Pim Koopman 1953 - 2009.
Pim, one of the founders of Kayak, died this monday (23-11-09).
Read more here.
www.kayakonline.nl/.
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Dutch band that had some progressive tendencies. They seemed to be more at home in short pop song format than more complex work.
They started in '72 and in '73 the first elpee came out called; See the Sun.
Founders were Pim Koopman (drums, piano, guitar) & Ton Scherpenzeel (bas, keyboards), who played in some bands before.
Royal Bed launcher ('75) is they third album. In '78 Starlight Dancer let us hear a mix of Genesis, Saga and Camel. The band changed a few times, the main-factors are;
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Cees van Leeuwen, who played bass on Kayak's first two albums in the first half of the seventies, and subsequently started a career in law, has returned to the fold, sort of, by becoming under secretary of culture and media in the new Dutch government, which was installed in july 2002.
They're currently looking for a female guest singer to fulfill the role of Morgan LeFay during the performance of the rock opera Merlin on their Dutch theatre tour in 2003. What would they think of Michelle Young? No they didn't:
Nostradamus ('05) is a new project of this band:
Coming up for Air ('08).
15 songs vary from bombastic symfo to smooth ballads. One of their best releases in the last years.
Impressive vocals by Cindy Oudshoorn & Edward Reekers framed by saoring guitar work and keyboard collages.
“Alienation”, "Man in the Cocoon" and “Coming up for air” are for me the best three songs of this album. What
has that typical Kayak feel of the older stuff like Periscope life. Some lyrics are really funny / cynical
and a trademark of this Dutch band. For me they could have deleted a few softer songs, with 15 songs it
became a bit too long. Judith Groen - cello.
Tourdates; please have a look at this page.
De band is live a must see for all the symfo lovers in the world. 35 years of experience and with the Cindy on baord it becomes a sprankling live show.
Really great musicians who are able to communicate with the ausience, make jokes and deliver and great evening out.
Please go and see them.
The show in Paradiso was filmed and is out as dvd!
News
New album Letters from Utopia wil appaers in Autumn 2009 together with a new tour.
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Ton Scherpenzeel joined Europe (not The Europe) and Camel in the 80-ies and became a good friend of
Andy Latimer.
Became involved with the comedian Youp van 't Hek, sessions for Liesbeth List & Circus Custers and produced albums from Earth & Fire
(he joined them for a while), Harry Sacksioni, Maywood & Flairck. Wrote a lot for Kinderen voor Kinderen, Jeugdtheater Hofplein, Opus One & the musical Kruimeltje.
Solo with:
Pim Koopman left Kayak in 1970. He composed music for the movies; Dokter Vlimmen (1978) &Kort Amerikaans (1979).
Togetehr with Rob Vunderink he started the rock band Diesel, "Suasalito Summernight" became a big hit in the U.S.. Pim left Diesel and reunited3 times with them.
He produceded albums from Robby Valentine, Valensia & Petra Berger.
Just before the new century Kayak was refounded and Pim joined again.
Kayak decided to stop and wanted to end with a tour, sadly Pim died during that tour, 23 November 2009. He'll be missed.
On that day Frank Papendrecht (bass in Diesel) had his funeral....
Max Werner
Played mellotron and sung on the first 5 albums of Kayak, then switched to drums. After the reunion of Kayak 1999, Max got health problems and quited the band.
Max made 4 solo albums and scored a hit with "Rain in May ('81), a song based on a heavy drum sound, like "In the Air Tonight" from that other singing drummer.
Sessions;
Joost Vergoossen.
Member of Kayak since 2003.
Other session work:
Symfo-Index.
Updated February 2010 by Nick.
Shine On!