Homecooking Share!

 Homecooking Share likes my new song Living Is Instant. It's on their groovepage!

merci beaucoup!

Living Is Instant promo!

Show me some moving pictures! 

Yes, but let me explain... I'm not a professional Godley and Creme video maker, although I do have a lot of fun with the process of creating something myself.

Inspiration

Well, a lot of that came from working, experimenting with Instagram. After I made the front cover(s) et all, I used those pictures as a background to put the singing stuff on top of it. I made a lot of short reels, where I tried to playback to the song with different effects on top of them. Almost all of those Joosts have sunglasses, haha. I don't know why.. 

Then I put all those faces in round frames, moving and shaking to the beat. 

Hardware and software do matter!

It's all DIY stuff you know so it has its charms! Sure, the technical side is important of course, to work out precisely the pitching of the singing for example.. it almost drove me crazy. Overall I thinks it floats pretty well.

Hope you tap to the beat with me! So let's find some popcorn...

 

Put Your Fake In It

 Hai Folks... I'm back with 14 brand new songs and there's nothing FAKE about them! Just try... and

"PUT YOUR FAKE IN IT"

will be released on 13 june 2023, distribution by AMAdea, yes for real.

I'm super excited off course, because as I get older, to create something new one should expect that it would come with more physical and mental difficulties and slowness. Well, everyone has its dog days -problems and frustrations- that's because we're human after all. Don't believe the news, just keep in touch.

But music always gets me going! It even gets easier to put ideas in a form that appeals to me. After all those years of repeating the process and work with an almost blind determination, my confidence has grown a lot in the way I work. I know what I like. I feel great and I feel bad at the same time and I accept that. Simple. I love it.

So here is my 19 digital release and to introduce it I'll show you the covers first.

Description: 

I took a picture of that guy, cut it out and put it on a blank canvas with the world in the distant background. As I lost two beloved cats at the beginning of this year- I'm still processing this- I put a symbolic cat on the backcover, begging me for some attention. They gave me so much love. O, how I miss them...!!!

Kleintje and Dropje

 

The innersleeves were the first choices, but to not discard them totally, I gave them a better place.

I'm also busy working on this fake promo video. Yes, it's a process I've grown to love, but off course I'm not Stanley Kubrick.

Hope it will work out! CU, thanks for listening, TVD

Next: Yes, show me your fake promo video!

Frontcover "Put Your Fake In It"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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Innersleeve B

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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"Legends" on Eclectic Picks playlist

Hai folks, sometimes I crawl back into my blog and here is why. Chosen from 200 songs on Fresh on The Net site, hosted by Tom Robinson, familiar also to have been featured as a Fresh Fave of the week and various mixtapes, now my song "Legends" is on a playlist of the more obscure:

Eclectic Picks link

Will Farr from  Signal Committee took notic TU:

Spotify 

Soundcloud 

Keep it Up U all!!

 

My Cat Is Stoned on TikTok

Hai there, 

How are U?

I guess TikTok is very popular, but I don't use it, though I've roamed around a little, looking for my songs and hey, here's one: (From the album "Just say Know" [2018], also on your Spotify!)

 My Cat Is Stoned

 

Muziekwereld (Musicworld)

Fred Pach of "Muziek Wereld", mentions my latest album and he likes it!

Review Sand In My Shoes

 

On the air on Amazing R&B/ Soul radio UK

Another surprise in my mailbox. Radio on!

Amazing R&B/ Soul radio UK

 

Review SIMS in Bluestown!

Link to Bluestown

 
Door: Peter Marinus

Het grote muzikale avonturenboek van JoosTVD is inmiddels, al ik goed geteld heb, toe aan deel 18. En opnieuw blijf ik mij verbazen over het feit dat JoosTVD nog geen grote naam in ons eigen land, of in het buitenland, is.

Joost van Dinther, ook bekend als The Vanished Dutchman, laat namelijk opnieuw horen dat we hier met een zeer eigengereide artiest te maken hebben, die zijn invloeden niet verloochent maar ze integreert in zijn eigen unieke stijl.

