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“The music is original, pensive at times, then intense. Marnix\u2019 performance is as cool as the white factory tiles on the walls, but his playing is as colorful as the stage lighting.”<\/em><\/p>\n

On April 4, 2005, a deserted factory was converted into a concert venue, creating a perfect environment for filming the Buzz Bros in concert. About a hundred visitors enjoyed the intimacy, the wine, the candle-lit tables, the paintings\u2026 If you weren\u2019t among them, you can now enjoy the concert on DVD. The Buzz Brothers is Marnix Busstra on guitars, his brother Berthil Busstra on keys, Ren\u00e9 van Dissel on double bass, and Chris Strik on drums.<\/p>\n

On this DVD, the band plays some seventy minutes of their own distinctive, electric jazz fusion. The music is original, pensive at times, then intense. Marnix\u2019 performance is as cool as the white factory tiles on the walls, but his playing is as colorful as the stage lighting. All compositions on this recording are his. He plays no less than four different types of guitar. His acoustic guitar can be heard on \u201cThe Same New Story\u201d, a sensitive piece with a moving solo of Berthil on his sagging 1977 Fender Rhodes. His electric guitar sounds swift and joyful on \u201cBuzz Battle\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chris Strik is the band\u2019s clown, his facial expressions showing all his emotions. He plays his mini set extremely dynamically, using brushes only, with a brief solo on \u201cWell Done\u201d. This composition is reminiscent of the cheerful, in the pocket works of the Japanese group Cassiopeia. \u201cCastle In The Air\u201d (which is also the title of the Buzz Bros latest CD), lasting some eleven minutes, is based on a beautiful harmonic motif. It\u2019s a diversified work that perfectly demonstrates who the Buzz Bros are. The cheering crowd shows their appreciation with a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

Whenever a booklet lists the types and brands of microphones, cables, and speakers, you\u2019re probably dealing with an audiophile production\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what \u201cThe Same New Story\u201d is. Turtle Records produced an audiophile recording with tasteful images.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Marnix Busstra says: \u201cThe music is based on established melodies, which we talk about musically. We\u2019re no machos trying to show off. What we strive for is to make the music feel as if we\u2019re breathing as a unit \u2014 sharing one breath\u2026 Creating a single cooperative flow where no-one stands out\u2026\u201d. Though the artists state that they don\u2019t want to display their virtuosity, this album perfectly shows their musicality, and the subtle, knowing clances they exchange tell you how much fun they\u2019re having. So it wasn\u2019t really hard to watch the show no less than three times, this weekend. \u201cThe Same New Story\u201d is a perfect gift. For yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The music is original, pensive at times, then intense. Marnix\u2019 performance is as cool as the white factory tiles on the walls, but his playing is as colorful as the stage lighting.” On April 4, 2005, a deserted factory was converted into a concert venue, creating a perfect environment for filming the Buzz Bros in concert. About a hundred visitors… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review-the-same-new-story","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3442,"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264\/revisions\/3442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marnixbusstra.nl\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}