Soda P

Soda P hails from the Netherlands. Joost Olsthoorn (drums, sequencer), Jeremy Jongepier (guitar, vocals) and Aldert Zegwaard (bass) found the band in 1994 and start playing mainly songs written by Jeremy. But the urge to create songs together to fully exploit the possibilities of a three-piece slowly prevails resulting in much more coherent songs that draw the attention of Zabel Muziek who will release their first single (Closer To The Core, 2000).
Closer To The Core, 2000
With the release of a 10” (Remove To Return, 2001) Soda P further expands their name and their efforts, in the studio and on stage, do not remain unnoticed.
Remove To Return, 2001
When they are asked to join Green Lizard, one of the bigger Dutch alternative rock acts, on their Newborn tour in 2002 they immediately seize the opportunity and fully bury themselves in the routine of playing 2 to 3 times a week for three months. This tour not only strengthens their live reputation but also their financial position, making it possible to record their first full length at the Next To Jaap Studio (Zoppo, Blues Brother Castro, Feverdream).
Downbuilt, 2003
The positive reactions to this album (Downbuilt, 2003) put Soda P on the Dutch indie map definitively. They get the opportunity to play a lot of shows at major venues and slowly start saving for the recordings of a second album. Hits The City (2006), recorded again at the Next To Jaap Studio, is the album where it all comes together: the journey from a lo-fi history through a post-rock landscape to an indie-rock act that has got its shit together and does not renounce its roots, be it indie-rock, post-rock or simply pure pop music.
Hits The City, 2006
Influences vary from Tortoise, Slint, Karate and June of 44 to The Posies, The Lemonheads, Sebadoh and Dinosaur Jr. and songs with latent tension wrapped up in melancholy, hope and passion. Add to this the band’s tendency to decompose song structures, restructuring them with a minimalist approach, while at the same time fully exploiting the possibilities of a three-piece. Soda P is all about writing good songs.
Soda P has shared the stage with numerous bands like a.o. Blonde Redhead, Victory At Sea, The Dismemberment Plan, Enon, 31 Knots, Xiu Xiu and Dianogah. The band is inextricably linked with the Dutch indie scene, like We vs. Death, Feverdream, Audiotransparent, Zoppo, Mono, Mercy Giants and Blues Brother Castro.
Soda P is currently without label.