In het openingsnummer van zijn nieuwe album, City Of The Pretty, klinkt JoosTVD als de Hollandse Isaac Hayes, of zoals U wilt Barry White. Funky symfonische soul dus met een eigenwijze snerpende synthesizer.

In Join The Line-Up gaat JoosTVD weer op de van hem zo bekende loom swingende toer waarbij hij klinkt als Todd Rundgren, die op de latin toer is gegaan. Go With U is een loom funky popnummer waarin lome Michael Franks-achtige zang vermengd wordt met de tropische Kid Creole stijl.

Het lui stuwende en jazzy groovende City Of The Mirrorballs verraadt invloeden als Steely Dan en Michael Franks. Waiting For heeft een intiem tikkende, Dance Away (Roxy Music)-achtige, tikkende ritmebox in een sfeervol zwevende ballad, die verpakt is een warme synthesizer deken.

Na de vrolijk huppelende jazzy groover The Urge volgt Legends. Een gestoord kermis-achtige instrumental met een dwars eigengereid geluid, dat af en toe aan Zappa doet denken.

Bestel je Pina Colada alvast maar terwijl je mee deint met de tropische lome groover The Kind Of Fool I’ve Been. JoosTVD klinkt hier als Tony Joe White die zich ook eens aan de latin waagt. Celebe is een zeer breekbare speeldoos-achtige melodie waarin invloeden vanuit de vaudeville en rokerige jazz te vinden xzijn.

A Set Of Delight Knobs is een hoekig stuiterend funky nummer dat gevolgd wordt door de “bijna samba” van het lome Sandals In The Sand. De heupwiegende groover Can’t Own What Fades Away sluit het album af.

Ik probeer het gewoon nog een keer. JoosTVD verdient het om groot te worden. In de tussentijd vermaak ik mij prima met deze nieuwe editie van het Grote Muzikale Avonturenboek van JoosTVD!

 

 

English:

The big musical adventure book by Joostvd has now, if I have counted well, ready for part 18. And again I continue to be surprised that Joostvd is not yet a big name in our own country, or abroad, is.


Joost van Dinther, also known as The Vanished Dutchman, shows again that we are dealing here with a very self -willed artist, who does not deny his influences but integrates them in his own unique style.

in the opening number of His new album, City of the Pretty, sounds Joostvd like the Dutch Isaac Hayes, or as you want Barry White. Funky symphonic soul with a stubborn sniffing synthesizer.

In Join the Line-Up Joostvd goes on the so-known loom swinging tour again where he sounds like Todd Rundgren, who went on the Latin tour. Go with you is a Loom Funky Pop song in which Lome Michael Franks-like vocals are mixed with the tropical Kid Creole style.

The lazy driving and jazzy grooving City of the Mirrorballs betrays influences like Steely Dan and Michael Franks. Waiting for has an intimate ticking, dance away (Roxy Music)--like, ticking rhythmbox in an attractive floating ballad, which is packed a warm synthesizer blanket.

After the cheerful hopping jazzy groover the urge follows legends. A disturbed Kermis-like instrumental with a transverse sound, which is occasionally reminiscent of Zappa.

Order your Pina Colada as well as you are with the tropical Lome Groover the Kind of Fool I've leg. Joostvd sounds like Tony Joe White who also ventures into the Latin. Celebe is a very fragile play box-like melody in which influences from the Vaudeville and smoky jazz can be found. The Sand. The hip -rocking groover can't own what fades away closes the album.

I just try again. Joostvd deserves to grow up. In the meantime, I am great with this new edition of the large musical adventure book by Joostvd!
 

On the air at the BBC

On the mixtape with personal views from Tom Robinson!  Thanks, we'll listen of course...

Here!

Twitter chums

As I mentioned earlier, Tom Robinson has supported me before... well, here's a great chat I've just had with the man👊😎:

 

 

 

Mirrorballs and Tom Robinson!

Dear Tom Robinson has good ears! He's played a few songs on his radio show in the past, so I'm already spoiled enough I guess. A lot talent out there! 

