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Facts & Funnies *It's summer, the weather's great and people have asked us if Bauer is on a summer halt tourwise, well.... kinda yes, we basicly did all the venues in Holland for the Can't Stop Singing Tour, there are a couple of shows left but we're taking it a little bit easy playing live wise now. * That doesn't mean we are not busy, The Ohio & Maine is going to be released as a single in August in a super dooper remixed version, Berend & Sonja worked on this baby last weekend while everybody was sunbathing. The remixed version is going to be more compact and to the point than the ol' album version.....obviously. Extra tracks on the single : an Arling & Cameron remix of the O & M and a remix of Dunce by Belgian collegues Das Pop. The O & M remix / single is also going to be released on white label vinyl 12". For the dancing shoes momma! * Berend is also working on music for films & commercials right now, it could be a new Bauer CD but it's not, it's bits and pieces of music scraped together for cool backgrounds for tv 'n stuff, the CD is called "If it were to end right here, right now, would it be enough?" and is going to be duplicated a hundred times for agency's and filmmakers. · Unfortunately there are no plans for a US visit just now, only thing being worked on now is CMJ in NYC in Septenber, we keep you posted. * People living in Amsterdam don't forget the Aimee Mann show Thursday in the Melkweg! back to news
*In retrospect one could say from all the last couple of shows Bauer did DEVENTER was the highlight of the tour so far, we played the Burgerweeshuis two weeks ago with Coparck and we went through the roof, it was crowded, we sold CD's & T Shirts and there even was some groovy dancing with girls involved. A raving review in Deventer Dagblad by Eric Krebbers was our prize. *Berend is working on alternative filmmusic for films, he's working on a new soundtrack for Coppola's The Conversation. Plan is to show this film with the new soundtrack at Plaza Futura in Eindhoven soon. Other films on the list for re-soundtracking are: The Thing (John Carpenter) & Mean Streets (Scorcese). *Berend en Persijn Broerse (video wizard) just completed the new leader (music & image) for PARK 4D TV: a TV platform for video artists seen in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin & New York. This leader is going to replace the old leader soon. *We are not far away from CSS's USA release, a couple of more weeks and the record is going to hit the states. There are even plans to release On The Move, Can;t Stop Singing and a remix LP in a deluxe broadback vinyl package. Sign in HERE at Bauer plaza for this! Prices are still unknown. *Also it's vacuum cleaner opening time! Sonja lost her Silver Harp. *Everyone who ordered shirts? They're on their way! back to news
*OK now, the Silver harp gala was pretty good, we were nervous and ready for an overdose of celebs. And that is exactly what we got, and more, a lot more. Sonja pretty much 'twistered' through the studio's with a camera to catch all the BN action, this roll of film is being developed as we speak and available for viewing on the site asap. We also had brief eyecontact with 'The Bauer Of All Bauers' Frans Bauer, but we were to chicken to start conversation though. The night itself was crazy, rehearsing, playing, interviews, friends, family, food, booze, the lot! We were pleasantly surprised Fay Lovsky walked on stage to deliver us our harps, we heard Robert Jan Stips was originally asked to do the honours but he had a nasty bike accident on the same day. Robert Jan, if you are reading this piece, Bauer hopes you are back in the land of the living. Cool thing was we got 4 harps, so not just for Sonja and Berend but also for Frank and Wim. *Last week we did our first show with Robbert in Nijmegen and we were happy happy this turned out to be more than excellent, Robbert banged the drums with bravery, accuratesse and (most important) Bauerfeel. We were so glad and at ease after the show, it's pretty hard to follow Wim's footsteps you see and Robbert did that in style. *Here are some FAQ's Bauer often gets asked before / during and after shows: Q:In God's name, who plays what at Bauer shows? With all that sonic racket going on it's sometimes kind of hard to unravel! A: Sonja does all the basslines, chords and some of the soloing on her Nord Lead & Hohner Pianet. All the drums are live. For a couple of songs Robbert has a clicktrack running on his headphones, if we would'nt have that his playing would go totally out of sinc with the pre-recorded musicloops. Frank plays the guitar and starts and stops the musicloops under certain songs (Dolphins, Masterminds, Mother Of Two, Forrest Of Zero). He also hits individual buttons for signature samples like the trumpet in T, J & S, the dolphins in Dolphins or the orchestra in The Ohio & Maine. Berend plays the Fender Rhodes piano and plays solo's and Fx's on the Moog and Korg Synths and all his vocals are on tape. :-) Just kidding. Q: Why not leave all that 70's equipment crap at home and tour with reliable always in tune digital equipment? We're oldfashioned peoples, Berend for instance still sleeps under blankets instead of more popular and easy to use eiderdowns. Q: Why don't you guys play longer shows with Das Pop? A: Because we're kind of a support act. Q: Why are you guys not more 'showey' like Das Pop? A: 'Cause we're Bauer. *Dunce is # 7 in Arjen Grolleman's Outlaw41 Kink FM list! We practiced Dunce very hard last week and we're ready to perform it live now. * The buttons are coming soon! * Arling & Cameron are working on a remix of The Ohio & Maine, and it's going to be released on 12" vinyl. *Vitaminic nl & vitaminic usa have a feature on Bauer. back to news
