It’s finally spring. The world is going through a dark period, but the sun is shining.
This past February, after the passing of one of our heroes, David Lynch, we were invited by New York filmmaker Edward Osredkarto participate in a talk show about the film director we admire. We joined film director and actor Andrew Vandaele and filmmaker and composer Alberto Bellavia for the discussion. We thoroughly enjoyed taking part! At the end of the show, our song Glastonbury Grovewas played—a piece we wrote about Lynch’s television series Twin Peaks. Watch it here.
We also gave a well-attended live concert in February for an incredibly enthusiastic audience at the IJsselhuis in Gouda, as part of the Gluren bij de Buren festival—definitely worth repeating, and we sold several cd’s after this event.
In January, we had a successful Livestream Concert with completely improvised music. Watch the concert recording here. Our next Livestream Concert will take place in May.
At the moment, we’re busy booking new concerts and writing and rehearsing new material for our next album. Despite the current geopolitical tensions, we wish you a beautiful spring! 🌿
The sky in Holland is gray, and Blue Monday was a tough day for the world, but things are going well with Chabliz. We started the year with a Livestream Concert featuring completely improvised music. You can still watch the concert here.
Our next concert will take place on February 2nd at the Ijsselhuys in Gouda during the Gluren bij de Buren Festival. You’re warmly invited, and admission is free. Unlike our previous livestreams, we’ll be performing part of our regular repertoire there. That afternoon, we’ll also be performing a brand-new song—a world premiere! 🙂
A few days ago, one of our heroes, David Lynch, sadly passed away, and yesterday was his birthday. Two years ago, on our Heroes and Foes album, we paid tribute to his TV series Twin Peaks with our track titled Glastonbury Grove. You can listen to it here. We wrote that dreampop song in the spirit of that small town in the woods. In the coming months, we’ll be working on new repertoire and upcoming performances. We already have several new songs ready that still need to be recorded. See you soon!
We have one song that somewhat has an Xmas vibe, and that’s our version of ‘Imitating Angels.‘ Every year around this time, we share the music video with our little Christmas angel. The end of the year is also the time for the Snob 2000. And we’re in it again, thanks to your votes! We’re most grateful for that, thank you! At the time of writing this, the top 700 songs haven’t been announced yet, so we don’t know everything yet… What we do know is that our song Moon has reached position 1558 this year (up from 1505), and the song we recorded with our fellow musicians from the band Dizzy Panda, Bite My Tongue, has climbed nearly two hundred places, from position 1054 to 853. Both songs have been played on Pinguin Radio in recent days. We hope that a few more of our songs will make it into the Snob 2000 of Ondergewaardeerde Liedjes in the coming days.
Update 12/28: Today two other Chabliz-songs have been played in the Snob 2000 on Pinguin Radio: Our Joy Division song (the only cover on our Heroes and Foes album) New Dawn Fades reached the Snob on position 467 and our good old Nightporter song reached position 434! Thanks to you!
In the coming months, we’ll continue writing and recording new music; expect a new single or EP in 2025! We also have a few performances lined up, including a livestream concert on Sunday evening, January 5, and a show on February 2 as part of Gluren bij de Buren in Gouda. Also, our Senta music video will be screened on more short film festivals in Europe.
2024 was a good year for Chabliz, but not for the world. We hope 2025 will be a better year for everyone. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a great 2025!
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At the bottom of the page, you can also add free song choices if your favorite track isn’t listed. However, we don’t recommend doing this for Chabliz, as there’s a good chance your vote might get lost in the crowd. But it might work for more well-known, non-underground bands.
Why is this important to us? Among the audience of the Snob 2000, there are many people who share a similar taste in music to ours but may not have discovered our music yet. This is the perfect place for them to get to know Chabliz. By voting our songs into the Snob 2000, our tracks will be played on the radio and included in the Snob 2000 playlists on Spotify. This not only means more airplay but also that music lovers and booking agents will get to hear our music.
Thank you so much in advance; we’ll be eternally grateful for your support!