Just his mention of my latest song is enough for me

 

 

Listening post Freshnet 

City Of The Mirrorballs on the groove page

French online music magazine has put me on their groove page, thank u! Go there:

 HomeCooking Share 

Sand In My Shoes released and where?

 

Yes, spreading all over the world! 

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

Here they are:

Spotify

Amazon

Deezer

Apple/ iTunes

Tidal

7Digital

Napster

Awa

Qobuz

KKbox

Youtube

Anghami

eMusic 

OneMusic

 

City Of The Mirrorballs [Promo 2022]

I was not planning to make another promo as I'm a musician first. but then... I stumbled on some instagram effects to enhance your selfies! Well that did the trick and as you can see, it's all over this video. I know, I'm aware that I'm getting old and ugly, so in the future I will not overdo this anymore. 

I've just had a lot of fun writing, playing and recording this upbeat track "City Of The Mirrorballs" that I could not resist producing a promo around it. I even went so far as to use a frame for the front and back cover for the new album, Sand In My Shoes.

Hope you like it, don't get lost in the trance of the mirrorball!

Next: Released, where can I find it?

Fat Check on Tik Tok

While waiting for the new album to arrive I stumbled on this...

An oldie from 2008 (album 'Hey Jose'). Tik Tok is very popular these days, all kind of crazy stuff happening when you allow yourself to be filmed... by yourself. Well, the word 'fat' is often literally used in these clips though, it was only meant to emphasize the money part, well...

Clips Fat Check on Tik Tok

 

 

Sand In My Shoes

I'm back, coming up from the deep with Sand In My Shoes, the title of my new album, will arrive 16th july 2022. My 18th digitally released by AMAdea music. 

I'm, of course, very happy with it. 12 melodic and funky songs in various styles, moods and rhythms, it will be introduced by a promo video that will show you exactly what I've just said.... patience!

Next. Next. Next!

Frontcover

                                                                         Backcover

                                                                            Innersleeve

Up from the deep!

 

Suit Yourself, the song

 Suit Yourself!

JoosTVD · Suit Yourself

Fab Review from Timpaan Muziek

Surprise, surprise! Another lovely review from this dutch music website, Timpaan Muziek. Very Constructive views on the songs. They were very critical of the 2020 album "Doesn't Ring A Bell", but maybe it helped creating better songs. Who knows?! Well thanks again!

In dutch: 

Ook dit jaar is er een nieuwe JoosTVD, Suit yourself. Zijn herkenbare stijl hanteert hij ook op dit album. Jazz, rock, pop en Latijns-Amerikaanse invloeden mengt hij tot een eigenzinnige stijl. De humor houdt de vele virtuoze riffjes in evenwicht.

JoosTVD zegt zelf over het tot stand komen van dit album: “Ik heb ouderwets onderliggende frustraties eruit gegooid. Dat zorgde voor de nodige intensiteit in de songs. Ik werd geïnspireerd door een hoop verzamelde, random oneliner woordvelden, waarmee ik vrij spontaan melodieën kon inkleuren.“

Op Suit yourself heeft hij de vorm van The fly on the wall routine weer teruggevonden. Op titelsong Suit yourself laat JoosTVD horen dat hij alle kanten op stuitert. Leuk zijn de blazersklanken die uit het keyboard komen. De basgitaar met vele syncopes speelt een hoofdrol in de begeleiding. Virtuoos, strakke productie soms druk door de vele lagen maken samen een gelikt geluid.

The buzz heeft een aanstekelijke drive. World of make believe en World of disbelieve maken samen een opmerkelijk tweeluik. Waarbij de eerstgenoemde de beste track van het album is, lijkt de tweede daar vooral de draak mee te steken. Suit yourself en Suit myself hebben een zelfde soort relatie met elkaar.

JoosTVD schotelt de liefhebbers van zijn muziek dit jaar een uitstekend album voor.

 

In English:

 Also this year there is a new JoosTVD, Suit yourself. He also uses his recognizable style on this album. He mixes jazz, rock, pop and Latin American influences into a unique style. The humor keeps the many virtuoso riffs in balance.

JoosYVD himself says about the creation of this album: “I threw out old-fashioned underlying frustrations. That gave the necessary intensity to the songs. I was inspired by a lot of collected, random one-liner word fields, with which I could color melodies quite spontaneously.”

