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Introduction
Silhouette is a progressive rock band from Utrecht, the Netherlands, and exists with this name since 2005. So far, the band has released four CD's. The music they play is influenced by band such as Genesis, Pink Floyd, Marillion[1], but also by more recent music. The Dutch Oor Pop Encyclopedie lists Silhouette under the category of prog rock[2], other sources [3] refer the their music as neo-prog.
History
The band with the name Silhouette exists since 2005, at that time started by a couple of friends with passion for progressive rock music. The nameless predecessor of the band gathered a year before, and had consisted of Brian de Graeve (vocals and guitars), Jos Uffing (vocals and drums), Gerrit Jan Bloemink (bass guitar), Henny van Veenendaal (Guitars) and Toine Riesewijck (keyboards). Henny left in the same year because of the long travel distance and Toine had to leave the band early 2005 due to health problems.[4] Silhouette found a replacement in Erik Laan (vocals and Keyboards), after which the band started writing and rehearsing its own material seriously.
With a minimal budget, without a real studio to record and without a label, Silhouette released their debut album A Maze in 2007. Silhouette soon started to write and record the next album: Moods. Based on an autobiographical story of Brian, Silhouette could release their second album in 2009 through Progress Records, a Swedish label. This album, mixed and produced by Gerben Klazinga (Knight Area) sold better and got positive reviews. In the recording process of Moods, Silhouette also got to know Aldo Adema (Seven Day Hunt, Tumble Town and Egdon Heath), who played a couple of guitar solos on the album.
In 2012 Silhouette released their third album Across the Rubicon, which received positive responses. In three months time it was sold out and reached a number one position in the Progwereld charts for two months and a number one sales position in the most prominent UK Progrock website retailer. The album was co-produced by Aldo Adema, and mastered by Han Uil. Aldo again played some guitar solos on the album.
In the meantime, Silhouette also succeeded in building a track record on stage by sharing the stage with bands such as Landmarq, RPWL[5], Saga, Credo, Focus, Knight Area, Martigan and others. Silhouette played gigs in Germany, Belgium, the UK and several in the Netherlands.
In 2013 Jos had left the band for personal reasons. His place was quickly filled by Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen, who also is a member of the progmetal band Incidense. Rob will combine both bands. In the same year Silhouette asked guitarist Daniel van der Weijde to join the band after he was spotted at the Marillion weekend in Port Zelande in March 2013, playing a version of "Splintering Heart" as a guest musician.
In 2013 and 2014 Silhouette undertook its most ambitious project so far, another concept album titled "Beyond the Seventh Wave". It’s an album about the hunger for freedom of an innocent man convicted for life to forced labor, inspired by stories and books such as Papillon. On the album several musicians played a guest role, including keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel (Kayak, Camel), cellist Ruben van Kruistum (Adeia), violinist Laura ten Voorde (Adeia), clarinetist Tamara van Koetsveld (Dutch Royal Airforce Orchestra) and flutist Mary O, who was also present as guest vocalist and flutist on Across the Rubicon. During the process of recording the album GJ decided to leave Silhouette because he felt he was not able to combine the band with his work and private life anymore in a way he felt was necessary for the band at this stage. He was replaced by Jurjen Bergsma who immediately stepped in to fill the bass gaps on the remaining songs for "Beyond the Seventh Wave".
Early 2015, Beyond the Seventh Wave was nominated for the 2014 ProgAward, by the Dutch/Belgian magazine iOpages [6]
Band members
- Brian de Graeve - vocals , guitar
- Jurjen Bergsma - bass
- Erik Laan - vocals keyboards, bass pedals
- Daniel van der Weijde - guitar
- Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen - drums, percussion
Former band members
- Gerrit-Jan (GJ) Bloemink (until 2014) - bass
- Jos Uffing (tot 2013)- drums, vocals and acoustic guitars
Discography
- 2007: A-maze
- 2009: Moods Progress Records
- 2012: Across the Rubicon Progress Records
- 2014: Beyond the Seventh Wave Freia Music
References
- ^ http://aardschok.com/interviews-36/1420-interview-met-silhouette-uit-nieuwegein
- ^ Oor Pop Encyclopedie 2014 - The Final Edition, #19, 2014,Argo Special Media BV, page 581
- ^ http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5083
- ^ http://www.progwereld.org/cms/78-%E2%80%9Csilhouette-utrechtse-symfogroep-treedt-uit-de-schaduw%E2%80%9D/
- ^ http://www.progwereld.org/cms/concert/rpwl-en-silhouette-2-november-2012-lakei-helmond/
- ^ http://www.iopages.nl/poll/id/5/io-pages-progaward
External links
Categorie: music in Utrecht (city) Categorie: Dutch rockband Categorie: Progressive Rock