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Chapter was born after a few musically-fruitful days in 2004, during which soundscapist extraordinaire of Belgian and Swiss extraction TVO and the multi-instrumentalist and serial singer/songwriter Alex pooled their talents and influences to create a smooth vein of folkrock. A first album was composed, arranged and recorded in a few days in 2004 and was released soon thereafter. Chapter - One (Prologue) received glowing reviews and some substantial airplay, delighting audiences with its well-balanced folk, pop and post-rock undertones. A synthesis of their feelings and musical ability at the time, the album is predominantly acoustic, relishing slow tempos and a genuine warmth.Following the success of this first album, the two musicians went back into the studio in the summer of 2006 to record the follow up to Chapter - One. Ten songs of pensive music ; quiet and yet synergistically energetic while maintaining a homogeneous aesthetic. On this new record, titled « Two (The Biographer )», Chapter seem to have perfected their art, creating a smooth vein of folkrock with tunes that unfold their magic even after scores of listens.For more information, please visit our website : http://www.music-by-chapter.comChapter - "Two (the Biographer)" was handbuilt (well, the first 1000 copies). One item was signed and will give its lucky buyer the chance to receive a free copy of our debut album... Here’s the pain we’ve been through to build these 1000 copies. PS: the background music is a demo of our third album, which we’ve started working on.Chapter in Berlin
..Chapter played an acoustic set in Berlin during the tour. Here’s a cover of Joanna Newsom’ "Peach, Plum, Pear".

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Member Since: 4/21/2006
Band Website: music-by-chapter.com
Band Members: Alex Craker & Thierry van Osselt. The live band also includes a turnaround of famous musicians such as Alex Muller on bass and guitars (Equus, Seaplane Harbor, Swoan), David Mamie on bass (Equus, Swoan), Valerie Niederoest on bass (Toboggan), Franco Casagrande on guitars (Casagrande) and on the drums Vincent Haenggi (Each Day Starts Anew), Christian Pahud (Honey for Petzi, Larytta) or Bernard Widmer (Equus, Sueno).
Record Label: Sons of a Gun Records / Saiko Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CHAPTER APRIL NEWS

Hello everyone,we've been quiet for while, but here are some fresh news at long last:First of all, our official website is back on track. We'd been hacked but our webmasters at SO2Design managed to so...
Posted by Chapter on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:16:00 PST

APRIL NEWS

(English version below)Bonjour à tous!Tout d'abord, un petit message pour nos amis belges, particulièrement pour ceux des environs de Liège. Vous vous souvenez peut-être que nous avons bruyamment souh...
Posted by Chapter on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:03:00 PST

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Hello everyone,we’re back from our tour (well we’ve been back for a couple of weeks now). It was all wonderful! Thanks to all the people we met on the road, we had a ball of a time.This li...
Posted by Chapter on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:06:00 PST

SOME GOOD NEWS

We’ve got a couple of good news.First of all, we’ve just confirmed a gig in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the 3rd April with Syd Matters, which should be fun. There are still more dates to com...
Posted by Chapter on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:29:00 PST

GERMANY

Here we are, the 19th March. It’s been a couple of weeks on the road, which feel like two months or so, packed with fun and music.We left Berlin on Monday and drove down to Leipzig. The city has...
Posted by Chapter on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:24:00 PST

BELGIUM & GERMANY

Hello everyone!Here we are in Berlin where we played last night. We played a little acoustic set, Thierry and I only, with our guitars and silly jokes. It was a lovely Sunday night gig with a very att...
Posted by Chapter on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:18:00 PST

ON TOUR (PICTURES)

You’ll find a couple of pictures here:PICTURES
Posted by Chapter on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:34:00 PST

LUXEMBURG & BELGIUM

Here we are again, after having driven through Italy all the way back to Luxemburg.So... First of all Caserta. We played in a place which was basically a shrine to movie-maker Jim Jarmusch held by thi...
Posted by Chapter on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:38:00 PST

ITALY

Here we are in Italy, land of pasta, and, well, many other things really. We thought the sunshine would be here too, but it seems that it has gone further South and left even gorgeous Italy under clou...
Posted by Chapter on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:56:00 PST

EUROPEAN TOUR

That's it! We're leaving Cheeseland on Wednesday morning, on the 5th, for our European Tour, and we'll be back on the 22nd March. First stop Genoa!We'll try to keep our blog updated during that time i...
Posted by Chapter on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:47:00 PST