On Suit yourself he has rediscovered the form of The fly on the wall routine. On the title song Suit yourself, JoosTVD shows that he bounces in all directions. The horn sounds that come out of the keyboard are nice. The bass guitar with many syncopes plays a leading role in the accompaniment. Virtuoso, tight production sometimes busy because of the many layers together make a slick sound.

The buzz has an infectious drive. World of make believe and World of disbelieve together make a remarkable diptych. While the former is the best track on the album, the latter seems to make fun of it. Suit yourself and Suit myself have the same kind of relationship with each other.

JoosTVD presents an excellent album to fans of his music this year.

Lovely Review from Belgium!

 Hai there! I love this review from Marino Serdons from Keys & Chords. 

This is his 4th time reviewing my stuff. Well thank You!

 

 

In dutch: 

Klankkunstenaar JoosTVD gooide onlangs een nieuwe creatie op het internet. Suit Yourself laat ons meegenieten van een mix aan stijlen; van funk over R&B tot jazz. Als je Joost The Vanished Dutchman voor de eerste maal hoort, kijk je toch wel even raar op. Rijkelijk gelaagde composities die in tijden van minimalisme compleet tegen de stroom ingaan. Altijd straalt er wel enige vrolijkheid uit de songs (ook een rariteit). Eenvoud en mainstream staan (gelukkig) niet in zijn woordenboek. Net zoals Frank Zappa indertijd kent creativiteit geen grenzen. Doch waar Frank soms buitensporig er over ging of symfonische werken durfde componeren, blijft multi- instrumentalist JoosTVD steeds gestructureerd en bevattelijk werk afleveren (ondanks rare sprongen). De funky grooves en de humoristische (bijna theatrale) vondsten behoren ondertussen tot het handelsmerk van de Nederlander. Dat maakt de opvolger van "Just Say Know" gesneden koek voor de fans en voor de musical regisseurs.

Once again JoosTVD with a funky album that entertains en inspires at the same time.

Marino Serdons, Keys & Chords

 

In English:

Sound artist JoosTVD recently threw a new creation on the internet. Suit Yourself lets us enjoy a mix of styles; from funk over R&B to jazz. When you hear Joost The Vanished Dutchman for the first time, you will be surprised. Richly layered compositions that go completely against the grain in times of minimalism. There is always some cheerfulness in the songs (also a rarity). Simplicity and mainstream are (fortunately) not in his dictionary. Just like Frank Zappa back then, creativity knows no bounds. But where Frank sometimes went overboard on whether he dared to compose symphonic works, multi-instrumentalist JoosTVD always delivers structured and comprehensible work (despite strange jumps). The funky grooves and the humorous (almost theatrical) finds are now part of the Dutchman's trademark. That makes the successor of 'Just Say Know' a piece of cake for the fans and for the musical directors.
Once again JoosTVD with a funky album that entertains and inspires at the same time.
Marino Serdons, Keys & Chords

Muziekwereld suits me

 Muziekwereld (Fred Pach) on Suit Yourself, shares that fine review from Bluestownmusic.

Review in French Magazine!

Yes, in Homecookingshare that is. Great with a french twist! I'm a groover, seducing you all...

You can buy it of course, I've been sent a copy of the reviews corner. You can read it here online

 

 

JoosTVD
Suit Yourself
Groove

(Translation from french to english):
 

JoosTVD is the very definition of a
groovemaker. The Dutch artist has the
physical assets, already, with a voice of
groove crooner. And then he has the
particularity to be able to bring back all to
his wide style of predilection. From Latin
ambiances to guitar solos, everything he
touches seems to have funk in it. Then on
the duration of an album, obviously, he
threads like pearls of the pieces ready to
make sway the most insensitive. JoosTVD
is a jack-of-all-trades without limits, who
knows how to provoke variations of
rhythms, in his tracks and in the tempo of
the album, as if he could take possession of
our bodies and souls, the time of the
twelve tracks of "Suit Yourself", to guide
us towards a funky trance. Impossible to
refuse him that, it would be a shame to
deprive ourselves.

