Monday, December 02, 2024

Second Hand Orchestra & Gary van der Steur


Last year we had a guestpost by Joris 'Stereo' Gillet on the first album by The Second Hand Orchestra from Sweden. And we're thrilled that they've released a brand new Christmas album again this year, called 'SLOW, this is Christmas!'.
The concept of this album is pretty much similar to the first one: the Swedish 8-piece DIY orchestra with a loose line up of ace musicians coming and going and who is led by Karl Jonas Winqvist, wanted to bring back the love they once had for these Christmas songs. But for this year they like to do it, the album title already gave it away a bit, "in SLOW, trippy versions to avoid any kind of stress". And that has been more than excellently achieved with these ten tracks. Some are new, some are SLOW edits of last year's recordings, but all are a welcome addition to the slow Christmas winter landscape and not to be confused with easy listening.
Wonder what's coming up next year. A binaural beats Christmas album?  

The Second Hand Orchestra Instagram.


Even more remarkable Christmas music. His name sounds pretty familiar to us CAGG Dutchies, but he really is from Los Angeles, America. Gary van der Steur is not only a designer in various disciplines, but also a musician. At least, he has made a Christmas track that you must have heard and that he himself has filed under the name 'Seasonal Brass' and is "for those who dread the Christmas season". Point taken. 

Gary van der Steur Instagram.

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