Bas Bron (born 17 July 1974) is a musical artist and a
producer of mostly
electronic music
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from
Amsterdam
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Netherlands
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Bastian
As Bastian, Bas Bron scored a modest national hit in 2001 with the song "You've Got My Love", which was accompanied by a
music video
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showing the song's lyrics on shirts worn by dancing women, showing only their upper chest. The song reached #17 in the
Dutch Top 40. Later in 2001 the debut album ''Ready'' was released, filled with
and
electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a r ...
-influenced music enhanced with
Commodore 64 sound effects. Two years later the second album ''It's All Downhill From Here'' came out. The title referred to the buildup of the album; the theme of the songs would gradually become darker and heavier. In 2007, he released the album ''IV''. The name of the title refers to the fact that all songs on the album are exactly 4 minutes in length.
Live, Bastian performs as a band rather than a solo artist, with the band currently consisting of 8 members.
Seymour Bits
After two EPs, Bas Bron released the album ''The Booty Pop Phantom'' under the pseudonym Seymour Bits in 2006. The electrofunk album, quoted as reminding of
Prince
A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in s ...
by several critics, was generally well received. Bron made up a fake persona of Seymour Bits,
Magnetron Music
official site, reference to be found under Artists -> Seymour Bits -> bio, retrieved January 8, 2007 a 23-year-old computer programmer named Seymour Jackson who traveled to Zanzibar
Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islan ...
and Tanzania
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to pursue his dream of making electronic music. In 2010, he released the self-titled album ''Seymour Bits''.
Comtron
Together with drummer Rimer Veeman, Bas Bron forms the group Comtron. The duo was formed in 2002, posing as higher management of a big evil stock trading cooperation, rich but disillusioned by the corporate world. This theme can be found in most of their songs as well; dark, heavy, electric funk. In 2002 and 2003, Comtron released two underground 12-inch single
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl ( polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a 'single' or a few related sound tracks on each surfac ...
s. Their full-length debut album ''Follow The Money'' was released in 2007 by Rush Hour Recordings.
Other aliases and activities
Bas Bron has also released music under the pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
s Fatima Yamaha and Gifted and is a member and the producer of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig (The Youth of Today) is a Dutch hip hop and R&B group based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, renowned for their musical approach of irreverent, humorous lyrics and electronic beats. Their humorous style is characterised ...
, who had international success with their single " Watskeburt". Occasionally he performs with the Spaarndammerbuurtkliek as rapper Dubbel B and as Majoor Vlosshart: de Neger Des Heils, who also makes their beats. He also appeared on rapper Brainpower
Gerrit-Jan Mulder, known professionally as Brainpower (born 5 February 1975), is a Dutch rapper who writes, records and performs in both English as well as his native Dutch. He was born in Belgium and grew up in the Netherlands. He started ...
's second album ''Verschil Moet Er Zijn''.
In 2005
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, he started the music label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
Magnetron Music.
Discography
Bastian
Albums
* ''Ready'' (2001)
* ''It's All Downhill From Here'' (2003)
* ''IV'' (2007)
* ''There's No Such Place'' (2011)
Singles
* ''You've Got My Love'' (2000, 12" vinyl)
* ''You've Got My Love'' (2001, CD single)
* ''Anything'' (2001)
* ''Love Is Incredible'' (2001)
* ''Paper Love'' (2003, 12" vinyl)
* ''Paper Love'' (2003, CD single)
* ''Downers'' (2003)
* ''Flight of the Starglider'' (2004)
* ''Sturdy'' (2007)
Seymour Bits
EPs
* ''Hit Me with Technology'' (2004)
* ''Bonparapara Attack!'' (2005)
Albums
* ''The Booty Pop Phantom'' (2006)
* ''Seymour Bits'' (2010)
Comtron
Albums
* ''Follow The Money'' (2007)
Fatima Yamaha
EPs
* ''A Girl Between Two Worlds'' (2004/2015)
* ''Araya'' (2017)
Albums
*''Imaginary Lines'' (2015)
*''Spontaneous Order'' (2020)
Gifted
EPs and singles
* ''Positive Contact'' (1996)
* ''Lost'' (2002)
* ''What's A Girl To Do'' (2010)
Albums
* ''Held Back By Inferior Technology'' (2002)
Tour (2021)
* Dates (1)
Notes
External links
Official website BastianOfficial website Seymour BitsOfficial website Comtron
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21st-century Dutch musicians
1974 births
Living people