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March 2010
Saddened by the death of Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse on 6 March, we recorded our version of Sad & Beautiful World as a very humble tribute. You can listen to & download the song for free on our bandcamp page. The song was largely played and recorded by Patrick, with the invaluable contributions of Michel van der Woude and Maarten Holl edited and produced by Jack Gasoline.
January 2010
As you may have noticed Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band released a new album in 2009 (with Sean Lennon and Cornelius). To enable everyone to join in with the celebration of this memorable occasion they held the The Sun Is Down remix competition. As longtime fan Patrick made a remix and produced it together with Jack Gasoline. On January 7 the Plastic Ono Crew posted the results of the competition. Although we didn't win, we're happy enough to enable you to listen to our contribution.
Since our 2003 EP Silence Is Now is almost sold out (Send an email to obtain one of the last limited edition originals) we've decided to give it away for free! You can listen to or download the whole shebang! Including such semi-legendary tracks as Reebok Town, You're Right and The Last Waltz. Feel free to enjoy!
December 2009
If you hate the musical Christmas cliches usually featured on radio stations these days, we have good news for you. On Christmas Candy, you'll find, amongst tracks by likeminded cool Dutch bands a chilling rendition of Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (in German) recorded by Pondertone, specially for this occasion.
November 2009
On November 8, 2009 the Pondertone foundation organised Close Watch Festival. Check the Festivalsite for all the details.
September 2009
Our 2005 album Snake & Apacolips is now available for download through iTunes!
August 2009
Tom and Patrick joined forces in the Dutch radio program Theater van het Sentiment in search for the new 'Zangeres Zonder Naam' (famous dutch traditional 'smartlappen' singer). They played a slightly ironic combination of both 'Ach Vaderlief (toe drink niet meer)' and ''t Was Aan de Costa del Sol'. You can also listen to the program online. Pondertone is the second artist in 'Theater van het Sentiment 2e uur' right after 'Veilig Achterop (bij vader op de fiets)' by Paul van Vliet. Although we didn't win the competition, we had a lot of fun.
August 2009
Patrick of Pondertone was watching the Belgian TV news when he heard of Harry Patch's death and a clip of the new Radiohead song 'Harry Patch' was played. It is available to download from the Radiohead website. The proceeds of this song will go to the British Legion. Please do yourself a favor and buy it. To peace and understanding.
June 2009
Pondertone has donated a brand new track to the latest edition of the Coverclub, this time the theme is 'Guilty Pleasures' and we've recorded a steaming version of Yoko Ono's song 'We're All Water'. You can download the entire album including artwork for free, also containing contributions by Silence Is Sexy, the Gasoline Brothers, Anne Soldaat and Solo. You can also listen to the Guilty Pleasures album on VPRO's 3voor12 Luisterpaal. There are also Youtube versions of all the tracks, containing visual evidence of the original performers, synchronized with the Coverclub versions of their songs. Go and check Yoko Ono mime Patrick's vocals!
April 2009
We had some fun playing outside during Bos en Lommer - Art And The City in Amsterdam, you can see some pictures on the official Pondertone Facebook page. And, while your there, why not join the fanclub!?
March 2009
Our Close Watch - Festival voor Opmerkelijke Muziek has been postponed! It will take place in November 2009! Check back for more details.
December 2008
On our What's On weblog you can read the list of lists; What's been On in 2008!
September 2008
From 26 till 28 September we worked on a soundtrack for a short film by Anna van der Kruis and as such took part in the 48hour film project. Two tunes eventually wound up in the film, which also featured Ilse Heus, who is a regular guest at Pondertone gigs and recordings. Even though we didn't exactly win anything, all involved were quite pleased with the result and we made it to the big screen on 2 october. We hope to put all te music we made in the process online in a while, but you can already watch the film which is called Blues in Boxes.
August 2008
On 14 September we have organised a showcase for our Close Watch - Festival voor Opmerkelijke Muziek. This will take place at Ekko, how cool is that! From approximately 14h30 untill 20h00 you can watch perfomances by the Stilettos, Krampfhaft, Pondertone, KWIVR and many others, for free! Check back for more details.
