all you've been waiting for. Ah, sometimes you need a login. Need a password?
Choose "easy"
A few grabs for the curious:
Link 1
Link 2
and so on...Google is your friend. Complaining? Nah, just saying...
I've been busy...gathering links of all of those websites that posted my album without my knowledge.
too obvious when... |
Am I angry about this?
For 90% I am not. I am very flattered that someone took the time and effort to upload my songs and to share them, with the purpose to find new listeners. Great flashy designed websites to look at too.
With so much music coming out everyday, if someone spreads that unknown JoosTVD around, the more people I can reach. And every new year brings an increase of links my and your way.
Sure I do a little promotion myself with Soundcloud, Youtube and Reddit. Sharing is caring they say.
The other 10% means ther's still a need to upload someone's work (something I've worked very hard for), while we all have easy access to streaming services, like Spotify (more than 1 billion streams a week). It's still needed to grab it illegally.
This means the old music industry still fails. Who gains the most of payed albums anyway?
What do you think?
Here is all you've been waiting for. Ah, sometimes you need a login. Need a password?
Choose "easy"
A few grabs for the curious:
Link 1
Link 2
and so on...Google is your friend. Complaining? Nah, just saying...
zondag 17 april 2016
That thing about "Open Up My Parachute"
May 2014 I began writing and recording the new stuff. Already had a flow of ideas in the bag, so no worries in that department. I've been spending a lot of time mixing and mastering the songs though. Youtube and other friendly sound engineers helped me out with the technical know how much more further. Yes, I try to learn about every aspect of the process. Next time I hope to do things much more efficient in the recording process.
Inspiration for the title
Every year I try to come up with another appropiate title that epitomise what these songs stand for.
Guess Zappa's quotes brought me the one that connects those 12 songs.
And...I already had a few songs with a "parachute" reference. Your mind only works if one opens it. With songwriting, that seems not that difficult for me. Just jump fearlessly into the free air...just dare.
That introvert face on the frontcover stands for my introvert side and my wife's selfie reflex has captured that right on the spot.
I sort of invite you all to open up my parachute and you'll see/hear...... the songs will jump out of my head.
(next: released a parachute and where did it land?)
You've listened already? Here's some information about the 12 parachutes. I think this is my most accessible and dancable record so far, so let's follow our restless feet, while reading. Hope you like.
It's all in the mind |
01.Chalky
A burst of restless energy I tried to put down in a tight fit arranged funk. Started as one of the first new songs for this album, inspired by the dense grooves of 1980's Remain In Light era Talking Heads, but heading (totally?) elsewhere eventually. The working out of the tightness in accents and the finishing of various arrangements took me almost a year, before I was really satisfied. I am now.
02.Dancing Dutchman
A little nostalgic throwback to my numerous dance moves I left on the dancefloor hearing those seventies soul (Chic, Kool & The Gang, Rose Royce, KC & The Sunshine Band) in those after midnight discotheques. Proud of the melodic chorus and the groove, which convinced me to put on my dancing shoes again.
03.Everything Is A-Okay
Is it okay? Most of the time. With this song I think I've reached a very accessible side of the melodic and the rhythm of exotic coolness with a few instrumental adventures in the middle too.
04.Jump For Your Life
Searching for that parachute that brings joy and playfulness. Just jump and watch what happens. Old fashionated pop and bluesy funk.
05.The Riddle Room
One song idea from the last album sessions that needed more time to develop. Just a funny motive on piano started another riddle in my room.
06.It's A Struggle Honey
Two ideas (one melodic, another rhythm) put together in dreamlike fashion. An old trick: use that mod & pitchwheel on the keyboard. I freaked a lot throughout the album.
07.Hipster Mind
Hipster was the word of 2015 (but it's so old), but the hipness is gone. A piano & guitar motive accent on a pulsing groove pushed this into a song. Starts off like an voice-over intro to a hip chatty radioshow, but that slow, threatening groove gets in the way.
08.Issues?
The question mark says it all. I connected this funky bassline with a accenting guitarpattern and voila. Just dance the seventies (Gap band, Ohio Players,...) to it.
09.Parachute
A song for superman! Slapstick enters. Silent movies. Finally flying! Goofing off.
