NANCY - HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU DARLIN ?

• Nancy: How Does That Grab You Darlin?
      (1997, cd, Belgium, RCA)

Belgian pop band Nancy featured Hans Van Rompaey, Ief De Schepper, Mark Schrooten and Stefan Van Rompaey.
They released one album. Later they would change their name to Kamino.

"How Does That Grab You Darlin?" got produced by Peter Vermeersch and Pierre Vervloesem and featured Bart Maris, Peter Vandenberghe and Peter Vermeersch as guests.

I had never heard of Nancy, but I stumbled upon a copy last week.
Pop.

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

a message from Flat Earth Society :

In memoriam Bernard Van Eeghem

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY - THE ONE

• flat earth society: the one
      (2024, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

During the waiting period for the CD, I'm already enjoying the download of the latest Flat Earth Society album.

Exotic, playful, cinematic.
Amazing.

Compositions by Peter Vermeersch and Peter Vandenberghe.

Essential listening !

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY & KOEN DE GRAEVE

Update :

• 13-01 ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen, BE
• 14-01 ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen, BE
• 19-01 Cc Belgica, Dendermonde, BE
• 20-01 Het Gasthuis, Aarschot, BE
• 21-01 Cultuurhuis EMotia, Erpe-Mere, BE
• 26-01 Cc Ter Dilft, Bornem, BE
• 29-01 De Roma, Antwerpen, BE
• 10-02 Cc Ter Vesten, Beveren, BE
• 17-02 Cc Gildhof, Tielt, BE
• 18-02 Handelsbeurs, Gent, BE
• 23-02 Cc Zwaneberg, Heist-op-den-Berg, BE
• 24-02 Stadsschouwburg, Mechelen, BE
• 25-02 Cc De Werf, Aalst, BE

JOSSE DE PAUW

• josse de pauw, peter vermeersch, pierre vervloesem: weg
      (1998, cd, belgium, viakra)

Actor Josse De Pauw teamed up with Peter Vermeersch and Pierre Vervloesem to perform "Weg" in 1998.
The album got released on the Viakra label in 1998 and got re-released in 2010 on the Off Records label with different artwork.
Highly recommended, but you need to understand the Flemish language.

Josse has a great voice. When he starts talking, you listen. And for some reason, it merges beautifully with music.

Here's Josse with the Corrie van Binsbergen Band, from 2006.

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY - BOGGAMASTA III

The Flat Society Orchestra is a Belgian big band.
Think Tetzepi, or LeBocal, or the Ed Palermo Big Band, and add a Belgian flavour.

Last year, Flat Earth Society's "Boggamasta III" got released on vinyl on the Igloo Records label.
Fine album.

Last week, I came across a promotional CD copy of the same album.
So why Igloo didn't release the album on CD is a bit of a mystery to me. If they took the effort to print CD's as promotional items, why not make these available as a regular release?

Still, a very fine album.
Give it a listen.

https://www.igloorecords.be/album/boggamastaiii-flat-earth-society/?lang=en

FLASHBACK TO X-LEGGED SALLY

April 17, 1994, X-Legged Sally did a concert in Cologne.
A little while ago, an audio recording was put on YouTube :

It sure proves that X-Legged Sally was one of the best bands ever to emerge from Belgium.

Line-up : 

• Peter Vermeersch: sax, clarinet, vocals
• Bart Maris: trumpet
• Michel Mast: sax
• Pierre Vervloesem: guitar, vocals
• Daan Vandewalle: keyboards
• Paul Belgrado: bass
• Danny Van Hoeck: drums

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

Belgian big band Flat Earth Society is changing its name to Flat Earth Society Orchestra and celebrates the event with a new website.

https://flatearthsocietyorchestra.com/

May 28, the Flat Earth Society Orchestra will release "Boggamasta III".
On vinyl and as a digital download.
The digital download will offer two extra tracks.

Available for pre-order from May 14 on.

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY IN CONCERT ON BELGIAN NATIONAL RADIO

 Next Sunday, Flat Earth Society in concert, on radio Klara

January 31, 2021 - radio Klara - "Theater Thuis" - 18h00 - 20h00

PETER VERMEERSCH AT RADIO KLARA

Belgian composer and big band (Flat Earth Society) leader Peter Vermeersch is this week's guest at Belgian national radio Klara.
From Monday to Thursday, from 12h00 to 14h00.

https://klara.be/programma/music-matters


-- info : Willy Geets

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY TOURDATES

Flat Earth Society will be presenting material from their latest project, "Boggamasta III" :

22/05: Domicil, Dortmund (DE)
23/05: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg (DE)
24/05: Hellerau, Dresden (DE)
29/05: CC De Kern, Wilrijk (B)
31/05: Côté Jardin, De Bijloke, Gent (B)

PETER VERMEERSCH - CHARMS

• peter vermeersch: charms
      (1998, cd, bel, walpurgis records)

Flat Earth Society is performing in Los Angeles and in San Francisco, and I'm listening to "Charms".

Writings by Daniil Charms, translated into Dutch by Jo Govaerts and by Arthur Langeveld, and put on music by Peter Vermeersch, "Charms" got produced by the Walpurgis music theatre in 1998 !
Very nice.
Added the data to the United Mutations Archives.

Here's Peter Vermeersch and his Flat Earth Society again :

PETER VERMEERSCH - - - EGGS AND ASHES

Peter Vermeersch wrote a new piece for symphony orchestra.
It will be performed at 'De Bijloke' in Ghent on February 8, 2019.

Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen & Philippe Thuriot

• Claude Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
• Peter Vermeersch: Eggs and Ashes  (world premiere)
• Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale
• Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird  (1945 version)

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY - UNTITLED #0

• flat earth society: untitled #0
      (2018, 2cd, bel, igloo)

Last week, Flat Earth Society presented their latest album, "Untitled #0", performing concerts in Ghent and in Antwerp.
I attended their Antwerp show at 'De Singel' and went home quite happy after enjoying a fine concert (and with the new album in my pocket).

"Untitled #0" is what you expect from a band like FES. Two discs: one labeled "1", the other one "A"; and compositions with titles like 'Graveyard Scuba', 'Chrimatistikology' and 'Swatter Perspective'.
Most of the pieces were written by band leader and bass clarinet player Peter Vermeersch. Three pieces are by piano and keyboard player Peter Vandenberghe. And then there's the reworked / rearranged version of Gershin's 'Summertime'.

After Flat Earth Society's "Terms Of Embarrassment" / Zappa tribute album and the Boggamasta adventure, "Untitled #0" has them move back to the more jazzy corner. Quirky and funny. Plus some great solos (Peter Delannoye on the trombone !! Wow !!)

Love it !!

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM PLUS TOURDATES

The new Flat Earth Society album will be called "Untitled #0" and will be released in about two weeks time.

After a short series of CD release concerts, the band will leave for Colombia and Argentina !!

October 16 - 2018 CAFe Budapest, Hungary (Untitled #0)
October 17 - 2018 Reigen-Live, Vienna, Austria (Untitled #0 - cd release concert)
October 18 - 2018 Unterfahrt, München, Germany (Untitled #0 - cd release concert)
October 24 - 2018 Handelsbeurs Ghent, Belgium (Untitled #0 - cd release concert)
October 25 - 2018 De Singel Antwerp, Belgium (Untitled #0 - cd release concert)
November 02 - 2018 De Schakel, Waregem, Belgium (Untitled #0 - cd release concert)
November 23 - 2018 Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Untitled #0 - cd release concert)

December 4 - 2018 Auditorio León de Greiff, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
December 5 - 2018 Teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Bogotá, Colombia
December 6 - 2018 Teatro Mayor - Teatro Estudio, Bogotá, Colombia
December 7 - 2018 Club El Anónimo, Bogotá, Colombia
December 9 - 2018 La Usina del Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DEUS

The legendary first EP by Belgian band dEUS, "Zea", produced by none other than Peter Vermeersch and Pierre Vervloesem, will be re-issued as a 10" vinyl album.

Check out the Beefheart sample at the start of the track !!
"It's The Blimp !!"

FUKKEDUK - ORNITHOZOZY

• fukkeduk: ornithozozy
      (1994, cd, gel, lowlands)

Fukkeduk is one of the best-kept secrets of the Belgian music scene.
This avant-garde rock band only released one album. In 1994. "Ornithozozy".
The line-up shows links with The Simpletones and with Flat Earth Society, and the album got produced by Doctor Nerve's Nick Didkovsky.

Give it a listen :

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY - BOGGAMASTA

Finishing the weekend with "Boggamasta", the excellent (latest) album by Flat Earth Society.

The vinyl edition of this album counts 6 tracks, but it does come with a download code for the complete 10 tracks, as found on the CD.

Beautiful !!

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY - BOGGAMASTA

• flat earth society: boggamasta
      (2017, cd, bel, igloo 288)

I saw Flat Earth Society in concert a little while ago. At 'De Roma' in Antwerp. It was one of the "Boggamasta" album-release-concerts.
I had seen them performing "Boggamasta" earlier this year (in Wilrijk if my memory serves me right) and for one reason or another, I wasn't convinced at the time. It was a fine concert, but I felt like I was missing something.
At 'De Roma', however, they had me on their rollercoaster from the first song on.
Maybe because I didn't (have to) use my earplugs ? Maybe because I heard it for the second time ? Maybe because the overall sound was better (and I could actually hear the rhythm secion) ?

"Boggamasta" is a project by David Bovée and Peter Vermeersch.
David Bovée played the guitar in the earlier FES-years but quit Flat Earth Society to tour the world with Think Of One.
And now he's back for a one-time project, "Boggamasta".
About half of the pieces were written by Peter Vermeersch. The other half by David Bovée, but all of the compositions mix Flat Earth Society's signature rhythms with world music elements.
Add some weird vocal effects and you get "Boggamasta".

The album sounds great. (Use headphones !! Dive into it !! )
Beautiful melodies, great rhythms...
Hints of a Zappa horn section, the Residents, Snakefinger, but also of Mulate Astatke.
This is modern jazz. Amazing.

Out on vinyl (with a selection of songs on the vinyl + a download code for the complete album),
and on CD.

http://fes.be/

MAGNUS - THE BODY GAVE YOU EVERYTHING

• magnus: the body gave you everything
      (2004, cd+dvd, bel, bulbus) 

Belgian duo Magnus consists of CJ Bolland and Tom Barman.
(Tom Barman = dEUS, = Barman / Van Nueten, = TaxiWars)
Magnus is some sort of dance music project.
This first album, however, might be classified as some sort of rock album with dance beats.

It has been entered into the United Mutations Archives because it features Peter Vermeersch, Mauro Pawlowski and Tim Vanhamel.