Great news: our music video ‘Senta‘ has been nominated in the ‘Best Music Video‘ category of the The Hague Film Festival (THFF). The music video was created by film director Lars Smetsers and his wonderful team, and the music was ours of course. We also had small cameo’s in it. We received this message:
‘I hope this message finds you well. It is with great pleasure that I, on behalf of the THFF team, announce your nomination for the prestigious Hague Film Awards. You have been nominated in the ‘Best Music Video’ category with ‘Chabliz Senta’. We believe that your work showcases exceptional talent and creativity, making you a standout candidate in this category.
The award ceremony is scheduled for the 23rd of November, commencing at 20:00, with the reception starting at 19:30. The event will take place at the Diligentia Theater. The dress code for the evening is Black Tie, Creative Black Tie, or Festive Attire, allowing for a touch of creativity in your attire. Be a Rebel or a Royal. Secure your tickets and make reservations by visiting THFF.NL or contact us directly at cc4u@cultureclash4u.com.
For your convenience, please find our latest promotional video at the following link.‘
Fingers crossed! 🙂
Update 11/30: There were 3 music videos nominated (out of many), one of them was our music video Senta. But unfortunately we didn’t win the award, which makes us a good 2nd or 3rd prize winner. However, it was a fantastic evening and quite well organized! We saw several beautiful short films and the great actress Tanya Shpadi won the Best Actress Award for her short film The Maimed! She also played a big role in our Senta music video, so we’re extra proud of her.
On the evening of Sunday, September 29, we performed another Livestream Concert, featuring completely improvised music on grand piano, analog synthesizers, double bass, and vocals. You can listen to parts of it here. Our next free Livestream Concert will take place on Sunday evening, January 5. Furthermore, we are spending this beautiful, warm autumn writing lyrics and arranging, rehearsing, and recording new songs for our upcoming EP. In addition, we’re working on arranging new performances.
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We’re back from vacation and we have good news: our music video Senta, created by film director Lars Smetsers and his amazing team, has been selected for the Night of Short Films at Oogst in Hengelo. This event will take place on September 6th. We’ll also be giving another free Livestream Concert in September, on Sunday, September 29th, at 8:00 PM CET. It will be an exciting concert again, featuring completely improvised music on grand piano, synthesizers, double bass, and vocals. Watch our previous Livestream Impro Concert here.
June was a good month for us, with live concerts and working on new repertoire. On June 30th we gave a quite nice live outdoor concert in Breda, to a great and interested audience, and with two marvellous hosts. Watch the pictures here and here. We also gave an impro livestream concert, with Pim on his new (vintage) synthesizers and grand piano, Marcel on double bass and Petra on vocals. The concert had a magical atmosphere, despite Petra’s cold and a slight sync problem. Watch it here. In September we’re back with more concerts, one of them will be a Livestream concert again. We’ll use this summer for working on new material, writing lyrics, rehearsing and booking new concerts. And for short holidays, rest and inspiration. We wish you a beautiful summer, with good weather (it’s raining a lot over here!) and we’ll see you again in September!
We gave a quite interesting Livestream Concert last Sunday, with completely improvised music. We were inspired by Pim’s new synthesizers and sequencers, which resulted in one of our best impro concerts in the last two years, despite the singer having a cold. The original live stream had a slight sync issue, so the sound has been remixed from the multi-track that was recorded at the same time and so the sound quality is even better now. A few highlights of the concert are here, here, here and here (and you can find more highlights in the shownotes of the video). Watch the complete video here (and it would be great if you subscribed to our YouTube channel, too):
AND on Sunday afternoon June 30th we give three short live concerts on the Gluren bij de Buren festival in Breda. Free entry. It would be great to meet you there!
By the way…… did you already watch our new music video Senta? It has been released in May.
AND we’re giving two live concerts in June. On June 16th we give a free impro livestream concert again. And on Sunday afternoon June 30th we give three short live concerts on the Gluren bij de Buren festival in Breda. Free entry. Check our concert schedule for more information.
