Ronald Langestraat - Apollo - South of North Records SONLP 002
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New And Sealed: Ronald Langestraat - Apollo
Record Label: South of North Records SONLP 002 Compiled by: Abel Nagengast & Dominik Rodemann Mastering: Wouter Brandenburg Design & Layout: Lukas Gärtner Cover Image & Scans: Charlie Birch Insert Illustration: Ronald Langestraat
“Apollo” is a compilation of an Apollo Hotel CD box, that Ronald made himself, for family and friends.
From 1986 until 1992, Ronald had a residency in the lounge of Amsterdam’s Apollo Hotel. He would play there 5 days a week, for 5 hours a day. In 1991, throughout several sessions, he recorded himself on a cassette recorder. The recordings were ranging from re-interpreted cover versions to multiple own compositions.
The Apollo was particularly known for its sophisticated and elegant crowd. Guests would come to meet in the lounge to talk business, or end the day with a drink at the bar – dancing was never an option.
Listening to the album, one must wonder how some of this music would go hand in hand with a place like that. It seems Ronald gets lost in music and returns in unequally balanced patterns. Lounge sounds meet drum...
Tracklisting: 1 Yearning To This Music 2 Space Train 3 Music From Outer Space 4 Lowdown 5 Give And Take 6 A Fast Drive Through The Universe 7 Worldwide Clarinet 8 Orpheus
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