Saturday, May 13, 2023

STEF KAMIL CARLENS & THE GATES OF EDEN - PLAY BOB DYLAN

  • stef kamil carlens & the gates of eden: play bob dylan
        (2023, 2cd, belgium, starman records)
Also released as a 2LP set.

Despite the adage “Nobody sings Dylan like Dylan”, you can fill libraries with Dylan covers. The master is covered in all sizes, genres and – especially – specific weight. In honour of Bob’s eightieth birthday, Stef Kamil Carlens streamed on May 24 2021 a pre-recorded concert with his fantastic band The Gates of Eden with a quirky selection from Bob’s oeuvre. The fun splashed off the screen and the virtual attendees praised the surprising arrangements in unison. A lost listener heard in a reggae-like “Shelter from the Storm ” even a reference to “Live at Budokan”. That session made you long for more! It was a real boyhood dream of Carlens to tour with the oeuvre of grandmaster Bob Dylan . After the sold-out premiere in Antwerp’s De Roma, a tour followed with The Gates of Eden throughout Belgium and the Netherlands, the album brings together the best of the live stream from 2021 and live shows from 2022 in Utrecht, Breda and Antwerp .


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