The Tobacconists are Scott Foust and Frans de Waard. They first played together as part of Idea Fire Company in their 2005 Europe tour, following almost twenty years of corresponding. Now Scott Foust returns to Europe to show his feature film ‚Here’s To Love‘ and the two start a new duo as The Tobacconists, which have no recordings just yet, no myspace page, no face book. Be prepared for a little surprise, but if you know their mutual fascination for all things with knobs it is safe to say that subdued minimalist electronic landscapes will be brought alive through shortwave, synthesizers and laptop. A cosmic thrill from the Ashtray Temple will bring smoke on the water. Foust has been part of XX Comittee, Tart, Idea Fire Company, Dead Girl’s Party and founded the Swill Radio label. ‚Here’s To Love‘ is his first feature film. Frans de Waard is best known for his work with Kapotte Muziek, Beequeen, Goem, Freiband and his Korm Plastics label, as well as the driving force behind Vital Weekly, the oldest online newsletter for experimental music.
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im nebel nikotingelber altherrenmusikzimmer traf der liebevoll von STEFAN JAWORZYN [ex-SKULLFLOWER] betitelte „amherst pervert“, weltbeste kurzwellenradiospieler, SWILL RADIO dude und schöpfer der „longest 30 minutes in show business“ SCOTT FOUST [filterzigaretten] auf die grande dame der seltsamen töne des alten kontinents und STAALPLAAT gründer FRANS DE WAARD [pfeife]. ihre musique histoire reicht in platzgenauer namedropping länge von SHIFTS, KAPOTTE MUZIEK und BEEQUEEN über die SPK-labelmates XX COMMITTEE bis hin zu THE SHADOW RING und der minimal-synth-drone professur IDEA FIRE COMPANY. THE TOBACCONISTS präsentieren auf dieser tour zum ersten mal überhaupt eine exklusive genussmischung aus radio, kassette und minisynth./// (info klaut bei twisted knister..-)
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