Wouter van Veldhoven, Ignatz, To Kill A Petty Bourgoisie, Boduf Song - Lentegruis, Kargadoor, 8 may 2009

This was the first evening in a three day program called 'Lentegruis', which would loosely translate as Spring-Grit.
It was at a typical Utrecht venue called the 'Kargadoor' with a room based in one of the ancient canal side storage vaults. It gave this evening an extra special feel, albeit it got a bit stuffy with -i guess- some eighty people turning up!

Listed as an evening of experimental music, this was very well programmed with the four acts tonight.

Wouter van Veldhoven was up first. He had to tell this unfortunately would be his last performance for a long while due to study.
Beautiful music. A long loop made with two open reel tape recorders, of about ten seconds, formed the basis. Little, careful played sounds and samples were played and a slow and mellow atmosphere was built.
Instruments were bowed guitar and hammered dulcimer and an array of little glitchy, percussive sounds.
Added to that was some effects processing with as main core an electronic system with a huge array of pulsating red LEDs adding a nice visual effect.
I've seen him work this setup a couple of times before but it remains a very special experience.


Wouter van Veldhoven


It was a little switch in style with Ignatz up next. New to me, but what an impressive act by this man from Brussels, Belgium!
Gritty lo-fi guitar drones and song. The songs were varied, but in basis they were built from first playing a background, fed to a loop, and then solo guitar. Very good guitar play! But these sounds all melt into each other and at times the loops were changed.
To that some lyrical, but hard to make out singing. As all was fed to a traditional guitar amplifier with spring reverb turned up high it got a lo-fi far out feel. Ha, ha.. it made me think of hearing Elvis perform in a remote sports-stadion, through a poor tannoy system, while being in a train as a listener. Safe to say it got the mind floating in all directions ;D
Great act!


Ignatz

To Kill A Petty Bougoisie from the US impressed very much to. This was a very well tuned foursome with keys, electronics, laptop, laptop beats, guitar and song. Careful constructed songs and unison revealed the group was very well prepared. It all formed a one sounding lo-fi droning experience that captivated. Beautiful warm emotions.

To Kill A Petty Boursoisie

Boduf Songs from the UK formed the most powerful and final act of the night. I knew Boduf Songs from an earlier concert; and the more from the cd Lion Devours The Sun. I thought the cd reflected the calm better then the live experience then, but tonight it all came together in the dead quiet surroundings of the Kargadoor 'dungeon'. The public was spellbound.
Man and electric guitar turned to low volume. Whispered song. Second man on percussion/drum, which went no further then an occasional brush or single refrained striking touch. Slowly developing breathing music. Shoegaze tiptoeing on socks. Hush music. Dream, dream, dream.
The singer whispered thanks for the room for being so quiet. Fantastic experience.


Boduf Songs


Thank you artist, each and all, thank you Eat This Media.

Shhht!



(bas)

Burial Hex, Eklin, Môgô - Vechtclub, Utrecht, 06-05-2009

Hey, hey, hey! Something new in Utrecht! De Vechtclub!
De Vechtclub is a new cultural center housed in a derelict old warehouse near the Overvecht Shopping Center. It is part of a huge building that used to be a distribution center with ports for lorries to drive up to the building.
The surroundings are well littered with used cars and campers... the perfect surroundings for tonight's program!
The hall is great, with nice acoustics and a friendly bar.
Do have a look at their website!

And i think some 50 people turned up to enjoy this good night of rebellion!


First up tonight was Môgô. Môgô is a one man act and the style was listed as 'Loops 'n Drones'.
It was a great, noisy sound collage. Base track from cassette and then lots and lots of effect processors, a nice little Casio SK-1, bass guitar used for drones.
It was all well executed, with nice changes throughout; maybe a bit crammed together. Very nice introduction to this artist!


Môgô


Next was a threesome in Eklin; listed as 'Electronoise'. One was using voice and effects, second was on drum and effects, third was on synth and effects. It was a bit of an unfocused show. It was like the members were surprised all the time by the effects they produced. And maybe there was a bit too much feedback from the room amplification. The speakers were in an awkward position behind the artists.
Both voice and synth made ample use of loops and distorts for a nice gritty sound. The drum was used in a long looped delay to get repetitive percussion effect.
In all i think the single parts were very nice, but it could have done with some more co-ordination.


