On November 15th, VONK released their debut album Sunlight And Grey. The initial recordings of this album were made almost 2 years ago in their Serendipity Labs studio. Since then VONK has been working on the album on and off in between other projects. The idea for this album was to document the music that the 3 had been developing up until now (some songs were initiated as early as 2003, some were much newer, and one song was never played before until recording it for the album). The other idea for this album was to build on the pure sound of the trio; real instruments. No sequencing was used, everything was played live. That doesnt mean that everything had to sound pure, in fact, a lot of effects were used during the tracking of the songs (mostly noticable in the Rhodes and sax parts, but also , be it more subtle, in the bass).
What is next for VONK? Well, to take this music on the road, and in the mean time take a totally different turn in the studio.
p.s. Check out the cover design by Kat!
9 November, 2008
CD Release VONK - "Sunlight And Grey"
On the 15th of November 2008 VONK will be releasing their debut album "Sunlight And Grey". This will be done in Eindhovens hotspot Plan-2. The evening will be a mix between VONK's favourite DJ's: K O Z, Hats and De Smaakmatties and two live sets by VONK, featuring Edward Capel on saxes and electronics and the wonderful voice of Katrien van de Camp.
On May 5th VONK+KAT participated in the BluntAxe session at the TAC. A clip of one of their songs is featured on YouTube.com
1 Juni, 2008
VONK @ Bar Tabac
On the 27th of June VONK will play a gig at the Bar Tabac evening in Plan-2. Their set will comprise of music from their forthcoming CD as well as some new work. Edward Capel and Kat will be joining them for added flavor.
Entry is €6,20, the gig starts around 22:00
April 20, 2008
VONK For Tibet
On April 20th 2008 VONK played at the Ticket For Tibet festival. On the troubadoer stage (a small cozy circus tent) they played a selection of songs from the forthcoming album rumoured to be titled "Better Things". Joining them on stage were Kat and Edward Capel, as well as 2 great mc's from Eindhoven: Y'skid and Skenkie. It was a great gig. Hopefully some of the good vibes paid off in karma-bonus-points to benefit Tibet as well.
Februari 8, 2008
Podium voor Onaffe Zaken
On 16th of February there will be a jam session in the Plaza Futura on one of the nights of the "Podium voor Onaffe Zaken" (stage for incomplete stuff). Arno Landsbergen will lead the jam session featuring Bruce van Mulier, Edward Capel and Martijn Maas. See www.plazafutura.nl
October 29, 2007
VONK + Kat + PeterSax
Right now the VONK trio is
preparing for a special gig at an event in Eindhoven that is all about jazz.
The event is inspired by the movie Breakfast At Tiffany's. The gig will
feature a special selection of tunes from the VONK trio as well as some new
jazz standards rendered from songs of their music hero's. Special guests
will be: Kat on vocals and PeterSax on sax.
October 26, 2007
Jazz Confusion
Together with Starr Planet productions several
musicians from the labs are developing an entertainment show with live music
and dance. The setting is an old jazz club, and the music played is a mix of
original material and re-arranged cover tunes. The show experienced its
first try out in the Effenaar on the 26th of October. It is now ready to be
taken to the next level.
August 12, 2007
@ROCK XL!
On the 18th of August @rock's BluntAxe Orchestra will perform on one of the main stages of the Jazz In Catstown festival in Helmond. It will be an all-evening event with several guests joining the band on stage. If you're up for an XL BluntAxe P-Jazz party, Catstown is the place to be!
Show starts at 21:00, free admittance
August 12, 2007
The Afghan connection
The VONK trio has started a collaboration with the Dutch-Afghan artist Zia Saraaj. Zia's
vocals and tabla-playing will be featured on the upcoming VONK album. Also the VONK trio will interpret one of Zia's song.
Zia has also made use of the Serendipity Labs to record tracks for his forthcoming album. Stay tuned for the results!
March 20, 2007
New experiment online: Boys In The Woods
A few devoted laborants spend some time experimenting in the SL studio and recorded some impromptu
mixture of analogue and digital, the old and the new, modest and far out, singing & screaming keys, raging riffs and bottom end. The unpolished & raw results can be heard
online. (warning: not for the faint-eared).
January 20, 2007
VONK / Serendipity Trio live
The Serendipity Trio will play a gig in
Nijmegen, in cafe
Station Oost. Joining the trio that evening on saxes/altclarinet & fx is
Edward Capel. The concert will start at 22:00, free admission.
August 18, 2006
Serendipity Labs plays Gridlock
A mixture of Serendipity Labs related musicians will perform a improvised
set at the upcoming Gridlock festival in the
TAC
on 15/9/2006. Special guest is a 10 beam laser grid that will be
suspended over the audience (provided/made by
Debbie Does Art). It
will enable the audience to participate by interrupting the lasers at
crossing-points, and thereby triggering audio samples to which the musicians
can react.
Line up=
Warner Werkhoven (Rhodes &
FXs & electronics), Martijn Maas (drums), Richard Smulders (drums),
Edward Capel (saxes & electronics), Jan Vanderlest (bass), Godeville (voices & noises).
SL's own Warner Werkhoven plays with the group MOXX at the EDIT festival in
Eindhoven 10/6/2006. The group plays danceable cinematic improvisations.
MOXX=
Andre Stijnen (tenorsax, laptop), Rob Gevers (percussie & drums), Rob
Keeris (tenorsax), Jan van der Wijk (stick bass), Warner Werkhoven (Rhodes &
FXs & electronics)
The band @rock's BluntAxe Orchestra will present their new EP release
for the first time during this years Queensday gigs in Eindhoven. The EP
features 5 tracks that were all recorded in the Serendipity Labs. You
can also listen to the tracks online on their
website and
right here @ serendipitylabs.com
March 27, 2006
Strange Attractor on the move
The band Strange Attractor with Richard van Kruysdijk and Niels van Hoorn will be touring Europe in April. More news and their blog on this
site. Their latest CD "Everything is Closer" will be released on April 13th on the Music For Speakers label.
March 19, 2006
Hiphop unplugged
Rappers of Da Movement played at the Beeb Unplugged festival on March 19th in Eindhoven. The acoustic backing
was done by Serendipity Labs's 321 Trio. The acoustic hiphop was well received by the audience. More pictures can be found on this
site. Foto on the left by Patrick Spruytenburg.
January 10, 2006
New labelski
Together with the band Sweet Assembler Omski has started a new label: Great Escape Collective. Great Escape is synonamous
for obstinate popmusic and the label will feature Omski's debut CD "Loose Ends". The release show will be on May 19th at the Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL).
