To really do justice to the dynamics and power of Eric Vloeimans’ new band ‘Gatecrash’, the music was recorded live at the Lantaren/Venster theatre in Rotterdam on December 2, 2006.
“That evening in December 2006 was magic. Eric Vloeimans, Challenge artist since 1994, played a breathtaking concert with his new band Gatecrash at the cozy Lantaren/Venster theater in Rotterdam. Two hours of music played by Eric and his new electric band; I was sitting there next to sound engineer Tijmen Zinkhaan and was smiling all night long. The band was strong, precise; there was adventure, risk, tightness; a mature Eric Vloeimans that knew how to shape the music and communicate his emotions outwards.
Eric and I decided to release a nice and fitting combination of tunes on one single CD (Gatecrashin’ CHR 70138) and keep another set of music on the shelf for a while. Now a year after the release of Gatecrashin’ I am proud to present you “Hyper”; a wonderful set of music from that same evening, completed by a fascinating tune by composer Michel Banabila. Thank you Eric, Jeroen, Gulli and Jasper .... you are the best!”

Auf 'Hyper' kann man live die ganze Dynamik und Power von Eric Vloeimans' Formation Gatecrash erleben. Das begeisterte Publikum erlebte einen Trompeter - der für Kenner ohnehin zu den besten Trompetern Europas zu zählen ist - in bester Spiellaune: bei aller technischen Versiertheit, mit der er selbst schwierigste Lines meistert, haben seine Soli doch immer einen 'erzählenden' Charakter, die dafür sorgen, dass man sie relaxt genießen kann. Seine Begleiter zählen ebenfalls zur Crème des Landes, und ihre lange gemeinsame Bühnenerfahrung trägt entscheidend zum kompakten Gruppensound bei.