Eklin


Absolute topper and the last act tonight was Burial Hex from the US. Listed as Horror Electronics.
Single man; lots of effects, voice, reverb coil as a noise source.. and piano.
The act started with some simple noise drones and then it moved to song and piano.. which was a little long, but it was a nice mellow move towards the searing end!
Ranting, hurrying over a great collection of boxes, Burial Hex exploded in fantastic anguished noise! Great act!


Burial hex

Tonight was in fact a nice prologue to a festival 'Lentegruis' which will take place 8, 9 and 10th of May in Utrecht, on several locations. Please have a look at lentegruis.eatthismedia.org for more information!

And of course.. the Utrecht gang was here again! Hi Bauke, Tiny, Jan Erik!

Thanks for reading!
Bas.

Svartvit, Obselete (Office Equipment), Messias, Mental Plastic Body Filler, Conjo di Christo - Sonic Terror 2, Electron, Breda 01-05-2009

Woooo!! busy and noisy night in Breda again!! Tonight another nice side edition of De Rebellenclub with open stage NOISE!! And with five acts again, no less!
Already well steamed up by a En Nihil on the way to Breda -thanks for the ride and music Bauke!- we arrived good in time to give our ears another good cleaning.
And oh, man.. a CDs and record sale stand. Jummy, jummy, jummy.. found some nice new things again! Ohww, and some new Kristus Kut works from friend George!





Starting of the night was Svartvit. An energetic and classic one man Noise act. Very well put together! With some base from laptop, it was great to see some home-brew electronics boxes giving off the wildest noise and glitches! Nothing like the real thing!
And a fantastic opener!

Svartvit


Next up was Obselete (Office Equipment). Again one man.. without a mission? He, he.. this seemingly retired office worker produced just the finest Noise! Very eventful, full of changes and absolutely geared to reset the brain! He, he.. got me in the zone anyway ;)
Brilliant sounds! Stage performance.. hmmm.


Obselete (Office Equipment)


Then it was to Messias. Wow! What a lot of boxes with lights! It was wild noisy EBM type dance, with many sequencers and rhythm boxes fighting eachother! And as Messias was again a one man act, he had a busy time working over all the controls. Some serious dancing developed in the room and i think he well exceeded his allotted time; with that shear energy he could have gone on for nights on end.
Very nice act, although it got a bit long and a little less varied as it progressed.


Messias


Then it was welcome back to our De Rebellenclub friends Mental Plastic Body Filler! Opening up with some really interesting music; a lot of warped sampling and effects.. it at times reminded a bit of Coil in fact. But a lot wilder; very interesting! Then the show shifted to the main soft-SM act with the female part of the duo being guided on stage.. Ha, ha.. i didn't get to see much as the crowds moved well in front to see the show! Musically it got a bit less interesting, but hey, how do you work that being tied up in other matters. But judging by the public it was all well received!

Mental Plastic Body Filler


Then it was time for another good insult to the ears again with an agonizing twosome Conjo di Christo. A 'bootyloving' Stirner & Kristus Kut side project. Woooowww!!
Full out noise from the two hooded men! Sparks flying front to back searing full roast Noise! I think in the end there was just one microphone left working giving an earsplitting feedback.
Two gutted artists dropped of the stage in the end. Noise they way it's supposed to be! ;)


Conjo di Christo



Thanks for the awesome night again George; and artists! Had me ears glowing all the way back to Utreggggggggggggg!

And warm hello's to the Utrecht gang in Bauke, Tiny and Jan Erik!

Thanks for sharing!
Bas.

Desiderii Marginis, Mendel Kaelen & Monika, Alexis de Roode, VJ MJ - Salon d'Esprit VIII - "Vacuum of Isolation" 26-04-2009

Again a nice and full program for the Sunday afternoon on the eighth edition of Salon d'Esprit! This edition was titled "The Vacuum of Isolation".

The program started with a beautiful, lengthy video and sound collage by -presumably- VJ MJ. Imagery was in the form of slides of pecil or ink drawings depicting studies of the ancient Roman world. With focus on typical architecture. Awesome and hounting pictures! It was all set to a beautiful ambient background track.
Due to the main act the venue was moved to the main Kikker hall, which was well filled with i think some 300 people. And i think everybody was impressed and enjoying his/her(?) work.
Great start!