June 2008
Pondertone were in the studio. Whe have finally recorded the definitive versions of Big Slow Robot and 3000 Words (for Brian) for the new album. We also did some overdubs. Now we have to focus on the mixing. There's still a lot to be done, but at least we're making progress.
Pondertone are organizing a small Festival. Close Watch - Festival voor opmerkelijke muziek, will most probably take place in january 2008 in Utrecht. More details will be revealed when we have them.
March 2008
We made a short film to promote our video on IkOpTV. It contains parts of the video for Give It To You, made by Rinske Verberg. IkOpTV promptly named us 'Talent van de week'.
January 2008
As of now you can watch our latest videos and pictures as well as listen to our newest tracks on our own LastFM page!
January 2008
We had a great night at Ekko, thanks to Rinske and all at Utrecht Draait Door. We premiered our new video Give It To You and played a steady rokkkin' set of 30 minutes including the new bandversion of Bedtime Honey and I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. The DVD featuring the fantastic video Give It To You and three bonus videos is for sale as of now for 6 euros including postage (within the Netherlands, please inquire for details on international shipping). As always it comes in a specially designed cover.
January 2008
Happy New Year to y'all! Roel and Patrick had a fantastic night Deejaying at De Bastaard New Years Eve party. We actually kept the crowd dancing from 0.30 am untill 6.15 am!
December 2007
You can read an interview (in Dutch) about our experiences in 2007 on Kindamuzik.
November 2007
As a special surpise for you Pondertone contributed to the latest edition of the Coverclub. This time it's dedicated to Punk 1977 and we recorded our own reworking of I'm So Bored With The USA, originally by the Clash. On the Coverclub site you can download 5 tracks for free, including artwork.
October 2007
Wednesday 31 October Patrick was interviewed for local radiostation Utracks, concerning what is called 'de Schaamplaat'. This item celebrates the musical guilty pleasures of musicians from Utrecht. In Patrick's case this is amongst many others Yoko Ono. You can listen to the interview (in Dutch) at Utracks, it is right at the end of the first hour of the show (52:40 min). It's quite a funny interview because Patrick obviously really loves Yoko's music. In fact Patrick tells the interviewers he and Tom are going to play a new Sonic Deterrent piece on January 6 2008 in the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, entirely devoted to Yoko Ono. More news on this later.
September 2007
Thursday 13 September Pondertone played a surprise support (it was a bit of a surprise for us too) for Tom Helsen in Ekko, Utrecht. We had a wonderful evening, Tom and his band are both very nice and funny people. We played sort of acoustic, hopefully some sounds and visions of the gig will appear here soon.
May 2007
Pondertone played at Festival aan de Werf on Tuesday May 22nd at the main stage on Neude square, Utrecht! Read an interview about it (in Dutch) at Sapsite. Or watch some videos of the performance, recorded by Gemma Pauwels.
February 2007
Friday 23 February we presented our music video for Nothing Like A Blow To The Skull in Theatercafé de Bastaard in Utrecht. The video was made by our guitarist Jeroen Pelgrom. We also showed an exclusive bonus film made by Gerben, showing Tom, Patrick and Jack (Roel) recording the same song in Gerben's livingroom. Just to top it off we played an acoustic set with two brandnew songs. The prize connected to the article on 3voor12/Utrecht was won by Anna, we hope to play in her livingroom soon. You can watch the promofilm for Nothing Like A Blow To The Skull online but you can also buy the DVD. It not only comes in a specially designed package, but it also contains the exclusive bonusfilm made by Gerben.
January 2007
We have a new drummer. His name is Gerben Schmidt, whom you might know from filling in for Nicolette on a couple of occassions last year. He will also be playing on the album we are currently working on. Nicolette has decided to quit Pondertone in order to be able to spend some time at home every now and then. We regret her leaving, because we had a great time. She's a wonderful person and a great drummer. You can see her play on our footage from the Snake & Apacolips launch as well as our Paradiso gig, just check Vision.