10.Cosmopolitan Circus
Instrumental stuff to rest my voice. I liked working on this a lot. It's different. A bit Kurt Weilish. European vaudeville? I recorded piano parts in a few takes. I put a few "hymnlike voicing" plugins on the melodies for the angelic atmosphere. Proud of this.
11.The Slippery Slope
Inspired by the 1965 movie "Mirage" featuring Gregory Peck. I like mystery, so a song developed from there. It begins and it ends more or less the same.
12.Ha Veda Va
Latinesque. That chant doesn't mean a thing, just a few fitting spanish words put together for us to sing: Ha= it has. Veda= farewell. Va= will. Cryptic? Yes maybe, but what does "trolololololo" mean? Hope I don't offend anyone.
Solo on keyboard at the last part, that's me pitching the sound, combining horns, organ and guitar.
That's it folks, my story. Maybe you listen to these songs with other ears now.
zondag 10 april 2016
Flat earth radio
Sunday afternoon, sun on my head, feet on the floor. Relaxing, enjoying the springtime, slowly creeping in the sky.
I've been collecting all of those (JoosTVD) radioplays again. I was just wondering how to find those radiostations.
I'm grateful for them, because it has widened my audience of listeners all over the planet. The list keeps on growing, so with a list I try to make sense of it all. There are such highpoints if a broadcaster has chosen my songs for his/ her shows, like when Tom Robinson played "Bomb Won't Go off" on his prime time, saturday evening BBC6 radio show. A recognition from a musical hero of mine is like "winning" an oscar.
Some DJ-less radiostions have a playlist that have regularly featured the same songs, so the list is long.
Twitter gives you a pretty good idea which songs (old and new) have been played so far. Search for Joos TVD and voila:
Twitter search for Joos TVD radiowaves
Frequent plays:
-Route 66 radio US Song: I Want It back [2005]
-R Sud International radio Songs: Violent Boy [2008], You Know You're Dead [2009]
-Radio Breeze Jazz radio Song: Follow You Like A Camera [2008]
-Barbwires.com rock radio Song: I Want It Back [2005]
-Radio Monte Carlo Jazz lounge Song: Jack And The Scandal Shop [2009]
-Libre FM Spain Song: Paranoiac With A Gun [2015]
-Radio RMJC french Song: Follow You Like A Camera [2008]
-Croydon Radio London Many songs (too many to mention, stuff from 2012 on)
-Rocker's Dive radio Song: Stupid Song(s) [2013] Unscrew Yourself [2015]
-Bairesrock FM Argentina Song: Buy Me A Bible Of Beatles [2005]
-Neujahrkonzert classical (!) radio Spain Song: Wonder [2008]
-AVA Live radio Miami Song: Unscrew Yourself [2015]
-Tournesol radio Spain Song: I Want It Back [2005]
-Radio Ballaro Italy Song: You Know You're Dead [2009]
-Radio Madein US Song: Velvet Shoes [2014]
-Talentcast Groningen, Netherlands Many songs: Guru In A Lovetown, Limo [2015], Chalky, Dancing Dutchman, Everything Is A-Okay [2016], It's A Struggle Honey [2016]
Once:
-Shockpop radio Song: Stupid Song(s) [2013]
-BBC6 Mixtape Tom Robinson London Songs: Bomb Won't Go Off [2009], Stupid Song(s) [2013]
-BBC6 Tom Robinson Show London Songs: Bomb Won't Go Off [2009]. Chalky [2016]
-BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester Wales: Bomb Won't Go Off [2009]
-Radio Eins Germany Songs: Don't Mind The Blues, Big Bad Boy [2013], Unscrew Yourself [2015]
-Amazingradio UK Song: Lost Toy [2010]
-Mijke's Middag radio 6 Netherlands Song: You Know You're Dead
I've been collecting all of those (JoosTVD) radioplays again. I was just wondering how to find those radiostations.
I'm grateful for them, because it has widened my audience of listeners all over the planet. The list keeps on growing, so with a list I try to make sense of it all. There are such highpoints if a broadcaster has chosen my songs for his/ her shows, like when Tom Robinson played "Bomb Won't Go off" on his prime time, saturday evening BBC6 radio show. A recognition from a musical hero of mine is like "winning" an oscar.
