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

Scoop: first listen on da radio

 Full Album show
8:00 AM and 8:00 PM California time

A few songs wil be premiered....

 Scoop on Lonely Oak radio 

Let's watch this!

                                     wORLD oF mAKE bELIEVE

'Somebody tore my world apart and put it back together 

Somebody tore my world apart and put the pieces back the wrong way'

A World Of Make Believe was basically done with the help of an acoustic guitar and a slow, but urging drumloop with a sort of hiss in its mix. Lyrically I had the word fake in my mind, as I regularly have lately, when I read the news. Make believe. Create your own reality or bubble and watch what happens to the sheep when you spread the word. A sinister and hypnotic tone of voice. You can hear that in the way I sing, I even almost rap or narrate the words.The chorus is more melodic with a latin feel around it for some contrasting relieve. 

Gil Scott-Heron tapping on my shoulder

 A lyric 'promo' video. One of 12 brand new songs from the album 'Suit Yourself out 30-07-2021

A new song that has to be shared to be believed....

...and to be heard. So I've finally came up with a new batch of songs. Well, I never thought I'd make an another album, but here we are again.

This is the first of twelve songs, this one slowly building up, crawling under your skin, I hope. I've shared it with soundcloud and the online magazine Homecooking Share.

Process.

A World Of Make Believe was basically done with the help of an acoustic guitar and a slow, but urging drumloop with a sort of hiss in its mix. Lyrically I had the word fake in my mind, as I regularly have lately, when I read the news. Make believe. Create your own reality or bubble and watch what happens to the sheep when you spread the word. A sinister and hypnotic tone of voice. You can hear that in the way I sing, I even almost rap or narrate the words.The chorus is more melodic with a latin feel around it for some contrasting relieve. With Gil Scott-Heron tapping on my shoulder.

Come on, let's find out on the 'Groove' page 

                                                       World Of Make Believe

 

'Somebody tore my world apart and put it back together 

Somebody tore my world apart and put the pieces back the wrong way'

or Soundcloud:

JoosTVD · World Of Make Believe

 

 

 Next? There must be some promo, yes? Like a... video?

Suit Yourself: The Covers

 

Final Result Front & Backcover
 

New Album release: 30 july 2021

 

Suit Yourself

  

Innersleeve

 

 

Original pose, comfortable sweater 

 

                                                                                         Alternative Idea 2 Frontcover, colours

   

                                                                                              Alternative Idea 2 Backcover, colours

 

 

 

                                                                   



 

New Release...?

 August 2021?

                                                                  JoosTVD is back!

And I've worked my ass off, I tell you... but I love what I do......... Suit Yourself

 

                                                 Frontcover........not yet

Do It Without Love (watch 3)

Right!

The album

Yes it's time to get myself together...or not. I've been recording again, a lot of ideas fell into place so it's been fun and I guess I can come up with a new album next year, but.... it's too predictable now. Yes, I can look back at this great body of work now and be proud, but something is missing... I've been doing that for so many years now, it has become a habit, maybe a nice routine. The latest reviews have giving me exactly the kick in that direction. Break with the mold. Every song has been worth releasing, so no regrets in that department. I just want to experiment, explore more with ideas so I need time and space to do that. I'm gonna break with the "releasing things" to the public every year. Quality comes first.
Will I ever release a song again, you wonder? Only when I'm perfectly and naturally okay with it, but I'm too addicted to songwriting, recording, playing singing to give it all up. Hey TVD, let's not get too serious, nothing is broken. Let's have fun again. I've got the toys and the playground!

Motivation is the key, I can't do it without love.

Tat's a song from the last album. I'm profetic I guess!
This song is about love...without feeling it exactly. Written in a burst of energy on acoustic guitar, I found a fitting melody on the piano and the rest followed.
Just let it flow.....
Spotify
Video

Everybody, thanks for your support. I'm gonna vanish again, but I'll be back.