Biography
can_of_be consists of 6 experienced musicians who just love strange music and weird tunes and 'suffer' from the obsession to weld that into their own songs. Main instruments used vary from and between electric guitars, cello, piano, glockenspiel, jewish harp, percussion, accordion, keyboard, electric bass, scrapmetal and a singing saw! The music that comes out is extremely divers… can_of_be searches for the perfect balance between caressing beauty and derailed madness; they explore the boundaries of dynamics, giving each song its own, sometimes cinematic sphere. This leads to a sweet lullaby suddenly being transformed into a theatrical gypsy theme, or a funky groove resulting in minimal music. Each song is played about with until it has its own organic feel in an effort to create an inescapable sound, in your face!
This motley crew started out in 2002 as a collaboration between singer/songwriter Julie Scott (ex-Mizpah) and keyboardplayer Roeland Drost (ex-De Kift, ex-Fratsen). When they meet drummer Lesley Strik and guitarplayer Mark van Dijk in 2003 they find people who really understand their musical language. Jan Willem Troost (ex-Tango Orquesta Amago, ex-Ricciotti Ensemble) joins them on cello. After having worked with some bassplayers at the end of 2005, Jaco van der Maarel makes his entrance in can_of_be. When Sebastiaan Flier replaces Mark at the end of the summer of 2006, can_of_be finds its final line-up.
Mark van Dijk passed away on January 6th, 2009.
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