IT DEEL I LIVE IN POLAND

Jacaszek and the Kleefstra Bros will perform IT DEEL I live in Poland. February 3rd the trio is playing the Old Town Hall (Ratusz Starego Miasta) in Gdansk, February 4th they play Galeria EL in Elbląg. Check for concerts our live dates.

WHAT WAS (IN 2022) AND WILL BE (IN 2023)

2022 was a pretty good year for us musicwise. Since 2.5 years we finally released an album again. It was the IT DEEL I lp with Jacaszek. We're really proud of this one, full of instant composed tracks. We also did some great shows together of which the one on the Into The Great Wide Open on the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Vlieland will be unforgettable to us. It was a kind of Seeljocht déjà vu... In February 2023 we will do some final shows in Poland.

2022 was also the year of IT DEEL II with Eivind Lønning and Espen Reinertsen of Streifenjunko. We recorded an album in the St. Thomas Church of Katlijk in the Netherlands and also did a sold out performance there. In spring 2023 the IT DEEL II lp will be released. Keep an eye on Moving Furniture Records for the release.

Then Piiptsjilling went on stage again at the Welcome To The Village Festival in the Netherlands and also resided in the St. Thomas Church for some recordings. We hope to finish these recordings in 2023 and have it all published.

There were more great things, like a nice interview in the Flamish/Dutch magazine Gonzo. Meanwhile Jan released a track with Norwegian instrumentalist Lasse Marhaug on the 100th release of Moving Furniture, while Romke made a track with Sylvain Chaveau on Sylvain's new album L'Effet Rebond. And there was one more FEAN-track released on the 100th release of Esc.Rec.

Besides the release of IT DEEL II, Transtilla's third album should finally be released on lp in 2023. Hopefully the sixth Piiptsjilling studio-album will also see the light of day. And there will be more. Romke recorded something for a new Machinefabriek album, Jan is working on a new book with visual artist Christiaan Kuitwaard called 'BOSWERK' and we will do IT DEEL III, early July, with...

Thanks to loads of people, that came to see our shows, that helped us realizing shows and projects! It means a lot and keeps us to carry on. So, February Poland and more after that!

NEW RELEASE: IT DEEL I, KLEEFSTRA BROS WITH JACASZEK

The first of four IT DEEL albums is out. It is our collaboration with Polish musician and composer Jacaszek. In the spring of 2021 we spent a week instant composing and recording, then pressed to vinyl and released by Moving Furniture. It’s a blend of hushed acoustic instrumentation, beautiful ambience and abstract poetry, themed around ecological degradation.

IT DEEL I is avialable as vinyl/download/stream here:

Moving Furniture (EU, worldwide)

Norman Records (UK)

Juno Records (UK) 

Rush Hour (EU)

Soundohm (IT)

Amazon (worldwide)

Soundcloud

Spotify (sucks)

You Tube Music

Apple Music

Tidal

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IT DEEL I IS OUT, RELEASE TOUR IN NL

IT DEEL I by Jacaszek and the Kleefstra Bros is out! It is the first vinyl release in an addition of four, as IT DEEL is a four year artist in residence project. The albums are released on Moving Furniture Records. The vinyl and digital editions are available on Bandcamp, go here!

We will also do a short release tour in the Netherlands. There are three dates where we play as a three piece (Deventer, Culemborg and Amsterdam). In Rotterdam Anne Bakker (violin) and Nina Hitz (cello) join us, just like on the Oranjewoud Festival and the Into The Great Wide Open Festival. Hope to see you there!

PRE-SALE IT DEEL I ALBUM HAS STARTED

Pre-sale for the IT DEEL I album has started on the Moving Furniture Bandcamp. Here's the album cover and you can already listen to three tracks on the Bandcamp page. It is a limited edition of only 300 lp's and it ships on or around September 30!

We will perform IT DEEL I with Jacaszek on the Into The Great Wide Open festival on September 3, on the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Vlieland. In October we'll do a little release-tour in the Netherlands.

KLEEFSTRA BROS & JACASZEK ON INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN

Last year the Kleefstra Bros worked together with the Polish composer and musician Jacaszek, during the first episode of IT DEEL. This fall IT DEEL I will hit the road, starting with the Into The Great Wide Open (ITGWO) festival on the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Vlieland. ITGWO takes place in the first weekend of September. The Kleefstra Bros and Jacaszek will perform on the Saturday in the church of the town of Vlieland. Also Anne Bakker (violin) and Nina Hitz (cello) join. The album of IT DEEL I will be published in October on Moving Furniture Records. Kleefstra Bros and Jacaszek will also do a short tour in the Netherlands later that month.

LAST YEAR AND NEXT

 

Here's an update with some of last year, some of next year!

 

IT DEEL I

Kleefstra Bros started a 4-year artist-in-residence project for Oranjewoud Festival. We named it IT DEEL, referring to the place where we spend our youth and still come to enjoy flocks of ten thousands of geese in winter. For the first edition of IT DEEL we invited Michał Jacaszek from Poland, recorded for a week in a small church near the festival site in June, and performed live on the festival in August. The lp with the recordings will be released next year on Moving Furniture Records. On YouTube you’ll find a nice 10 minute documentary about IT DEEL. The DEEL-concert on December 19^th in Gdanks is postponed until further notice, due to “covid-restrictions”.

 

FEAN

In September FEAN played live for (probably) the very last time. The plan was to make just one album with FEAN, but that turned into two albums and FEAN isn't quite done yet. In some time an unreleased song called 'Oare tiden' will appear on a beautiful compilation album. More about that soonish. The second FEAN album is still available at Laaps.

