Member Since: 12/22/2005
Band Website: www.clemm.nl
Band Members: Willem Janssen
(various instruments, leadvocals)
Tom van Nuenen
(guitars, backing vocals)
Musicians on Far From Arcadia:
Maarten Diesfeldt - drums
Milan Mes - trumpet
Pedro Risnei da Silva - pandeiro
Beto Guerra - cavaquinho, vocal percussion
Carla Pontes - backing vocals
On his first two records Willem worked with several guest vocalists like Arjen van Wijk (This Beautiful Mess, NL), Jaap Warmenhoven (Hit Me TV, NL), Lucky Fonz III (NL), George van Wetering (Monokino, NL/DE), Mattijs van den Boom (NL), Linda Klumpers (NL), Sharon Quak (Electric Honey,NL), Robert Fisher (Willard Grant Conspiracy, USA), Richard Neuberg (Viarosa, UK), Rosa Agostino (Red Ghost, AUS)...
Recording (The Tristan EP & Consider the Lilies):
Willem Janssen (programming, keys, electric and double bass, occasional vocals).
Sven Hamerpagt (guitars, additional synths & mixing/mastering)
Other musicians on "Consider the Lilies":
Linda Klumpers (violin), Milan Mes (trumpet), Franke van der Molen (soprano saxophone), Walter Latupeirissa (bass), David Dabekaussen (piano), Timo Hoogendoorn (children’s organ).
Influences: you may or may not appreciate the following groups (but i do):
The Notwist, Hood, Fourtet, Telefon Tel Aviv, Sufjan Stevens, Tunng, The Arcade Fire, Joan as Police Woman, Patrick Wolf, Ladytron, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Interpol, Damien Rice, Max Richter, Air, L’altra, Mogwai, Clint Mansell, TV on the Radio, !!!, Arovane, Christian Kleine, 13&God, Buck 65, Doseone, Subtle, Why?, the whole Anticon label, Kid Loco, Bitstream, Styrofoam, Apparat, B.Fleischmann, Boards of Canada, Röyksopp, Radiohead, Red Snapper, Tortoise, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Viarosa, Jazzanova, Lali Puna, This Beautiful Mess, Jeff Buckley, Keith Caputo, Placebo, Medeski Martin&Wood, Yonderboi, Zap Mama, Astrud Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Erik Truffaz, Tinariwen, John Legend, Jill Scott, Common, The Roots, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Jacques Brel, Ramses Shaffy, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and many, many more
Sounds Like: when glasses make that sound touching each other
Record Label: Cabin Music
Type of Label: Indie