Dutch was a short-lived trip-hop duo from USA featuring Kevin Baldwin & Liz Fullerton harkening back to the halcyon days of Portishead, Massive Attack, Hooverphonic, or the dizzy mixes of Kruder & Dorfmeister. Expertly produced & arranged, the voice of Liz is haunting, eerie, yet honest.
Kevin may be familiar to some as Jedi Mind Trick's producer DJ Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. While Jedi Mind Trick's music is perfect for blasting in your car, Dutch is music for lazy Sunday afternoons. DJ Stoupe has been collaborating with Liz since 2007, when Fullerton lent backing vocals to "Razorblade Salvation" on JMT's Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell album.
That led to this project between producer & singer called Dutch. Their debut LP, A Bright Cold Day blends swooning pop with a darker mix of trip-hop. Stoupe shows the same flair for production that he does on JMT's records, with crackly audio samples & seductive beats but here he uses strings & horns to form something more intimately romantic.Although he takes plenty of opportunities to shine, the work largely provides a framework for Liz Fullerton's silky voice.
Intro
Just Before the Rain
Pearls
2,000 Leagues Under My Keyboard
Warm like the Wind
Charlotte
California Cloaked in Wool
Tristessa
Cerulean
Beyond All Walking
Meaning of Unequipped
Shoe (outro)
For a bonus, here are some remixes of six songs from A Bright Cold Day from Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind own label.
Charlotte
Tristessa
Pearls
Wind
2000
California
Enjoy,
NØ
A Bright Cold Day
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The Wind Remixes
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Oh my goodness.
ReplyDeleteHow did this band get by me? Brilliant, just plain brilliant!
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They were here & gone before most had a chance to hear them. More a side project of DJ Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind than an ongoing act. Glad you liked it
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