First envisioned by Torre Florim in 2006 as something of a challenge to himself; before there was a group, there was a one-man project in Nijmegen, Holland. “I was making so much music, all different kinds,” grins Torre. “I just wanted to see if I could make something that sounded like one thing!” Having wrangled said sounds together, that ‘one thing’ would soon become known as De Staat – translated as ‘The State’ – and their 2009 debut, Wait For Evolution. With a line-up completed by lead guitarist Vedran Mircetic, bassist Jop van Summeren, multi-instrumentalist Rocco Hueting and drummer Tim van Delft, what De Staat have achieved since those fledgling days is remarkable.
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De Staat launches an experiment in songwriting that sticks two fingers up to the concept of genre.
Friday 2 December 2022 8377
De Staat remains joyfully uncategorisable. Under the wing of frontman Torre Florim, whose big voice works like a call-to-arms, they flirt with funk and tribal rhythms, introspection and wild humour. And fourteen years into their career, they’re about to launch their new project: Red, Yellow, Blue. It is an experiment in songwriting that sticks two fingers up to the concept of genre. There are so many ways in which people try to describe De Staat’s music and none of them fit. but Red, Yellow and Blue are their alternative categories for the various moods of songs they’ve been writing all this time. Check out De Staat with support from Personal Trainer at PAARD on 2 december 2022.
“ ‘Look At Me’ is een loeiharde rammer met synths (of zijn het gitaren) die zo zwaar zijn overstuurd dat je je misschien afvraagt of je speakers het hebben begeven. “
