Since the opening I have been steadily working on to finish all the extra’s in the Bebolt interior, that weren’t a priority for the opening. I have now designed and built a counter, a large table/cabinet for storing and cutting fabrics, a large fitting cabin, five different storage cabinets, a lamp and two tables. All this on a very tight budget… but I think I managed to not let that show in the furniture too much.

The photo’s below were shot at the opening.

Claire is happy with the results and has received many positive reactions already. I hope her shop does well, because she designs great stuff! You can visit Bebolt at Nieuwstraat 60 in Deventer.

On the 17th of October, the fourth edition of ass-crack stage-hack brings you three exquisite concerts, preceded by a three course diner in Havenkwartier Deventer.

Piiptsjilling is the wonderful result of the joining between Machinefabriek’s gritty electronics, the Frisian poetry of Jan Kleefstra and the subtle guitarplaying of Soccer Commitee and Romke Kleefstra.

Machinefabriek delivers releases like they were breadrolls. And practically all of them are top quality.  Piiptsjilling is probably the most beautiful and open collaboration in his catalogue (for now). Minimal guitar sounds get hardly any manipulation; the tones float seemingly unnoticed in and out of the open soundscape. The pitch black poetry of Jan Kleefstra and his understated recitation offer some sort of counterpoint. A yin and yang between tension and space, between what is said and what’s left out. Breathtaking minimalism.

Wouter van Veldhoven creates dusty ambient, experiments influenced by pop music and conceptual soundscapes with the aid of a.o. six taperecorders, melodica, xylophone, guitar and an analogue computer. Old means, new music. Meticulously detailed sounds and simple, but beautiful melodies.

Soccer Committee is the alias of singer-songwriter Mariska Baars. In the last few years, she impressed many with some self-released ep’s (a.o together with Machinefabriek), a cd and astounding live performances. Subtle, modest guitar loops provide the foundation for the intimate vocals of Mariska Baars. Vocals that practically get whispered in your ear. Beauty to cry for.

If you do not only want to treat your ears to a feast, but also want to have your culinairy senses stroked, please join us for a meal! Amateur-caterer and ‘goesting-jockey’ Jean Klare prepares extatic pleasure for the taste buds this evening; a three course diner, including an excellent wine selection, for only 23 euro.

You do however need to make a reservation for this culinairy treat. Just send an email to harco@escrec.com. Reservations have to be in on Monday the 13th.

Click here to get the flyer! The poster/flyer was designed by me.

Entrance: 7 euro (30 euro including diner)
Start diner: 19:00 hrs.
Start concerts: 21:00 hrs.
Location: www.havenkwartier.org

Friday the 29th of August, esc.rec. presents ass-crack stage-hack #3 with live performances by Yoshimi! and Toxic Chicken in Havenkwartier Deventer.

This third edition of ass-crack stage-hack coinsides with the opening of the expo by Babet Olde Weghuis and Jeroen Diepenmaat. The opening starts at 20:00, the concerts start at 20:30. Entrance is free!!

Poster and flyer designed by me.

Last Saturday (at the opening) I finally came round to shooting some pictures of all the work I have done for Ontbos. I feel Ontbos became everything I hoped it to be… and more. I’m so very pleased with the result! I placed some of my photo’s below and on Flickr.

For those of you who missed this event, you can still visit Ontbos untill September 28. Check CBK Apeldoorn for opening hours and other details. Also, there’s a nice Ontbos BBQ on September 6. More info on that later.

During the Triënnale, CBK Apeldoorn organizes an exhibition with visual artists from Apeldoorn: Ontbos. As I mentioned before, I’ve been invited to be the guest curator and designer of this exhibition. So far I’ve come up with the concept, the name, a selection of artists, a logo, a design for a banner, an image for the CBK flyer, a design for a poster (click on image above), a design for a publication (20 pages, A5), a design for a billboard and an idea for the design of the exhibition itself. I’ll post some photo’s here soon.

Click here to view the publication!

The selected artists are: Linda Mosterd, Anne van As, Pier Pennings, Fred Anvelink, Marije Vermeulen, Ferry Staverman, Sandrijn van der Horst and Nicolette Klerk. Practically all of them present new work.

Starting next week I’m probably very busy putting all the work in place and finishing the exhibition…

The exhibition opens on Saturday the 9th of August, 19:30 hrs. Bram van den Oever plays records from his extensive music collection during the opening. Hope to see you there!