Wim Mertins

Equipped with a variety of trumpets, a ridiculous array of percussion instruments, and far too many electronics, Wim Van Hasselt and Koen Plaetinck combine to create an entirely new musical space. Presenting brand-new commissions as well as arrangements, they stretch the boundaries of classical music into a unique world of sounds and visuals, infused with traditional music, electro-underground, improvisation and – above all – their own vivid personalities. What if dreaming became reality? The imaginary tangible? When living a fairy-tale the fantastic is the concrete…

Wim Mertens - Platinum Collection (2008) {3CD Set EMI Classics 5099920837426}
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Classical / Minimalism / Neo-Classical / New Age / Contemporary Instrumental / Avant-Garde

This Belgian composer is not well known among U.S. audiences, although he has made several highly regarded appearances at the New Music America festivals. In Spain, however, where he was the subject of a major television special, he is a new-music celebrity. Mertens's style employs mesmerizing minimalist techniques with a sense of the romantic that appeals to both serious music aficionados and more mainstream listeners. The keyboardist uses a certain amount of electronics along with some acoustic instruments like violin, flute, and saxophone.

Trombone Grande: Music for bass sackbut around 1600 - Oltremontano, Wim Becu (2012) {Accent ACC 24263}
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Classical / Renaissance / Baroque / Chamber Music / Bass Trombone

Wim Becu plays on a bass trombone made in 1994, based on a 1640 instrument. No fanciful programs here. This is simply music emphasizing the bass sackbut, the so-called trombone grande , composed around 1600. It was at the time among the most popular of ceremonial instruments, both for noble and civic use, as numerous surviving inventories and payment schedules of the period attest. These things change, of course, and by the end of the 17th century the entire trombone family had faded away—not to reappear on the international stage until 100 years later, in a different role, associated with the tonal expansion of the modern orchestra. (Both Gluck and Mozart set the trombone to accompany Don Giovanni on his trip to hell, but the instrument had a two-way ticket.)

Q65 were one of the most exciting, rebellious bands to come out of the Netherlands in the 1960s. To their fans—then and now—Q65 represented a way of life. With their music, their image, their every move and action, these five long-haired ruffians from The Hague rejected conformity and challenged us to follow in their wake./quote]

Q65 were one of the most exciting, rebellious bands to come out of the Netherlands in the 1960s. To their fans—then and now—Q65 represented a way of life. With their music, their image, their every move and action, these five long-haired ruffians from The Hague rejected conformity and challenged us to follow in their wake./quote]