This Sunday you are welcome to relax, ponder, create and listen at the second edition of De Mijmerwerkplaats in De CLOU in De Bilt!
The last time (when Toby & Leslie, Boo Hoo and The World of Dust performed), quite a lot of people showed up and spent the evening drawing and doodling. These are some of the artworks of that night:
Doors open at 14H30, live music by Immen & Astral Swans start at 15H00. The address is Molenkamp 44, De Bilt, and entrance and drinks are based on donations.
Combo Qazam presents Patrick XXXXII
With the ‘Combo Qazam presents’ Patrick-shows we are hosting experimental, weird, funny, loud, quiet and great music by independent artists and great people.
For this edition we want to welcome you for a night of local free jazzy ambient, danceable electronica layering and USA country rock ‘n’ roll!
Hainesii
Hainesii is a project by Max van Westerop (of former local indie outfit Loema) in which themes of mortality, care and the heart are explored in songs, whilst drawing inspiration from genres like ambient music, post-rock and tinges of free/spiritual jazz.
Tobin Kirk
Tobin Kirk is an American songwriter and performer whose colorful path—from train driving to delivering groceries to John Prine—reflects the character and storytelling at the heart of his music. Tobin blends classic and cosmic country, rock & roll, and cowpunk into a sound that’s both timeless and fresh. His first two albums were released by our partners in Houten of De Groeverij!
Laplander
Laplander is a one-man band crafting indietronica with a melancholic edge. From the vast landscapes of the Biesbosch, where he lives, he builds tracks that are both layered and danceable.
Timetable-ish:
20.30 Hainesii
21.15 Tobin Kirk
22.00 Laplander
Entrance is € 8 (cash or QR). Drinks are cheap (cash or QR).
COME VIBE WITH US
Hope to see you there!
Ab, Arno, Gino, Stefan
We are proud to release The Inversion, the second collage zine by Bilthoven-based artist The World of Dust. This 56-page full colour A5 zine comes as a successor to 2017’s Golden Moon zine. With these new collages – which, by the way, all have cool titles – The World of Dust further explores his usual mindful, surreal universe of imagery and sound. Vivid colors, nature, animals, humor and spirituality go hand in hand in his beautiful work.
Released at the same time is a set with 5 postcards, all containing an exclusive collage (which are not part of the zine). Great to send your loved ones something unique, weird and lovely, while at the same time supporting the work of a DIY artist.
Get it the zine The Inversion and/or the postcard set on our Bandcamp page!
We’re happy to announce that we’re back from our little release-hiatus with this new artist, single and album announcement! We welcome Microwolf to our Tiny Room family. In September, his amazing fourth album Changelings will come out on our label.
Today, we’re releasing the first single from this record, Burning Crops. This jazzy postfolktrip is at the center of a record about both the blissful and the heavier sides of becoming a father. Burning Crops, a song about letting go of the ego, falls in between these sides. There are guest appearances by Romke Burger, Jarno van Es and Arno Breuer.
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer etc., and brace yourself for this beautiful, radical, intimate and unique LP that will drop right after summer.
We are proud to release the second album by Combo Qazam today! On Ghost Interior, the Utrecht-based post-punk/krautrock/math rock band pursues the suffering of being human. It’s out on 12″ vinyl with another mind-blowing sleeve (made by Carolin Kastner). Only 100 of these waxy friends were being made, so get it while you can:
Bandcamp
Spotify
Apple Music
Deezer
Platomania: “a masterpiece”
WoNo Magazine: “Combo Qazam takes me along some new roads. highways, byways and dirt tracks. The trip is nice and well worth it, surprises and all.”
Here Comes The Flood: “they are blessed with seemingly limitless ideas to work within self-imposed boundaries”
Luminous Dash: “Revision brings rhythmic simplicity in combination with surprising, noisy excesses and on Repeater and Hydra they actually make us dance to their cheerful, infectious math rhythms”
Tonight, Combo Qazam celebrates this release with an evening of underground music in ACU, Utrecht. Also playing are Tonsils from Belgium, and the new Tiny Room revelation Caspar Milquetoast. After tonight, the band plays more shows in The Netherlands. Be sure to check them out.
Pre-order the new The World of Dust album today on Bandcamp Friday! The World of Dust’s new album is a totally acoustic, warm and soothing, elaborated indie folk record. It features contributions by Karl Blau, Thijs Kuijken (I am Oak), Tamara van Esch, Todd Tobias (Guided by Voices), among others. Click the pre-order button here:
There’s a new LOGOUT single to listen to! ’15 Avgoustou’ (August 15th) is available now on all digital platforms. The song is the closing track of his sixth album ‘Ponemela’, that comes out in autumn 2022.
LOGOUT says about the song in his own words: “Every summer, the city of Athens gradually goes quieter and quieter, as the rising heat drives Athenians crazy and forces them to leave it all behind and disappear in hidden places near the sea. The peak of this peaceful gradient comes in the 15th of August, where one can almost sunbathe in the middle of the formerly busiest highways. This track is about that day, about the “rebellious” act of going away but also about a loner who stayed behind, strolling in the empty city & holding on to a frail thread to someone far away.”
We are finally hosting shows again! On the last day of this month you can see Tiny Room acts Geri van Essen and Microplaza both celebrating their 2021 releases on a stage in Utrecht: Vechtclub XL. Also playing is SOON, who are releasing their debut album on Subroutine that week. From the timeless altfolk of Geri van Essen, to the playful indie pop of duo Microplaza, to the spacey kraut noise of SOON: this evening has it all. It’s on a Monday, so there’s nothing else to do anyway. And you are probably longing for live music as much as we are. See you there!
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1307866543067937
Buy tickets: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-podiumdorst-274063109137
Ilsha‘s wonderful debut Dive is out today! Listen to this amazing set of songs on all streaming platforms now. If it’s your thing, you can buy the vinyl in our Bandcamp webshop or at one of the release shows next week:
Nov 2: Worm, Rotterdam
Nov 5: Het Koffiepand, Middelburg
Handy streaming links for your convenience:
Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/311b9tx
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GxiX6J
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pOYnsn
Deezer: https://bit.ly/3mpNew5
And the press agrees with us:
De Subjectivisten: “intense mini soundtracks full of contemplative splendor”
Here Comes The Flood: “a memorable trip through emotions by way of intricate multi-layered compositions that sparkle and shine”
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING 🙂
Today we release Moonchy & Tobias III into the world, the sublime third collaborative album of vocalist Pat Moonchy (Sothiac) and multi-instrumentalist/producer Todd Tobias (GBV, Robert Pollard) under the Moonchy & Tobias banner.
Get the CD now here:
The album is available now on CD and in digital formats via Bandcamp, streaming via Spotify and is available to download or stream at most online stores.
“Musically you have references such as Mi And L’Au, The Caretaker, Cranes, Dead Can Dance and Portishead , although they never quite cover what this pair brings here. In conclusion, you can safely say that you are certainly not dealing with an average combo. What a great, versatile and mesmerizing album!” – De Subjectivisten