Niels van Hoorn

THURSDAY: 2 JUNE 2011

Grey Lagoon will be sharing the stage with King Crow, a melodic neo-prog group from Rome. They’ll play an hour concert presenting the last cd “Valentine Days” and some others songs, new and old.

The line-up will be:

• Niels Van Hoorn saxes and flute
• Fab Calcabrina drums and percussion
• Max Calcabrina keyboards
• Mattia Del Vecchio electronics
• Angelo Cascarano guitars and vocals
• Rob Cruciani bass and backing vocals
• Nicky belane on vocals

For more info: http://www.crossroadsliveclub.com/kingcrow2.htm

Crossroads (Xroads) Live Club
Via Braccianese 771 00060 Osteria Nuova
Roma (Lazio)

Dear Dots friends,

Last December, after 21 years, I made the decision to leave the Legendary Pink Dots.  It was not an easy decision.  The band became a big part of my life and we made a lot of good music together.  I especially liked the first years – but in the last couple of years, I was less and less connected to the albums and to the music. On tour with the Dots, I met a lot of people and made good friends; I will always be grateful for all the support, friendships, and great times.

I’m now involved with a number of new and exciting projects: Strange Attractor, Voltage, Szense, and my newest project, The National Grid (a live drum & bass soundsystem /electronic dance act).   I’m also putting together a new album featuring a collection of my favorite works recorded with bands I’ve been involved with over the last 40 years.  I will be doing a lot of touring with my new projects, and I really hope to see all of you.

You can find me on my website, NielsVanHoorn.com, where you can also buy my recordings, subscribe to my newsletter, and invite me to participate in your projects.  If you email and we’ve met, it’s helpful if you send a photo (I’m very visual and not so good with names).

Let’s stay in touch!

Niels

After a year producing and recording new material, Strange Attractor hits the road again in the fall of 2009 to embark on their 4th European Tour since 2006.

The trio – Niels van Hoorn, Richard van Kruysdijk and Marie-Claudine – will be performing a blend of new and older songs. Of course they will play songs from their latest, critically acclaimed CD ‘Mettle”, along with some brand new songs from their upcoming mini-CD ‘Youth.

This 4-track mini-CD has become a precious gem. The crown of this release is their beautiful cover of the Soft Cell classic ‘Youth’, that could be classified as dark-lounge.

Strange Attractor is known for their special and spontaneous live arrangements, making each concert a unique happening instead of a reproduction of the songs as they were recorded. Shifting from subtle electronic ’songscapes’ to monumental triphop songs, Strange Attractor has created their own musical blend of modern jazz and new wave tingled triphop. The attraction of their live performance is built around the warm, soulful vocals of Marie-Claudine, the diverse wind instruments of ‘natural born performer’ Niels, and the energetic acoustic and electronic drumming of Richard.

Come out and see the shows!

Date	Location	Venue
15 Sept 2009	Nijmegen, NL	Trianon
19 Sept 2009	Bydgoszcz, PL	Mozg
20 Sept 2009	Poznan, PL	Blue Note
21 Sept 2009	Gdynia, PL	Ucho
22 Sept 2009	Olsztyn, PL	Olsztyn Marketplace
23 Sept 2009	Warsaw, PL	Fabryka Trzciny
24 Sept 2009	Lodz, PL	Lodz Kaliska
25 Sept 2009	Prague, CZ	Jazzdock
26 Sept 2009	Prague, CZ	Jazzdock
9 Oct 2009	Eindhoven, NL	Effenaar
26 Nov 2009	Duisburg, D	Steinbruch
27 Nov 2009	Zofingen, CH	Ox Club

The new album from Strange Attractor is about to be released.

STRANGE ATTRACTOR (Niels van Hoorn and Richard van Kruysdijk) presents it’s second album: ‘Mettle’.