 

GONZO INTERVIEW

In the new number of Gonzo (Circus) there’s an interview with the Kleefstra Bros, about a lot of our projects and the role of and attention for nature and ecology in it. Go to the Gozo-site to read moreabout it!

 

TELEFRICK FEAT. JAN KLEEFSTRA

The Belgian artist Teleferick released the online mini-album 'Dijkjutter' last year, that includes the track 'Guilini' feat. Jan Kleefstra on vocals. You can buy and/or listen to the album on Teleferick's bandcamp page.

 

DYN LJOCHT IS MYN SKAAD | DYN SKAAD IS MYN LJOCHT

‘Dyn ljocht is myn skaad | dyn skaad is myn ljocht’ is a photo work by Romke, which is part of an art-route through his place of birth Akkrum. The art-route is there until May 2022 and the image is placed in the town’s harbour. It might also be the start of more photo works by Romke, of which some you can see on Instagram.

 

GODWITS

Early October we performed a few times with GODWITS, the half Portuguese, half Frisian poetry and music project. This time it was partly made possible by the Explore The North festival. We hope to give GODWITS a sequel next year with performances in Portugal. In the meantime, the bundle GODWITS is still available in our webshop.

 

IT DEEL II

Next year the second edition of IT DEEL will take place. We have invited the Norwegian duo Streifenjunko for it and they are coming over to play and record with us in June. Streifenjunko made a few stunning albums on SOFA Music and are high on our list of favorites!

 

TRANSTILLA

Last but not least: Transtilla. Beware people. Next year Transtilla III and Transtilla IV will be published. Albums influenced by love and death, and death and love, that might surprise you and are made to be played as loud as possible. Chris and I will toll some bells when Transtilla III arrives.

 

AND MORE…

So, that is quite something, but not all. More plans and small projects in the near future.  Jan is working on a book called ‘Boswerk’ with painter Christiaan Kuitwaard. Romke is doing some new music here and there. To keep up with all of it, there is this blog with everything, there is Fakebook, there is Instagram, there is Bandcamp…

 

All the best! Stay healthy, sharp and down to earth!

CONCERT IT DEEL IN POLAND POSTPONED

Jacaszek and the Kleefstra Bros were going to perform IT DEEL live in Gdansk on December 19th, but it is postponed to 2022 due to COVID-measures. As soon as we have a new date (or maybe more) we'll let you know here, there, or there or anywhere.

SHORT DOCUMENTARY IT DEEL I

Together with Popfabryk, under the auspices of Oranjewoud Festival, the Kleefstra Bros started a four year artist-in-residence project called 'IT DEEL'. This year's first edition we did with Michał Jacaszek. In June we recorded an album in a small church in the woods, near the festival site, which will be released in a few months by Moving Furniture Records. In August we played the festival, and in December we'll play in Poland. Meanwhile Willem Tiemersma and Jaap Ruurd Feitsma made a lovely short 10 minute documentary about the project, which is online now. Sit back, relax and check it out: 

IT DEEL

August 21st we will perform IT DEEL live at Oranjewoud Festival. IT DEEL is a four year artist in residence project that the Kleefstra Bros curate for Oranjewoud Festival and Popfabryk in the Netherlands. This years edition, IT DEEL I, features us Kleefstra Bros with Michal Jacaszek. For the live performances the group will be expanded with violist Anne Bakker and cellist Nina Hitz. Jaap Ruurd Feitsma and Willem Tiemersma are making a short documentary about the project and also made the teaser below.

Tickets for show 1 at 19.30 are available here, and for show 2 at 21.00 here. The recordings of IT DEEL will be published on vinyl by Moving Furniture in the (near) future.

IT DEEL LIVE

 
IT DEEL is a four year artist in residence project that the Kleefstra Bros curate for Oranjewoud Festival and Popfabryk in the Netherlands. This years edition, IT DEEL I, features us Kleefstra Bros with Michal Jacaszek. In June we recorded for a week in the small church in the town of Katlijk, the Netherlands. These recordings will be published on vinyl by Moving Furniture in the (near) future.

August 21st we will perform live at Oranjewoud Festival. Two gigs, again in the church of Katlijk. The group is then expanded with violist Anne Bakker and cellist Nina Hitz. You can order tickets for show 1 at 19.30 here, and for show 2 at 21.00 here.

UPDATE: WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE CANCELLED

Piiptsjilling was about to play the Welcome To The Village Festival on Friday the 15th of July. Sadfully the festival was cancelled, so no Piiptsjilling live... Upcoming shows of IT DEEL (Kleefstra Bros + Jacaszek), FEAN (Piiptsjilling + Annelies Monseré, Sylvain Chauveau and Joachim Badenhorst) and Godwits (Jan Kleefstra, Raquel Lima, Nuno Piteira, Elmar Kuiper, Joanna Guerra & Romke Kleefstra) are still go!

INTRODUCING: IT DEEL

Kleefstra Bros are about to start a new 4-year project, together with the Popfabryk under the wings of the Oranjewoud Festival and with vinyl releases on Moving Furniture Records. The project is called IT DEEL.

 

IT DEEL is an artist-in-residence project for Oranjewoud Festival. Each year the Kleefstra Bros spend a week together with other musicians, record new music, present it at the festival and release it on Moving Furniture Records. Also some visual artists may be included. IT DEEL I (2021) will bring the Kleefstra Bros together with Michal Jacaszek. In the first week of June, if COVID allows it, recordings will be made. The work will be presented on the Oranjewoud festival, which is scheduled in August. First news about it on the Popfabryk-page, more news soon.

 

The image of IT DEEL is made by Christiaan Kuitwaard and is published in Veldwerk.