Song written by Loek de Kruif for Amsterdam band Trotz.

Grouchewsky: All vocals, all instruments, production and engineering.

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Hangover (Trotz - de Kruif)

A tribute to KC and sunshine band's "Miami sound". Timeless party music!

Grouchewsky:    All vocals, all instruments. Production/Engineering.

My vocals were recorded with the following chain: Neumann U89i condenser, into a DBX166XL, into a Lexicon Reflex digital reverb. Recorded on a Korg D3200 Portastudio, without any editing afterwards.

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Thanks to all!! (Special thanks to Jon from Miami!) Keep it coming!! :) Don't stop it now! :)

Keep It Coming Love

Grouchewsky - All instruments and West side backing vocals, production and engineering.
Jan Veenema - Lead and background vocals.

Uncle Marvin - Featuring: Jan Veenema  (Lead and bg vocals)

Gristchenko: Composer. All instruments, production and engineering
Grouchewsky: Mini Moog, Big Snare, Cymbal crashes and an improvised, one take guitar solo on the Chinese 335 copy, with Dimarzio 36th ann. PAF Neck pick up.
And stainless steel frets.

I produced myself. haha..

Vibe Check - Featuring: @Gristchenko

For the people of the Ukrain!

Grouchewsky - Lead/bg vocals, all instruments, production/engeneering
Jan Veenema - Bg vocals
Gtr. solo - PRS CU22 20th ann.

You Know It Ain't Right - Featuring: Jan Veenema  (bg vocals)

Jan Veenema - Lead vocal, lyrics and melodies.
Grouchewsky - All instruments, production/engineering


Brush: (left to right)
(Bruinsma, Wijgh, Barry Smit(squatted), Kleton)

Rene Bruinsma - Drums
Rene Wijgh - Bass guitar
Wim Kleton - Guitar
Barry Smit - Lead vocal (Live)
Jan Veenema - Lead vocal/Lyrics and melodies (Writing/recording partner, not in picture)

Brush, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Summer's Over - (Brush)Featuring: Jan Veenema (Lead vocal)

Grouchewsky    - Lead vocal, all other instruments, production/engineering
Kim Huckridge - All other vocals/arrangements. (She programmed the Tablas 
                             percussion and menacing "4 on the floor" kick drum!)
Eric Virault       - Crazy good Keyboards and arrangements. The man from Paris!
                             "Les femmes D'ete".

The Girls Of Summer (Extended Mix) - Featuring: Kim Huckridge - Vocals and Eric Virault - Keyboards.

Jan Veenema - Lead vocal/ Piano/lyrics and music composer
Grouchewsky - Bass, String synth. & production/engineering

Piano and voice recordings, done in the living room of my old house boat "Plancius" in Amsterdam Oud-West. On a Fostex DMT8 digital portastudio. Neumann U89i, DBX 166xl, Lexicon reflex digital reverb. No click track and no Autotune! Voice and piano were recorded live. Bass and strings were overdubs.

We Ran Out Of Love (Featuring: Jan Veenema - Lead vocals/piano)

Grouchewsky - Lead/bg vocals, all instruments, production/engineering.
Jan Veenema - Fantastic Background vocals.

Written for Charlene and Michael, who lived in Laytonsville MD.
RIP Charlene. I used to mow their backyard lawn, it was huge! :)

Laytonsville

Blow up your subs! :)
Grouchewsky - All instruments, production/engineering


Solos: Can't remember! : ) Probably a PRS... Ppffffffff

Jamaica sunrise

Grouchewsky - All instruments, Production/engineering

Salma's Camel Ride

Grouchewsky - All instruments, production/engineering

Solos: PRS CU22 20th Ann.

Summer Lovin'

Grouchewsky - Lead/bg vocals, all instruments, production/engineering.

Solos: PRS CU22 20th ann. and a Vox Wah.

Train To South - Africa

Grouchewsky - All instruments, production/engineering.

First time I recorded all my guitar parts, with my Purple flame maple Telecaster(2023). (Gretsch Humbuckers)

Kingston Boogie

Speaking about old recordings!

A track written by Jan Veenema and Amsterdam band Brush (I was in that of course...)
Song conceived in 1981 and re recorded in 1990. Initial recordings Fostex 4 track cassette porta studio.

Jan Veenema - Lead/bg vocals
Hans Thomas (rip) - Live drums
Rob Thomas - Bass
Grouchewsky - Background vocals,  Overdriven rhythm guitars, solo overdubs and drum overdubs. 
Rob de Heer (rip) - guitars (faint in left channel, but phenomenal)

Rock 'n' Roll Comes Into Town (Brush/Veenema)

Grouchewsky - All vocals, all instruments, production/engineering.

Sensemillia

Grouchewsky - All vocals, instruments, production/engineering.

This song came to me in the early 2000's
Now again appropriate with loosing my little white feline side kick, Bunky van Bunkenstein. I dedicate this to her. (No, it's not Harry Nilsson's "without you")

Without You

Bringin' the Fonk back, to Funk Street.  :)
(All my RnB, Soul/Funk and Disco influences in one track!)

Grouchewsky - All instruments, chants, production/engineering.

Recorded in Amsterdam ZO (Netherlands)and South Boston MA (USA), during 2022/2023.
Mastered in South Boston MA (USA).

Guitars: Solos, PRS SE Singlecut (Dragon 2's)
               Chibson ES 335 (Dimarzio's Paf's )
               Fender Stratocaster (Robberts Custom) (EMG's SA set)
Bass:     EB Music Man Stingray
Keyboards: Mini Moog, Fender Rhodes, String synths and pads.

Funk Street DC 2023

Written and composed by: Loek de Kruif for Amsterdam band Trotz.
Trotz revival recording by:
Loek de Kruif - Lead vocal
Grouchewsky - All instruments, backing/harmony vocals, 
                          production/engineering and
                          2020 remastering
Guitar solo: PRS CU22 20th ann.
Recorded in Zwaanshoek, The Netherlands (Dirty Boulevard Studio) late 90-ies.

This was always supposed to be the hit record. Never happened ... lol

Man In Love - (Trotz - de Kruif)

("Music is life! My life is music .." - Lou Reed)

Back to basics.

GROUCHEWSKY

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