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Robbe Kieckens
Приєднався 11 жов 2011
OP DE KOFFIE #21 - ASTRID CREVE & MARIJKE HELLEMANS
There it is, the final one.... the closing of the year means the closing of this project, Op de Koffie has come an end. It was a a year of encounters , of reconnecting with old friends, of playing music, both beautiful and interesting, of doing things I didn't know myself capable of, of deadlines and self discipline, but mainly of love, lots of love.
For the final episode I invited my dearest singer/composer Astrid Creve and guitarist Marijke Hellemans. They are good friends with whom I played intensely for a couple of years in Astrids beautiful band Alfredo (Solomototekanos). I always felt a natural connection to Astrid and her music, as if both came from a foreign place I have known in an undefined, far away, but vaguely accessible past. Utterly personal, her voice and her music, telling tales that connect here and that far away place.
Marijke has always enchanted me very subtly. Almost unnoticeably, she makes everything more beautiful and profound. Adding exactly that layer of warmth and gentle gentle spark that intelligently lifts the music to another level.
What a joy to play again with these talented ladies.
While I had done all audio and video recording and post production myself for 20 episodes, this time I was very generously and skilfully helped by Shalan Alhamwy for filming, Martijn Veulemans for sound recording and Farah Kassem for video editing. Gratitude for those beautiful people and their talent.
We played an old Alfredo song that never really got finished and now was given the title Manual for Peace and Quiet. Next come two songs Astrid wrote for her solo project Arra di Allas: 3 Years of Hunger and Wet Wood.
As always, I wish to remind you that bass is the fundament of music and that you need decent speakers or headphones to hear the good stuff that happens in that spectrum.
I hope you enjoy this last episode and the one that came before. They stay available, until eternity, if I'm concerned, so you can always go back to them. It has been a very nurturing year, and that is largely due to the very loving response to these little moments I have been sharing. That fills me with gratitude.
00:00 intro
01:08 Manual for Peace and
05:56 3 Years of Hunger
09:29 Wet Wood
For the final episode I invited my dearest singer/composer Astrid Creve and guitarist Marijke Hellemans. They are good friends with whom I played intensely for a couple of years in Astrids beautiful band Alfredo (Solomototekanos). I always felt a natural connection to Astrid and her music, as if both came from a foreign place I have known in an undefined, far away, but vaguely accessible past. Utterly personal, her voice and her music, telling tales that connect here and that far away place.
Marijke has always enchanted me very subtly. Almost unnoticeably, she makes everything more beautiful and profound. Adding exactly that layer of warmth and gentle gentle spark that intelligently lifts the music to another level.
What a joy to play again with these talented ladies.
While I had done all audio and video recording and post production myself for 20 episodes, this time I was very generously and skilfully helped by Shalan Alhamwy for filming, Martijn Veulemans for sound recording and Farah Kassem for video editing. Gratitude for those beautiful people and their talent.
We played an old Alfredo song that never really got finished and now was given the title Manual for Peace and Quiet. Next come two songs Astrid wrote for her solo project Arra di Allas: 3 Years of Hunger and Wet Wood.
As always, I wish to remind you that bass is the fundament of music and that you need decent speakers or headphones to hear the good stuff that happens in that spectrum.
I hope you enjoy this last episode and the one that came before. They stay available, until eternity, if I'm concerned, so you can always go back to them. It has been a very nurturing year, and that is largely due to the very loving response to these little moments I have been sharing. That fills me with gratitude.
00:00 intro
01:08 Manual for Peace and
05:56 3 Years of Hunger
09:29 Wet Wood
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Another amazing performance from Derya Türkan 🙏
Echt heel bijzonder. Mooi samenspel. Groot compliment.
What is the band y’all mentioned at the beginning of the video? I love the Hands in Motion album I have and would love to find more of your music! Is there a link to this other project?
Hi, very glad you like what we do. The band is called Spëcht. Just released an album called Triptyques.
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Kemençeye yakışmamış.
I think it does beautifully. I suppose we have a different opinion about this.
I’ve been following and listening Derya over 20 years and he is definitely a virtuoso of the kemençe. I appreciate you to invite him and play together. 👏🏻
I agree, virtuoso for sure, but most importantly, very musical. Thank you, I was so lucky he accepted.
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This is so wonderful Robbe, Astrid, Marijke, and the Op De Koffie team! Thank you for the charming and excellent tunes!