*Bauer's busy! That's a fact to start with, another fact is that Bauer drummer Wim Kwakman will soon be Bauer's former drummer, the Tivoli in Utrecht show will be his last show with the band. His FINAL FINAL performance will be at the Silver Harp Award Show (talking about leaving with a bang!). Why? Wim Kwakman will be called Jim Kwakman real soon as he will give his total commitment to his first priority band JOHAN who will be releasing their album PERGOLA real soon. Are we sad? Sure we are, but we're also lucky we found a great new batterist to join Bauer's exciting live show performances, he's called Robbert Verbout and we think he's totally the man to walk in Wim's footsteps. Drummers are like spring sometimes aren't they? Once you get used to them they dissapear like a Robijntje in a soap commercial. *Berend is working on spiffin' new music for the soon to be launched brand new PARK 4d TV signature/leader on Amsterdam Salto TV. *Next week (Tuesday) is Bauer's performance at the silver harp award show, we're up 'till our necks in practice goo to give a riveting performance of 'The Ohio & Maine', we're buying us some new clothes and an hour seat in the local barbershop to look sssssuperschmart. Air date of this TV extravaganza will be in the first week of March, check your copy of TROS KOMPAS, equivalent or Bauerplaza for exact times. *Another show is OOOOOON in the USA, New York to be exact, on the 19th of March at the Mercury Lounge, we're working on more dates (Maxwell's in Hoboken NJ). *There will soon be Bauer buttons! *The Steven Malkmus album is SO good! Bauer fans will find consolation with this cd, it's on heavy rotation in the Bauer household, buy it or join the people who will NOT buy the new Steven Malkmus CD. back to news
*What was playing yesterday evening at the Bauer residence turntable wise? 11. Some tracks of the Unbreakable soundtrack album. 10. Blackmail by 10cc from the Original Soundtrack album 9. So Long Farewell from the Sound Of Music Soundtrack by Rogers & Hammerstein. 8. Upstairs-Downstairs from the Let Them Eat Cake album by Motorpsycho (It is still such a great album!) 7. Some tracks from the Wechsel Garland balletmusic album (This Very Moment). 6. Isn’t It Time by The Baby’s 5. Madonna : What It Feels Like For a Girl from the Music album. 4 The Dutch Rock & Pop Institute 2001 sampler CD with Bauer, Arling & Cameron, Seedling, Dyzack, Beef and others. It’s a good initiative but why is Bauer and Arling & Cameron on the Rock cd and not on the Pop one (is a question that could pop to mind)? 3. A song called Toledo from the Bacharach & Costello album. 2. Buddy Joe from The Golden Earring 1. Some Clifford Gilberto grooves. *Best news of the year so far : Burt Bacharach, Robert Moog and Karl Heinz Stockhausen have been chosen this years gold dipped turtle neck sweaters to win the Prestigious International Polar Music Prize for 2001. A Swedish Prize that has been awarded since 1992 for exceptional and lifetime achievements, transcending musical genres and breaking down musical boundaries (there you go). The prize was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson who played a key role in the enormous success of ABBA. Bacharach, Moog & Stockhausen, what a great list (instead of a great bandname)! 3 artist so f - a - r a - p - a - r - t but yet so near, the people here at Bauer plaza we’re chilled to the spine to see there is still some justice in the world afterall! For more info : www.polarmusicprize.com back to news
*Finally we came up with a motto eventually printed on the front kickdrum head : "Always create a quality experience for your audience." *Yesterday Berend came up with the title for Bauer's 3rd album :'The Road To The Future'. Obviously it needs some more thinking over. * Here are some more bandnames you can freely use for your starting popcombo:'Hawkes, Jesk, Old Yeller, Boom boom Serendipity, Sgt. CBS, Erato, Kolonel Erato, Libits, Tiny Leviathan. back to news
*Yesterday Berend did the IQ test on BNN tv, he got EXACTLY half of the 108 questions right. What that means for the future he doesn’t know. * Last night Berend dreamt of getting kicked out of Burt Bacharachs house for stealing a silver spoon with ‘Dionne’ engraved in it. When he looked up at the sky, the clouds (as always) portrayed the profiles of John F. Kennedy and Albert Schweizer (yawn). * CSS is #6 in the ‘Scherpe Rand Van Platenland’ chart (last week #4). back to news