 

(Vertaling van frans naar nederlands):
JoosTVD is de definitie van een
groovemaker. De Nederlandse artiest heeft de
fysieke troeven al, met een stem van groove crooner. En dan heeft hij de... bijzonderheid om alles terug te kunnen brengen in... zijn brede stijl van voorliefde. Van Latin ambiances tot gitaarsolo's, alles wat hij
aanraakt, lijkt funk in zich te hebben. Dan op... de duur van een album, natuurlijk, rijgt hij... als parels van de stukken die klaar zijn om... de meest ongevoelige te laten zwaaien. JoosTVD is een duizendpoot zonder grenzen, die variaties van ritmes weet uit te lokken, in zijn tracks en in het tempo van het album, alsof hij bezit kan nemen van onze lichamen en zielen, de tijd van de...twaalf nummers van 'Suit Yourself', om ons naar een funky trance te leiden. Onmogelijk om...... hem dat te weigeren, het zou zonde zijn om...... onszelf te beroven.

 

Mag HomeCooking Share #21 - English / Free

Publish at Calameo

Magnificent Review in Bluestown Music!

 

The excitement of reading this review got my knees shaking! Thanks Peter and Harry!

Review in Bluestown Music

Dutch:

JoosTVD – Suit Yourself
Format: CD – Digital / Label: Independent
Release: 2021
Tekst: Peter Marinus

JoosTVD is misschien ook bekend als “Joost De Verdwenen Nederlander” en heet eigenlijk Joost van Dinther. Hij heeft zichzelf voorgenomen om elk jaar een album uit te brengen met zijn “slaps(t)ick humor” en een mengeling van pop, jazz, funk. Latin en rhythm & blues.

Zijn nieuwe muzikale avontuur werd opgenomen in zijn kleine Kitchensink Studio in Utrecht. Joos krijgt het weer voor elkaar om je van het begin tot het eind van het album ademloos toe te laten luisteren.

Het album opent met de “kromme” latin van Know No Better Way waarin warme samba klanken hand in hand gaan met eigenzinnige geluiden die aan Yello en the Yellow Magic Orchestra doen denken.

Vervolgens stapt Joos over op de loom deinende electrofunk in Meet In The Middle. Een nummer met de warm croonende zang van Joos en uiteraard de nodige eigenzinnigheid, ditmaal doorspekt met Todd Rundgren invloeden.

The Buzz is een luchtig swingend nummer dat doet denken aan de Gruppo Sportivo zijtak the Buddy Odor Stop maar net zo makkelijk ook aan de jazzy klanken van een Ben Sidran of Mose Allison. En daar scheurt Joos dan ook nog eens schroeiend doorheen met een elektrische gitaarsolo. The Cat Gang deint broeierig verder met wederom “kromme” samba klanken waarin Steely Dan dit keer aanwezig is.

Tapdancing Liar is een soort “hink-stap-sprong funk”, die klinkt alsof Ben Sidran de funky hik heeft. Zie hier maar eens op te tapdansen!

De blues duikt op in World Of Make Believe dat bluesy als G. Love klinkt maar dan met de JoosTVD eigenzinnigheid, hetgeen inhoudt dat Joos weer strooit met jazzy en samba klanken.

Van het luchtig swingende Suit Yourself word je automatisch vrolijk. Al was het alleen maar door die Herb Alpert tijuana trompet! Suit Myself is zeer funky, hoekig groovend en met een loom samba gevoel.

King Without Token tintelt, is funky, en mengt Steely Dan, Beck en lo-fi. Wat krijg je als je Van Dyke Parks, Todd Rundgren en Steely Dan met elkaar mixt? De verraderlijk lome deiner World Of Disbelieve.

Het intiem deinende Wise Men doet vervolgens aan Fay Lovsky denken en Joos sluit het avontuur af met de funky fusion van Danser Ou Changez.

Na dit magistrale zeventeende album van JoosTVD kijk ik nu al weer uit naar deel 18!

