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The Essence Is A New Wave/gothic Rock Band From Rotterdam The Netherlands Formed In 1984 And Fronted By Singer Songwriter And Guitarist Hans Diener. Signed To Midnight Music In 1985 After A Year Of Gigging Their Début Album Purity 1986 Was Released To Great Acclaim Preceded By The 12-Inch Single 'Endless Lakes' Which Was Especially Succesful In Holland And Germany. 1987 Saw The Release Of The Follow-Up Album A Monument Of Trust Plus The Single 'A Mirage' A Catchy Tune That Cracked The Top 10 In Spain. It Was Then That The Essence Started To Tour Europe Extensively Building Up A Strong And Faithful Following In Amongst Others France Germany Spain Switzerland And The United Kingdom. The Popularity Of The Band Continued To Grow With The Release Of The Third Album. Ecstasy 1988 . The Videos Of The Singles 'Only For You' 1989 And 'Like Christ' 1990 Got Regular Airplay On MTV. The Group Recorded Their Fourth Album Nothing Lasts Forever 1991 A Powerful And Dark Concept Album That Made Its Way To An Ever Growing Following Around The World Including Japan And The United States. A 'best Of' CD Entitled Dancing In The Rain Was Released By Cherry Red Records In 1994 And 1995 Saw The Release Of The Fifth Studio-Album Glow On CNR. It Was Originally Intended To Be Called Afterglow But The Band Re-Recorded The Material Especially For CNR. 'Glow' Became A Hard-To-Find Collector's Item When The Label Offloaded Its Catalogue And Stopped Promoting The Record Altogether After Which The Essence Returned To The Original Recordings Re-Recorded Most Of The Album And Self-Released Afterglow After All. The Essence Never Split Up. They Continued To Tour Internationally As A Three-Piece But They Never Recorded An Album Again In Spite Of Their Announcement That A New Album Was Set For Release In 2007. The Band's Complete Studio Recordings Were Released In A Box-Set By Cherry Red Records In 2018 Entitled 'The Essence 35 The Collection 1985-2015'. 1985 Line-Up Hans Diener Vocals Guitar
Jeroen 'Jerry' Geertsma Bass
Olaf 'Ol' Willemsen Drums Most Recent Line-Up Hans Diener Vocals Guitar
George Tan Drums
Mark Tan Keyboards Bass
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The Essence Is A New Wave/gothic Rock Band From Rotterdam The Netherlands Formed In 1984 And Fronted By Singer Songwriter And Guitarist Hans Diener. Signed To Midnight Music In 1985 After A Year Of Gigging Their Début Album Purity 1986 Was Released To Great Acclaim Preceded By The 12-Inch Single 'Endless Lakes' Which Was Especially Succesful In Holland And Germany. 1987 Saw The Release Of The Follow-Up Album A Monument Of Trust Plus The Single 'A Mirage' A Catchy Tune That Cracked The Top 10 In Spain. It Was Then That The Essence Started To Tour Europe Extensively Building Up A Strong And Faithful Following In Amongst Others France Germany Spain Switzerland And The United Kingdom. The Popularity Of The Band Continued To Grow With The Release Of The Third Album. Ecstasy 1988 . The Videos Of The Singles 'Only For You' 1989 And 'Like Christ' 1990 Got Regular Airplay On MTV. The Group Recorded Their Fourth Album Nothing Lasts Forever 1991 A Powerful And Dark Concept Album That Made Its Way To An Ever Growing Following Around The World Including Japan And The United States. A 'best Of' CD Entitled Dancing In The Rain Was Released By Cherry Red Records In 1994 And 1995 Saw The Release Of The Fifth Studio-Album Glow On CNR. It Was Originally Intended To Be Called Afterglow But The Band Re-Recorded The Material Especially For CNR. 'Glow' Became A Hard-To-Find Collector's Item When The Label Offloaded Its Catalogue And Stopped Promoting The Record Altogether After Which The Essence Returned To The Original Recordings Re-Recorded Most Of The Album And Self-Released Afterglow After All. The Essence Never Split Up. They Continued To Tour Internationally As A Three-Piece But They Never Recorded An Album Again In Spite Of Their Announcement That A New Album Was Set For Release In 2007. The Band's Complete Studio Recordings Were Released In A Box-Set By Cherry Red Records In 2018 Entitled 'The Essence 35 The Collection 1985-2015'. 1985 Line-Up Hans Diener Vocals Guitar
Jeroen 'Jerry' Geertsma Bass
Olaf 'Ol' Willemsen Drums Most Recent Line-Up Hans Diener Vocals Guitar
George Tan Drums
Mark Tan Keyboards Bass read less
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Jeroen 'Jerry' Geertsma Bass
Olaf 'Ol' Willemsen Drums Most Recent Line-Up Hans Diener Vocals Guitar
George Tan Drums
Mark Tan Keyboards Bass read less
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