A screen image as presented by VJ MJ


Next the floor was to Mendel Kaelen & Monika. Mendel produced a lightish ambient program, seated on the floor with laptop and control boxes. I closed my eyes and let the sounds drift in. Maybe the themes were streched a bit long at times, but this was probably to allow for Monika to put in here perfomance. She moved along the stage in a graceful way, planting stones. I think this probably reflected the theme of the "Vacuum of Isolation" in a nice way.

Mendel Kaelen & Monika


Alexis de Roode then did a selection of poetry readings by his own hand. As it was a bit difficult to hear him talk it was also very hard to follow along; let alone understand. Poetry is maybe hardest to do in a live setting. Well, at least to me; in print i sometimes go back dozens of times to the same sentence to get the idea..


Alexis de Roode


Desiderii Marginis from Sweden then took stage. I think most of the extra visitors this afternoon had come especially to whitness this rare and one time performance. It was to be an ambient work, supported by Johan Levin on concert piano. Further it was just a simple background projection of abstract paintings.
Time to close the eyes again. Johan took us through a barren, minimalistic music. It was beautifully executed calmness. Again very inspired with the theme. And in a way it closely reminded of early experimental music works.
The little single notes and chords create such a wonderful barren feel working their way through the stern metal and wood of a Grand Piano.
This one, long piece was the absolute pinnacle to the afternoon. Hopefully it was recorded!


Desiderii Marginis


Alexis de Roode did a final reading to mark off the end to another wonderful afternoon well spent.

Three cheers to Salon d'Esprit!

Thanks for stopping by!
Bas.

A Night Full of Noise IV - Electron, Breda 14-03-2009


Time again for a musical penance to Breda! An easy choice; these nights at the Electron are always something special!
It was a pity the act Schultz did not make it to Breda due to car problems. Nonetheless a very varied and solid program with no less then four acts again!

Starting the night was Mental Plastic Body Filler. Woman and man doing a nice little soft SM and Electro act. It was in a way a bit tentative; i'm not sure if it was by careful choice or that it was one of their very first floor shows. They were listed as 'our own Cybertrash Rebels' and for sure they are regular visitors.. i hope we'll get to see them on stage some more!

Mental Plastic Body Filler

Next up was Aiwass Prophet from Belgium. A sincere and studied act with carefully layed out Noise from a sampler and a very skillful vocalist. It was immediately captivating. Going through their song.. well, maybe it was in the end a bit more of the same musically, but they on their performance they really warmed up and some passion developed!

Aiwass Prophet

All throughout the program there was plenty of opportunity to have a look at the art exhibition in the large Electron hall. A collection of works by several artists. There were constructions out of bikes, sown down chairs, arranged in a spread pattern and several works based on computers with sound and imaging effects. There was one composite bike i thought was really interesting. It was two bikes strapped side-by-side and they had all kinds of links in metal and wood, with rotatable saddle, a sort of set of handlebars, but not. That took a while to take in! Nice!
Throughout also nice but hastily talks with organizer George of De Rebellenclub again.. a pity really, but it's a LOT of work to keep an evening like this in motion! Fantastic job again George!

Third act was TZii from Brussels. NOISE!!!! Solid, grinding; in your face! In pitch black darkness, with just a backdrop of homo erotic old pictures. The sounds from laptop, Korg MS-20 and maybe some effects. Heavily distorted sounds of talk radio broadcasts and to that searing noise, filter oscillations and grumbles. Amazing act, absolutely worth to experience live! I hope to see some more in the near future!

TZii; here during sound check.. with a bit of light.


So then the last act of the night with Androgene Collective. Familiar face in the the lead vocalist and keyboard player; he was on a Noise Night in Utrecht!
Now for this evening it was a full setup with -as said- keys and vocals, then two guitarists and electronic drums. I'm not too familiar with the genre, but i think it was solid retro rock act. It had a good eighties feel.


Androgene Collective


It was then time to leave again; but not dashing to trains again, but with the comfort of an enjoyable ride with Bauke and Tiny back home to Utrecht again! And thanks again for the nice talks throughout the evening Bauke and Tiny! And i'm very much looking forward to The [Law-Rah] Collective on stage in the Electron ;)

Thanks for tuning in!

Bas.

