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Hans in ‘t Zandt wishes you a prosperous 2012: an overview in retrospect

Published December 30, 2011 | By admin

Hi everyone,

At the end of the year  in retrospect a little overview of my activities during the year gone by.

I did lots of shows with a lot of different bands. Among others playing for American female singer/guitar player Malina Moye at the prestigious Bospop Festival and sharing the big stage with great bands like Journey, Ringo Starr, Glenn Hughes, Dream Theater to name a few, was definitely a milestone for me! Sit back and enjoy if you will:



However, there was more to boast about I’m quite proud to say. In the course of the last year no less than three Cd’s saw the light of day. It started with American and Swedish collaboration Reece & Kronlund: “Solid” which met with some amazing reviews.
Followed by American rockers Bangalore Choir’s first Live CD “All or Nothing” recorded at the famous FireFest in Nottingham, England.

And last but not least Germany’s most sought after rock producer Michael Voss’ Mad Max released their first live CD called “Live in Berlin” as an official bootleg. Nice detail about that is that I captured that performance myself!! Negotiations with a major label are underway as we speak…more of that later which makes a promising start for 2012!
Thank you for your fantastic support.

Music ís the doctor!

All my best, good health and good music for the coming year and thereafter 🙂
Hans in ’t Zandt
www.hansintzandt.nl

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Hans at BosPop Weert (NL)

Published July 10, 2011 | By admin

Hello everyone,

A new milestone is about to be added to the list of milestones: Bospop in Weert, Netherlands. Coming sunday I’ll supply the backbone and heart beat for Afro American female singer and guitarist Malina Moye.

Malina Moye serves a very interesting brew of alternative R&B, Rock and Funk… It’s smoking!!  Check out:  www.malinamoye.com Sharing the main stage at Bospop with all time greats like Journey, Foreigner, Joe Cocker, Dream Theater, Thin Lizzy, Ringo Starr among others is even more quite mindboggling for me… and I’m enjoying every second of it! Check out: www.bospop.nl 

Music always wins (humbly quoted from Mr. V. Collaiuta).

My best to y’all!!!


gr,

Hans in ‘t Zandt

 

www.hansintzandt.nl 

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Reece Kronlund released

Published June 26, 2011 | By admin
Hi y’all,
I’m very proud to announce to you the release of my next CD that I tracked the drums for:
Reece Kronlund: Solid, my 17th full length platter. Released 24-6-2011 through one of the finest labels in the contemporary rock scene:
Besides the obvious “suspects” in this project David Reece and Martin Kronlund writers and players like Tommy Denander, Brynn Arens, Christian Tolle, Andy Susemihl among others took responsibility in contributing to this melodic rock fest “vom feinsten” 🙂
Please read below:
 
Reece/Kronlund: Solid
http://www.seaoftranquility.org/images/reviews/R/reece_kronlund.jpgAfter a good few years out of the music business it is great to see one time Accept singer David Reece back in very regular action. Teaming up with Dogface guitarist Martin Kronlund in the band Gypsy Rose, the pair released Another World in 2008, before Reece put out a solo album one year later. Next up came the comeback album Cadence from Bangalore Choir kept the ball rolling at full pelt last year. Kronlund was also involved with Cadence as well as the recent Bangalore Choir reissue On Target and therefore it is no surprise to see the pair back together so soon for the first Reece/Kronlund album, simply titled Solid.
Now that album title may give the impression of a dependable and steady release, however that description would be selling this album short and by quite some distance. Cadence, which was a mighty fine album, was seen by some (not me!) as a little too modern to carry the Bangalore Choir name and for those people Solid should fit the bill perfectly. Built round big brash guitars, huge melodies, gargantuan hooks and the mighty Reece-Roar, this album nods a little more firmly in the eighties arena rock direction, although this is no nostalgia trip as in terms of sound and execution the album is bang up to date.
Racing out of the blocks with the punchy “My Angel Wears White”, Solid wastes no time with introductions, instead we get a huge chorus that greets you like an old friend before being backed up by some gritty and in your face guitars. The heavy bluesy stomp of “Samurai” allows Kronlund to really crank things up and with the backing of Bangalore Choir stick-smith Hans in ‘t Zandt, kicks out a thick groove that hits home with a hefty thwack!Reece himself is in stunning form, with his throaty, yet crystal clear vocal power being as captivating as ever and whether it is the more restrained “Could This Be Madness”, or the meatier delivery of “Paint The Mirror Black”, there’s no question that he is one of the best at this game. There isn’t a duff track anywhere in sight on Solid, with the darting riff of “Animals And Cannibals” adding an almost power metal chorus to a bouncing rocker of a song, while the confident swagger of the oddly titled “Magic Pudding” brings another different angle to the Reece/Kronlund sound, with a vibe similar to the Allanah Myles hit “Black Velvet”, even if this song is considerably heavier.
More impressive than the title Solid would suggest, the only question I have after listening to this album is which of the many excellent bands and projects that Reece currently has on the go, will we hear from next. Whichever it is I hope David manages to keep up his prestigious album a year work rate, as with output as spellbinding as this, there’s no danger of getting too much of a good thing!

