Vehicle (band)
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Vehicle is a Dutch post-rock band formed in 2003. The band has released 2 EPs since then. The band has played extensively in the Netherlands and has toured the United Kingdom. The band released two EPs on Dutch indie label MUZE. Music by Vehicle has been played on Dutch national radio, such as KINK FM and VPRO. Currently the band is working on new songs and is planning to tour France in the winter.
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[edit] Biography
Four men, one mission. The goal: to capture the soft insides of music loving hearts across the globe. The means: haunting melodies and powerful chords delivered with a passionate sense of ambition. Vehicle blends the powerful subtlety of Labradford and Tristeza with the massive post rock rumblings of a band like Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky. Vehicle's strong determination and healthy ambition results in impressive and forceful live shows, a fact that more and more people confirm positively. Going on strong in 2005, Vehicle maintain their strong sense of powerful music. The release of a second EP, You! A Stevedore, changes their direction slightly towards a heavier and more dynamic style of post rock. Call it math rock, call it art rock, or just keep it simple and label it instrumental rock. The style shift on You! A Stevedore pictures the band lavishing on the influence of bands like Shellac and Tortoise while keeping in touch with their own, elegant post rock ways. For now, take a seat and lean back, let Vehicle transport you to a place where music reigns supreme.
[edit] Members
Gino Miniutti - bass
Melvin Wevers - guitar
Sebastiaan Jansen - drums, trumpet
Dennis Kersten (from 2003-2006) - guitar
[edit] Releases
You! A Stevedore digipack-EP [2005]
This second EP was released in October, 2005 on the Muze Label. It was released as a digipack and artwork was made by Remco Blaaij. Blaaij also plays in Airbus, an indie-band from Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
1. scarlett lotlizard
2. 03:44AM, let's wake the neighbours!
3. pavement wounds
4. n'oubliez pas!
5. it's okay, we're safe (for now)
the fire is warmer on the inside -EP [2004]
This first EP was released in 2004 on the Muze Label. 300 copies were made and its out of print right now. Every EP came with one of 50 different photographs made by the band. Prominent Dutch music magazine OOR wrote this about the EP "The result is intense, at moments melancholic and often captivating."
1. gethsemane
2. silence
3. twinlings
4. zut alors!
