Fontaine Blue, based on a TR606 hiphop pattern. Recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette 22.11.1986.
A unique 5-track cassette demo by Dutch instrumentalists Gentle Force who shared an obsession for thick jazz guitars, feedback, loads of FX and sweet smoke...

Written by Martin Souwerbren, performed by Martin Souwerbren (guitars & programming) & Tijs Keverkamp (bass).

Demo 1986

Fontaine Blue

In Orbit, recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette 22.11.1986. 
A unique 5-track cassette demo by Dutch instrumentalists Gentle Force who shared an obsession for thick jazz guitars, feedback, loads of FX and sweet smoke...

Written by Martin Souwerbren, performed by Martin Souwerbren (guitars & programming) & Tijs Keverkamp (bass).

In Orbit

The Hunt, recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette 22.11.1986. 
A unique 5-track cassette demo by Dutch instrumentalists Gentle Force who shared an obsession for thick jazz guitars, feedback, loads of FX and sweet smoke...

Written by Martin Souwerbren, performed by Martin Souwerbren (guitars & programming) & Tijs Keverkamp (bass).

The Hunt

Escape in Time, named after an episode of the Avengers where a mad miscreant whips up a time machine. Recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette 22.11.1986. 
A unique 5-track cassette demo by Dutch instrumentalists Gentle Force who shared an obsession for thick jazz guitars, feedback, loads of FX and sweet smoke...

Written by Tijs Keverkamp, performed by Tijs keverkamp (guitars & programming) & Martin Souwerbren (bass).

Escape in Time

A 2015 re-take of GF's Escape in Time, named after an episode of the Avengers where a mad miscreant whips up a time machine. Initiately recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette in 1986.

Written & performed by Tijs Keverkamp

Escape in Time (2015)

A 2015 re-take of Fontaine Blue, based on a TR606 hiphop pattern. Initially recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette 22.11.1986.

Written by Martin Souwerbren, performed by Martin Souwerbren (guitars & programming) & Tijs Keverkamp (bass).

Fontaine Blue (2015)

a 2015 re-take of the initial version recorded live onto 2-track compact cassette on 22.11.1986.

This track didn't make it on the '86 unique 5-track cassette demo by Dutch instrumentalists Gentle Force who shared an obsession for thick jazz guitars, feedback, loads of FX and sweet smoke...

Written by Martin Souwerbren, performed by Martin Souwerbren (guitars) & Tijs Keverkamp (programming).

Grande Finale (2015)

Amsterdam (NL) based Gentle Force (1986 - 1989) was a collaboration between instrumentalists Martin Souwerbren & Tijs Keverkamp who shared a passionate obsession for thick jazz guitars, Fender Twin reverbs, analoque FX and loads of sweet smoke... Their very particular sound was based on the epic Roland TR606 Drumatix combined with distorted guitars and bass guitar and evoked associations with Cocteau Twins and the Sisters of Mercy.  Singer Lotte van Dam later joined the band which resulted in an opener and cleaner sound.

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