feverdream - you are happening cd

FEVERDREAM - YOU ARE HAPPENING
CD - LKW 077
RELEASEDATE: 05 SEPTEMBER 2006
“THE RELEASE OF THE NEW FULL
LENGTH BY HOLLAND’S FEVERDREAM IS UPON US. THREE YEARS
OF TOURING, WRITING SONGS,
MORE TOURING, A LINE UP CHANGE
TURNED INTO THEIR BEST RECORD.
THIS CD CONTAINS THIRTEEN NEW
SONGS THAT ARE WARMER, HEARTFELT AND MORE COMPLEX THAN
THEIR PREVIOUS WORK. FEVERDREAM CREATED THEIR OWN
SOUND, YET TAKE REFERENCES
FROM OTHER INDIE BANDS LIKE THE
ABRASIVE SOUND OF SHELLAC, THE
MELODIC RIFFING FROM BLONDE
REDHEAD AND INDIE-PUNK ATTITUDE FROM DISCHORD BANDS SUCH
AS Q AND NOT U AND FUGAZI. THE
(IN)FAMOUS ELLE BANDITA CONTRIBUTED VOCALS TO THREE SONGS.
THE RESULT IS A MASTERPIECE FROM
ONE OF HOLLAND’S MOST RADICAL
AND INTENSE INDIE BANDS.”
Jeroen Vrijhoef – Coalition Records
Feverdream did loads of gigs during the last
five years, touring through Europe 4 times,
5 pretty successful UK tours, quite a lot of
Dutch shows and way too many weekends
in Germany. Shows spanning the intensities of both ’yer regular punkrock - basement - 40 kids show up and have a blast
– (or be seriously annoying -) kind of show
and outstanding quality fun or seriously
important shows (in a resume sort of way,
like Popkomm (Germany) and Noorderslag
(Holland), like playing shows on National Radio (Club Lek, VPRO Radio), like
touring along with bands such as Blonde
DISCOGRAPHY
Working
Transformed Dreams
their way
released the next record
up with a DIY menthat was recorded with Zlaya Hadzic for the
tality they managed
first time.
to release their debut
THE SKY IS FULL OF IT, expressed Fein 1998 called
verdream as they
PRETEND THAT
are Live: raucous,
IT’S FOREVER.
exciting, surprising,
Supported with a wild act of youngsters (averthrilling, pronounced,
age age was 17!) they managed to impress
unashamed, intense
a close inner circle of the Dutch scene and
and still sensitive. A
soon were singned for their next record. Do
musician/producer
not expect long-winded subtlety but straight
forward progression.
Redhead, Les Savy Fav, Oxes, 90 Day Men,
karate, Challenger and Minus the Bear gave
Feverdream a reputation which we’re still
not quite sure of what it is (because these
kids could never really explain), but it’s
certain that it has something to do with live
shows. Well, we don’t really know what
goes on then, since we all sort of get into
the music, you know…
We’ve been around since 1997. We made
four records and some obligated punkrock
style seven inches. Our last record did
quite ok. That’s the one called FUTURE
DIRECTIONS. It came out on COALITION
RECORDS. That’s a kick ass label, man.
Especially when they help you out during
unreal circumstances. Dude!
For press purposes we are more or less
forced to speak about our influences or
likes and dislikes. We pretty much don’t
give a fuck, but people tell us the following: you guys should be on Touch & Go!,
Do you know any Trance Syndicate bands,
you should really check those guys out! and
‘Hey if you dig lesbian rock check out Kill
Rock Stars for a change.’ So, there it is. We
really never listen to that kind of advice,
and barbecue in the park with girls and Ornette Coleman, Golden or Fat Joe blowing
from our ghetto blasters. ZLAYA HADZIC
did most of our recordings, mixing, cursing,
listening, counselling, problem solving,
problem creating, nagging, bitching, being
an ass hole and being the coolest guy on
earth to work with.
