Showing posts with label Het Droste Effect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Het Droste Effect. Show all posts

Friday, May 25, 2012

Knocking On The Sky



It's more than a year ago that Het Droste Effect has released their debut EP.
This Psychedelic Space duo that became a trio from Eindhoven, Holland is now back with the follow-up EP Lingerland.
This EP contains five tracks and is a logical sequel to their first one. Lingerland is like the first EP an impressive piece of work. A fine mixture of Psychedelic, Space, Stoner and Kraut. Highly Recommended! Enjoy!


Het Droste Effect released two EPs. The first one is self titled, the second one is called 'Lingerland'. The band never played live and unfortunately split up before taking the change to do so. The music ranges from space rock to kraut to lo-fi stoner.
(From Bandcamp)


Het Droste Effect - Lingerland (2012)




 



Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Balm For The Ears


Het Droste Effect is according to Wikipedia a specific kind of recursive picture, one that in heraldry is termed mise en abyme. An image exhibiting the Droste effect depicts a smaller version of itself in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. This smaller version then depicts an even smaller version of itself in the same place, and so on. Only in theory could this go on forever; practically, it continues only as long as the resolution of the picture allows, which is relatively short, since each iteration geometrically reduces the picture's size. It is a visual example of a strange loop, a self-referential system of instancing which is the cornerstone of fractal geometry.

Het Droste Effect is also an Experimental Psychedelic Space duo from Eindhoven, Holland. The sound from their recent EP can be discribed as unique. This free download EP contains four awesome tracks. The two guys from Het Droste Effect got some help from four other musicians. The result is really great. The EP starts with the terrific song Balsem Voor De Oren. This song has some great guitar riffs. The second song Sweet Dreams Bandito begins relaxed and easy, then it gradually grows to a nice climax. The third song Helluva Dirty K9 is a brief but intense precursory transition to the last song Lollita Can Dance. This is absolutely the highlight of this EP! The added saxophone gives this song so much more value. Nicely done!
In short, The Droste Effect has definitely proven themselves with this twenty minute EP. This band is an enrichment for the Dutch scene. And the good news is that The Droste Effect will enter the studio again for some new recordings. Enjoy!

Het Droste Effect’s first EP is self recorded on 8-track cassette tape at Studio Casa Cassette Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It contains 4 instrumental tracks ranging from repetitive robotrock to calm ambient to psychedelic kraut and space rock, infused with field recordings and special guests on bass, moog, vibraphonette, saxophone and monotron.

Inspired by many great bands from the past and the present, Hermann (guitar/engineer) & Thompson (drums/percussion) set out to create a sound of their own. We started rehearsing in the summer of 2010 and started recording soon after as a duo. We will not be playing live in the near future. However, we will be back in the studio soon for new recordings.

(From Bandcamp)

Het Droste Effect - Het Droste Effect EP (2011)