Noise Central Festival V - ACU, Utrecht 13-03-2009

Ha, haaa!!! Another great little festival; and who'd ever guessed it would become so easy to drop in on great parties.. right in your very own home town??
It was time for Noise Central Festival. Fifth edition no less.

On arrival it was still a bit quiet, but i was happy to find Bauke and Tiny to have a talk to. And also there was DeBart's music shop again.. ha, ha, there goes another wallet of money; but some awesome new stuff again :)

Then quickly over to the hall where Saal 5 had already started. Nice, blacked-out room, with some black-light firing up the Saal 5 sign in front of the artist.
This was a new act to me. Quite experimental noise/drone with lots of technology used. There was little mystery boxes producing sound, high-tech laser beam with little revolving LED lit fans breaking the beam and producing sound. Nut also more low-tech mic-in-a can on a wash hanging rack.
There were incredible sounds and lots of things happening. But maybe it was a bit un-focussed towards a build-up. And the short delay and echo that could be heard all the time was maybe a bit too much.
But, as was told this is a new act, so I hope to see some more of Saal 5 in the future!


Saal 5

All through out the night the intervals where filled by DJ DistortedChaos. And every time a big surprise; this is one fantastic, hard working DJ with immaculate mixing and underground music choice.


DJ DistortedChaos

Then the stage was up to a more modest setup in Tendo. Working from laptop aided by a controller. Maybe not entirely a noise act, but to me a great surprise! Very, very complex break-beats, searing low grumbles.. wow! I really got in to the sounds; fantastic! And very dance-able too!
Again, a new act to me, but what a great experience!


Tendo


Then another round of DJ DistortedChaos and then over to Nin Kuji.
Nin Kuji is a one man act. He had a great array of all kinds of boxes; probably sequencers and samplers, producing searing dance sounds. He was later joined by the man from Tendo, working a sampler.
And as the crowds were now pooring in steadily it was one dancing mass in the ACU! To me i just missed a bit of originality though.


Nin Kuji

It was followed closely by an act listed as Mono-Amine. Very nice EBM act with solid grooves and the ACU got real steamy now!
To me it was time to go home and find my bed... is that really the years catching up with me?

I was so sorry to have missed DJ Donna Summer. I've seen DJ Donna Summer a couple of times; and every time a big surprise! Hope it was as good this time!

So in all a good and well programmed evening! I maybe just missed the 'Noise' aspect a bit.

Thanks for reading!

Bas.

Kibuka - Dystopia, MIKO011 CD, self released. 22-02-2009

It's been a while since i did a blog on a CD; but this first release by Dean Dennis and Snook under the moniker Kibuka definitely needs attention! After prolific co-operation in bands like Clock DVA, T.A.G.C, a solo project Nohno it is now in Kibuka that another realm is entered. With Snook the work's turned to a more cerebral and mellow area compared to earlier releases.


(Image from the Kibuka website)

The music on this first release 'Dystopia' is a stunning mix of Dubstep, Jazz and electronics. Like earlier work it still has the hunting chase feel by the on-going rhythms and careful panning of short and well chosen sound snippets. But to that there's a new depth and softness. In particular the generous use of 'space echo' on elements lifts this release to a new plain; but with that the rhythms stay clear and solid though. It reminds at times of the work by The Orb, but again without warping the rhythm. The dubstep element is again very reminiscent of the work by Bill Laswell. But the composition and attention to details is more like work by William Orbit in the Torch Song days; the Jazz element maybe.

The CD is composed of 16 tracks, which already tells it's made up of more and shorter songs. But on listening there is a different experience. All songs are carefully worked out with breaks and changes and as such the tracks blend in to each other to a solid long listening experience.

I won't go in to every track, but some need a little more attention.
Of which the opening track 'Sucking up that stuff' is one. It is a weird track to start with. It sounds more like an after thought; maybe it was even composed in a later stage. But it is very good to get in to the music on the CD. A worthwhile 'prologue' that introduces the listener to key elements. Little staccato rhythms. Heavy swirling bass sound and space echo-ed voices.
The second track 'Cell by cell' is more upbeat and closer to older work.

Track 3, Mystery Tour, is one of my favorites. Strong, upbeat rhythm, nice little synth patches and filter sweeps, little note sequences. And to that snippets of narrative by Salvador Dali talking about the paranoiac critical method.

Then a couple of beautiful tracks that sound like essays. Working with dub elements, maybe even drum-and-bass at times.