We played with a lot of friends. People you
probably don’t know. These shows mean a
lot to us. But here are the really ‘important’
bands we played with: 90 Day men, Blonde
Redhead, Enon, The Thermals, Challenger,
Minus the Bear, Archie Bronson Outfit, Karate. We also played with The Icarus Line,
but weren’t sure if we should put it in here,
since we think those guys are stupid gits.
During all this god forsaken touring, sucky
supporting and the unavoidable gathering
of an elitist underground network, which
everybody uses in order to get to that one
contact to get shit done, get payed, make
music all day, meet the interesting rich peo-
match was made.
After 2 years of extensive touring, they
started to work on
a new record. With
FUTURE DIRECTIONS Feverdream
shows that they are
in control of sound and atmosphere more than
ever. The songs are not just performed, but
executed, as directly as possible and straight
from the heart. Filled with restlessness, with-
ple, hang out with the models, get in touch
with interesting and elaborate conversations
between writers and cult shock actors and
video artists
and with our“...GAVE FEVERDREAM A
REPUTATION WHICH WE’RE SELVES!!!,
we lost a
STILL NOT QUITE SURE OF
bass player.
WHAT IT IS.”
Her name is
Saskia. She’s gone to a better place. Namely, a shrink’s office. Where she works. Not
to be a client, of course. Since INCENSE
(another quite known band, which you’ve
probably never heard of) had split up some
time before, their bass player was an immediate must have for our little industry out
here. Har, we snatched that bugger!
Now Feverdream is ARNOLD VAN DE
VELDE on drums, BART BAEKELANDT
(NEW!!!) on bass and finally there is
manager, performer and musical brain of
this outfit guitar player and singer RENÉ
VAN LIEN (from Rotterdam, Zuid Holland). Long time fan and riotgrrrl ELLE
BANDITA sings some occasional fucked
up yawp on our new stuff (which is better
than our older stuff, because we are better
men than we were before. We’ve grown
older and well, technically just… better.
out much ceremony, Feverdream goes straight
to the point.
As a bonus they shortly after released the
FREEZE EP (also released as the ARNOLD
EP) featuring 2 left
over songs from the
Future Directions
sessions, a completely
new song and 2 must
have rarities, a true
B-side collection.
There you have it. It’s that and the thing
that since we’ve heard tons more music
(since one always experiences more stuff as
time goes by, not less) and since we started
diggin’ more musical styles and managed to
sneak those into the music, without making
to big a point of it. We’re just starting to
see through it all. And, yes, it IS funnier
on the dark side of the moon. Guess what,
Arnold even got himself a beard. (No sign
of that on our keep-the-fanbase-happy EP
ARNOLD yet!) looks pretty fucking good
on him too. Too bad we already made that
album.
Anyway, Bart and the rest of us practised
the old stuff and wrote some new jazz.
We’re ready to rock like we never did before and blah, blah, stuff like that.
“Feverdream also possesses something
which is very un-common in pop music:
OBSESSION. Their recordings showed that
they are in control of sound and atmosphere
more than ever. The songs are presented
with inevitability, without any compromises.
They are not just performed, but executed”,
as directly as possible and straight from the
heart. Filled with restlessness, without much
ceremony, FEVERDREAM goes straight to
the point. The throbbing, driving sound of
the bass and the rushing, swinging drumplay
give the songs the energy and “drive”. This
is the foundation for a hectic staccato guitar,
which hides some sort of hidden dreamlike
melodies. These melodies give the songs
also a “pop-flow”. Displeasure, expressed
with aggression, is alternated with tranquilized sensitivity. Provoked tension followed
by release. The vocals are expressed with
power and intensity, sometimes held back
with suspension and tension and then brought
with passion and full devotion. But though,
sometimes this driving train slows down to
give space for reflective, stirring (raucous)
pop music and (almost) folky girl’s singing.”
FEVERDREAM.NL
COALITION-RECORDS.COM