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The Iain Ad VentureRide The Times |
1SACD |
Turtle Records |
0608917553420 | TR 75534 | 04-2010 €17.95
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INFORMATION
The Ian Ad Venture; the long standing collaboration between Ad Vanderveen and Iain Matthews continues after a 5 year break. The new cd is now a fact and it has been working towards a broad song selection of originals as well as some cool covers. "Ride The Times" is an acoustic based record with some electric streaks.
This record is sweet on the ear: the two voices are similar but clearly different, one track flows into the next, each one a improves with repetition and it doesn’t seem to matter whether the song is a cover or an original. Some, like prescient Mohammed’s Radio or Tom Waits’ classic Heart of Saturday Night, you’ve obviously heard before, but so manu others sound as if you have. In the end, it doesn’t matter. You’re in the safe hands of two confident craftsmen, their talents and having a good time.
I don’t know Ad Vanderveen, but Iain has been surprising me ever since
I first saw him standing in front of a curtain at the Cromwellian Club in
London in 1967 with his group Pyramid, while the backing band remained
hidden behind it. I can’t say what has been the most surprising thing I’ve
learned about him over the years: that ‘he was a good enough football
player to get a trial Run with ‘Bradford Park Avenue football club’ before
becoming a singer? That after he left Fairport Convention he had the
gigantic folk-rock hit single his former mates never managed? That he
moved to the music mecca of Austin, Texas and wrote songs worthy of the
best his new home had to offer? That he dropped singing for a while and
became an A&R man? That he moved to the Netherlands? That he wrote a
great song about my boyhood cowboy hero Randolph Scott and recorded it
beautifully with a jazz band?
After so many surprises, perhaps Iain’s latest Ad-Venture doesn’t astonish
– but Vanderveen does! What an excellent singer and songwriter! The Dutch
have always been good at absorbing alien cultures and out-doing Them at
their own game (like Boulevard of Broken Dreams and the American bigband
torch song). His songs and his singing carve their own niche in the
canon of American song. Maybe you have to stand a little way outside it to
see it so clearly.
This record is warm and clear, relaxed and stimulating, satisfying and yes,
surprising. And it finds its way regularly on to my sound system.
Joe Boyd in the linernotes of Ride the Times
This record is sweet on the ear: the two voices are similar but clearly different, one track flows into the next, each one a improves with repetition and it doesn’t seem to matter whether the song is a cover or an original. Some, like prescient Mohammed’s Radio or Tom Waits’ classic Heart of Saturday Night, you’ve obviously heard before, but so manu others sound as if you have. In the end, it doesn’t matter. You’re in the safe hands of two confident craftsmen, their talents and having a good time.
I don’t know Ad Vanderveen, but Iain has been surprising me ever since
I first saw him standing in front of a curtain at the Cromwellian Club in
London in 1967 with his group Pyramid, while the backing band remained
hidden behind it. I can’t say what has been the most surprising thing I’ve
learned about him over the years: that ‘he was a good enough football
player to get a trial Run with ‘Bradford Park Avenue football club’ before
becoming a singer? That after he left Fairport Convention he had the
gigantic folk-rock hit single his former mates never managed? That he
moved to the music mecca of Austin, Texas and wrote songs worthy of the
best his new home had to offer? That he dropped singing for a while and
became an A&R man? That he moved to the Netherlands? That he wrote a
great song about my boyhood cowboy hero Randolph Scott and recorded it
beautifully with a jazz band?
After so many surprises, perhaps Iain’s latest Ad-Venture doesn’t astonish
– but Vanderveen does! What an excellent singer and songwriter! The Dutch
have always been good at absorbing alien cultures and out-doing Them at
their own game (like Boulevard of Broken Dreams and the American bigband
torch song). His songs and his singing carve their own niche in the
canon of American song. Maybe you have to stand a little way outside it to
see it so clearly.
This record is warm and clear, relaxed and stimulating, satisfying and yes,
surprising. And it finds its way regularly on to my sound system.
