Eric Facon

Dial Nits

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Dutch band (The) Nits looks back on an extraordinary career of fifty years, in which the band has published an enormous amount of very different albums, has played countless concerts all around the globe and has participated in many side ventures. A band that chose its own path and that continues to evolve in unexpected ways. Starting out as a power pop band with songs in the vein of the Beatles, the Kinks or the the Hollies, they evolved into an outfit with an own sound, a mixture of pure pop with classical and neo classical, jazz and folk elements. Then came the hits, like "Nescio" or "In th...

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Eric Facon

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Mixtape one 22.12.2023 35:37

The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. A time for celebration! In this sixth episode, we invited some guests to the party and hand over the microphones to non-members of the Nits, to fellow musicians, friends, collaborators and admirors. On this updated version of a mix-tape, you will hear people from the Netherlands express their thoughts on the Nits.

From a train window 15.12.2023 34:41

The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this fifth episode, we turn back to the year 1984. This is a pivotal time once again. The band is on the verge of becoming big in a commercial sense. They work at a big studio, with a name producer – but the success of both the album and the singles didn’t measure up to expectations.

Jardin d'hiver 02.12.2023 53:13

The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this third episode we visit the year 1983, a major turning point in the musical life of the Dutch band. Alex Roelofs, the original bass player, has left and was replaced by Robert Jan Stips, an experienced pianist and keyboard-player. A change which stears the band into a new territory.

Mondriaan Pop 17.11.2023 41:54

The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this third episode, we retrace the first steps of a band that has become professional, sort of. They have a contract with a major company and they record three albums that fit into the musical style of the day.

Ready Steady Go 09.11.2023 35:27

The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this second episode we go back in time to back to the beginnings in 1974. Three founding members talk about their meeting and bonding over the music of the Sixties that ignited their wish to play music. From rehearsing in attics to AIR studios, George Martin’s home base in London – the first steps of the Nits.

Unfinished Houses 30.10.2023 34:32

The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. The three core members sit down for a first conversation as an introduction into their world. In this episode, they talk about looking back in time, about the burning down of their fabled working space Werf, and what that loss means for their work. And last but not least, whether they have reasons to be proud.