Description
Yes it’s been a while. Over the past 20 years the Koko’s have been extremely busy with all kinds of other musical projects, but when the pandemic struck early 2020, they finally found time to finish and come up with some brand new Trio Koko tracks. On ‘Taruko II’ the band again dives into a whirlpool of instrumental music. The bands mission didn’t change over the years: Roots ‘n bluesy exotic surfy space stuff on bass, drums, guitars and an occasional crappy organ. That, in a nutshell, is what the Dutch band Trio Koko is still about. Bassplayer Ton van der Kolk produced the album and mixed it with Edwin in ‘t Veld. Last mentioned is also responsible for mastering the album.
Yes it’s been a while. Over the past 20 years the Koko’s have been extremely busy with all kinds of other musical projects, but when the pandemic struck early 2020, they found time to come up with some brand new Trio Koko tracks. On ‘Taruko’ the band again dives into a whirlpool of instrumental music. The bands mission didn’t change over the years: Roots ‘n bluesy exotic surfy space stuff on bass, drums, guitars and an occasional crappy organ. That, in a nutshell, is what the Dutch band Trio Koko is still about. Bassplayer Ton van der Kolk produced the album and mixed it with Edwin in ‘t Veld. Last mentioned is also responsible for mastering the album.
With the release of both ‘Taruko I’ and ‘Taruko II’ as digital albums there’s only one thing left to complete the trilogy: a fine selection of the tracks from both albums released on vinyl. Due to the increased popularity of vinyl these days, this might take a bit longer but can hopefully be completed in 2023 as well.
All releases are out on Sheephead Records and also available on the main streaming platforms such as Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube, Bandcamp, Apple Music and many others.
Credits
- Ron ‘Parelvet’ Smith – guitars, mandoline, lapsteel
- Ton van der Kolk – bass, guitars, keys, percussion, vocals, mixing & production
- Timothy ‘Phil Martin’ van der Holst – drums, vibes & percussion
Guest & more
- Maarten Teekens – additional vocals
- Govert van der Kolm – additional hammond
- Edwin in ’t Veld – mixing & mastering
- Kim Peters (FunkFabriek) – artwork
If you prefer a Bandcamp purchase, be our guest.
