Vandenschrik

“Mother” With Anne Katz on the accordion

"Mother" in #Kipitreal with Anne A few months ago I tested out a little production called "Ghost Stories" which will develop at some stage into a full production. At a particular concert in Bathurst, I finally convinced my friend Anne to come and play her accordion on stage. We managed to create a special atmosphere doing our own interpretation of the Pink Floyd Classic: "Mother" In the last few years I

Stronger Soul

Stronger Soul "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" used to say the Marqui de Sade... Ok I made that up, I'm not sure he ever said that. But hardship is not something you normally choose. "Stronger Soul" is about picking up the pieces and seeing the rainbow after the rain, or not... I wasn't sure this should be released. Musically I feel it's maybe not where it could be. But it exists.

Better than Heaven

Better than Heaven "To die would be an adventure" used to say Peter Pan. But death is final and brutal. It erases the energy in this dimension, the one that we perceive. And we are left with a void of that person. "Better than Heaven" started with a death. With the questions and sadness left behind. We all have our beliefs of what may come after... "Whatever you believe". But that is created

Accepting Cedric Vandenschrik

Accepting Cedric Vandenschrik I have been aware all my life that my full name Cedric Vandenschrik is pretty unpronounceable for most people and misspelled by 99.9 % of the world's population. Once upon a time at the beginning of my career, I was advised to have a stage name. Christian Deni was born and for a few years performed Jacques Brel Songs (It's another long story). But then he vanished. It was

KIPITREAL – So Long

A road trip at the end of summer in Namibia. A mystical place, the heat beating down on my non air-con car giving us the "real" experience of a place that is older than our collective memories. An abandoned railway station screamed from a distance. Many stories and ghosts there. So we stopped and I decided to record another song as part of the #Kipitreal project. No sound editing, no fixing anything, just capturing the

Stop Motion of unplugged concert at lake Kariba

In 2013, I was lucky enough to travel to the beautiful Bumi Hills resort where myself, Joe and Russel were to entertain some private guests for a whole week-end. The evening performances went into the early hours of the morning with everyone having a great time... But what left the strongest mark for me was the unplugged concert on the beach in front of the resort with the lake and the African sunset as backdrops.

Video of a Demo recording

Here is something different: [youtube]http://youtu.be/IB21bMOVtJQ "In today's world of music, where technology is mostly used in the recording and Live context to fix mistakes and render most performances clinically correct, I wanted to do something different. Using technology, I recorded a song which was then sent to 3 different geographical locations. To musicians with whom I have played and collaborated in the past. The idea was for them to record their part and film themselves