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01 Reiziger - Part 01 @ Het Depot 13-05-2014

Just like all comebacks this will be no other: a son of a motherf*cking papa-blackmailing major music business cashcow ... all in order to pay the exorbitant wages of their label boss & booking agent ... a true contemporary Rattenvanger van Hamelen for all youth to fear!


I could rant about their history hailing from the early 90's post hardcore band Kosjer D., or recently Confuse The Cat & Bronze. Their fascination with Joy Division, Dischord and the Dutch soccer player Michael Reiziger. Their stories across Europe or about their jobs in the social sector and their deal with Stickman Records ... but no ... let's try to focus on their impact on the listener by means of a couple of statements.

Reiziger touches your emotion. Easily switching from subdued melancholy to youthful enthusiasm, from restrained contemplation to razor-sharp paroxysms of anger, shifting from feather-light poptunes to a massive dead swing sound but nonetheless always keeping their specific touch. Reiziger is a band. No exasperating individualism, no freaky soloing, the whole is much more than the sum of 4 individuals. Reiziger is beyond a band. Managing to combine escapism with harsh realism! They spend their free time together ... rehearsing, touring, hanging out & sharing more or less identical socio-cultural views. Reiziger is Reiziger. Unique in sound, unique in word, unique in style.

To all young people: just stay in your sofas to watch tv, twitter & facebook some more and please avoid this band!
To all elder people: I beg you to inhibit your kids from seeing this band ever live, their evil name ... Reiziger!

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