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Richard van Bemmelen - Guitar
"Floydless" - Guitar effect we made with the Nord modular G2, as posted on the Electro-Music.com forum
Uploaded 6 years ago
How long have you been playing?
Since I was 14 I guess. Actually my sister was playing long before that, but then I could not appreciate the classical stuff. When a friend of mine played some negro-sprirituals on piano, I wanted that too. At the same time I started guitar, being in a pentacostal church at that time...
I was hooked to electric guitar when I heard the first notes of 'Apache' by the Shadows.
I was hooked to electric guitar when I heard the first notes of 'Apache' by the Shadows.
What was the first concert you ever went to?
Probably it was the Dutch band 'Earth and Fire', performing at our high school. Before the concert I sneeked into the location where 'my' piano was located. The singer Jerny Kaagman was doing her make up, the guitarits where there as well. I sat behind the piano and played some Beatles songs, being joined by the guitarists.
What gear do you use?
Yamaha MO6
Roland Fantom X8,
Clavia Nord G2,
Ibanez bass,
Burns Marvin model electric guitar,
Ephiphone Les Paul
I use Logic Express on a Mac for recording.
Sometimes I use Band-in-a-box for the drum parts.
I also program my own music software and sounds/effects using Csound and Python.
Roland Fantom X8,
Clavia Nord G2,
Ibanez bass,
Burns Marvin model electric guitar,
Ephiphone Les Paul
I use Logic Express on a Mac for recording.
Sometimes I use Band-in-a-box for the drum parts.
I also program my own music software and sounds/effects using Csound and Python.
What are you looking for from Fandalism?
Friends, musical contacts, to share and discover ideas. Maybe some musical collaboration..
Who was your biggest musical influence growing up?
The Shadows, The Beatles, Queen, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Stevie Wonder
Are you in a band? Have you been in bands?
I have been in some bands - Switch, No Sweat, to name a few. Now I prefer to work like Alan Parsons: composing and recording in my home studio and inviting singers (M/F) and instrumentalists to record on my songs.
If you could jam with anyone, who would it be?
Hank B. Marvin, he had the most influence on my guitar playing
Vangelis, the same for my keyboard playing
Vangelis, the same for my keyboard playing
What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?
most: several hundreds
least: 0
least: 0
You're stuck on a desert island and only get to bring one album with you. What do you pick?
Abbey Road
Finally my Music Tutor software is on line. Just enter the IP address:port number and you can start with the lessons. This runs in your browser, no need to install anything.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
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Breda, the Netherlands
In this blog I describe how to create a Fandalism monitoring program for your site.
You need some experience in Python though...
Richard
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
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Breda, the Netherlands
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Bitch by zappfinger. Co-written with Mathe, my lyrics writer...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
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Breda, the Netherlands
Exoplanet by zappfinger. This is the worlds first picture of an exoplanet. It was transferred to my camera by extraterrestrials. You can read this true and amazing story here: https://medium.com/@zappfinger/pictures-of-exoplanets-appear-on-cameras-during-ufo-sighting-9520b390812e
Music is by me, a raw version of my song 'exoplanet' in progress..
