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Lo-fi experimental pop blending sonic collages, electronics and deconstructed melodies.

"[Solex] assembles junk-pop symphonies from unwanted discs and lays distinctive [...] storylines on top." Pitchfork Solex is the pseudonym of singer-songwriter and former Amsterdam record store owner Elisabeth Esselink, who came up with a deft blend of low-key techno and 'found sounds.' 'Solex Versus The Hitmeister' (1998) was her debut album for Matador and was composed using snippets from crappy, unsellable CDs. In a change of tack, 'Pick Up' (1999) was constructed from dozens of recordings that Esselink had secretly made during the gigs of local bands in Amsterdam. It can be considered a variant of a live-album. This extraordinary technique was continued on 'Low Kick And Hard Bop' (2001), where she sourced material from old vinyl, television, the better-looking talk show hosts, films, bootlegs, radio, street noises, and animals. Throughout that time, Solex kept great company, hitting the road with and opening shows for My Bloody Valentine, Cibo Matto, Yo La Tengo, and The Notwist. She has remixed Grizzly Bear, Wire and St. Vincent, and has collaborated with Mike Watt. Solex is planning to tour in 2026 / 2027 , her first run of shows in 20 years in support of a 25th anniversary reissue of ‘Low Kick and Hard Bop’ via Matador Records in September 2026. This is the first time the album will be available on vinyl. Both digital as vinyl will contain the special bonus track “Mr. Crockpot.” While the records are handcrafted electronic in-studio creations, the shows will feature a three-piece group with guitar, drums, synthesizer, and, of course, vocals. FOR FANS OF : Le Tigre, Stereolab, Massive Attack SOLEX AHOY! - Zeeland Solex Ahoy - Noord Holland Jean D.L. Jean D.L. is simultaneously a musician and a video artist, but the approach he has to organized sounds and organized images seems reversed – his music, either when he plays the guitar or when he uses field recordings, is an imagetic and somewhat hazy soundscape, while his musically structured films try to provoque abstract emotions through the titillation of memories and fantasies. Jean D.L. likes to explore the more organic side of music, confronting himself to the acoustics of different spaces and/or improvisation. Jean D.L. has collaborated with Julia Kent (Anohni and the Johnsons), Farida Amadou, Karen Willems, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Mauro A. Pawlowski and MachineFabriek,... Jean D.L. - STANDING ENGRAVING Solex Facebook Instagram Spotify Youtube iTunes Deezer Bandcamp Jean D.L. Facebook Spotify Soundcloud Bandcamp