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. The sound of 35007 has been described as

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and

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History

35007 was formed in

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, Netherlands at the end of the eighties and originate from The Alabama Kids. 35007's early line-up consisted of Eeuwout Baart (vocals), Mark Sponselee (sounds, synths), Bertus Fridael (guitar), Jacco Van Rooy (drums), Michel Boekhoudt (bass guitar), Luk Sponselee (vj) and Pidah Kloos (sounds, soundengineer). They released their debut album ''Especially for You'' in 1994. After the self-titled album ''35007'', Jacco van Rooy left the band and was replaced by Sander Evers on drums. In 2001, Eeuwout Baart also left the band and 35007 continued as an instrumental unit. ''Sea of Tranquillity'' is the first of three instrumental releases. In an album review of the 2002 release ''Liquid'', AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia acknowledged the albums lasting influence stating in part that "''Liquid'' still stands as a major accomplishment in the ambient rock field, and a recommended introduction to both 35007 and the genre at large." In 2005 the band, now with Tos Nieuwenhuizen from

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on guitar, released ''Phase V'' but was never seen on stage again. Their live shows were accompanied with visual effects, such as

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videos projected on stage. AllMusic also noted that they would use a "visual specialist to provide a truly multimedia and multi-sensory experience" to create "ambient trance-groove music of a predominantly instrumental design." In the years after ''Phase V'' Bertus Fridael started his own band Mother-Unit, Sander Evers played in Gomer Pyle between 2006 and 2010, he is currently performing with the band

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, Jacco van Rooy joined

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for a short period of time and is now in the band Neon Twin, Tos Nieuwenhuizen performed live with

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, Mark and Luk Sponselee produced experimental music in Group Art Fou. 35007 performed several times at the annual international

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in the Netherlands, as well as the other groups in which the former members of 35007 play. December 2012 saw a vinyl release of ''Phase V'' on Burning World records. On the December 30, 2012, Mark Sponselee died from the effects of pneumonia. Bassist Michel Boekhoudt died on February 18, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Especially for You'' (1994) * ''35007'' (sometimes credited as 'Into the Void We Travelled') (1997) * ''Liquid'' (2002) * ''Phase V'' (2005)

Others

* ''Sea of Tranquillity'' EP (2001) * ''Phase V'' Vinyl Edition (2012)

References

External links

Official web site
* * {{Authority control Musical groups from Eindhoven Dutch space rock musical groups Dutch stoner rock musical groups Dutch post-rock groups Musical groups established in 1980 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 English-language musical groups from the Netherlands