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
(do the) Hump with lightorgan. I use csound to split the sound into 3 bands, that are then used as RGB values for the LoPy. Communication is via OSC over wifi.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Harry's song. The chord progression and bass lick are from Harry van Dongen. I created the song and the chorus and did the rest...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Freight train, guitar instrumental. Could not upload from SoundCloud, so tried a converter to Youtube...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
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Breda, the Netherlands
Second example of the reverse effect. This time the original signal and the reversed signal are mixed, giving a nice stereo effect...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Reversal sound effect created with Csound and Python. This reverses the notes on a recorded audio track. In this case simply 4 piano notes. This could be applied to a lead guitar track, for example. It is an old fashioned, Beatlelesque effect...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
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Breda, the Netherlands
On new years eve I recorded some fireworks, since I figured that the 'bangs' would be ideal candidat... read morees for convolution, because of the natural echo's. Here are the results: You hear the 'bang' first, then a bass loop is played using that echo via convolution. Of course I used Csound for this...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
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Breda, the Netherlands
Helena sings my song 'starfoam'. I play the keys here.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Song for Coby (2) or 'you'll find your way', a true life story...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
'Disco train', just a happy song
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
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Breda, the Netherlands
'Come what may', with Helena Saelman on vocals. Composition and arrangement by zappfinger.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
'intro', just an instrumental
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
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Breda, the Netherlands
Enemies of miss Kazan by zappfinger. Enhanced this today with extra synth and backing vocals...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"My need of samba's goes back way back when..." . Bossa Samba with No Sweat, live in Artishock (Soest). Must have been in the early nineties...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Is it worth (it). Despite some rhythm glitches, still a nice track from the past...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
Living in a dream. No Sweat (the later years): Composition, drum programming, backing vocals: zappfinger. Lead vocals: Rosemary Lengton, Guitar and backing vocals: Nigel Stanton, Backing vocals: Bonneke Weber. Live in Artishock....
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
In your dreams, the original recording...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
Falling, an old recording I found...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
True love....A very old composition of mine, must have been in the eighties...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Rain drops counter as musical instrument, using csound...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Software
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Breda, the Netherlands
Rhythm of love - No Sweat. Demo with my previous band No Sweat. Composition, keyboard and backing vocals: zappfinger
Lead vocals : Marianne Verbrugge
Backing vocals : Rosemary van Bemmelen-Lengton
Sax : Rob Lijftogt
Guitar : Ronald Verbrugge
Drums : Edwin Sluijter
Bass : Eric Davelaar
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- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
Inaway.. by zappfinger. Found this older recording.Rough, but you get the idea...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
zappfinger: street girl, a new latin song, played live on the MO 6
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- Keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Roselle - 2013 by zappfinger. Re-recorded because of popular demand and I have to do this song in a gig, had no backing tape etc.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
What U got by zappfinger. Uptempo pop song with nice chord progressions. An older song of mine, recorded new.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
The reverb of a 20,000 liter water tank used as an impulse file with Csound's convolution opcode. The second part is from a large industrial hall, where I clapped my hands as impulse file...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Sound effect
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
The Dutch composer Peter Schat invented the tone clock. I decided to create some software to show this when playing a midi file. Programmed in Csound, Python and Processing. The midi file is the famous Mondschein sonata from Beethoven...
Csound plays the midi file and sends note on/off data via OSC to Processing, where it is visualised.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Software
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Borrowed sorrow - by zappfinger. Over the top lyrics, it had to fit this sensitive song.
All instruments form the Yamaha MO6, except some background guitar and the solo at the end...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard/guitar/vocals
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Slowdown by zappfinger - my latest, kinda heavy...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/bass/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
MusTor - Music Tutor. I've been very busy releasing this handy and free software that teaches all about keys, chords, harmonies, chord sequences etc. Enjoy! The actual version is already more advanced now.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
Oh my love - zappfinger. Instrumental for now. Could become a vocal one. I just wanted to record the melody...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"Starfoam" by zappfinger.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"This Christmas Feeling", by zappfinger. Lead vocals: brother Artzy. Flash animation by zappfinger. Including childrens choir.
This is about a rough motor biker who is not in the mood for Christmas. But when he hears the children singing, his mood changes..
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
"Stop this train", zappfinger, feat. No Sweat.Marianne Verbrugge: vocals, Ronald Verbrugge: guitar, Eric Davelaar: bass, Rob Lijftogt: sax, Rosemary Lengton: backing vocals, Edwin Sluijter: drums, zappfinger: composition, keyboard and backing vocals.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"Gimme Mo" jazzy instrumental by zappfinger, made with the MO 6. This song has a lot of tension, so take care!
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- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
"Blue Waltz" by zappfinger. Blues in 6/8. Featuring Carolien Bervoets on backing vocals. All sounds from my new Yamaha MO 6...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
zappfinger LIVE: "I keep on loving you"
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- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
"I keep on loving you" - zappfinger.
