Birth of Joy is a Dutch rock band, founded in 2005 at the Utrecht-based Herman Brood Academy. After many live concerts in the Netherlands, the band was signed by Dutch indie label Suburban Records following a performance at the Zwarte Cross Festival 2011.[1] After further shows at the Rencontres Trans Musicales in France and the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, supported by Rockpalast,[2] the group became known outside the Netherlands. The band played their (provisional) last concert on 3 January 2019 in Paradiso, Amsterdam, after more than 1300 live performances in the Netherlands, Europe and the US.[3]
Birth of Joy | |
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 Kevin Stunnenberg of Birth Of Joy in Enschede 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 2005–2018 |
| Labels | Suburban Records |
| Members | Kevin Stunnenberg Bob Hogenelst Gertjan Gutman |
| Website | www |
Music
editThe band's music is influenced by the blues and psychedelic rock scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but also borrowing from rock 'n' roll and boogie-woogie.[citation needed]
The band chose L'Ubu club in Rennes, France (city of the Rencontres Trans Musicales) to record a live album during two evenings (29 and 30 January 2015).
Band name
editThe band's name is a reference to Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.[4]
Discography
edit- Make Things Happen (CD, 2010, self-published)
- Make Things Happen (EP, 2011 Suburban Records)
- Make Things Happen (CD, 2011, Suburban Records, new cover design)
- Life in Babalou (LP + CD, 2012 Suburban Records)
- The Sound of Birth of Joy (Compilation, CD, 2013, Modulor / Grand Palais)
- Prisoner (LP + CD, 2014, SPV/Long Branch, Suburban Records)
- Live at Ubu (3LP + 2CD, 2015)
- Get Well (LP + CD, 2016, Suburban Records)
- Hyper Focus (LP, 2018, Glitterhouse Records)
References
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- ^ "Birth Of Joy « Suburban Records Suburban Records". Suburban.nl. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "Birth Of Joy - Rockpalast - Rockpalast - WDR Fernsehen". Wdr.de. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "Birth Of Joy - THE END". BirthOfJoy.com. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Birth of Joy: 'Our goal is to lose ourselves in making music'". AltWire.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2018-12-17.