Solex Vs. the Hitmeister is the first full-length album from Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

-based artist Solex

Solex (band)

Solex is the solo performing name of Elisabeth Esselink, born in Delft, but based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.-Overview:...

. It was released on March 10, 1998 on the Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 label. Every song title on the album has "Solex" in it, even if the lyrics of a given song do not reflect this.

Track listing

All songs by Solex.

1. "One Louder Solex" – 3:27
2. "Solex Feels Lucky" – 3:46
3. "Solex in a Slipshod Style" – 3:44
4. "Waking Up With Solex" – 3:32
5. "Solex's Snag" – 4:09
6. "Rolex By Solex" – 2:46
7. "There's a Solex On the Run" – 3:30
8. "Solex All Licketysplit" – 2:24
9. "Solex For a While" – 3:53
10. "Some Solex" – 3:35
11. "When Solex Just Stood There" – 3:24
12. "Peppy Solex" – 3:44

Performance

Gerard Atema:, clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

Elisabeth Esselink: Solex

Solex (band)

Solex is the solo performing name of Elisabeth Esselink, born in Delft, but based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.-Overview:...

Geert de Groot: guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

, piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, cello

Cello

The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...

, bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, and melodica

Melodica

The melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...

 on quite a few songs

Jeroen Kramer: saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

, clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

Robert Lagendijk: drums

Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

 on quite a few songs, photograph and screaming on "Rolex By Solex"

Production

Frans Hagenaars: production

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, engineer

Engineer

An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

, mixing

Audio mixing (recorded music)

In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...

Flip Heurckmans: assistant engineer

Engineer

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 at Galaxy

Colette Sloots: graphic editor

Solex

Solex (band)

Solex is the solo performing name of Elisabeth Esselink, born in Delft, but based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.-Overview:...

: production

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, mixing

Audio mixing (recorded music)

In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...

, music and words, sleeve design