Another oldie, just recorded...
Fake choirs generated with csound.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"Trojka polka" by zappfinger.
This is in dutch, I wrote this for a friend of mine, long ago
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Time...
This must have been 20 years ago, hence the picture....
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
"Lessons in love",
Cliff Richard and the Shadows cover, performed live by zappfinger...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Wedding Walz by zappfinger. I wrote this for our wedding last year. The sax is a physical modelling synth from Wallander, as are the other wind instruments...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
'Out tonight'
Romantic song by zappfinger.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"What it is", weird song by zappfinger, featuring brother Artzy on lead vocals, zappfinger on guitar and synths.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
In your dream, instrumental by zappfinger. Nigel Stanton on guitar, zappfinger on synth flute and the rest.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Rhythm of love, a latin song I wrote many years ago. In this version we are rehearsing it with the band. Rosemary Lengton and Bonneke Weber on vocals, Nigel Stanton on guitar, Me on keyboards, drums programming and synth horns.
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- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
ClassicalJazz, instrumental by zappfinger...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Ducksong, instrumental by zappfinger. I created the visual effects in Processing, a nice programming language based on Java.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Gaia by zappfinger. My original version. It was later also recorded by Cantamos in Spanish. Although... read more it's a bit rough, I still like this version...
https://soundcloud.com/zappfinger/gaia
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard/vocals
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Talk to me. Lyrics by zappfinger and electri-fire. Composition, vocals and the rest by zappfinger.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard/vocals
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Fuer Celine. I wrote this for a friend of mine who is very ill. She wants this to be played on her funeral. Hopefully this is a long time away... Using classical samples here...
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Lullaby, another oldie guitar instrumental by zappfinger
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"Joy", guitar instrumental by zappfinger
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- Guitar
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
'Someone Like Me'
Lyrics by Toos, Rolien & zappfinger.Recorded in Deventer & Breda. Drums by BiaB ;-)
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard/vocals
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Breda, the Netherlands
Suppose - another oldie of mine in the style of my heroes. Zappfinger on vocals and the rest..
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/vocals
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Breda, the Netherlands
Oh Karin. Not specifically written for Karin Carpenter, although I am a fan...
Zappfinger on vocals and the rest.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Style - uptempo jazzy instrumental by zappfinger on el. and ac. guitars, Nord G2.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Comeback, vocals: Stephanie (17). Composition: zappfinger.
Some of my older work.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Synthetic voice created in Csound. First take.
Composition and programming by zappfinger
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Programming
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Heavy stuff. Guitar instrumental by zappfinger
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
Wonderfool. Composition and all instruments: zappfinger. Vocals: Tanja
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Audio
Breda, the Netherlands
"No solution".
Lyrics: zappfinger and electri-fire.
Composition and all instruments: zappfinger.
Vocals: Tanja
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- Guitar/keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
Vocals and lyrics: zappfinger and electri-fire. Composition and all instruments: zappfinger.
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- Keyboard/'vocals'
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Breda, the Netherlands
Single room/bad cat.
Vocals by brother Artzy and Richy. Composition and all instruments: zappfinger.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
Minor blues, this was written before I met my wife, obviously...
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- Guitar/keyboard/'vocals'
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Breda, the Netherlands
Alternative blues,Unusual blues scheme.Zappfinger on guitar, trying to get that Shadows sound...
Can you see the UFO's near the sun?
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar
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Breda, the Netherlands
zappfinger - Out of here, with brother Artzy on vocals, me on lead guitar and the rest..
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Guitar/keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
"In the night", zappfinger on vocals, guitars and synth. Lots of tension....
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard/gitars
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
Roselle - zappfinger on vocals, synth and 8-bit drum box..
I wrote this for her birthday and recorded it really fast.
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
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Breda, the Netherlands
"UFO's in black", demo with my previous band No Sweat. Great vocals by Marianne Verbrugge! One of my best compositions, I think....
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Richard Van Bemmelen
- Keyboard
Video
Breda, the Netherlands
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