The Walt
Encyclopedia
The Walt is a four-piece post-punk
/indie rock
band from Utrecht
, the Netherlands consisting of musicians known from We vs. Death
, Kismet and the retired metalcore
group Dawn of Awakening. According to their official website the Walt's influences include bands such as At the Drive-In
, Medications, Q and not U
, 31Knots
and Hot Snakes
.
Since 2004 the band has released an annual online promo. In 2008 The Walt was signed by indie-label Beep! Beep! Back Up the Truck
and released their debut EP titled 'Something we did not have'. A full-length album is scheduled for 2009.
Recorded at Newground Studio, 2005.
Released under a Creative Commons
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 2.5.
Recorded at Studio Moskou, 2006.
Released under a Creative Commons
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 2.5.
Recorded at Newground Studio, 2007.
Released under a Creative Commons
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 2.5.
The first official EP by The Walt turned out to be a collection of old and new material, recorded at the infamous Mailmen Studios. As stated in the press-release, the EP provided The Walt with enough experience and confidence to start working on their debut full-length album, scheduled for 2009.
Overall, the EP has been very well received by press and public. In December 2008 the EP won the 'Locals Only' competition hosted by LiveXS Magazine, resulting in three performances by the band in the acclaimed venues Paradiso (Amsterdam)
, Het Paard (Den Hague) and LuxorLive (Arnhem).
Recorded at Mailmen Studio, 2008.
Released under a Creative Commons
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0.
Credits:
released 23 October 2008
Recorded at Newground Studio, 2007.
Released under a Creative Commons
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0.
) by using Creative Commons licensing, claiming they want to control the rights of their music themselves and be able to distribute their music for free online. As a result their label offers the complete discography as free downloads. In December 2008, the band published all 150 studio tracks from their EP 'Something we did not have' on ccMixter
to show their support for the modern remix culture
and the Creative Commons platform.
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
/indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, the Netherlands consisting of musicians known from We vs. Death
We vs. Death
- History :In the second half of 2000 a couple of like-minded musicians find each other at Utrecht University in Netherlands and decide to start a band. The band's name was initially Dylman's Disco Method, but after a while was changed to We vs. Death. Almost right away they chose to make...
, Kismet and the retired metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
group Dawn of Awakening. According to their official website the Walt's influences include bands such as At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...
, Medications, Q and not U
Q and Not U
Q and Not U was a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., signed to Dischord Records. Members John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards, and Matt Borlik formed the band in 1998...
, 31Knots
31Knots
31Knots is a band based in Portland, Oregon by guitarist Joe Haege and bassist Jay Winebrenner. It was originally founded in Chicago in 1997. In 1998 the band added Joe Kelly as a drummer; in 2003 he left and was replaced by Jay Pellicci of Dilute...
and Hot Snakes
Hot Snakes
Hot Snakes were an American post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu, after which Reis had found international success with Rocket from the...
.
Since 2004 the band has released an annual online promo. In 2008 The Walt was signed by indie-label Beep! Beep! Back Up the Truck
Beep! Beep! Back Up the Truck
Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck is a Dutch record label based in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. The Label was founded in spring 2008 and is run by all engaged artists. This way the label created a large network giving the Dutch independent music scene an important impulse. The labels main focus lies...
and released their debut EP titled 'Something we did not have'. A full-length album is scheduled for 2009.
Members
- Johan Nijhoff—vocals and bassguitar
- Sacha van den Haak—guitar and backing vocals
- Wouter Kors—guitar
- Boudewijn Rosenmuller—drums
Promo's
- 3-song e.p. (2005, DIY - CD)
- disco
- Hit Me
- little sister
Recorded at Newground Studio, 2005.
Released under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 2.5.
- 4-song e.p. (2006, DIY - CD)
- sir we'll meet again
- little sister
- only smoke
- playing stellenbosch with the boys
Recorded at Studio Moskou, 2006.
Released under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 2.5.
- 3-song e.p. (2007, DIY - CD)
- Self-reflective Temper Management
- Happily Ever After
- The Word Conspiracy
Recorded at Newground Studio, 2007.
Released under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 2.5.
EP
- Something we did not have (2008, BEEP002 - CD)
The first official EP by The Walt turned out to be a collection of old and new material, recorded at the infamous Mailmen Studios. As stated in the press-release, the EP provided The Walt with enough experience and confidence to start working on their debut full-length album, scheduled for 2009.
Overall, the EP has been very well received by press and public. In December 2008 the EP won the 'Locals Only' competition hosted by LiveXS Magazine, resulting in three performances by the band in the acclaimed venues Paradiso (Amsterdam)
Paradiso (Amsterdam)
Paradiso is an iconic rock music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.-History:It is housed in a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century and that was used until 1965 as the meeting hall for a liberal Dutch religious group known as the "Vrije...
, Het Paard (Den Hague) and LuxorLive (Arnhem).
- Zur Biederburg
- Happily Ever After
- non-threat
- disco
- Self-Reflective Temper Management
Recorded at Mailmen Studio, 2008.
Released under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0.
Credits:
released 23 October 2008
- Recorded By - Martijn Groeneveld
- Recorded By - Thomas Sohilait
- Recorded By [Vocals And Keys] - Wouter Kors
- Mixed By - Martijn Groeneveld
- Mastered By - David GardnerDavid GardnerDavid Gardner is one of the three founders of The Motley Fool, established in 1993.He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship, graduating in 1988. He was a writer for Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street newsletter before joining the Motley Fool...
- Drawings By - Sander Polderman
Various artists compilations
- Behold my puny bears, Vol. I - (2008, BEEP001 - CD)
- Embrace Fire - the soft house
- We vs. Death - golden medals
- The Walt - non-threat
- Het Gloren - als je lacht
- Kismet - White castle
- Schotel van de Dag - aim & blame
- Paper Tiger - 1995
Recorded at Newground Studio, 2007.
Released under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
License; Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0.
Creative commons
The Walt has chosen to avoid the Dutch collecting society for musicians (BUMA/STEMRABUMA/STEMRA
BUMA/STEMRA are two private organizations in the Netherlands, the Buma Association and the Stemra Foundation that operate as one single company that acts as the Dutch collecting society for composers and music publishers.- History :The Buma Association was set up by Dutch music authors and...
) by using Creative Commons licensing, claiming they want to control the rights of their music themselves and be able to distribute their music for free online. As a result their label offers the complete discography as free downloads. In December 2008, the band published all 150 studio tracks from their EP 'Something we did not have' on ccMixter
CcMixter
ccMixter.org is a community music site that promotes remix culture and makes samples, remixes, and a cappella tracks licensed under Creative Commons available for download and re-use in creative works. Visitors are able to listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in a variety of ways...
to show their support for the modern remix culture
Remix culture
Remix culture is a term used to describe a society which allows and encourages derivative works. Remix is defined as combining or editing existing materials to produce a new product. A Remix Culture would be, by default, permissive of efforts to improve upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix...
and the Creative Commons platform.
External links
- Musicfrom.nl (In the press)