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Live Munster 29 12 1999 by Kapotte Muziek

Artist Biography For Kapotte Muziek

Kapotte Muziek Was Founded In 1984 By Frans De Waard Then Living In Nijmegen The Netherlands. Soon He Was Joined By Christian Nijs Who Also Lived In Nijmegen. They Did Not Actually Play Together Though Christian Would Record All The Sounds At Home On Cassettes And Give Them To Frans Who Would Manipulate The Material In Different Ways Pitch-Change Loops Etc. . This Way Of Working Using 'second-Hand' Material And Recycling It Endlessly Became The Core Of The Activities Of Kapotte Muziek. In 1987 Christian Left The Project In Favour Of Playing Rock-Music In A Band. His Farewell To Industrial Music Was Marked With A Memorable Kapotte Muziek Concert The Second Kapotte Muziek Live Concert In V2 In Den Bosch The Netherlands.
Until 1993 Frans Continued The Project On His Own Inviting As Many Musicians As He Knew To Send In Material To Be Recycled. This Resulted In Collaborations With Groups Like SBOTHI Merzbow De Fabriek Yeast Culture Odal Asmus Tietchens And Many Others. For Example With Merzbow A Collaboration Concert Was Performed Live On An Illegal Radio Station In Nijmegen. Gradually The Harsh Territory Of Industrial Music Was Left Behind And Other Forms Of Electro-Acoustic Music Were Explored. In Early 1993 Plans To Do A US Tour Resulted In A Close Collaboration With Peter Duimelinks Member Of Another Dutch Electro-Acoustic Collective THU20 . The 16 Dates In Places Ranging From Small Clubs To Shops And A Radio Station Were So Successful That It Was Decided To Continue Playing Live. In May 1995 A Third Member Roel Meelkop Also From THU20 Joined And They Played Several Live Concerts In Europe The Netherlands Germany Italy Belgium And The Czech Republic . As A Result Of This The 3" Mini CD 'ADD' Was Released On Staalplaat Amsterdam. At The Same Time Kapotte Muziek Still Exists As A Studio-Project Of Frans De Waard. LIVE During Live Performances Kapotte Muziek Explores The Minimum Input Of Acoustic Sound To A Maximum Extent. All Sounds Originate From Obsolete Materials That We Have Found In The Course Of Our Activities. Every Performance Is Preceded By A 'junk Search' To Obtain New Sound Material. In The Past We Have Used Metal From Very Small To Very Big Wood Paper Plastic Glass Stones Etc. Every Object Is Thoroughly Explored For Its Sound Qualities Amplified Either By Microphone Or By Contact-Microphone. This Is Combined Live With Pre-Recorded Sounds Of Acoustic Environmental And Electronic Origin.

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