FEAN by FEAN
FEAN started as a musical artist-in-residence project in a little church in the Frysian village Ketlik. The group consists of Piiptsjilling (Jan Kleefstra, Romke Kleefstra, Mariska Baars and Rutger Zuydervelt) and Annelies Monseré, Sylvain Chauveau and Joachim Badenhorst.
The FEAN project gets its inspiration from the ecological decay of peatland in the Dutch province Friesland and in other parts of Europe. Agriculture and peat extraction are threatening the landscape severely and with long term consequences. This forms the underlying thought for the improvised recording sessions, which were overseen by Jan Switters.
Although the Piiptsjilling members are obviously used to perform and record together, adding the three Belgian guests (who didn’t play together before) added an extra dimension to the group’s dynamics, resulting in a concentrated yet playful series of improvisations, that were later mixed and edited for the FEAN album.
In spring 2019 a short documentary of FEAN will be broadcast on Dutch television.
Tracklist
| 1. | Ketlik I | 2:17 |
| 2. | Peaoffer | 10:55 |
| 3. | Ketlik II | 3:11 |
| 4. | Oardeis | 8:32 |
| 5. | Ketlik III | 2:35 |
| 6. | Lytse Poel | 9:24 |
| 7. | Ketlik IV | 2:56 |
| 8. | Ketlik V | 2:23 |
| 9. | Wetterreid | 19:11 |
Credits
Mariska Baars: vocals
Joachim Badenhorst: clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, church organ
Sylvain Chauveau: tuned percussion, radio
Annelies Monseré: church organ, keyboard, vocals
Jan Kleefstra: words, vocals
Romke Kleefstra: guitars, bass, effects
Rutger Zuydervelt: electronics
Mixed and edited by Rutger Zuydervelt
Mastered by Jos Smolders at EARLabs
English translations by Vivien D. Glass
Production: Popfabryk with support from It Fryske Gea and the Province Of Fryslân.
Co-production: Never Ending Orchestra
License
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The Kleefstra Bros are poet Jan Kleefstra and guitarist Romke Kleefstra, both members of Piiptsjilling, The Alvaret Ensemble, CMKK, Tsjinlûd, Kleefstra|Bakker|Kleefstra and several collaborations.