Joe Boyd in the linernotes of Ride the Times
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PRESS REVIEWS
Inmiddels is hij neergestreken in het Limburgse Horst en doet hij zijn roots eer aan met het nieuwe folk-album Afterwords. Eliza Coolsma Elegance - Mei 2010
In the mean time, he is settled in Horst, Limburg and with a new folk-album AfterWords he honors his roots. Eliza Coolsma Elegance - May 2010
Nu we het toch over de zang hebben, wil ik wel even kwijt dat de heren zowel solo als tweestemmig het gehoor optimaal strelen. Hetzelfde kan gezegd worden van de instrumentaties. Naast de gesmeerde wijze waarop de akoestische gitaren gehanteerd worden, klinken voortdurend kleine toevoegingen – op o.a. mondharmonica en slidegitaar – die het klankbeeld pakkend verbreden. Ride The Times is een cd om lief te hebben. Vanaf deze plek maak ik een diepe buiging voor beide heren! Koos Gijsman - altcountryforum - Mei 2010
If we are talking about the vocals, i want to say that the men sing perfectly both solo and together. The same can be said of the orchestrations. Besides the lubricated way that they are using the acoustic guitars, you can hear the small additions - including on harmonica and slide guitar - that broaden the catchy sound. Ride The Times is an album to love. From here I make a deep bow to both men! Koos Gijsman - altcountryforum - May 2010
Er staan nieuwe nummers op van eigen hand. Maar ook van muzikale grootheden als Bobby Darin, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Chip Taylor en Lynn Miles. In de villa van Rhapsody lieten Matthews en Vanderveen, voor een klein maar dankbaar publiek, virtuoos en harmonieus horen met hoeveel plezier zij hun hernieuwde samenwerking vierde. Klaas Koopman - Gooi- en Eemlander - Mei 2010
There are new tracks on the album, that they wrote themselves. But also songs of musical masterminds like Bobby Darin, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Chip Taylor and Lynn Miles. At the Villa of Rhapsody, Matthews and Vanderveen, for a small but appreciative audience, made with brilliant and harmonious music obvious how much fun they have in celebrating their renewed cooperation. Klaas Koopman - Gooi and Eemlander - May 2010
"Dit album heeft de sfeer van een live-optreden met akoestische hulpmiddelen. Toch is er in de studio aardig wat werk verricht; vooral Van der Veen heeft naast zijn gitaar een uitgebreid instrumentarium aangewend, waarbij een 'resonator guitar', harmonica bas en percussie." Coen de Jonge - Jazzism zomer 2010
"This album has the feel of a live-performance with acoustic tools. Yet in the studio is quite a bit of work performed. Van der Veen, especially next to his guitar an extensive toolbox used, with a resonator guitar, "bass harmonica and percussion. Coen de Jonge - Jazzism zomer 2010
"Jarenlang maakte Iain Matthews deel uit van de Britse folkrockformatie Fairport Convention. Hun grootste hit was het door Joni Mitchell geschreven hippielied ‘Woodstock’. Matthews woont al weer een tijd in Limburg met zijn Nederlandse echtgenote. Jarenlang liet hij zingen en spelen voor wat ze waren, maar in 2008 verraste hij zijn luisterpubliek met het album Joy Mining waarop zijn muziek in voorzichtige jazzstijl werd uitgevoerd." Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"For years Iain Matthews was part of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. Their biggest hit was written by Joni Mitchell
hippie song "Woodstock". Matthews has lived a while in Limburg with his Dutch wife. For years he sing and play for what they were, but in 2008 he surprised his listening audience with the album Joy Mining which his conservative style of jazz music was performed". Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"Al jaren maakt Iain Matthews deel uit van de Britse folk-rock-band Fairport Convention. Hun grootste hit hippie nummer "Woodstock" werd geschreven door Joni Mitchell. Matthews woont nu al een tijdje in Limburg met zijn Nederlands vrouw. Jarenlang liet hij het spelen en zingen voor wat het was. maar in 2008 verbaasde hij het luisterend publiek met het album Joy Mining waarop zijn muziek in voorzichtige jazzstijl werd uitgevoerd." Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"For years Iain Matthews was part of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. Their biggest hit was written by Joni Mitchell
hippie song "Woodstock". Matthews now already lives a while in Limburg with his Dutch wife. For years he left singing and playing for what they were, but in 2008 he surprised his listening audience with the album Joy Mining on which he performs his conservative style of jazz music". Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"Afkomstig van de legendarische producer Joe Boyd; "Dit album is warm en helder, relaxed en stimulerend, bevredigend en ja, ook verassend. En het vindt regelmatig zijn weg naar mijn geluidsinstallatie." Heaven Augustus 2010
