Ekseption
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Ekseption | |
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Origin | Haarlem, Netherlands |
Genre(s) | Progressive rock Classic rock |
Years active | 1967–1989 |
Label(s) | Philips Records Ariola Records Carrere Records |
Associated acts | Spin Trace |
Website | Ekseption Semi-Official Site |
Members | |
Rein van den Broek Rick van der Linden Cor Dekker Peter de Leeuwe Rob Kruisman Huib van Kampen Dennis Whitbread Dick Remelink Michel van Dijk Steve Allet Jan Vennik Pieter Voogt Hans Jansen Hans Hollestelle Max Werner Johan Slager Jan Hollestelle Cees Kranenburg |
Ekseption was a Dutch progressive rock ensemble with changing membership, active from 1967 to 1989, growing out of the bands The Jokers and Incrowd. The group started out playing pop and R'n'B covers. Impressed by a gig of The Nice, the members, of which the most famous is Rick van der Linden, decided to concentrate on producing 'classical rock', modern re-interpretations of classical works. All of their albums contain both original songs and re-interpreted classical pieces.
[edit] Personnel
- Rein van den Broek - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Rick van der Linden - keyboards
- Cor Dekker - bass guitar
- Peter de Leeuwe - drums, vocal
- Rob Kruisman - saxophones, flute, vocal
- Huib van Kampen - solo guitar, tenor sax
- Dennis Whitbread - drums
- Dick Remelink - saxophones, flutes
- Michel van Dijk - vocals
- Linda van Dyck - vocals
- Eric Von Lier - trombone, tuba
- Tony Vos - saxophones, production
- Steve Allet - vocals
- Jan Vennik - saxophones, flute
- Pieter Voogt - drums
- Hans Jansen - keyboards
- Hans Hollestelle - guitar
- Max Werner - drums
- Johan Slager - bass, guitar
- Jan Hollestelle - bass, synthesizers, cello
- Cees Kranenburg - drums, percussion
- anonymous studio musicians (on Back To The Classics)
[edit] Discography
- Ekseption (1969)
- Beggar Julia's Time Trip (1970)
- Ekseption 3 (1971)
- 00.04 (1971)
- Ekseption 5 (1972)
- Trinity (1973)
- Bingo (1974)
- Mindmirror (1975)
- Back to the Classics (1976)
- Spin (as Spin, 1976)
- Whirlwind (as Spin, 1977)
- Ekseption '78 (1978)
- Dance Macabre (1981)
- Ekseption '89 (1989)
- The Reunion (1994, live)