P l a t e x r e c o r d s

De Fuckups – Stuff

de gitaargod — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:06:46 +0000

De Fuckups – Stuff 10″ vinyl
PLATEX 20004½

De Fuckups live up to their name. The first recordings for this album were made at the Pot Sounds studio way back in 2008, but they needed another 3.5 years to finally get it finished and published. What caused this ridiculously long delay? The long discussions the band had about the artistic and social impact of their music and lyrics? Not really. Was it the strenuous creative proces that made them suffer so much they had to resort to alcohol, or the subsequent rehab in a small mountain village in Nepal? Not that either. Did their helicopter crash while they were chasing their manager who ran off with a suitcase full of royalties? No. None of that.
It took them so long because they’re De Fuckups; one guitar player suddenly had a baby and left the band, the guitarist that replaced him broke his spine jumping from a roof, the band felt they needed to make 168 different sleeve designs, the drumsticks broke, the entire band had a bad hair year, the rhythm guitar player had a cardiac arrest, the bass player had a flat tyre, the singer grew a pimple on his elbow, they couldn’t decide what color vinyl to pick, et cetera. You know; the usual shitload of fuck-ups. That’s why it took so long.
And to top it off they had a big party to present the album in december 2011 and waited until may 2012 to send out press releases and post this notice on this website. What a bunch of amateurs!
But then again; punkrock is not about professionalism. Stuff eventually happened and stuff got made, and now it’s up to you to download or buy stuff.
Because it’s good stuff. It’s loud stuff.

Available at the record stores, free download at www.defuckups.com

De Fuckups: Menno – vocals, Nix – drums, Marjan – bass, John & Joris – sologuitar, Tuppus – rhythm guitar.
Special guest Arjan Grooten plays pedal steel on Peacock.
Recorded by Edwin Pot at the Pot Sounds Studio Groningen
Mastered by someone else, I forgot who.

Download the sleeve, made by Menno an Tuppus here.

Dia del Mercado – Rain and Fire trilogy

de gitaargod — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:52:38 +0000

PLATEX 2012004 / Root & Branch recordings

Travel in the comfort of your own home! From his living room in Groningen, songwriter and guitar player Ruud Slingerland grabs us by the ear and takes us on a trip through the southern states of the USA and Mexico. Dia del Mercado’s Rain and Fire is the soundtrack to an intense roadmovie that hasn’t been made. Yet.

Ruud Slingerland vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, Hammond organ, harmonium,
xylophone, drums and percussion
Aimée Terburg harmony vocals, button accordion, flute
Fons Sluijter cello, double bass
Obed Brinkman trombone
Jehannes Elzinga trumpet

Mastered by Darius van Helfteren

These 4 tracks are taken from the album ‘Seven Years of Dirt’, available on cd-baby and bandcamp.
More info at www.diadelmercado.com

Click on the button on the right side of the player to download these songs.

Download the sleeve here – diadelmercado.pdf
Sleeve made by Ruud Slingerland, original sleeve design by Henk Gruppen.

Bert Hadders en de Nozems – De Coöperoazie

de gitaargod — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:25:41 +0000

The entire month of september last year, Bert Hadders secluded himself from the city life in Groningen and went to stay at an old abandoned school in swingcity Eerste Exloërmond (pop. 390) in rural Drenthe, close to where he was born. There he wrote ten beautiful songs about the environment where he spent his youth.

To record the album, the three Gubbels brothers from Cochon Bleu, Bonnie Boonstra and Tollak were added as deputy-Nozems.

Bert Hadders	guitar, vocals
Wyno Bruinsma	guitar, vocals, production, ukelele, percussion
Johan Viswat	bass, vocals
Jeroen de Jong	piano, organ, accordion, zaagbas, harmonium
Hette Gubbels	ukelele, banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Henk Gubbels	guitar, vocals, violin, mandolin
Andre Gubbels	drums

Sleeve design by Kitty Lolkema, the portrait of Bert Hadders’ great great grandfather Berend Trip was painted by Margriet de Vries.

Visit berthadders.nl for videos, downloads, live shows and more.

Plato Groningen | Evelyn Novacek Hoogezand
Buy at the iTunes store | Buy at Bol.com | Go to www.berthadders.nl

Bert Hadders och punkare – jag Daans dörren

de gitaargod — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:11:05 +0000

Bert Hadders en de Nozems – Ik daans deur
PLATEX 2011001

Nu när Bert Hadders äntligen har avgått från sin härliga karriär som VD för Platex Records, bestämde vi oss för att ge honom en liten avskedspresent, hans egna virtuella Platex singel.
På fritiden är Bert en medlem i Vändare, en traditionell skandinavisk dansgrupp, och han har alltid varit enivrig samlare av svenska folkmusiken. Så vi skickade Bert Hadders in i studion för att spela in sin egenSvenskt folksång!
Bert gav oss bevis på hans musikaliska professionalism som avslutning ”Ik daans Deur” på nolltid, och vårpersonal på Platex Records har också lyckats minska produktionstiden genom att arbeta extra hårt. Så nu,efter bara sex månader, har allt vårt hårda arbete gett resultat och vi stolt presentera denna fantastiska nyacyber singel, precis i tid för …
Bert Hadders födelsedag! Hurra! Grattis Bert!

