Leader:
MArnoldussen
Join Policy: Open
Created on: 2 Mar 2010
Description:
Join Policy: Open
Created on: 2 Mar 2010
Description:
Customs is a combo of four retro futurists, known for melody, atmosphere and mathematical edge.
Customs (2008) is known as well for making fame in a rather swift fashion.
End 2008, the band was elected 'Vi.be On Air Band of the Year 2009-2010’ by Studio Brussel.
In April 2009 Customs became the first ever ‘Artist in Residence’ at Het Depot (Leuven). Around the same time Customs' first single, entitled "Rex", was released. It stayed at the nr1 spot of De Afrekening (Studio Brussel) for 4 weeks and popped up in the Official Ultratop Singles-chart as well.
July of that same year marks the recording of their first album ‘Enter The Characters’ and the mastering at the legendary Abbey Road Studios by the even more legendary Geoff Pesche (Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, LCD Soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys, Athlete, Coldplay and Dizzee Rascal).
Pukkelpop-festival 2009 welcomed Customs and the band received raving reviews in ‘Oor’ (Dutch music magazine) as well as in the Flemish weekly ‘Focus Knack’. One week later "Justine" was released as the second single of the forthcoming debutalbum. The band played a concert to remember at the Leffingeleuren Festival and proudly presented a music video for "Justine", shot in Berlin by Brecht Goyvaerts and directed by Joris Rabijns.
On October 26th 2009 'Enter The Characters’ found its way to every recordstore. De Morgen (daily newspaper) celebrated the release with a four star review “Best Belgian Album Of The Year”. ‘Focus Knack’ put the four retrofuturists on their cover “Belgian Revelation Of The Year” and also ‘Humo’ (Belgian weekly) hails them in their pages.
Album
Band
Kristof Marie August Albert Uittebroek (vocals, guitar)
Joan Willy August Govaerts (bass)
Jelle Florentius Mark Janse (guitar)
Ace Mirko Zec (drums)
End 2008, the band was elected 'Vi.be On Air Band of the Year 2009-2010’ by Studio Brussel.
In April 2009 Customs became the first ever ‘Artist in Residence’ at Het Depot (Leuven). Around the same time Customs' first single, entitled "Rex", was released. It stayed at the nr1 spot of De Afrekening (Studio Brussel) for 4 weeks and popped up in the Official Ultratop Singles-chart as well.
July of that same year marks the recording of their first album ‘Enter The Characters’ and the mastering at the legendary Abbey Road Studios by the even more legendary Geoff Pesche (Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, LCD Soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys, Athlete, Coldplay and Dizzee Rascal).
Pukkelpop-festival 2009 welcomed Customs and the band received raving reviews in ‘Oor’ (Dutch music magazine) as well as in the Flemish weekly ‘Focus Knack’. One week later "Justine" was released as the second single of the forthcoming debutalbum. The band played a concert to remember at the Leffingeleuren Festival and proudly presented a music video for "Justine", shot in Berlin by Brecht Goyvaerts and directed by Joris Rabijns.
On October 26th 2009 'Enter The Characters’ found its way to every recordstore. De Morgen (daily newspaper) celebrated the release with a four star review “Best Belgian Album Of The Year”. ‘Focus Knack’ put the four retrofuturists on their cover “Belgian Revelation Of The Year” and also ‘Humo’ (Belgian weekly) hails them in their pages.
Album
Band
Kristof Marie August Albert Uittebroek (vocals, guitar)
Joan Willy August Govaerts (bass)
Jelle Florentius Mark Janse (guitar)
Ace Mirko Zec (drums)
Recent Journals
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Review : Customs @ AB brussel Festivalblog.be
by GothicBowie666 |
16 Nov 2011
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Customs - Harlequins Of Love CD recensie @ festivalblog.be
by GothicBowie666 |
24 Sep 2011
Weekly Top Artists
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Interpol 
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The House of Love
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Editors
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Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
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Customs
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The Sound
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Cocteau Twins
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Echo & the Bunnymen
Shoutbox
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MArnoldussen In de Merleyn en Rockin' Park! Op zondag 27 juni komen ook Ben Harper and Relentless7, Amy Macdonald, White Lies, Rise Against en Customs naar het Goffertpark in Nijmegen Nijmegen!!
Customs’s Group Radio
Newest Members (8)
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GothicBowie666
September 2011
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MadTinus
January 2011
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VixenFromHell
December 2010
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Webmeester
September 2010
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DasGegenteil
June 2010
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negersmakenlawa
April 2010
Recent Activity
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GothicBowie666 added the article Review : Customs @ AB brussel Festivalblog.be to this group. November 2011
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GothicBowie666 added the article Customs - Harlequins Of Love CD recensie @ festivalblog.be to this group. September 2011
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GothicBowie666 joined this group. September 2011
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MadTinus joined this group. January 2011
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VixenFromHell joined this group. December 2010
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Webmeester joined this group. September 2010
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DasGegenteil joined this group. June 2010
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A deleted user joined this group. May 2010
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negersmakenlawa joined this group. April 2010
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MArnoldussen connected EMI to the group Customs. April 2010
Events
- Jul 9 Customs Metropool, Hengelo, Netherlands
- Jun 27 Rockin' Park 2010 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Jun 5 Vestrock Buitenvest, Hulst, Netherlands
