An Introduction To Dutch New Wave Volume 3



And so with the last and beautiful day of March we come to Volume 3. Never thought the creation process would continue to be so flourishing. The hunt for tracks and bands has brought a variety of New Wave from this low country, which unfortunately not always fits to my ears.

I can live with Joy Division alike bands, have no problems with the kind of Siouxsie And The Banshees or likewise with Sisters Of Mercy or The Mission. But soundscapes or simple noise is not my kind of stuff. I think to be honest the best music of the eighties I adore is the kind made by the New Romantics.

Well with that in mind, I was certain only one volume has to be dedicated it to the makers of noise, soundscapes and unidentified mumble jumble. The best accessible of these will be featured on the last Volume in this series and bands featured on that volume will only be available with one track. On the upcoming Volumes I will be presenting more of the kind already featured on the first two and this Volume. So after Volume 3 you can expect a mixture of the bands already featured and new found bands in the same style.

Tracklist:

01. Neon - A Day In The Land Of Lost Horizons (4:01)
02. The Spiderz - I Wanna Be Used For Love (3:10)
03. Minx/Zimmerman - Song For Alice (3:57)
04. The Rousers - Magazine Girl (2:45)
05. Tent - Distances (4:00)
06. De Div - (take me to your) Heart (4:50)
07. Joep Bruinjé - Just Another Day (2:44)
08. MAM - Maternité (4:29)
09. Agents Of Decay - Disorder (4:37)
10. Blue Murder - Entertainment (5:11)
11. Willy Nilly - I (2:23)
12. Mark Froggo - Taking Things Too Far (6:00)
13. I Spy - Flesh! (3:21)
14. Monomen - Come In Handies (2:37)
15. Sammie America's Mam - It's Slipping Away (5:23)
16. Esprits Animaux - Morning Train (4:43)
17. Stephen Emmer - You See You (3:03)
18. Cloud Nine - It Started When The Rain Came (4:44)
19. Piu Piu - Flughafen (3:16)
20. Twinkling Tears - Mystery (4:49)

Again I hope you enjoy this Volume at least with the same enthusiasm, which it gave me to create it.

At last something about the picture

It shows the northern beach of the isle of Texel with the lighthouse of De Cocksdorp. This island was mentioned in the Lonely Planets Top 10 European Destinations of 2016. This is what they say about this beautiful Dutch island:

9. Texel, The Netherlands

The largest of the Netherlands' Wadden Sea Islands, Texel ('tes-sel') is beloved by Dutch and German visitors but otherwise remains relatively unknown. Situated just 3km north of the coast of Noord-Holland and reached by ferry from Den Helder, the 25km-long, 9km-wide island shelters unspoilt dunescapes preserved as part of Nationaal Park Duinen van Texel (Texel Dunes National Park), as well as wildlife reserves, gloriously deserted white-sand beaches and pine forests.

Plan your 2016 travels now to take in the island's myriad summer festivals, including the spectacular Ronde om Texel, the world's largest catamaran race, in 2016 held on 25 June. The island offers all sorts of activities, from boat cruises to horse riding and skydiving, as well as superb local produce (Texel boasts a winery, brewery and numerous dairies) and unique accommodation options, such as Camp Silver's Dutch-design-fitted Airstream trailers. Get there before the rest of Europe catches on.

Enjoy, and maybe see you on Texel soon.

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