I eftermiddag kommer det att finnas ett kalas som du alla inbjudna, på Platon skivbutik i Groningen. För att göra det en extra speciell dag för vår födelsedag pojke har Platex A & R människor lyckades få den endaskyhöga upp norra sjökort (för låtar sjungs på svenska språket), där det har fått en respektabel 4: e plats!Kolla in det här.
Extra Special Platex tack till Harry, aka den digitala Magician, för att göra den här sköna klipp:

Återigen: grattis Bert!

Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download this song.

Download the sleeve -made by Tuppus- here – platexberthaddersdaanshoes.pdf

Enjoy.

www.berthadders.nl

Zienemaan

de gitaargod — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:32:33 +0000

Harry the video wizard made an extremely cool clip for our next upcoming (any minute now) hit release ‘Ik daans deur‘ by Bert Hadders & de Nozems. Yesterday evening it premiered at the Vera club’s open air movie festival ‘Zienemaan‘ in Groningen.
I tried to get a good shot with my camera but these two geezers kept blocking my view.

Archive #16 De Fuckups – Oomph

de gitaargod — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:25:53 +0000

PLATEX 6003 -2006

Who would have thought that those pimply punks that populated places like Simplon and the squats round town in the early eighties would still be alive in 2006 and would still be playing punk-rock. Well some of them are. In fact they play better than ever! Fuckups singer Menno was probably still in kindergarten round that time and sounds like the bastard son of Bon Scott or Peter Bootsman. The combination of old farts and young upstarts produces real kick-ass rock ‘ n roll. We could have picked any of their songs but choose ‘ Oomph‘ for a cybersinglerelease. ( because we like short titles…)More at www.defuckups.com

recorded, mixed and mastered by Edwin Pot at Potsound StudiosMenno Schreuder   vocals
Tup Wanders   guitar
Marjan Feith   bass
John Krol   guitar
Niek Schutter   drums

sleeve design by Tup

Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download this song.

Download the sleeve here – defuckupsoomph.pdf

Enjoy.

Archive #15 Krause – I lost my tampon

de gitaargod — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:13:44 +0000

PLATEX 6002 – 2006

Krause knows how to get the attention; with pumping beats, dirty sounds, a tiny black dress and an absurd performance. Her songs and lyrics vary from serious and dark to light hearted and banal. This ‘onegirlformation’ is a newcomer on the elektro-territory, and she’s determined to put her teeth in it and never let go! ‘I lost my tampon’ is the intriguing title of her first cybersingle.

More at www.thisiskrause.com
All instruments, vocals, production, composition and lyrics by Krause

Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download this song.

Download the sleeve here –krausehoes.pdf

Enjoy.

Archive #14 Tiedo – Sweet ignorance

de gitaargod — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:57:58 +0000

PLATEX 6001 -2006

The first single of 2006 is Tiedo’s ’Sweet Ignorance’. Tiedo has been working on the follow up for his album
’Where my dream can take me’ for the last four years. This beautiful song is the first track of his new album
” the Comfort Zone ”. (out spring 2006)

Composed, played and produced by Tiedo.
More at www.tiedo.nl

Mastered by Michiel Cornelisse at Blaisdell
sleeve design and photographs: Wim te Braake

Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download this song.

Download the sleeve here –tiedosweetignorance.pdf

Enjoy.

Archive #13 Mullhouse – Steppin’ stone

de gitaargod — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:50:13 +0000

PLATEX 5009 – 2005

This tale about a wicked little boy starts out as a ‘normal’ pop song but ends in an aural asylum. Mullhouse is one of those Frisian bands that came to Groningen.
(like Planet Orange, Cochon Bleu and Weekend at Waikiki before them) Groningen is the next big city and has always been a good place to further develop your music.(and your drinking habits) Listening to Mullhouse we hear different influences but there is definitely a unique sound.
Go download ‘m now!

Recorded at Ouwerkerk Studio may-October 2005

Mount Hagen -vocals, piano, guitar
M-art -drums
Hank -guitar
Franke -bass

Recorded and mixed by Bert Hadders
published by Ouwerkerk Muziekuitgeverij
Mastered by Michiel Cornelisse at Blaisdell

Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download this song.

Download the sleeve here –mullhoes.pdf

Enjoy.

Archive #12 Cyrk – Momma you almost crashed us

de gitaargod — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:42:22 +0000

Platex 5007 – 2005
This beautiful piece of POP NOIR was made by mysterious duo Pocon Attis and Lugtmeyer. We were immediately impressed by the dark sounds of ‘Momma you almost crashed us’. Pocon Attis is a great singer, the music is addictive and we’re pretty sure you never heard anything like CYRK before.

Executors:
Lugtmeyer – instruments
Pocon Attis – vocals

Written, recorded and produced by Lugtmeyer & Pocon Attis.
Mastered by Michiel Cornelisse at Blaisdell Studios

Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download this song.

Download the sleeve here –cyrkhoes.pdf

Enjoy.