Some DJ-less radiostions have a playlist that have regularly featured the same songs, so the list is long.
Twitter gives you a pretty good idea which songs (old and new) have been played so far. Search for Joos TVD and voila:
Twitter search for Joos TVD radiowaves
Tom Robinson's playlist 2012 BBC6 |
Frequent plays:
-Route 66 radio US Song: I Want It back [2005]
-R Sud International radio Songs: Violent Boy [2008], You Know You're Dead [2009]
-Radio Breeze Jazz radio Song: Follow You Like A Camera [2008]
-Barbwires.com rock radio Song: I Want It Back [2005]
-Radio Monte Carlo Jazz lounge Song: Jack And The Scandal Shop [2009]
-Libre FM Spain Song: Paranoiac With A Gun [2015]
-Radio RMJC french Song: Follow You Like A Camera [2008]
-Croydon Radio London Many songs (too many to mention, stuff from 2012 on)
-Rocker's Dive radio Song: Stupid Song(s) [2013] Unscrew Yourself [2015]
-Bairesrock FM Argentina Song: Buy Me A Bible Of Beatles [2005]
-Neujahrkonzert classical (!) radio Spain Song: Wonder [2008]
-AVA Live radio Miami Song: Unscrew Yourself [2015]
-Tournesol radio Spain Song: I Want It Back [2005]
-Radio Ballaro Italy Song: You Know You're Dead [2009]
-Radio Madein US Song: Velvet Shoes [2014]
-Talentcast Groningen, Netherlands Many songs: Guru In A Lovetown, Limo [2015], Chalky, Dancing Dutchman, Everything Is A-Okay [2016], It's A Struggle Honey [2016]
Once:
-Shockpop radio Song: Stupid Song(s) [2013]
-BBC6 Mixtape Tom Robinson London Songs: Bomb Won't Go Off [2009], Stupid Song(s) [2013]
-BBC6 Tom Robinson Show London Songs: Bomb Won't Go Off [2009]. Chalky [2016]
-BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester Wales: Bomb Won't Go Off [2009]
-Radio Eins Germany Songs: Don't Mind The Blues, Big Bad Boy [2013], Unscrew Yourself [2015]
-Amazingradio UK Song: Lost Toy [2010]
-Mijke's Middag radio 6 Netherlands Song: You Know You're Dead
zaterdag 9 april 2016
No, I probably will not begin to sing in the shower...
Joos TVD - Open Up My Parachute (Nathan Nörgel source: Wasser Prawda)
Joos TVD - Open Up My Parachute
You should sing his new songs in the shower says Joos TVD. And it's not necessary to have a parachute with you there. What does that mean? Joos TVD did an album full of humor with "Open Up My Parachute". And he does a coursing across every musical style you may think of in his songs.
What does it need to get great pop songs? Of course you need melodies, that go straight to your head and a groove to make you dance on the spot. And every great pop song needs lyrics to make you laugh or cry. Yes, you can say: "Open Up My Parachute" very close to be a perfect pop album!
Joos TVD has once again put together rhythms and melodies in his studio, that make you think of Frank Zappy (without the guitar, but with his sense of humor). Sometimes you may also think of the jazzy pop by Steely Dan or even of songs by The Talking Heads (when it gets funky). With songs like "Hipster Mind" the Dutchman starts to rap even. The song about the parachute, which does not want to open, reminds me of movie songs of the 1930s. There are really no limits for Joos TVD. And that's a good thing - because it is never boring to listen to his new and old songs .
No, I probably will not begin to sing in the shower. And I really don't have a parachute with me. But I most certanly wil listen to "Open Up My Parachute" a lot in the next weeks. This pop music is very addictive!
donderdag 7 april 2016
maandag 4 april 2016
Released a parachute and where did it land?
A lot of places (click):
Juno
Spotify
Deezer
iTunes
Qobuz
Technics
Google Play
iHeartRadio
Amazon
7Digital
KKBox
Rhapsody/Napster
Emusic
Xbox Music/ Microsoft
Aspiro/TIDAL
I-Classical(!)
Onkyomusic
Openlive
Youngonesrecords
Sainsbury Entertainment
Bandcamp
Jamendo
The Bluesgambler
Dead links? Will be updated frequently.
