‘STANDSTILL’, the first chapter of DYNAMO, is out now! What happens if a dynamo stops moving? It turns dark. It turns quiet. This is where the story starts, told in raw and rhythmic poetry, accompanied by electronic beats and moody synths.
I’m so excited!! After two years of thinking about and working on this, together with my friend and producer Jochem Broersen, the day is finally here. We have released five brand new tracks, as the EP ‘STANDSTILL’.
This has been a very special ride so far. Me and Jochem have never done anything like this, going full electronic, playing with strong beats, vocal effects and heavy synths. It is dark and moody, but by incorporating more traditional songwriting influences next to spoken word, it also feels energetic and dynamic, and dare I say, even catchy at times. My one constant thought was: ‘’head bopping is essential’’. But most of all I hope that the story I’m telling will resonate with you as the listener. And if it does, I hope it will make you feel seen and less alone, as writing it has done for me.
I want to thank the people that helped make this EP come to life:
*Ocabo Music, Jochem, for producing his heart out on these tracks.
*Amber Kamminga, sprinkling her songwriting magic on track #4.
*Lisanne Lentink, for helping me make the visual part come to life.
*Ivo Statinski Mastering for polishing up these tracks so nicely.
*Wisseloord Studios for providing such an awesome space to record these tracks in.
With this EP, a dark chapter is literally released, packaged up and put out there to visit and experience, but not to live in anymore. From now on we are slowly moving towards the light.
Listen to STANDSTILL on your favourite streaming platform and let me know what you think, it would mean a lot!
