Land Of Cockaigne is op 6 oktober 2003 uitgekomen op het eigen label UNSOUND.
De release van Land Of Cockaigne vond tegelijk plaats met die van het tweede album van Raskolnikov. Hierop volgde de gezamenlijke (Raskolnikov/The Q-Club/Favola Film) multimediale voorstelling UNSOUND0007 in een tiental grote steden in Nederland. />
De voorstelling UNSOUND0007 werd (mede) mogelijk gemaakt door het Fonds voor Amateurkunst en Podiumkunsten en VSB Fonds.
Uitgebracht door Unsound/Distributie door Konkurrent voor de Benelux
Voor meer informatie en persfoto's: www.unsound.org /contact@unsound.org
Subdued and layered, you have to listen to the Q-Club's debut album with the volume way up, and yet it's still meant for lazy, rainy day or Sunday afternoon listening. Yet it's the intricate and beautiful music that make this album so astounding. Turn it up, or you might miss the delicate keyboard, the light, airy percussion, the layers of groovy guitars, the deep bass, and the use of horns and strings. Evoking images of Tindersticks, Raskolnikov and the Velvet Underground, the Q-Club's' music is soulful and groovy yet still undeniably modern. This band embraces long, soulful grooves, as willing to just jam in a quiet and reserved manner as crooning out the vocals and layering on quiet keyboard and drums. The songs on this album are at once brash and delicate, sincere and crass, self-assured and insecure – but always riveting. The Q-Club's - "The Land Of Cockaigne" is a wonderful must.
Influences / Similar Artists:
Tindersticks, Raskolnikov, Nick Cave, Scott Walker.
Credits:
The Land of Cockaigne - music: A. Hartwig, lyrics and vocal line: J. Leo
Jos Leo - Vocals, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ, Eric Lensink: Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four, John de Valk – Drums, Thijs de Melker – Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Fender telecaster bass/Solina String Ensemble/Roland System 100-101 analogue synthesizer
Fear - music - A.Hartwig, lyrics and vocal line: J.Tenty
Jos Leo – Vocal, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ /Backing Vocals/Shaker – Eric Lensink: Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four – John de Valk: Drums, Thijs de Melker – Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Yamaha BB1000 fretless bass/Solina String Ensemble/Roland SH7 analogue synthesizer, Marinet Koeman - Backing Vocals
Lucky One - music: A. Hartwig, lyrics and vocal line: J. Tenty
Jos Leo - Vocals, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ/Solina String Ensemble, Eric Lensink - Bösendorfer Grand Piano, John de Valk – Drums, Thijs de Melker - Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Fender telecaster bass/Roland SH 7 analogue synthesizer/Emax string sample, Marinet Koeman – Vocals
Mostly Grey - music: The Q-Club, lyrics: J. Leo
Jos Leo - Vocals, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ/Acoustic Guitar/Backing Vocals, Eric Lensink – Bösendorfer Grand Piano/Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker – Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Fender telecaster Bass, Marinet Koeman - Backing Vocals, Maaike Veerman - Cello, Tilde Norel - Violin
Carmen Elektra - music & lyrics: E.M. Lensink
Jos Leo – Vocal, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ/Solina String Ensemble/Backing Vocals/ Shaker, Eric Lensink - Bösendorfer Grand Piano/Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four/Ahaa vocals, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker – Fender Guitars/Backing vocals, Albert Hartwig - Fender telecaster bass – Marinet Koeman: Backing Vocals
Theme from MI5 - music: J.Tenty & A.Hartwig
Jeroen Tenty: Hammond organ/Solina String Ensemble, Eric Lensink - Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker – Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig - Fender Telecaster Bass
Prague - music & lyrics: J.Tenty
Jos Leo – spoken word/vocals, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ, Eric Lensink –Bösendorfer Grand Piano/Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker – Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig - Fender Telecaster Bass & Bass treatments
Lullaby - music & lyrics: E.M.Lensink
Jos Leo – Vocal, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Albert Hartwig - Fender telecaster bass, Maaike Veerman – Cello
The Sorry Ones - music: J.Tenty, Lyrics: M.J.Ritsema
Jos Leo – Vocal, Jeroen Tenty - Hammond organ, Eric Lensink – Bösendorfer Grand Piano/Fender Rhodes Fifty-Four, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker - Fender Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Yamaha BB1000 Fretless bass, Marinet Koeman – Backing vocals, Frits Landesbergen - Vibraphone
Slowly - music & Lyrics: A.Hartwig & J.Tenty
Jos Leo – Vocal, Jeroen Tenty - Shaker, Eric Lensink – Bösendorfer Grand Piano, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Fender telecaster Bass/Solina String Ensemble/Roland SH7 analogue synthesizer, Marinet Koeman – Backing vocals
Beauty of Life - music: A.Hartwig, lyrics and vocal line: J.Tenty
Jos Leo – Vocal, Jeroen Tenty – Hammond Organ/ Solina String Ensemble, Eric Lensink – Bösendorfer Grand Piano, John de Valk - Drums, Thijs de Melker - Fender Electric Guitars, Albert Hartwig – Fender telecaster Bass
Recorded & Produced at MI5 studios, Hoorn, The Netherlands by The Q-Club, Bösendorfer Grand Piano recorded by Thijs de Melker at Rob de Melkers estate in Zeeland. Additional recordings at Teejay Studio , Amsterdam, and Lowtech, Utrecht. Mixed by Thijs de Melker at StuStuStudio's, Loenen aan de Vecht, The Netherlands. Mastered by Hay Zeelen @studiohilversum.nl, Hilversum, The Netherlands. Cover & photography by Albert Hartwig & Kitty Mulder. Thanks to Sandra Zuiker, Maaike Veerman, Tilde Norel, Frits Landesbergen, Jennifer Deburgh-Dempsey, Job Groenewegen, Martijn Scholte, Loes Wagenmaker, Sofia Reisinger, Tim Reisinger, Rob de Melker, Dr.R.van der Plas, Phillip de Haan, Roy Beltman, Henk Temming, Sander van Herk.
More info on The Q-Club at http://www.q-club.org or contact@q-club.org
