Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Alakazam #music #promotion #onlyrockradio #tiorrplaylist @gerhardtmusic @alakazamtheband


16.35 PM. Some day. Somewhere.
Before the premiere of a new theatretour after rehearsals.

T: ‘I was thinkin’ last week; we shouldn’t stop after this tour.’
E: ‘Yeah, I was thinkin’ the same. Let’s do shows with the 3 of us.’
G: ‘No kiddin’ let’s go!’

Alakazam is a 3 piece band from the Netherlands now. Songwriter, guitarist, vocalist Gerhardt. Drummer, percussionist & backing vocalist Tobias Ponsioen. Bass player, soundscaper & backing vocalist Erik Harbers. The 3 together hold a long history in rock n roll music. Separately being in respected bands such as Woost, Beans & Fatback, Cheaters, Automatic Sam, Sue the Night. Gerhardt is a solo artist as well and 40% of duo 1st of June.

Doing tours, releasing albums, synchs, airplay. Dadida. The 3 of them agreed on a couple of things: We’re not cool. We don’t like no bullshit. We do what feels good. So. Now is now. They play. They write. They record. They release. And that’s about it. Each song aiming to be a sonic spell, trying to bewitch the audience towards darker places. Some songs with 3 voiced choirs. Some hypnotic. Some moody and some uplifting.
Donut Records from the UK released their debut single ‘Flash! Bam! Alakazam!’ on their recent release: Gold, Frankenstein and GRRR.

What kind of music do you play?
 
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll with a cinematic crooner vibe. We like the art by David Lynch. We like film noir from the 50’s. We like soundscapes as well.  

Influences?
Gerhardt is 50’s obsessed and does chores in the house blasting out 90’s rap-music.
Erik likes to space out with effects in his shed and does Talking Heads bass-lines like a pro.
Tobias is designing his new eco friendly house, recording a solo record and doing beats.


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