English:

JoosTVD – Suit Yourself
Format: CD – Digital / Label: Independent
Release: 2021
Text: Peter Marinus

JoosTVD may also be known as “Joost De Verdwenen Nederlander” and is actually called Joost van Dinther. He has decided to release an album every year with his “slaps(t)ick humor” and a mixture of pop, jazz, funk. Latin and rhythm \u0026 blues.

His new musical adventure was recorded in his small Kitchensink Studio in Utrecht. Joos manages to let you listen breathlessly from the beginning to the end of the album.

The album opens with the “crooked” Latin of Know No Better Way in which warm samba sounds go hand in hand with idiosyncratic sounds reminiscent of Yello and the Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Joos then switches to the languid heaving electrofunk in Meet In The Middle. A song with the warm crooning vocals of Joos and of course the necessary idiosyncrasy, this time interspersed with Todd Rundgren influences.

The Buzz is an airy swinging song that is reminiscent of the Gruppo Sportivo side branch the Buddy Odor Stop but just as easily to the jazzy sounds of a Ben Sidran or Mose Allison. And Joos also rips through it with an electric guitar solo. The Cat Gang sweltering on with yet another “crooked” samba sounds in which Steely Dan is present this time.

Tapdancing Liar is a kind of “hopple-jump funk”, which sounds like Ben Sidran has the funky hiccups. Look at this tap dancing!

The blues pops up in World Of Make Believe that bluesy sounds like G. Love but with the JoosTVD quirkiness, which means that Joos again sprinkles with jazzy and samba sounds.


 The lightly swinging Suit Yourself automatically makes you happy. If only because of that Herb Alpert tijuana trumpet! Suit Myself is very funky, angularly grooving and with a languid samba feeling.

King Without Token tingles, is funky, and mixes Steely Dan, Beck and lo-fi. What do you get when you mix Van Dyke Parks, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan? The treacherous languid deiner World Of Disbelieve.

The intimate heaving Wise Men then reminds us of Fay Lovsky and Joos concludes the adventure with the funky fusion of Danser Ou Changez.

After this magnificent seventh album by JoosTVD look I'm already looking forward to part 18! 

Wise Men

 

On da radio. Always excitement. Yesterday evening between 21-23 O'clock, but you can still listen back to the bluesy sounds of "Bluestown Radio"- after the son of Bobby Bland, Rodd, by the way- HERE for a whole week. They chose 'Wise Men' and at first I thought "that ain't no blues!", but it fitted somehow. I always wonder how songs work on the radio, because in my experience, if you isolate a track, it always comes out different. The same goes for movies and soundtracks. Do they stand on their own? Well often, mostly not. 

Thanks Harry from Bluestownmusic + radio,

Here's 'Wise Men' isolated:

 

Once and how it started...

“DIY?” I don’t see myself as an excellent player that has to perform to show his chops. I do play and figure out songs of other composers once in a while, for educational purposes only. I have learned to play a few instruments (started out as that muppet Animal drummer), just enough to make records! I’m not a professional sound engineer, but I’ve learned along the way. Do It Yourself. That’s my kick. Yes, i 've had a few piano lessons and I had some voice training, singing opera too, but.

To put my own creations on “tape”. Play and push record. I already started recording my own songs around 1980…playing (drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals). Learned a whole lot about self-reflection in the meantime. Produced around 43 cassettes (remember it was the analog age!) of work in progress. 

 Although I like performing/ entertaining and I did play in a few bands (between 1980-1995), more and more I became aware of my real strengths: songwriting and shape a song into a complete version as I hear it in my head. It’s “hard” work though. Talent is not enough. You can’t push it, it will “push” you! It’s in the back of my head all the time. 24/7. Don’t worry, I do sleep and I like to vanish from time to time.

Is it out or not?

Well, those online services show the new album 'Suit Yourself', released today worldwide! 

So grab a link, sit yourself down or go dancing your pants off. It can go both ways!

The links will be updated, so check regularly....

 

Links:

Spotify

 Youtube

Deezer

Apple/ iTunes

Amazon 

eMusic

7Digital

Tidal 

Juno 

Napster 

Qobuz

Anghami 

KKbox 

OneMusic

AWA