Dage

by Kleefstra | Bakker | Kleefstra

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Cassette + Digital Album
Limited edition grey cassette tape. Edition of 100 copies.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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	1.	Finzen Koarts 13:28
	2.	Wije Wolken 06:32
	3.	Widzjende Treast 11:51
	4.	Oant Safier 10:40

about

'Dage' is the sixth collaborative release by the Netherlands based trio of brothers Jan & Romke Kleefstra together with Anne-Chris Bakker.

The Kleefstra’s musical partnership began when Romke was asked to accompany Jan’s poetry recitals by creating soundscapes on the guitar. Since then, the brothers have collaborated with a range of artists including Machinefabriek, Peter Broderick, Gareth Davis, Nils Frahm, Greg Haines and Danny Saul.

Upon listening to ‘Dage’, the listener will hear that the album is uniquely characterised by the Frisian (a dialect spoken in the northern stretches of the Netherlands) poetry recited by Jan over an ever-morphing musical backdrop, created by nothing more than the inventive use of bowed, looped and processed electric guitars.

Jan’s poetry melts seamlessly into the soundscapes created by the two guitarists. One senses an icy coolness thanks to the humming, wind-like drones that fill the album. Bowed strings provide weight and an almost subliminal percussive element, joined by echoed, sorrowful guitar.

When the spoken voice returns, there is an eerie sense of loneliness that transcends the music; the trio’s intense processing resulting in a series of stark contemplative moments which, beyond their natural bleak aspect reveal some truly evocative settings.

credits

released November 24, 2016

Recorded by Jan Switters at Studio Landscape, Gau, the Netherlands, autumn 2014

Mixed by Anne Chris Bakker

Jan Kleefstra: voice, poetry
Anne Chris Bakker: guitar, effects
Romke Kleefstra: guitar, effects

Images by Nynke Venema (www.knynk.com)