Schell/Dick Annegarn - Egmont and the ff Boom
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LOW-MBA001
The target of the new Lowlands label Musique Belgique Archive is to dig up forgotten treasures from the Belgian musical history. The first idea is to re-release the old vinyl from the 70's on CD. At that time, the major labels only released these albums (pressed in a maximum 500 copies) to prevent the musicians to go to other labels. Often there wasn't even a promo budget and the albums were thus soon forgotten. In the meantime these albums are very hard to find and have become 'collector's items' abroad, thanks to their originality. We think it's our duty to give these records the attention they deserve and to prevent that they are forgotten forever. Especially because they still sound fresh and timeless and represent a part of the rich Belgian musical tradition. The CD 'Egmont and the ff Boom' tells the history of the traditional polyphonic music from the Low Countries, using the personage of Egmont, Count of Gaasbeek (1522-1568) as a theme. All music was recorded in the 70's, all based around the unique and traditional polyphonic music of the 16th century, featuring, next to the two mentioned artists, an impressive range of guest musicians/artists. This CD contains the original Freebird production plus new pieces, based on the old ones. The digipack CD contains a booklet in which Daniel Schell tells about his search for the real traditional music from the low countries and about Egmont, who died on a scaffold on the Grande Place in Brussels.
- LabelMusique Belgique Archive