"Derived from legendary producer Joe Boyd, 'This album is warm and bright, relaxed and stimulating, satisfying and very surprisingly. And it finds the way to my PA." Heaven Augustus 2010
In the mean time, he is settled in Horst, Limburg and with a new folk-album AfterWords he honors his roots. Eliza Coolsma Elegance - May 2010
Nu we het toch over de zang hebben, wil ik wel even kwijt dat de heren zowel solo als tweestemmig het gehoor optimaal strelen. Hetzelfde kan gezegd worden van de instrumentaties. Naast de gesmeerde wijze waarop de akoestische gitaren gehanteerd worden, klinken voortdurend kleine toevoegingen – op o.a. mondharmonica en slidegitaar – die het klankbeeld pakkend verbreden. Ride The Times is een cd om lief te hebben. Vanaf deze plek maak ik een diepe buiging voor beide heren! Koos Gijsman - altcountryforum - Mei 2010
If we are talking about the vocals, i want to say that the men sing perfectly both solo and together. The same can be said of the orchestrations. Besides the lubricated way that they are using the acoustic guitars, you can hear the small additions - including on harmonica and slide guitar - that broaden the catchy sound. Ride The Times is an album to love. From here I make a deep bow to both men! Koos Gijsman - altcountryforum - May 2010
Er staan nieuwe nummers op van eigen hand. Maar ook van muzikale grootheden als Bobby Darin, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Chip Taylor en Lynn Miles. In de villa van Rhapsody lieten Matthews en Vanderveen, voor een klein maar dankbaar publiek, virtuoos en harmonieus horen met hoeveel plezier zij hun hernieuwde samenwerking vierde. Klaas Koopman - Gooi- en Eemlander - Mei 2010
There are new tracks on the album, that they wrote themselves. But also songs of musical masterminds like Bobby Darin, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Chip Taylor and Lynn Miles. At the Villa of Rhapsody, Matthews and Vanderveen, for a small but appreciative audience, made with brilliant and harmonious music obvious how much fun they have in celebrating their renewed cooperation. Klaas Koopman - Gooi and Eemlander - May 2010
"Dit album heeft de sfeer van een live-optreden met akoestische hulpmiddelen. Toch is er in de studio aardig wat werk verricht; vooral Van der Veen heeft naast zijn gitaar een uitgebreid instrumentarium aangewend, waarbij een 'resonator guitar', harmonica bas en percussie." Coen de Jonge - Jazzism zomer 2010
"This album has the feel of a live-performance with acoustic tools. Yet in the studio is quite a bit of work performed. Van der Veen, especially next to his guitar an extensive toolbox used, with a resonator guitar, "bass harmonica and percussion. Coen de Jonge - Jazzism zomer 2010
"Jarenlang maakte Iain Matthews deel uit van de Britse folkrockformatie Fairport Convention. Hun grootste hit was het door Joni Mitchell geschreven hippielied ‘Woodstock’. Matthews woont al weer een tijd in Limburg met zijn Nederlandse echtgenote. Jarenlang liet hij zingen en spelen voor wat ze waren, maar in 2008 verraste hij zijn luisterpubliek met het album Joy Mining waarop zijn muziek in voorzichtige jazzstijl werd uitgevoerd." Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"For years Iain Matthews was part of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. Their biggest hit was written by Joni Mitchell
hippie song "Woodstock". Matthews has lived a while in Limburg with his Dutch wife. For years he sing and play for what they were, but in 2008 he surprised his listening audience with the album Joy Mining which his conservative style of jazz music was performed". Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"Al jaren maakt Iain Matthews deel uit van de Britse folk-rock-band Fairport Convention. Hun grootste hit hippie nummer "Woodstock" werd geschreven door Joni Mitchell. Matthews woont nu al een tijdje in Limburg met zijn Nederlands vrouw. Jarenlang liet hij het spelen en zingen voor wat het was. maar in 2008 verbaasde hij het luisterend publiek met het album Joy Mining waarop zijn muziek in voorzichtige jazzstijl werd uitgevoerd." Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"For years Iain Matthews was part of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. Their biggest hit was written by Joni Mitchell
hippie song "Woodstock". Matthews now already lives a while in Limburg with his Dutch wife. For years he left singing and playing for what they were, but in 2008 he surprised his listening audience with the album Joy Mining on which he performs his conservative style of jazz music". Nederlands Dagblad 13 Augustus 2010
"Afkomstig van de legendarische producer Joe Boyd; "Dit album is warm en helder, relaxed en stimulerend, bevredigend en ja, ook verassend. En het vindt regelmatig zijn weg naar mijn geluidsinstallatie." Heaven Augustus 2010
"Derived from legendary producer Joe Boyd, 'This album is warm and bright, relaxed and stimulating, satisfying and very surprisingly. And it finds the way to my PA." Heaven Augustus 2010
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