Pleasant Times - Music

Formed 1982 Rotterdam The Netherlands - Disbanded 1987 Initially Formed As "Pleasant Time Trio" To The Occasion Of Raising The Curtain For A Performance Of Jazz Artist "George Adams And The Don Pullen Quartet". "K.I.E.M." Is An Abbreviation Of "Klank Improvisatie Elektronische Muziek" Sound Improvisation Electronic Music . Their Immediate Success Led To Performances On Jazz Rock And Experimental Stages And Festivals Tegentonen North Sea Jazz Pandora's Music Box And Modest Dance-Hits In The Netherlands. Most Remarkable About Kiem Is Cees Meurs' Metal Drum-Kit Consisting Of Oil-Drums Garbage Bin Anvil Anchor-Chains And Other Remains From The Wrecked Tow-Boat "Corrie". This Drum-Kit –played Like Normal Drums– Accompanied By A Squeaking Saxophone Ger Van Voorden A Synthetic Keyboard And Proclaiming Vocals Huub Kentie Result A Sound That Might Be Type-Casted As Industrial But Also Has Jazz And Experimental Charactarisics. Ger Van Voorden Leaves The Band In 1986 To Play With Poet/drummer Jules Deelder. He Is Replaced By Jos Valster. Growing Into A More Popular Sound Bigger Succes Followed In Southern Europe The Moneyman 1987 . Official KIEM Website Www.Kiemrotterdam.Nl read less