Bravo!!! Such musicianship - so very lovely indeed!!!
Brilliant, beautiful, artistic blending of live percussion and electronics - thank you Robbe and Jolan!
Mooi mooi !
bellissimo!
Love it!
Fantastisch ❤
Heerlijk
Yeah! Simon - great! And Robbe - anyway!! Bravo
Thank you Matthias
wouuuuuh ouh ouh tuerie
wielka przyjemność patrzeć i słuchać! dziękuję!
WOW! What a great thing to see and hear. It shows that y’all have played together for a long time. Thanks for putting this out there.
really nice to hear you play together!
Ohlala...
Gecko ! grandioso tema ! bellisima combinacion de guitarra y percusion!! gracias Jan gracias Robbe !
animals still talk but they don't give a damn if we understand them or not :-)
Geweldig! go JS!
heerlijk
Heel genietbaar !!
Ola...Altijd weer. Nog meer. Onder de indruk. Heel bijzonder dit. Stil van geworden. Dank jullie.
Merci zuster!!!
Zulk bijzonder geluid, vreemd en soort van onnavolgbaar maar toch zo mooi dat je blijft luisteren
Cool!
Instant subscriber...I'm lying, first I saw your vid with Master Myrddin
this is wonderful, no suprise. Myrddin, one of my 3 favorite artists. There is no 1, 2, 3, Myrddin, Narciso Yepes and Gentle Giant (more than one artist!) So beyond anything, anytime... Thank you Robbe! I so love the vid with his father, Mr. Koen de Cauter (Zingt Gazelle) and his sons, and also the vid with Myrdinn's daughter, Miss Imre... so much love there
Great!!!
Ahaaaaa! Gevonden vanwaar dus die warme oktoberdagen....
Wow!
Had you forgotten?
I don't know what happened, but I was watching Myrddin's video and this comment should have been written there :)))))))))))))))))@@robbekieckens
Robbe !!!!! He vuelto a escuchar a OP DE KOFFIE completamente, comenze con Ira Shiran y termine con esa monstruosa mega bandolina del maestro Bojan Cvetreznik, exquisita pieza musical "Ente Ring Marsch"✌✊🥳
Gracias Ivan, que regalo que le gustan a gente como tú mis pequeños vídeos
Fascinante combinación! realmente !✊
Buenissimooo!!! suena entretenido el Flemish! Tegen gif!!! Grandioso Mark!
very nice, guys!! 🙂
Why thank you, Ares
Two great musicians playing great music together with great vibes. What more does one need? <3
Hoera jullie zijn terug! En hoe!
Great innovative performance. Love the approach to berimbau.
Beatiful! 🖤
Leuk man🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
Hi Robbe! Good afternoon, I started listening to Myrddin this afternoon, the magician of the Belgian flamenco guitar! He is a wonderful being, I have walked through his videos in search of his guitar and his dasein, he is a very sincere, simple man, who is there for all of us, it is wonderful through you to find him and now to find Koen de cauter in a beautiful combination of poetry and flamenco guitar! abrazo
So nice, how you feel his personality through his music. Sensitive you are.
Of course, now I remember Natham, I thought over and over again, where have I seen him...? And since you recommended his project, I came to Black Flower, it was exactly the composition Maqam tizita saba, powerful record played with the monstrous sound of his baritone sax that made me meet Black flower years ago, I have listened to Intermediate State many times, it has reminiscences of Mulatu Astake and Nucleus sometimes anyway, it is a magnificent work!! Natham es un iluminado !! genial banda!
Nucleus, as in Ian Carr & Nucleus?
yes @@cactusbro1527
Herr Kieckens, Sie haben mich wieder einmal an die Spitze des Olymp geführt! mit seinem Duett Nathan ist unglaublich, es war ein magischer Abstieg über einfühlsame und rhythmisch kraftvolle und spirituelle Wege! vielen vielen Danks! ein grosse Umarmung an euch beide!
Hello Robbe!! I am truly fascinated with your beautiful project. Yesterday I had the opportunity to work in my atelier and listen to each chapter, I look forward to meeting again in that space full of percussion, it has been a pleasure to see and listen to the diversity of musicians as well as your great ability to create and improvise. They have managed to create musical worlds in all directions! thanks for the magic for the wise and generous idea of your project thanks to you and the musicians! Ivan
Very touching words Ivan, thank you very much. I am very happy that the love that is invested in this project resonates and gets reflected back to me, fills me with gratitude.