For all the guitar freaks out there we have a little present: Bart has been busy with guitar videos these weeks, you can watch them on our Youtubechannel:
www.youtube.com/texturestv
In Part 1, Bart explains about the riffs used in the song Stream of Consciousness. There is more to come in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned!
We played our first show at Fortarock July 3rd with our new vocalist Daniel de Jongh. It was a blast and we are really pleased with the outcome.. .
We want to thank Uri Dijk from Ethereal who helped us out on keyboards. He did a great job!! Uri will also be present at the gig in Sicily, Italy on the 24th of July….
For pictures of Fortarock keep checking the website
It has been quiet the past few months in the TEXTURES camp as we have mainly been focusing on writing a new album, building a new rehearsal room and preparing for a few summer festivals with our new singer Daniel de Jongh.
We shot our new podcast during our rehearsals with Daniel and the large amount of hours it took building a new rehearsal room.
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Textures guitarist Jochem Jacobs is in the latest edition of dutch musicmagazine “Musicmaker”. In this edition Jochem will shed some light on the art of producing and recording in the studio. Check out www.musicmaker.nl for more details.
If you are interested and have some audio- or videomaterial of yourself, send a message to info@texturesband.com with the subject “keyboard player”
We’re looking for somebody who…
-Knows how to deal with synthesizers/samples and soundscapes.
-Has a hyped stage performance.
-Is an outgoing and easy person to be around
-Is able to travel to Dutch city Leiden for rehearsals.
-Is able to do tours for a long period(s) multiple times a year.
At the moment we have some awesome shows coming up. Besides that we are working on new material. Wanna join?
Keyboard player Richard Rietdijk has left TEXTURES to pursue other interests. In a statement to the band’s fans he had to say the following:
Dear fans,
After 10 awesome years playing synths in the band, I’ve decided to leave Textures. There are other projects (music and other) I’ve been wanting to do for a while now and currently the time and effort it takes to be in the band is in the way of me achieving those.
I want to thank all you fans for your continued support and making this journey as awesome as it has been. I got the rare opportunity to travel and meet the most awesome people from all over the world and appreciate the sustained contacts online. I hope all of you will continue supporting this hardworking band. They earn every bit of it. Their next album will blow your socks off, believe me!
To the guys (including the crew) I’d like to say it’s been an absolute honor and a privilege to have been in this band, seeing and helping it grow from this small local band to the phenomenon it is now. It will take a while to get used to not doing this with you guys anymore, and I’ll cherish the friendship we have forever. I wish you guys well in all your future endeavors. You’re going to be just fine.
This decade has been one hell of a ride! THANK YOU!
For people wanting to keep up with my projects either follow me on my twitter http://www.twitter.com/richardrietdijk or on my homepage at: http://www.richardrietdijk.com
The band commented on Richard’s departure:
After 10 very great years, it is sadly finally so…our synths & samples-maestro is leaving… We will miss Richard a lot, especially his laugh and his awesome humour…
After Eric left a few months ago, of course we began to think more about our future times…and everything we do along the way. Things change….all the time! For everyone…
We know Richard will have a great time doing the other things he really loves, but meanwhile our tourbus is going to keep hitting the road…we are unstoppable!!!!!
So Textures will live on of course, we are in the middle of writing a new album…and at the same time we are keeping our eyes open for a new keyboard player! So keep ‘em coming folks!! The band is contemplating how to fill Richard’s place within TEXTURES.
In other news the band have announced their first appearances with the band’s new front man Daniel de Jongh. The band will perform at FORTAROCK taking place in Nijmegen, the Netherlands on the 3rd of July and SIKELIAN HELL on the 24th of July in Palermo, Italy.
TEXTURES is excited to announce that Daniel de Jongh, former front man of the Dutch metal band CILICE, will replace Eric Kalsbeek who left the band earlier this year.
Daniel had to say this about joining TEXTURES:
“I am truly honored to have been asked to replace Eric as vocalist for TEXTURES. TEXTURES is a standout band and is a band which I’ve listened to the last couple of years, like so many other metal-fans out there. Although it was a pretty tough decision to leave my former band CILICE, this was an offer I just couldn’t refuse. The guys in TEXTURES are just a great bunch of people and it is clear that there is and will be loads of inspiration for the next years to come. I also know how much Eric was respected by the fans and I hope that I can assure you guys out there that I will replace him with as much dignity as he did for TEXTURES the last 6 years. All I can say is that we as TEXTURES are ready to rock everyone out there and that the anticipation for the next album can be withhold. We are in writing process at the time and I can reveal that it is going to be kick-ass as always!!
We will see you guys soon!!”
The band about Daniel joining TEXTURES:
“It was really hard for us to part ways with Eric. Emotionally and musically. But Daniel gives us more than enough reasons to prolong our career, more hyped up than ever before. His experience, personality, musical taste and of course his awesome vocal skills make us see the future like a first spring morning after a severe winter-darkness.”
Textures 2.0 has just been launched!
Daniel will make his live debut on a select number of shows this summer which will be announced soon.
We have just added an extremely limited amount of our Indian tour shirt to our webstore.
Check it out here
Buy it now before they are all sold out!
Textures Podcast Episode 8 – India
Textures co-headline with Amon Amarth at the Deccan Rock Festival at the Palace Ground in Bangalore, India on the 5th December 2009.
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Singer Eric Kalsbeek has left Textures to focus on his job and his family. He’s issued the following statement:
“Dear fans & friends,
I decided to quit Textures. My life changed, priorities shifted. I can’t cope with the heavy touring and the time investment anymore. I need to focus on my job and family. I need to take a few steps back. I’ve had six beautiful years with the band, did loads of amazing shows, made tons of new friends and created some mind-blowing music. I’m going to miss the guys, and of course you, the fans. I know Textures will continue to conquer the world and give you all great, heavy and awesome music. I wish my successor all the best.
I will keep on making music, but something totally different, much more low-profile. Maybe we will meet again. Eric out”
We are currently rehearsing with the possible replacement singer and hope to announce him in the coming months. We will miss Eric a lot.. We had the greatest times together and these will live on in eternity.. Eric, you rock!!!!
Due to Eric leaving Textures the release date for the follow up of Silhouettes has been pushed back to the beginning of 2011.
