Cat. Nr.: 3091 982

Product: 1 CD

Price: € 19,95

Sonja van Hamel

Winterland

Sonja van Hamel has formed a musical duo with Berend Dubbe for ten years with their band Bauer. Their latest effort was an orchestral recording with the Metropole Orchestra in 2006. As of then, Berend and Sonja have followed their own musical path. Sonja expanded her songwriting by writing for films while getting new influences to her style from various trips and performances abroad. This album, Winterland, her first solo album, contains a series of pop songs which differ from Bauer’s music by lacking electronic sounds and having more ‘real’ instruments instead. It would be best described as a mix of pop, folk and filmmusic. The music was composed for and performed on drums, bass, Wurlitzer, cello and banjo. This, and Sonja’s multilayered voice make the sound quite unique. Half of the songs on this album can be heard in the Dutch film “Winterland” by D. Tuinder. These songs were arranged for string quartet and copper together with Martin Fondse. More info on performances, visit http://www.myspace.com/sonjavanhamel

Tracklisting

Total duration 45 minutes

1. Winterland 2. Why do people talk? 3. Instant chemistry 4. Parralel lives 5. Let's start 6. Bizarro city 7. Tara meets Sally 8. Transparant rooms 9. The best days of my life 10. Sick of goodbyes 11. Dream interruptions 12. The best kept secret in the world 13. Cosmic fear 14. I am so free 15. Sally in Winterland