Cole ParkStijn Cole graduated from Studio Herman Teirlinck in 1999.
His end work was “A Kiss or a…â€, an exhilarating theatre
monologue with mad stories and immortal fantastical songs
at the piano. (With throbbing titles like ‘Philosophy
Phalaphel’ or ‘I’m going to kick you over the wall’.)
Theatre makers and theatres alike noticed him and hauled
him in, and for eight years he successfully fulfilled the role
of actor. He played for HetPaleis, Het Toneelhuis,
Martha!tentatief, once in a while for television, and from
2001 on with his own theatre company Podium Modern.
Barring a few exceptions (a song here and there) his
musical hunger wasn’t stilled. That is, until Podium
Modern decided to make an entirely musical show entitled
‘Off The Record’ in 2004. Podium Modern ceased to exhist;
the band Off The Record was born, and went on a three year
tour across nearly every stage in Flanders and the
Netherlands. (Both cultural centra and big festivals
like Pukkelpop and Lowlands).
All this time however, Stijn was brooding on something:
Stijn Cole is an exceptional singer and a unique songwriter.
He went looking for a kindred soul and happened upon Youri
Van Uffelen (tRam, BZB). They locked themselves in Stijn’s
home studio and filed and ground away at Stijn’s songs.
The result is Cole Park. Cole’s musical playground. Van Uffelen
is his partner in crime. Sometimes they play sweet, often
times they play rough. Cole Park is a unique warm voice.
Cole Park are songs that you’ve never heard before but that
you’ve always known. But first and foremost Cole Park is a
rock band. Hard and wonderful. Like life itself. (Red: R.Van Geel )
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