It features some legendary vocalists; David J (Bauhaus) laments the decline of ‘sleaze’, Winston Tong (Tuxedomoon) speaks his translation of a text by Charles Baudelaire, Graham Lewis (Wire) delivers another one of his enigmatic lyrics, while Richard Sinclair (Hatfield & the North) and Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson (Coil, Throbbing Gristle) both add some abstract choirs. The only female vocalist is Marie-Claudine, known from Sonar Lodge. She is also part of the live trio and her beautiful voice features on 4 tracks.

• 01. Anything (ft. Marie-Claudine)
• 02. The Best Things Are Left Unspoken (ft. Graham Lewis)
• 03. Evaporate (ft. Marie-Claudine)
• 04. Loneliness Is A Crowded Room (ft. Richard Sinclair)
• 05. Sleaze (ft. David J)
• 06. Plain Gold Ring (ft. Marie-Claudine)
• 07. Sound Generation
• 08. Quietude (ft. Winston Tong)
• 09. Snail (ft. Peter Christopherson)
• 10. Heaven (ft. Marie-Claudine)

‘Mettle’ will be released on 6 October 2008.

It can be ordered from Music for Speakers.

02-04: De Zeester – Nijmegen, the Netherlands

03-04: Wilhelmina (Jazzpower) – Eindhoven, the Netherlands

09-04: Sugar Factory – Amsterdam, the Netherlands

13-04: Volksbuehne / Roter Salon – Berlin, Germany

14-04: Das Bett – Frankfurt am Main, Germany

15-04: Karo – Bremen, Germany

16-04: Piwnica 21 – Poznan, Poland

17-04: Mozg – Bydgoszcz, Poland

18-04: Ucho – Gdynia, Poland

19-04: TBA – Kaunas, Lithuania

20-04: Depo – Riga, Latvia

21-04: Nat. Centre of Contemporary Art – Kaliningrad, Russia

22-04: TBA – Warsaw, Poland

23-04: Imbir – Krakow, Poland

24-04: Abaton – Prague, Czech Republic

25-04: Marco Polo – Budapest, Hungary

26-04: Unplugged – Debrecen, Hungary

27-04: Monastery – Vienna, Austria

29-04: Bombura – Brezno, Slovakia

30-04: UT Connewitz – Leipzig, Germany

Strange Attractor (Niels van Hoorn and Sonar Lodge) have confirmed the following live dates:

Oct 06: Eindhoven (NL) – Berlage

Oct 09: Nijmegen (NL) – The Shuffle

Here is the current schedule for Edward Ka-Spel/Legendary Pink Dots:

30 Sep: Basel (SE) – Wagenmeister (Edward Ka-Spel solo show with Toby Dammit)

01 Oct: Bern (SE) – Schlachthaus Theater (Edward Ka-Spel solo show with Toby Dammit and Everest)

13 Oct: Amsterdam (NL) – Wilhelmia Pakhuis

14 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur

15 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur

16 Oct: Avignon (F) – Le Theatre du Bourg Neuf

17 Oct: Rennes (F) – Le Jardin Moderne

19 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau

20 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau

21 Oct: Rotterdam (NL) – Waterfront

22 Oct: Leipzig (D) – UT Connewitz

25 Oct: Berlin (D) – Magnet

26 Oct: Copenhagen (D) – Loppen

27 Oct: Oslo (N) – Garage

28 Oct: Bergen (N) – Garage

31 Oct: Stockholm (S) – Debaser

01 Nov: Helsinki (SF) – Semifinal

03 Nov: Riga (LV) – Depo

05 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy

06 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy

07 Nov: Poznan (PL) – TBA

08 Nov: Krakow (PL) – Re

11 Nov: Jena (D) – Kassablanca Gleis 1

12 Nov: Strasbourg (F) – La Laiterie

(Heaven’s Gate 5 Festival)***

13 Nov: Koln (D) – Underground

17 Nov: Vienna (A) – Monastery

18 Nov: Budapest (H) – Marco Polo

09 Dec: Berne (CH) – ElkClub

10 Dec : Verviers (B) – Spirit of ‘66

12 Dec: Frankfurt (D) – Cookeys