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IV

Bastian

IV

Price: € 5.95
Format: CD
Label: Supertracks Records
UPC: 0608917574227
Catnr: ST 75742
Release date: 02 October 2007
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Supertracks Records
UPC
0608917574227
Catalogue number
ST 75742
Release date
02 October 2007
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Bastian is known for its distinctive sound, combining dance music with funk and sexy vocals. 'IV', the new album, has gained even more depth than its predecessors, keeping the songs contagiously radio-friendly, while on the other hand lacking the always annoying 'meant to be a hit'-formula, making them feel easy and loose. The sound is sturdier than before, containing more rock-influences, and is this time put down by the entire band instead of the album being a solo effort of Bas Bron. But is ultimately still danceable and funky as hell.

Vier jaar na het verschijnen van het laatste album, verbreekt Bastian de stilte met een nieuw album, getiteld 'IV', ook te verschijnen bij Supertracks Records.
Het is het derde Bastian album, voorafgegaan door 'Ready' (2000) en 'It's all downlhill from here' ST1010 (2003) Hitlijst noteringen waren er onder andere voor: 'You've got my love' (met wereldwijd geïmiteerde videoclip), 'Paper love' (over eigen-liefde en plaatjes-wellust) en 'Downers' (één van de eerste commerciële tracks die gratis werd weggegeven via het internet, waarbij het label zorgde voor een leeg hoesje met alle informatie).
'IV' gaat nog weer iets dieper dan haar voorgangers, waarbij de songs aanstekelijk radio-vriendelijk blijven, zonder te vervallen in de zo hinderlijke 'dit moet een hit worden' formule. Ze voelen los, en met overmacht gemaakt. Het geluid is struiser dan voorheen en bevat meer rock-invloeden. Dit derde album is door de hele band ingespeeld, waar eerder Bas Bron alles voor zijn rekening nam. Maar uiteindelijk is het resultaat uiterst dansbaar en funky-as-hell. De funk komt dit keer van nog meer bronnen dan hiervoor.

Van Thin Lizzy via Kraftwerk tot Bobby Brown, de invloeden zijn eindeloos. Ook de andere projecten waar Bron aan gewerkt heeft tussen de Bastian albums door, hebben hun sporen achtergelaten op de productie, waadoor 'IV' als een echt 'album' voelt.

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Bastian

When Bastian's debut 'Ready' was released, the word electroclash hadn't yet been invented. These days Bastian isn't the only one who's rocking vintage computers, making electro funk, but when it comes to head to toe songs with exciting solo's and sexy vocals, Bastian is still way ahead. Bastian a.k.a. Bas Bron makes records on his own in his Amsterdam based studio, only helped by co-producer Gaspard de la Nuit. On stage Bastian is a ten piece live band, which is unique in the dance world where pre-recorded backing tapes and samplers determine the live sound. Last year Bastian gave over sixty live performances with his band. The debut 'Ready' was succesful, the record gave us three singles of which...
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When Bastian's debut "Ready" was released, the word electroclash hadn't yet been invented. These days Bastian isn't the only one who's rocking vintage computers, making electro funk, but when it comes to head to toe songs with exciting solo's and sexy vocals, Bastian is still way ahead.

Bastian a.k.a. Bas Bron makes records on his own in his Amsterdam based studio, only helped by co-producer Gaspard de la Nuit. On stage Bastian is a ten piece live band, which is unique in the dance world where pre-recorded backing tapes and samplers determine the live sound. Last year Bastian gave over sixty live performances with his band.

The debut "Ready" was succesful, the record gave us three singles of which the first one "you've got my love" became an international hit. The video accompanying 'You've got my love' was called the best video of the year by a leading art critic.

"It's all down hill from here" is as much a logical follow up as a great step forward. As always it's still packed with catchy melodies and lyrics you just can't help singing along to. But musically as much as textually Bastian has given a new dimension to his art; as the title already suggests it's not only the bright side of life we hear about. The album starts with a very uplifting jazzy instrumental, but when the album ends with "hopeless" you realize Bastian has got some Blues too, in a manner of speaking that is... Musically Bastian is still influenced by P-Funk (Parliament as well as Prince), keyboard wizardry from artists like Herbie Hancock and even ZZtop's computerboogie.

The Bastian albums are proof of Bron's fine artistry , but he proves to be a man of many talents; with "Comtron" he makes progressive electro , as "Gifted" he experiments with samples and old-school computers and as "Seymour Bits" he raps and funks in yet another style. In 2005 Bastian produced the song 'Watskeburt' for 'De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig' and scored a number 1 hit in the Dutch charts.


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