An experiment with a rare microphone i brought into the Monestarium, a Resonantia, a brass-and-ebony contraption studded with vacuum tubes. It worked well, I swear, one could almost hear the Himalaya cold move over the walls. I believe the Shi Shi Hewww is an early form of Shiva that survived up here in the distant monestary. 

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Kroes den Bock Records: rekindling the fire of the Golden Age of real music. 

Founded by Alaskan-born, Helmond-raised troubadour Kroes den Bock and Dutch poet-producer Martijn Benders, Kroes den Bock Records is an independent label devoted to the honey-warm, story-driven sound that country fans call the “Golden Age” —the 1970s era shaped by song-smiths like Bobby Bare, Don Williams, Jerry Jeff Walker and John Prine 

Working from the Netherlands yet rooted in American tradition, the imprint pairs analogue-leaning production with literary lyrics, capturing performances in the spirit of a front-porch jam. Every release is designed to let the tales breathe: clear vocals up front, unfussy arrangements underneath, and a commitment to authenticity over polish 

The label launches with Kroes’ homesick howl of a debut, The Rascal of Alaska, alongside a run of live-off-the-floor singles that celebrate spontaneity and soul.

Whether you grew up with a transistor radio on your windowsill or discovered country through a cracked phone speaker, Kroes den Bock Records is here to prove that the Golden Age isn’t over—it just found a new home. Saddle up and let the stories play.