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The Nits
Nits (known until 1989 as The Nits) are a Dutch pop group founded in 1974. Their musical style has varied considerably over the years, as has their line-up with the core of Henk Hofstede (the group's lead singer and lyricist), Rob Kloet, drummer, and Robert Jan Stips ( Supersister, Gruppo Sportivo, Golden Earring), keyboards. Their biggest hit in the Netherlands was "Nescio" (1983), a tribute to the Dutch author Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh. The major hit that brought the band to the attention of an international audience was "In the Dutch Mountains" (1987). Other well-known Nits songs include "J.O.S. Days", "Adieu, Sweet Bahnhof" and "Sketches of Spain". Top 10 albums include ''Omsk'' (1983), '' In the Dutch Mountains'' (1987), ''Urk'' (1989), ''Doing the Dishes'' (2008) and ''Hotel Europa'' (2015). Early history The Nits originally consisted of Henk Hofstede (vocals, guitar), Alex Roelofs (bass), Michiel Peters (guitar) and Rob Kloet (drums). Influenced by British pop mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its canals of Amsterdam, large number of canals, now a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River, which was dammed to control flooding. Originally a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam was the leading centre for finance and trade, as well as a hub of secular art production. In the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) was a Dutch radio orchestra. It was founded in 1985 after a merger of the Promenade Orchestra and the Radio Chamber Orchestra (Omroep Orkest). In 2005, the NRSO was disbanded, and its functions were absorbed into the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic. The NRSO's last concert took place on 7 July 2005. Productions The orchestra participated in various operatic productions and in special musical projects as well as international competitions. It served as the regular accompanying orchestra of the Kiril Kondrashin Conductors' Masterclasses, the Oscar Back Concours, and the International Vocalists' Competition. The orchestra appeared at the Holland Festival, the Gaudeamus Week, and in several educational projects. The NRSO had also served as the opera orchestra for a number of opera productions, including Rachmaninoff's ''Aleko'', Erich Wolfgang Korngold's ''Die tote Stadt'', and several op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Glass
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up from repetitive Phrase (music), phrases and shifting layers. He described himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped to evolve stylistically. Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble in 1968. He has written 15 operas, numerous chamber operas and musical theatre works, 14 symphony, symphonies, 12 concertos, nine string quartets, various other chamber music pieces, and many film scores. He has received nominations for four Grammy Awards, including two for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Best Contemporary Classical Composition for ''Satyagraha (opera), Satyagraha'' (1987) and ''String Quartet No. 2 (Glass), String Quartet No. 2'' (1988). He has received three Academy Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Onion (song)
"Glass Onion" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles'' (also known as the "White Album"). The song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Lyrics Lennon wrote the song to confuse people who read too much into the lyrical meanings of Beatles songs, which annoyed him. Many lines refer to earlier Beatles songs, including "Strawberry Fields Forever", "I Am the Walrus", "Lady Madonna", "The Fool on the Hill", and "Fixing a Hole". The song also refers to the " Cast Iron Shore", a coastal area of south Liverpool known to local people as "The Cazzy". Lennon dismissed any deep meaning to the mysterious lyrics: "Glass Onion" was a name suggested by Lennon for the Iveys, a group who signed to Apple Records in 1968 and later became Badfinger. Recording The song was one of several recorded as a demo at George Harrison's Esher home in 1968 before the recording sessions for ''The Beatles''. The Esher demo was first rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am The Walrus
"I Am the Walrus" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 television film ''Magical Mystery Tour (film), Magical Mystery Tour''. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released as the B-side to the single "Hello, Goodbye" and on the ''Magical Mystery Tour'' EP and album. In the film, the song underscores a segment in which the band lip sync, mime to the recording at a deserted airfield. Lennon wrote the song to confound listeners who had been affording serious scholarly interpretations of the Beatles' lyrics. He was partly inspired by two Psychedelic experience, LSD trips and Lewis Carroll's 1871 poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter". Producer George Martin arranged and added orchestral accompaniment that included violins, cellos, horns, and clarinet. The Mike Sammes Singers, a 16-voice choir of professional studio vocalists, also joined the recording, variously singing nonsense lines and shrill whooping noises. Since the "Hello, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Eggermont
Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eggermont (born 31 October 1946, The Hague) is a Dutch record producer, best known for his Stars on 45 project. Eggermont's first job in the musical profession was from 1965 until 1969 as the drummer of the band Golden Earrings. After leaving that band, which soon changed its name to Golden Earring Golden Earring were a Dutch rock music, rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Tornados. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached the top ..., Eggermont became a record producer. He worked with such acts as Sandy Coast, Earth and Fire and Livin' Blues. The greatest success he had was in the early 1980s, with his project Stars on 45. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggermont, Jaap 1946 births Living people Dutch drummers Dutch male drummers Dutch record producers Musicians from The Hague Golden Earring members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthesizer
A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and frequency modulation synthesis. These sounds may be altered by components such as filters, which cut or boost frequencies; envelopes, which control articulation, or how notes begin and end; and low-frequency oscillators, which modulate parameters such as pitch, volume, or filter characteristics affecting timbre. Synthesizers are typically played with keyboards or controlled by sequencers, software or other instruments, and may be synchronized to other equipment via MIDI. Synthesizer-like instruments emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century with instruments such as the RCA Mark II, which was controlled with punch cards and used hundreds of vacuum tubes. The Moog synthesizer, developed by Robert Moog and first so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Flat
''New Flat'' is an album by The Nits. It was released in 1980 by Columbia Records. Track listing All tracks written by Henk Hofstede (HH) and Michiel Peters (MP). #''New Flat'' – 2:45 (HH) #''Holiday on Ice'' – 3:00 (HH) #''Saragossa'' – 2:29 (MP) #''Office at Night'' – 3:07 (HH) #''Uncle on Mars'' – 3:52 (HH) #''Statue'' – 3:18 (MP) #''His First Object'' – 2:21 (HH) #''Different Kitchen'' – 3:35 (HH) #''Safety in Numbers'' – 3:12 (MP) #''Bobby Solo'' – 2:09 (HH) #''Zebra'' – 2:09 (MP) #''Rubber Gloves'' – 2:34 (MP) #''Bite Better Bark'' – 2:59 (HH) #''Aloha Drums'' – 3:06 (MP) Personnel The band * Michiel Peters – singing, vocals, guitar * Alex Roelofs – Bass guitar, bass, keyboard instrument, keyboards * Henk Hofstede – singing, vocals, keyboard instrument, keyboards * Rob Kloet – drum kit, drums * Paul Telman – audio engineer, engineer * Hans Schot – light Additional musicians * Aad Link – trumpet * Robert Jan Stips – mouth org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tent (album)
''Tent'' is the second album by the Nits. It was released in 1979 by Columbia Records. It was the first album that entered the Dutch charts in early 1980, reaching No. 35. "Tutti Ragazzi" was released as a single, reaching No. 22 in the Dutch Singles charts. Track listing All tracks written by Henk Hofstede (HH) and Michiel Peters (MP). Vinyl release Side A #''Tent'' – 2:07 (HH) #''A to B; C to D'' – 3:01 (MP) #''The Young Reporter'' – 2:42 (HH) #''4 Ankles'' – 2:27 (MP/HH) #''Hook of Holland'' – 2:48 (HH) #''Frozen Fred'' – 2:25 (MP) #''Ping Pong'' – 2:33 (HH) Side B #''Tutti Ragazzi'' – 2:13 (HH) #''Out of Suburbia'' – 2:38 (MP) #''Bungalow'' – 2:42 (HH) #''1:30'' – 3:08 (MP) #''Johnny Said Silver'' – 2:46 (HH) #''Who's the Killer'' – 2:29 (HH) #''Take a Piece'' – 2:05 (HH) #''Tent (Reprise)'' – 1:03 (HH) CD release #''Tent'' – 2:07 (HH) #''A to B; C to D'' – 3:01 (MP) #''The Young Reporter'' – 2:42 (HH) #''4 Ankles'' – 2:27 (MP/HH) #'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Wave Music
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop music, pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of Punk subculture, punk culture". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many contemporary popular music styles, including synth-pop, alternative dance and post-punk. The main new wave movement coincided with late 1970s punk and continued into the early 1980s. The common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, angular guitar riffs, jerky rhythms, the use of electronics, and a distinctive visual style in fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop and rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave" in the United States. Although new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
