NEWS

2012-01-12 Premiere

The 'Lights In The North' movie will premiere next week at the old Groninger Museum (Praediniussingel 59, Groningen). Starting on the 16th of January, around 16:00h.

2011-12-10 Teaser

Here's the first teaser of the movie Eleanor and I are making right now.

2012-12-10 Darkling, I Listen

The Black Atlantic's new EP is finally finished, it took some time, but we are very happy with the end result. You can stream it here and the official release will be on Friday the 13th of January in Groningen during the Eurosonic festival.

2011-12-01 Back Home

So, it was quite an adventure in the Northern Hemisphere. We kept a blog throughout the time. Read all about it here. The premiere of the film is expected on the 16th of January in Groningen, more news follows.

I have been working on the soundtrack this last week. Expect some beauty and weirdness, arctic silence and lots of mellotron (church organ, wineglasses, piano, choirs, tuned bees as recorded at Mattias Olssons place). A teaser is coming soon.

With The Black Atlantic EP it turned out that I mixed 3 of the songs after all. One song is done by Paul Pilot and we added a fifth and older song that was done by Chris Coady. We just got the master in from Sterling Sound and it sounds pretty amazing, really proud of this. Art work is looking great too. As always, I'll keep you posted on release and stream info.

2011-09-26 Arrival in Sweden

Yesterday evening I arrived in Stockholm. So the 'Lights In The North' project can get started. I'm very excited about this. We will try to keep you all posted on Eleanor's blog over here.

On a different matter. The Black Atlantic has a break now. We'll do some shows in December again. Go to Live to checkout the dates.

Last week I finished up the recordings. The project has become quite big for only 4 songs. Today the mixing will start at Keusgen Studio by Paul Pilot. I am really looking forward to what he will make of it. It's weird, because I have watched these babies grow over the last couple of months from such a close distance. And now to give them away to some one else feels weird. But I am glad to leave them in the capable hands of Paul and Klaus and I am off to make a movie about the Northern Lights which is so exciting. I guess you can't just have it all in life, can you...?

2011-09-08 Lights In The North

The last preperations for my new project. Next week I will go to Sweden for 1,5 month to make an artfilm with Eleanor Kathleen Grootoonk. We will reside in a camper driving around the arctic circle, chasing the Northern Lights and we'll try to discover the myths and tales that surrounded this phenomenon throughout history.

We'll launch a blog soon where you can keep track of our progress.

2011-08-03 The Black Atlantic EP

As of now we have a new website in the air @ The Black Atlantic. We are recording a new EP. Drums and grand piano are tracked at the Keusgen Tonstudio in Haldern (GER), other instruments will be done in my home studio. The release date is set to 11-11-'11. You can make a pre-order now at aforementioned website.

2010-09-07 The Black Atlantic Berlin Bustrip

We’ve set up a very sweet deal for you fans of The Black Atlantic. On Wednesday 8th September the band will perform at the awesome Popkomm Showcase Festival in the iconic Passionskirche. And we’ve decided to bring a long 50 of you guys to Berlin!

More info here:

http://www.beepbeep.nl/welcome-aboard-the-black-atlantic-bus-line/

2010-08-28 New live shows

Check some newly added live shows with The Black Atlantic here.

There's more to come so keep an eye on this space or myspace.com/theblackatlantic for updates.

2010-05-17 The Black Atlantic tour

I will join The Black Atlantic for their upcoming European tour, doing harmony vocals, some guitar, ukelele, piano and accordion. Visit The Black Atlantic for tourdates.

I already did a try-out show in Germany and yesterday was amazing, as we did a support for Wovenhand in Paradiso, Amsterdam.

2010-05-15 Kunstvlaai-Artpie

Today is the opening of artfair 'De Kunstvlaai' at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. Eleanor Kathleen is exhibiting her new stop-motion film "Grace in the Bubble", for which I made the soundtrack.

2010-05-13 Moving The Paperboat Studio

Just got back from the studio, or put otherwise, it's remains. Because the Paperboat Studio in Zwolle is no longer with us as we knew it. I left the building to pursue new musical goals.

It's all cleaned up now and in unbelievable good shape, considering the horrors it has seen the last couple of years.

I moved most of the gear into my livingroom, the backline of Oceana Company went to our old rehearsal room and the rest went to a secondhand shop or the garbage disposal. Time for a new beginning... of which I will inform you in time.

2010-05-10 New site

Online! Welcome to the brand sparkly new official website of Matthijs Herder, that's me!

Not much here yet, come back soon.