Track Listing
1. My Angel Wears White
2. Samurai
3. Could This Be Madness
4. Animals And Cannibals
5. Remember You
6. Paint The Mirror Black
7. I Would
8. Edge Of Heaven
9. Magic Pudding
10. The Dead Shall Walk The Earth
Added: June 19th 2011
Reviewer: Steven Reid
Score: 4 stars
Related Link: Metalheaven Records
Music, the medicine for Millions 🙂
All my best,
Hans in ‘t Zandt

 

 

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Help and Win + new Bangalore Choir CD

Published June 16, 2011 | By admin

Hi gang,

first the news that the Live At Firefest CD from Bangalore Choir is out now. It is in limited quantities available at www.thefirefest.com.

 

 

Then I would like to encourage you to visit this link. Here you will find a couple of tracks from Chinawhite. If you comment on those (which one do you like best) you might be the winner of a Chinawhite CD! So help the band choose 🙂

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Reece Kronlund project

Published May 11, 2011 | By admin
REECE-KRONLUND is the new project of singer David Reece (ex Accept, Bangalore Choir) and Swedish guitarist/producer Martin Kronlund (Gypsy Rose, Dogface). Their first album “Solid” offers a fine mix of Hard Rock and Melodic Metal and includes a high toned companionship of musician guests playing musically and also co-writing songs on the album, i.e. on ‘My Angel Wears White’ (Tommy Denander), ‘Edge of Heaven’ (Andy Susemihl), ‘Samurai’ (Rikard Quist) ‘Could This Be Madness’ (Brynn Arens) and ‘Animals and Cannibals’ (Christian Tolle). The drums are played by Hans in ‘t Zandt.
       
Tracklist: 1. My Angel Wears White, 2. Samurai, 3. Could This Be Madness, 4. Animals And Cannibals, 5. Remember You, 6. Paint The Mirror Black, 7. I Would, 8. Edge Of Heaven, 9. Magic Puddin’, 10. The Dead Shall Walk The Earth.
Soundfiles in advance:

www.reeceworld.com

 

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Z-Rock 2011 with Mad Max

Published May 11, 2011 | By admin

Tickets are still remaining and can be purchased for £40 advance [£45 on day] online at  http://zrecords.webs.com/apps/webstore/products/show/1928536                 until 11:59pm on May 12th or in Person at ST Records Dudley, The Asylum Birmingham or X Records Bolton until                                                                                                 12 noon on May 14th For credit card orders call TEL 01384 230726 or for further information 
tel:  +44 [0]1695 629917 or email rockrockprod@yahoo.co.uk
The Merch stall will be present with all Z Records new releases including Steele “Tricks Up My Sleeve” and
hopefully Arabia’s all new Welcome To The Freakshow available for the first time anywhere.
Our special  5 cd’s for £40 and the recession beating 10 cds for £70 offers will be available on the day also.
The revised Schedule is now ……………….
Door 12 noon
playback: PAUL SABU – CALL OF THE WILD
12:45pm – 1:15pm DAYLIGHT ROBBERY the band are a highly melodic English outfit, with a great new album which is currently under production essential for Firehouse and Dokken fans
playback:  STEELE – TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE
1:35pm – 2:15pm  SACRED HEART the band have a new album underway and return after their appearance at Z Rock 2007
playback  LEGION – CODE OF HONOUR + LEGION SIGNING SESSION AT MERCH BOOTH
2:35pm – 3:15pm  TARA’S SECRET having already attracted a fair bit of attention over the past few years we thought it was time Tara’s Secret played at Z Rock
playback: ARABIA –  WELCOME TO THE FREAKSHOW + ARABIA SIGNING SESSION AT MERCH BOOTH
3:40pm – 4:40pm   COLDSPELL Sweden’s hottest new sensation, UK Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE FIRST EVER PLAYBACK OF THE FORTHCOMING OMEGA DEBUT IN FULL
1 HOUR BREAK TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO EAT
5:40pm – 6:40pm    MAD MAX featuring Michael Voss [Casanova]  this will be Mad Max’s first UK appearance in  what we think is 25 years!
ANNOUNCEMENT RE Z ROCK 2012 LINE UP
playback: PAUL SABU – CALL OF THE WILD
7:05pm – 8:05pm    ARABIAit’s nearly 10 years to the day since Arabia’s last UK appearance, a new album is out June 4th but we hope to have copies  available at this years show!
playback:  STEELE – TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE
8:20pm – 9:20pm   LEGION the bands debut live performance, with a critically acclaimed debut and the all new Code of Honour being released on April 4th all eyes will be on Legion.
playback: ARABIA –  WELCOME TO THE FREAKSHOW
9:45pm – til close  IT BITEShighly regarded by many as one of England’s best rock acts, IT BITES add a different twist to the days events, if you haven’t seen them live make sure you do
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