Labels:
2016,
Amazon,
deezer,
eclectic,
funk,
iTunes,
joostvd,
newrelease,
open up my paachute,
pop,
Spotify
zaterdag 19 maart 2016
Modern times: storage
Maybe I'm exaggerating. Maybe I'm a pompous fool. Maybe we all are. So this for the fanatical music collectors out there.....
Anyone recognizes this situation? Sure, come on, you have to! How to handle all this data I've been buiding up all these years. The digital way of organising stuff is almost getting out of hand.
I've got 6 harddisks now: 2 ssd's, 2 intern hdd's and 2 extern hdd's. Too much? Well I've been a compulsive collector of music (my own and my favourites), books and video. Some of it you can digitize, some you just have to keep plain analog. I still got all my vinyl and cd's stored up safely (these are definately shrinking now) for sentimental reasons more or less, but I've got them all backed up too. Movies on VHS tape an cassettes, well, you can't watch them after 10 years I guess. I've been collecting and organising more and more and I need more space. kb, mb, gb, tb......?
SSD harddisks are very popular (read here Benchmark Reviews), so I've added the latest 850PRO ssd I already had a ssd 840PRO from Samsung to work better (more smoothly and faster) with Po Tools.
More speed, more space, more, more, more...!
Anyone recognizes this situation? Sure, come on, you have to! How to handle all this data I've been buiding up all these years. The digital way of organising stuff is almost getting out of hand.
I've got 6 harddisks now: 2 ssd's, 2 intern hdd's and 2 extern hdd's. Too much? Well I've been a compulsive collector of music (my own and my favourites), books and video. Some of it you can digitize, some you just have to keep plain analog. I still got all my vinyl and cd's stored up safely (these are definately shrinking now) for sentimental reasons more or less, but I've got them all backed up too. Movies on VHS tape an cassettes, well, you can't watch them after 10 years I guess. I've been collecting and organising more and more and I need more space. kb, mb, gb, tb......?
SSD harddisks are very popular (read here Benchmark Reviews), so I've added the latest 850PRO ssd I already had a ssd 840PRO from Samsung to work better (more smoothly and faster) with Po Tools.
More speed, more space, more, more, more...!
maandag 14 maart 2016
Let me hear/see THE Promo video!
Ok, ok. Not only you can hear it, there's something to watch by.
When everything goes as planned, the new album "Open Up My Parachute" will arrive globally around 4 april on the usual streaming services, like Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, Amazon. Links will follow ASAP. Fingers crossed, legs necked!
So no better way than to start off with THE promo:
Inspiration for it aka who is this "Chalky"?
What you hear is the song that opens the album: Chalky. The supporting promo video shows all the pictures that have been involved with the artwork. You can see the changes in design, colour, fonts. Yes, it's all in a lowbudget DIY way that keeps it personal and what drives me to do it like this.
My rhythmic side pushed forward and I seem to use each frame as a rhythm response to any accent in the music. Well, it's a funky track so I had to.
Who is this... "Chalky"? It's inspired by that afro-american guy, who played this cool, smooth survivor in the thrilling TV series Boardwalk Empire. Chalky (White), a ironic nickname. I liked the sound of it and it fit perfectly with this "dangerous" groove I've been working on.
Enjoy!
When everything goes as planned, the new album "Open Up My Parachute" will arrive globally around 4 april on the usual streaming services, like Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, Amazon. Links will follow ASAP. Fingers crossed, legs necked!
So no better way than to start off with THE promo:
Inspiration for it aka who is this "Chalky"?
What you hear is the song that opens the album: Chalky. The supporting promo video shows all the pictures that have been involved with the artwork. You can see the changes in design, colour, fonts. Yes, it's all in a lowbudget DIY way that keeps it personal and what drives me to do it like this.
My rhythmic side pushed forward and I seem to use each frame as a rhythm response to any accent in the music. Well, it's a funky track so I had to.
Who is this... "Chalky"? It's inspired by that afro-american guy, who played this cool, smooth survivor in the thrilling TV series Boardwalk Empire. Chalky (White), a ironic nickname. I liked the sound of it and it fit perfectly with this "dangerous" groove I've been working on.
Enjoy!
Chalky White |
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