These tracks in a way lead up to track ten 'Dolly Mop' where the essay elements all fall in to place in a nice and rounded composition. Strong repeats and loops. TB303-like snippets, phased digital synths, soft warm pads.
This works through in the next track 'True Colors'.

Then we're back in space again on 'Future Fiction'. It's a dreamlike soundscape that drifts through time, with now and then past and future snippets on shorts lay-by's. It runs in to the next track 'System Control' like that is a pit stop where time is fleeting by.

The pass re-engaged next on the title track 'Dystopia' that is like a sunny day drive through open country. Soft pads, shuffling rhythms and a nice plucky bass (missed that a bit in the other tracks) give a rolling experience.

Then the track 'All Seeing Eye' which is longer and slower paced.. and he, he.. yeah, it's a remix by Brian Lustmord!! Although different in nature it is a welcome addition to the CD. Pads sound time-stretched at times and Brian has probably added the awesome long space echo. With that the composition has a different feel; more like classical dub. It's a fantastic track!

Final track is Chimera, in a 'Spiralized/P.A. Browse Remix'. A far more ambient piece. With little bell like sounds, metally flutters on a soft warm bed. Sounds of and old clock chime being struck? Reversed atonal metal notes. This is a fantastic track! But, like the Lustmord mixed track, it should have deserved a release of it's own as it is so very different in style!

I think this is an exceptional CD that should be heard. But it is very important to not judge it by the remixes, as they take off a bit from the main tracks!

Dystopia comes in a beautiful crafted digipak, designed by Snook.

And do visit the Kibuka MySpace profile for some listening pleasure!

Highly recommended!

Thanks for reading!
;) Bas.

Kramer, 5bridgeS, John Hayes Project - Starsound Studios, 't Oude Pothuys 07-02-09

Yup! Another night, another.. well lot of parties! And it was a fast night to update me in Rock music with no less then three bands!

First it was over to Starsound Studio in Utrecht for a double bill. Nice! Again a venue in my very home town i'd never visited before! I think it's more like a practice centre with stage, not unlike dB's.

Opening was 'support' act Kramer. A solid warming up with a mix of general to hard rock. Nice singing by the keyboard man, sound guitar work, amazing bass and rock solid drums. I think the roof must have lifted a bit; they were LOUD!!

Kramer

Then it was up to the main act in 5bridgeS. I received a kind invitation by Martin Thoolen, the bass player, to this special CD presentation evening! I have serviced his Moog Taurus and Voyager and i was very happy to get a chance to see them in action ;)

5bridgeS is a very classic symphonic rock band. Clearly inspired by the likes of Yes, Genesis and Rush, to which, i'm told, their often requested to act as cover band.
Not so tonight! All work by their own hand. They played the entire new CD: The Thomas Tracks. A CD based on a novel, 'De handelingen van Thomas', written by drummer Rob van der Linden.
They put down an amazing and solid show! Very well thought out arrangements and beautiful dynamics!
I'm currently listening to the new CD, which is absolutely top brass. Please visit their web site to judge for yourself!


5bridgeS


Then it was over to 't Oude Pothuys for a quick drink, but to my surprise there was a fantastic rock act on stage as well! The John Hayes Project. Wow. Talkabout three people enjoying themself!!
Fantastic rock with guitar/singer John Hayes, Guzz on drums and Pepper, bass. Agile play. Very, very professional and strong emotion laden. The room was on fire!


John Hayes Project


Pheww! Full evening! Time for bed; i'll sleep like a rock ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Bas.

Tonefloat: Fear Falls Burning, Sand Snowman, DJ Maarten van der Vleuten - Paradiso 02-02-09

How better to spend a cold Monday night then with a prime choice in the best of music? Well, Paradiso had it in the house!

Tonefloat is a label which, i now found out, has some beautiful works on offer. As i understand they always go for the eclectic sounds.
This evening was kind of a promotional evening.. he, he, well it was so to me ;) Well advertised on X-Rated, KinkFM radio, this evening drew a good crowd of enthusiastic music lovers.

In between sets there was some awesome tracks played by DJ Maarten van der Vleuten... i'd love to find a list of titles he played. I found out one, but more on that later.