January 2007
On 23 February we will present our music video for Nothing Like A Blow To The Skull. The video was made by our guitarist Jeroen Pelgrom. Check the article (in Dutch) on 3voor12/Utrecht to watch the video online and win a fabulous prize! By watching the video and answering a question you will have a chance at winning a fantastic Pondertone prize! On the night of the presentation we will also play a short acoustic set. It will all take place in Theatercafé de Bastaard in Utrecht, starting at 20.00hr. Free entry.
Oktober 2006
For a while you could listen to the entire Utrecht Speelt Uit album, including our brandspanking new recording of 'Nothing Like A Blow To The Skull' on VPRO Luisterpaal! You can still listen to it on Utrecht Speelt Uit or pick it up at one of the USU gigs.
On October 7 we played Ekko together with Brown Feather Sparrow and Findel to open Utrecht Speelt Uit. It was a memorable evening. We delivered a hard rokkking show, including bandversions of Nothing Like A Blow To The Skull and Big Slow Robot. On The Last Waltz Ilse Heus joined us on stage, which made things even more special. A very nice review of this great evening can be read on Gunmagazine. On this same page you can also look at a short promofilm for Utrecht Speelt Uit, made by Zomp, which pays a lot of attention to us really. You can see snippets of us working on the new album, playing live and talking to the camera.
July 2006
Check the gigs page for our performance at the Over Het IJ Festival! For this gig Gerben Schmidt of Dial Prisko, will join us as drummer. Furthermore we are working on the new album. The first track to appear will be Nothing Like A Blow Tot The Skull. We are proud to announce there will be a video to accompany the song, available on this 'ere website. More news when there is any.
April 2006
VOTE PONDERTONE PLEASE! Last year Pondertone was voted Local Hero October by LiveXS magazine. Added up over the whole year there's some 27 more Local Heroes. April 2006 is the time to vote Pondertone. In May 6 bands will be selected to join the LiveXS Local Heroes Tour 2006. And we want to be on that train! So please sign up (free!) with LiveXS and VOTE PONDERTONE. This may well be the chance for us to visit your town too! Vote Pondertone here, please.
If you want to see what you're voting, please view our Paradiso Locals Only Late Night show at fabchannel, it's listed under LOCALS ONLY OCTOBER 02-11-2005! Including Prelude to B. (For Britanny), Stetson Head, 3000 Words (For Brian) and others.
Pondertone is proud to announce that we've been selected to join "Utrecht Speelt Uit"! So as of this fall we may well be playing some gigs with the best bands from Utrecht. For more info please visit Gun magazine.
We've had some trouble with our mailbox recently. If you feel we didn't quite react to your fair concern, please try again. If you send e-mail we will always answer! Please excuse us for this hitch in our little system.
March 2006
Pondertone is currently working on the new album Fate Presto. We started the sessions 20, 21 and 22 March in Gerben Schmidt's apartment. The sessions were produced and engineered by Jack Gasoline of the Gasoline Brothers. We recorded all acoustic piano parts, double bass and some acoustic guitar as well as the infamous Bongo Hairdo Choir. We keep you updated. No release date is set yet.
January 2006
You can listen to a recording of the piece A Hearty Breakfast At The Eve Of War on the Sound page. We composed it especially for the opening of De Kunststad at the NDSM Werf Amsterdam. The piece was performed by Patrick and Tom on 16 December 2005. The version presented here is a try out, recorded a few days earlier. Before listening please pay attention to the following: don't expect a song with melodies, verses and choruses. A Heart Breakfast At The Eve Of War is part of our series of largely improvised compositions called Sonic Deterrents and runs approximately 30 minutes!
Op 8 Januari speelde Pondertone in de huiskamer van de familie Griffioen, in het kader van Live in your livingroom. Wat de gastheer en -vrouw, bezoekers en 3voor12/Utrecht er van vonden kun je lezen in deze jubelrecensie van Gerben Schmidt.
Our show at the Paradiso Amsterdam can be viewed at fabchannel, it's listed under LOCALS ONLY OCTOBER 02-11-2005! Including Prelude to B. (For Britanny), Stetson Head, 3000 Words (For Brian) and others. In their review of the evening LiveXS wrote: “Pondertone has it all. Cool band to listen to and watch. Versatile obstinate songs, ranging from countryrock to psychedelic shit, they pull it off nicely.”
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