* The ceiling in the Marathonzaal at the Noorderslag festival was so low that exactly 6 people saw Bauer play. *For Noorderslag review : http://www.noorderslag.nl/2001/ than click impressies and click on Bauer. * Bauer was really happy with the show, Berend tried his new keyboard and was really pleased with the Supertramp 'Dreamer' sound he got from it. *Frank van Praag (Sampler, Guitar, Percussion) arrived an hour before the show by train after a full day in bed because of a hellish stomach ache. The pain totally stopped during the show and instantly returned after the last song. This once again proves next to music being the universal language, MUSIC IS also YOUR BEST DOCTOR! * Henk Hofstede from The Nits came up to the band after the show and thought the show was groovy! *We were home (Amsterdam) at 5:30 in the morning. *Bauer also did an instore at Plato in Groningen, Sonja, Wim and Berend played Masterminds, Pet Scavenger and Save (light entertainment version). After this little event we all could pick a record from the store. Berend got the new Madonna, Sonja Goldfrapp & Wim Coldplay. We got Badly Drawn Boy for sick Frank. back to news
*The average human breaths something like 17.000 times every day, Sonja’s average is a little above that. *In Holland, a little snack just before lunch used to be called a ‘twaalfuurtje’, this could be translated in English as a ‘12 O’Clockey’. *Sonja & Berend recently went to Barcelona, where : * it was T shirt weather * they saw all kinds of products at a large indoor market. * they had excellent food. * they took awesome pictures (soon). * there is a camper only store! * Berend bought a huge Michael Caine poster and a re-issue of the ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Soundtrack by Goblin(Italian Experimental / Lounge / Prog Rock band) *Bauer saw the movie ‘Election’ with Matthew Broderick en Reese Witherspoon recently and rated it pretty high (3 ½ out of 4) although it simulated the more superior ‘Rushmore’ with Jason Swartzman and Bill Murray. back to news
*Yesterday Berend got a visit from Elisabeth and Robert from Solex, they were pumped up and ready to watch Magnolia but talked and played records instead (Meindert Talma, Benjamin B, Rosemary's Baby soundtrack, Attilio Minneo,The Werner Muller Orch., Charles Aznavour, Broadcast, Fay Lovsky, Italian 70's TV Music, The Appletree Theatre (John Peel feels it's 'clearly Pavement', we went like ?????????, Gun Club (Miami). *Bauer's going to check out Supersister tonight at the Paradiso. *Bauer entered the 'Scherpe Rand Van Platenland' chart this week, wow weeh... back to news
* Bauer recently started collecting vinyl with photo’s of hands on the cover. So far the score is 3. *Bauer thinks the Broadcast album The Noises Made By People (Warp) is the # uno album of the year. *Berend does the voice over for the TELEAC/ NOT tv program De Wilde Jaren about the history of global youth culture. It's on every Thursday on Ned. 1 round 11 at night. *Bauer’s song MASTERMINDS just won the competition with Rage Against The Machine for being ALARM DISQUE on radio station Radio 21 (Radio vingt et un) in the french part of Belgium. Lets not get overexcited now! *Berend’s father (81, also musician) thought the album was ‘neat’. back to news
23.11.2000 *Tip : When writing lyrics, It’s better not to rhyme waiting with anticipating. *Philips Silver premium CD-R’s are the best recordable CD’s. *Now you’ve bought the Can’t Stop Singing Album, why not try Bauer’s earlier funnier stuff (On The Move on Excelsior Recordings, EXCEL96038). *Bauer watched a documentary on David Lynch (pretty as a picture) yesterday night, it was good although it was kinda old. back to news
*The On The Move album was first called What The Butler Saw There was no previous other title idea for Can’t Stop Singing *5 years ago Sonja was first in a band called Silvershed with Odilo Girod who is now in a band called Coparck. Their demo was called Garage Lux, there was no full length CD. *On the walls of the Bauer homestudio there’s a big photo (postersize) of Berend when he was 13, another one of his mother . A small photo of him on stage in Vera Groningen, an autographed Nancy Sinatra CD, a photo of Sonja, a poster of Klaus Schulze and a Japanese mini CD with animal sounds. *The 16 track recorder was last used 3 weeks ago. *Bauer owns 2 Fender Rhodes piano’s, one for studio, one for live use. This has to do with lifting 57 kilo’s 3 floors up. This way one of the piano's can stay ground floor. · *Berend still has the original bettie serveert Palomine dog. *Sonja did most of the mixing of the Can’t Stop Singing album. *Berend knows Todd Runtgrens home phone number. *Last visitor at Berend’s home was Raimond Wouda, who took care of the new Bauer promophoto’s. *Last film Berend saw was The Green Mile with Tom Hanks, he thought it was the best film ever about miracles performed by inmates on death row. *Last film Sonja saw was Hitchcock’s The Birds on Net 5 last week. *Last CD presentation Bauer went to was Julia P.’s new CD presentation at the Winston in Amsterdam. *Berend thinks bad synthesizer solo’s are always more valueable than good guitar solo’s. |
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