katadreuffe

Katadreuffe was formed in Amsterdam in 2005. The band was named after the main character of a novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk called Character (1938). Not necessarily because the band members liked or loved the book all that much (only one or two have actually read it, none of them own a copy) but simply because it has a nice ring to it (in Dutch, at least). Besides, practically every other band-name is already taken, so what else are you going to call your band, right?

Just so you know, there are four members in Katadreuffe. Ruben Braeken (1984) plays guitar; Maarten Broekhuizen (1982) plays guitar and sings (sort of); Sebastiaan Jongboer (1978) plays bass and synthesizer; and, Timothy Plevier (1982) plays drums. Before Michiel van Overmeire (1982) played bass, but he decided to leave the band in May 2009.

Anyway, after a couple of years of writing songs and mapping out musical idiosyncrasies, the band made their live debut in September 2007. The shows that followed took place at venues such as Occii, OT301, dB's, Zaal 100, Studio K, Winston Kingdom, etc., where they shared stages with bands such as Parts & Labor (US), Cinemechanica (US), The Locust (US), The Creeping Nobodies (CAN), Neptune (US), GI Joe (IT), Boutros Bubba (NL), etc.

In the summer of 2008, Katadreuffe spent three days at Corno Zwetsloot's Next to Jaap studio in Voorhout recording and mixing their first EP entitled Quel Gargantua!. This session resulted in four songs, which were then mastered by James Plotkin in Hoboken, New Jersey. The physical cd release comes packaged in a nice handmade sleeve that took days - maybe weeks - of work by the members of Katadreuffe. The downloadable version of Quel Gargantua! comes with a pdf-document containing an extensive instruction to help you make your own sleeve for the cd.

Musically, Katadreuffe incorporates elements from post-hardcore, noise, shoegaze, post-punk and pop. An almost constant rhythmic tension and a contrast between high frequency (in terms of pitch-shifting and density) and "delayed" atmospheric guitar parts are some of the music's most prominent features. Textually, well, someone's a nitpicking neurotic ne'er-see-well, that's for sure.

alternate biography

Nominative: Katadreuffe.
Accusative: Non Stop Hits.
Dative: The Attendee(s) / The Auditor(s).
Ablative: Love.
Genitive: The Accursed Share.
Vocative: Hey Buddy, C'mere.
Locative: Amsterdam, Holland.
Instrumental: Guitar / Guitar / Bass / Drums / Synth / Vox.

katadreuffe news

links

katadreuffe myspace
katadreuffe last.fm

videos