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Needle & The Records

About Me

NEEDLE & THE RECORDS started out as a fun thing STEVEN, DAVE and me had when we encountered eachother on those wednesdaynight jams at Kid's R&B Kaffee, downtown Antwerp... and as I'm always the one keen on new and exciting gigs with new people I set up a few shows with these guys... first gig with LENN on bassguitar (all kinds of rockabilly acts...) and for now we're still looking... we want someone who can help us escape/derange from the usual bluesschemes... okay, done talking now, but I guess I'll add info in due time...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/16/2006
Band Members: well...making spooky and sometimes sweet sounds on his harp AND singing too, is STEVEN... he plays in several bands, and NEEDLE & THE RECORDS is somewhat of a "project" for him, but that doesn't take away the fun! nor his enthousiasm and spirit! oh yeah, he's got this lovely tiny old Silvertone amp which is to die for...then there's crazy but lovely DAVE and his Les Paul six stringer (I think it's a 1970 issue, which makes it as old as me!!!)... He likes to use a variety of pedals and effects, and I don't think I've seen them all yet... I like his shit, man...okay, on ze drumz (german accent there) vee have... PAOLO! tatàààà... a true 'collectioneur' of beats, cracks, ships and grooves... always fun to watch and hear him play his Rogers Holiday Silver Sparkle set from the early 60ies...THEN THE BASS, the bass... the bass is an interesting little thing, it supports, carries, makes a pathway for the others, sometimes it goes up, sometimes it descends... heavy! STILL OPEN FOR VOLUNTEARS!well... hope you enjoy one of our shows, and please do come up and talk to us... we hardly ever bite! really!!!The Beat's Gotta Move Your Feet!!!
Influences: TYPEX, JOLIE, SAMMY, TOASJE, BIEN, my mother, sir johnny cash, the carter family, vidar busk, triggerfinger, motorpsycho, the beach boys, charles mingus, the seatsniffers, jimmy hendrix, band of gypsies, rocket from the tombs, daniel lanoïs, coem, sonny boy williamson, muddy waters, little sparrow, milton burnes, little walter, AC/DC, led zepp, QOTSA, white stripes, the raconteurs, the collaborateurs, the hives, el beatlos, el stonos, who, james brown, mirror man, david bowie, bob dylan, Charles & Nikkos, spade cooley, bill monroe, hillbilly boogiemen, bluegrass boogiemen, neil young, the flaming lips, ween, JOHN PARISH, dead kennedys (but that's like a long long time ago), tex ritter... YOU NAME IT!!! the velvets, IGGY, los lobos, television, grateful dead, ornette coleman, latin playboys, el chicano, shuggie otis, radiohead, johnny guitar watson, caetano veloso, fela kuti, manu chao, nico, stereolab, air, pavement, pink floyd, david axelrod, poets of rhythm, marvin gaye, the minutemen, patti smith, os mutantes, gil scott-heron, mandrill, nick drake, lee perry, stevie wonder, the stooges, the meters, miles davis, john coltrane, the congos, serge gainsbourg, houndog taylor, and oh so many more
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Record Label: Hang Loose Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bar De Rivier... How low can you go?

So there it is... De Rivier downtown A.City... It's a cellar type cafe, with the curved ceilings, the rough brick walls, the indultrous feline behind the bar and so on... Drink there, and you will hav...
Posted by Needle & The Records on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:08:00 PST

KID'S RHYTHM & BLUES KAFFEE, what's it about???

Well... KID'S RHYTHM & BLUES KAFFEE is one of those dark bikerskinda bars in the center of A., on the main square near to the cathedral. It has a strong tradition of putting bands on stage, like every...
Posted by Needle & The Records on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:57:00 PST

GELATINEFABRIEK, what's it about???

well... the Gelatinefabriek is a large abandoned factory site in the suburbs of H. In the center of that landspil is a threestorie-building in which several bands have their rehearsalrooms, but it all...
Posted by Needle & The Records on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:48:00 PST