Solex (musician)
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| Birth name | Elisabeth Esselink |
| Born | 14 August 1965 Delft, Netherlands |
| Genres | Indie rock |
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Elisabeth Esselink (born 14 August 1965),[1] known by her stage name Solex, is a Dutch musician based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.
Overview
After performing as a member of the Dutch indie group Sonetic Vet, Esselink began the Solex project in order to give herself a more complete and fulfilling musical outlet. The name is taken from the French moped manufacturer Solex.
Utilizing the records in her own record store, she assembled her music on an antique 8-track recorder, singing original lyrics over her musical creations. The first album, Solex vs. the Hitmeister, was cobbled together using samples from albums that Esselink had been unable to sell in her store. Later albums would see her assembling tracks with samples she had informally recorded at live performances in addition to sampling records from her collection.
In 2001, Solex released the album Low Kick And Hard Bop on the Matador label.[2] She appeared on Gerling's album Head3cleaner/When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun that year, and she also recorded on The Go! Team's 2007 album Proof of Youth.
Discography
Albums
- Solex vs. the Hitmeister (1998, Matador Records)
- Pick Up (1999, Matador Records)
- Low Kick and Hard Bop (2001, Matador Records)
- The Laughing Stock of Indie Rock (2004, Arena Rock Recording Company)
- In the Fishtank 13 (2005, In the Fishtank) – Solex with Maarten Altena Ensemble (M.A.E.); as a part of the In the Fishtank project
- Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown! (2010, BronzeRat Records) – Solex, Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer
- Solex Ahoy! The Sound Map of the Netherlands (2013, Bronzerat Records / Seriés Aphōnos)
EPs
- Athens, Ohio (2000, Matador Records)
- Solex (2005, JeBu Records)[3]
Singles
References
- ^ Solex - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic
- ^ "CD REVIEWS: Nickelback, Jamiroquai, Mercury Rev and many more". Chart Attack, September 11, 2001 By: Debbie Bento and Chris Burland.
- ^ "Solex EP [JeBu Records]". Beatport. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
External links
- Official site
- Solex on Keeping It Peel (BBC's John Peel memorial site)
- Solex at Matador Records
- Solex at Arena Rock Recording Co.
- Solex on Allmusic
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