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Notes From Purgatory

by !JP

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this collection of songs is a protest against human existence!

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released June 6, 2006

1.1 Old Friend // Jean: vocal and guitar / Van Weely: drums / Jan: bass
Never see it again // Jean: vocal and organ
Ten // Jean: vocal, vocoder and perc thru Fairlight / Jane Campton: cello / Sjón Smith: cello
Third Key // Jean: vocal, vocoder and guitar / Van Weely: bass / Marc vander Steen: trumpet / Vanessa Hoekstra: oboe / Jane Campton: cello
America // Jean: vocal, fuzz bass and Fairlight / Jan: deep bass / Van Weely: guitar
1.2 Dressed in black // Jean: vocal and e-bow / Van Weely: drums and percussion
Light means nothing // Jean: piano / Van Weely: dramatic cymbal swells
Two lovers who seize to be // Jean: vocal and piano / Van Weely 1920's percussion
Begbie doesn't live here // Jean: vocal and piano
Sinister Brown // Jean: vocal, violin and perc thru Fairlight / Van Weely: drums
2.1 Head // Jean: vocal, piano and bells / Jan: bass
a Ghost // Jean: vocal, bass and The Ghost Machine / Van Weely: drums and The Ghost Machine / Marc vander Steen: trumpet
Yes, the River knows // Jean: organ
Two Towers // Jean: vocal, harmonium and percussion
Sometimes you bleed // Jean: vocal and guitar
2.2 Drunk on sunlight // Jean: vocal and organ / Van Weely: percussion
Kung-Fu // Jean: vocal and guitar / Ruud Verlinden: psycho violin and xylotoy / Marc: background recordings of bikes, cars and a garbage-truck
Beautiful Thing // Jean: vocal, guitar and percussion
Truce // Jean: piano / Van Weely: disturbed bass
Strangers // Jean: vocal and guitar
bonus1 Personal Genesis // Jean: guitar noise / Jan: bass painting / Jane Campton: cello / Sjón Smith: cello / Ruud Verlinden: violin and gong / Marc vander Steen: trumpet
Testimonial // Jean: vocal and piano / Jan: bass / Van Weely: drums (lyrics written in collaboration with Raven Oak)
Shirt // Jean: vocal and guitars / Van Weely: drums / Jan: thundering bass painting / Ruud: additional percussion, Chinese gong and woodblock tap
Big Apples // Jean: vocal and harmonium
bonus 2 Wear Jeans // Jean: drunk singing and bass / Van Weely: guitar / Astrid: drums / Jane Campton: cello
Easy // Jean: vocal and harmonium
No Priest // Jean: HaHa-guitar / Van Weely: drums
Down Voodoo Land // Jean: vocal and slide-guitar / Marc: percussion-computer / Jane Campton: cello
Renamed (featuring Tori Amos) // Jean: boy vocal, radio noise voice, piano, Fairlight, and 'guitar-noise-sample' / Tori Amos: girl vocal and radio noise voice / Jan: deep bass / Van Weely: fuzz bass painting (poem written by Iris Moulton)
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written, composed and produced by Jean Koning
arranged by Jean and Van Weely
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recorded all over the place on any recording-device around to preserve the 1900's blues icon recording methods
additional recordings at The Sound Laboratory and Jottem
all recordings by Jean, Van Weely and Marc Brunotti
all songs mixed and edited by Marc Brunotti at The Sound Laboratory
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singing after two-and-a-half bottles of Tequila on the psychotic song 'Wear Jeans' was Tom's sick and twisted idea - thanks for a lovely night!

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Jean Koning Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jean Koning has been a compelling force in the underground music scene since his unlikely folk&jazz debut transferring the band The Children of a Lesser God into the avant-punk extravaganza !JP in 1988. His star-studded career includes albums such as Notes from Purgatory, Man Enough to be a Woman and Wake Up In L.A.
Throughout his career, Mr. Koning has been honored with numerous awards.
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