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New project: Tanah Broadcast

admin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:15:00 +0000

It is not hard to explain the name TANAH BROADCAST; ‘Tanah’ means ‘earth’ (Malaysian). It is the earth that broadcasts.
Tanah Broadcast is a selection of musicians currently active in Holland set down the focus on the African continent. The sub-sahara music traditions are the main influence of the music created by Ferdy Karto’s (vocals and guitar) group. The former Cabubu singer, being an Indo-European with an Austronesian heritage, unites his energy with a group of kindred spirits, creating a sense-tickling vibe, injected with hip-shaking rhythms and exquisite melodies. Listen to the songs from ‘Noné’ by TANAH BROADCAST. Enjoy!

Preview of “D-Time” (2009) by Driftkikker

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:48:03 +0000

DRIFTKIKKER is a musical collective led by Daddo, whose iconoclastic songwriting avoids established paths and clichés. From its inception, Driftkikker has introduced a new musical style through the deft fusion of contemporary sounds with a love for jazz. Riding an experimental edge while still soothing through sound, DRIFTKIKKER’s sophomore album, D-Time, stamps this new musical style with directness and honesty.

Name Explanation
Contrary to what the name suggests (driftkikker is Dutch for “someone impulsive”), the music is quite cool, groovy, and relaxed. When asked, Daddo replied with a smile, “Due to my temperamental and somewhat volatile nature I have been called driftkikker many times but music is my remedy.”

Members & Guests
Elliott Randall (guitar), whose distinctive sound and guitar solos on Steely Dan’s Reelin’ In The Years and the motion picture Fame have entered music history.
Praful (sax, flute, and melodica), whose number one US hit Sigh from One Day Deep reached Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Top 10.
René Dissel (bass), who played with Toots Thielemans and Within Temptation.
Emil Kunto (accordion from Mala Vita), who worked with Gambit from Manu Chao and Mano Negra.
Randy Winterdal (bass), who is a frequent choice of Izaline Calister, Steve Bridgewater and Ronald Snijders.
Milos Dimitrijevic (seasoned session musician), who has played and schooled many of the Dutch greats.
Nelson Latif (cavaquinho and seven-string acoustic guitar), a Brazilian cultural ambassador.
Wes Maebe (sound engineer to Sting, Chaka Khan, The Kooks, and Roger Waters), who mastered the record.
John Kakiyai (drums) session musician worked with Glenda Peters, Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation), Nippy Noya, Hans v. Eijk (former Jumpin Jewels), Jim Vodegel (Vertigo).
Nenad Radosavljevic aka Ned (bass) owner of this web site (click for Ned’s bio)

Driftkikker’s 2nd CD D-Time OUT NOW!!!

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:07:44 +0000

The final result of cooking @ Silence Studio, @ Driftkikker Productions and @ Wes Maebe’s GHQ Sonic Cuisine: Driftkikker’s 2nd CD “D-Time” is out now and available @ iTunes!!!

Featuring:

Daddo : Vocals / El. & Ac.Guitar / Guitar Synth / Control Pedals

Elliott Randall : El.Guitar

Praful : Saxophones / Flute/ Melodica

Rene Dissel : Fingered and Bowed Upright Bass

Nelson Latif : 7 string Ac. Guitar / Cavaquihno / Latin Percussion

Emil Kunto : Accordion

Milos Dimitrijevic : Nylon & El.Guitar

Randy Winterdal : El. Bass

Just I.N.D : Backing Vocals

Nenad Radosavljevic aka Ned : El. Bass

John Kakiay : Drums

Listen to the tracks and read the lyrics and the story @ Driftkikker’s site !

No News = Good News!

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:21:54 +0000

Something is cooking. Coming soon!

New Look

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:11:42 +0000

As you have noticed the site is under reconstruction.

Thanks to Daddo and his design we have more updated look for the Silence Studio website.

The old and the latest news are stil missing, some text is still messy, but everything else works fine. I’ll post the latest news a.s.a.p.

Thank you for your patience.

Jazzy Lounge Radio Broadcast

admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:52:52 +0000

Today Sunday, March 2, 2008 Jazzy Lounge the Station where Driftkikker landed on the 21 place of the top 25 chart with Babylon Philosophy is upgrading it’s broadcast format from 32kbps/mp3pro to 64kbps/mp3pro.

The sound quality for the casual Jazzy Lounge listener with the mp3pro plug-in will be upgraded from FM to CD.

In conjunction with the upgrade, Jazzy Lounge will have in rotation more tracks at 100 BPM or greater. Genres being eliminated from weekday rotation will be ambient, dance, most house, trip-hop, hip-hop and some electronica. Jazzy Lounge is aiming for a jazzier, funkier mix- more nu jazz, acid jazz, lounge, smooth jazz, downtempo, funk jazz, jazzy house and chill out.

The first segment of new format will probably be approximately three hours long and will be expanded throughout the day until it reaches a nine hour format.

So tune in and listen to some more Driftkikker on this wonderfuly eclectic radio station !

Greppelpop 2008

admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:21:47 +0000

It was amazing, it was awesome, thoroughly enjoyable!!! Met cool people, made music and had a lot of fun, shared a stage with cool musicians and made new friends! Among wich “Misty Basement” and “Little Mystic” sticked out. We especially enjoyed meeting up with “Mala Vita” a folk punk rock band, memorably great bunch of people!

Marianne Fortuin, for Hart van Holland wrote:

Striking because of original music was the band Driftkikker. When asked for the origin of their name Daddo the singer/songwriter and gitarist of the band said: “We all three are not particularly impetuous but rather emotional. Fortunately we get along very well with each other and agree with the direction where we want to take our music to.”

You can check the photos of our performance at the media section.

Review by FRET magazine

admin — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:36:38 +0000

When I got the Driftkikker CD in my postbox, I thought in the first place that I had to review a Dutch hardcore punkband. Nothing could have been more further from the truth. “Coming of the light” is very relaxed album with trip-hop, jazz and rock influences.
The tracks are composed and produced by audiovisual artist Daddo from Leiden. He sings/raps over a base of swinging beats, creative programming and ambient sounds. Whole has enough sharp edges and original angles to avoid established paths of the “Lounge”. The number “What” was already selected for mixtape by Mercedes Benz and I think that more tracks of this alternating album will find their way to compilations…

Klik hier om Nederlandse versie te lezen

Driftkikker @ NPS Studio 6

admin — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:07:36 +0000

NL
Vanaf vandaag is Driftkikker ook te horen op de Nederlandse nationale zender NPS op het programma STUDIO 6, dit is een vijf uur durend liveprogramma met veel muziek: jazz, world & beyond, maar ook uitstapjes naar pop en klassiek. Daarnaast ook uittips, cultuurnieuws en dagelijks een recept. Iedere dag is er een muziekgast die centraal staat. De presentatie is in handen van Vincent van Engelen of Co de Kloet. / Studio 6 wordt elke werkdag uitgezonden om 14:00

EN
From today Driftkikker is also to be heard on the national radio (NPS) in the Netherlands on the STUDIO 6 program, this is a five hour live radio show with lots of music: jazz, world & beyond, that also ventures to pop and classic. Also there are useful tips for going out, culture news and one daily recipe. Every day there is a music guest around whom the show spins. The presentation is in the hands of Vincent van Engelen or Co de Kloet. / Studio 6 transmits each working day from 14.00