This warming opening paved the way to the first act on stage: Sand Snowman. One man, acoustic guitar. Beautiful music, which seemed improvised, and at first had something of the work by Harry Sacksioni. But.. not so. Here was a man in deepest concentration working out his ideas. Maybe it was by the length of the improvisation, but there was this fantastic development in the play! I'm not sure what it was, but the effect was kind of hypnotic and it kept your ears glued to the sounds.

Sand Snowman

It was kind of a switch to the music played by Maarten van der Vleuten after. But a quick beer and i just settled down on the ground and let my mind drift again in the music. Gah! There was one fantastic track that i HAD to find out what it was! But that had to wait a little because it was 'Fear Falls Burning' on stage!

Fear Falls Burning was again one man.. with a mission. OMG. Talk about Dark Doom! This man produced sounds like he wrote the book on it! Deeeeep anguished electric guitar in loops, distort, overdrive and at one point he started a slllooowww and deeep rhythm track, sounding like a recording of a real 'live' drummer. Made me think of Sunn O))), Earth, OM...
Absolute powerful act, which ended all too soon. With leaving the stage and let the guitar and electronics run their own course. It was abruptly switched of a minute later and reality flared up again!


Fear Falls Burning

Time to hop over to Maarten van der Vleuten who had switched on his decks again. I asked him about the track he had played before the stage act; trying my best to describe it. He quickly flashed me a brownish LP and said it was just out on Tonefloat and available at the desk. OK then! Hunting time!
I wet over to Tonefloat and found the album: High Intolerance Towards Low Energies. By.. Maarten van der Vleuten. Ha, ha, ha!!! Sold. Fantastic album; two straight tracks on each side.

I completely forgot to get a picture of him. Sorry!!

With the cold walk toward central station ahead i decided to call it a night. And a fantastic night it was...

Do visit the Tonefloat web site! There are two more nights in the near future and i do urge you to go; you won't be disappointed!

Thanks for tuning in!

;)
Bas.

Salon d'Esprit, Édition VI, L'Édition 'Pataphysique’ - Theater Kikker 07-02-09

Sunday afternoon? Yeah, very good time for a nice closer to the weekend! And with again a full program by Salon d'Esprit in Theater Kikker, just a lazy ten minute bike ride up to the city center, what better then to go over and settle in?
Like the previous editions of Salon d'Esprit it was again a mixed program. This time with two awesome music acts and a presentation by the Pataphysicists.

Starting of promptly at 14:30 were Machinist and Elleke Bosma with a beautiful co-operation of bass guitar drones and cello. A difficult mix as both instruments stride in the same low frequency area, where the amplified bass won by far. But the bass drones by Machinist were beautifully worked out; very long and strong and they really warmed the room to a mellow pace. The Kikker small room was fully packed by the way. To the drones a recording of a poem by Yves Klein was played, which clashed a bit to the atmosphere of the drones. But i think in all it was just a matter of balance; it was a great piece!!

Elleke Bosma & Machinist

Then on stage was.. the Pataphysicists, Bataphysicists, NAP, OAO.. An apparent spring-off organization of a renowned french school of free thinkers. It was a lengthy introduction to the organization, which was not too clear and readings by the members, that ranged from vulgar to clever Bible reworks, interpretations of childrens' stories and the collecting of newspaper clippings. Main theme seemed to be to translate the outlandish, with an air of scientific, in to a literary concept. Clearly the french forebears had a clear advantage in a far more poetic language. Dutch is just a language that doesn't serve form and style in a justified way. While the presentations were entertaining and at time hilarious.. it left a cold harsh feeling of something completely missed.

Pataphysicists

Up next was again music.. and that was again awesome! Beta Two Agonist! I'd seen him before and i've got a cd, but this was a very special live set. There was some base drone.. i think.. to which a fantastic looped layering was added on the spot. New was the electric piano, but further it was cymbals, Indian tone bowl, percussion instruments, xylophone.. and on and on. All the sounds were slightly worked or changed on each passage of the loop and it all created very complex rhythmic and tonal structures. Really fantastic and subtle work. And, again, Beta Two Agonist worked really hard to get all samples in, adjusting effects and levels on the fly. Again, an awesome piece of listening pleasure!


Beta Two Agonist

Thanks for the really enjoyable afternoon Sven and Inge!

Oh and a big hello to friend George from Breda and Jan Erik from Utrecht!

Thanks for reading!
Bas.