About
I Write About Music
Music lover with excellent taste
Hi, I run two sites about music. And they're both great. Get in touch. I might even bother to reply.
- Here Comes The Flood
- herecomestheflood.com
- A weblog about music
- Launched in 2004
- Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
- fearismansbestfriend.nl
- All about John Cale
- Launched in 1999
I am passionate about music. I am dead serious about music. I listen to music. I watch music. I read about music. I talk about music. I buy music. So it makes sense that I write about music.
Styles covered: anything with a pulse, so: Americana, folk, rock, heavy metal, dance, funk, jazz, country, punk, bluegrass, rockabilly, post-punk, new wave, blues, noise, hard rock, surf, shoegaze, electronica, indie, avant-garde, pop, jam bands, (neo)-classical, Krautrock, power pop, experimental, post-rock, dream pop, minimal, industrial, vaudeville, singer-songwriters... The ability to play the music in a live setting is considered to be a big plus.
No reggae or modern day R&B, no fucking Auto-Tune. Tried it, hated it.
Note: my address for sending me stuff can not be found here. It will be supplied to you after I have contacted you. I like some privacy, old fashioned I know.
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Recent reviews
The uninitiated are lured in with accessible intros and easy-on-the-ears melodies, only to find themselves lost in a maze of dazzling musicianship.
McStine & Minnemann
III
Grey is the main colour, but there are also brighter touches as glimmers of hope shine through, especially when all musicians step up to the mike, acting as a Greek chorus.
Boyle
Passing Shadows
The melodica is a fiercely uncool musical instrument, but its happy-sad tone fits the mood of the songs like a glove. It is a wholesome collection of songs, maybe a bit naive even, but also comforting for anyone who has lost his bearings.
The Flip Phones
Spinning Adrift
The crumbling social cohesion shines through some of the new songs. Those are, although still highly personal, also dealing with the shehanigans and clusterfucks happening in the outside world.
I am Oak
Time Drifts
A duo that will be championed by the knowledgeable staff in independent record stores, who will be more than happy to point all the references and extrapolations. Cool kids of all ages will love it.
JPW & Dad Weed
Amassed Like a Rat King
The band dives into the outer regions of twee pop, with a wealth of jangly guitars plus a reappraisal for the lowly percussion instrument the tambourine in the capable hands of lead singer Beth Arzy.
Jetstream Pony
Bowerbirds and Blue Things
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