
It was 9 July 2023 that I mentioned to my friend and musical partner in crime Jochem Broersen that I wanted to record again, but “nothing complicated”. I guess that’s just not in my nature, cause here we are, two years later, at the first step of releasing an album, called DYNAMO, in three chapters.
STANDSTILL:
A state characterized by absence of motion or of progress
A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in.
“They battled each other to a standstill.”
What happens if a dynamo stops moving? It turns dark. It turns quiet. DYNAMO will be a trilogy album, starting with the first chapter: STANDSTILL. This chapter is about being stuck in a harmful status quo, not knowing how to free yourself from it. Or if you even want to be freed from it, because the loss scares you and the hurt has become familiar. So you just carry on. Always ready to fight, to protect, to prepare yourself for imminent doom. Till you’re at a standstill. A point of deciding: do you stay, or do you move?
DYNAMO
Chapter 1: STANDSTILL
Out 8/8
Thrilled and excited. Stay tuned!
Produced by Jochem Broersen / Ocabo Music.
Cover photo shot by the most talented Lisanne Lentink.
P.S: Making this album is a blast. Here’s some behind the scenes footage, including a musical sneak preview…