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Robert Soeterboek
Alan Cotton
Wim den Boer
Wilfried Broekman
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The Cotton Soeterboek
Band redefines rock and roll for a modern audience. By any
standard, The Cotton Soeterboek Band is unique; they take the
larger than life mystique of hard rock and modernize it with a
driving attack. Few bands sound this powerful or versatile, a
combination of English blues rock from the 70's with Southern
rock sensibilities.
Led by the gifted and
soulful vocalist Robert Soeterboek and guitarist Alan Cotton,
combined with the powerful rhythm section of bassist Wim den
Boer and drummer Wilfried Broekman, the band can grind out an
intense, bluesy riff such as "Twisted", the title track off
their latest album, to the lush harmony sounds of "Colorado".
This variety is unique and as Robert says that was the
intention, "We wanted to write an honest rock and roll album,
music that people could really latch onto, but each song has a
totally different personality. That's what I really like about
it. Something that's totally original but also reminded people
of the great rock icons of yesteryear."
The band was
formed when guitarist Alan Cotton set about looking for a
charismatic front man with which to launch his new band. With Holland
born singer Robert Soeterboek (Ayreon, Wicked Sensation), fresh
off a touring stint with Arjen Lucassen's Star One, they
soon inaugurated a combustible songwriting partnership. The
two originally came together in a cabin in the
Rockies, unofficially dubbed "Old Jack's Cabin", for marathon
song writing sessions, releasing their S/T EP in 2006. They
soon went back in the studio with drummer Reynold "Butch"
Carlson, bassist Mike Davis and keyboardist Joost van den Broek
to begin recording ‘Twisted’, the bands first full length album.
Later, bassist Wim den Boer and drummer Wilfried Broekman officially
joined the band.
While there are
echoes of the past in their music, their fluid musicality
recalls Deep Purple, they also have an honesty often
associated with bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd - it merely acts as
a foundation for their music. They sound as earthy and raw as
the Black Crowes, and as hard and bluesy as classic
Whitesnake, yet there's a higher level of musicianship to
their performances and songwriting that makes them like no one
else.
The bands new
album, Twisted, stands out as a modern version of something so
familiar and comfortable, yet blistering with heat. It is a
successful attempt to come up with an album that forges a
visionary blend of hard blues, crushing rock, pastoral folk
and post-mod pop. As Alan Cotton says, "We went in and
recorded it like they did in the old days. Trying to catch
lightning in a bottle, as it were, that magic. It's all about
the magic". This album captures the kinetic energy and force
of the band's live show and it is proof that The Cotton
Soeterboek Band are true originals. A straight ahead, in your
face, real rock & roll band.
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