BIOGRAPHY
A couple of years ago, when no-one seemed really interested in playing
garage punk anymore, bassplayer Miss Jean decided that she wanted to put such a
band together anyway. After a couple of months of going through wild versions of
just about all the classic 'Pebbles-type' songs they could dig up, the band (by
then named Ace-Tones, after a crappy old organ) were invited to record an album
for the German label Music Maniac, known for their
releases of Dead Moon, The Fuzztones and others. The release of this album
(released as "Teen Trash, Vol.6") brought some enthusiastic reactions
from all over Europe, and even the United States!
What
followed was an EP on the American
Tombstone-label, an EP on the Dutch
Lada label (in shocking pink
vinyl), and their 2nd album (called "Sixteen") was released late 1996
by
Henk's Crazy
Diamond Records.
A split single with the
Australian band MeMeMe will appear on the
Australian Phantom label later this year,
featuring the anthem for sixties 'nozems' "OUWE PUCH", being the first
Ace-Tones song in Dutch!
All over Holland, the Ace-Tones have
gained quite a reputation as a live band, playing local smalltown clubs to the
famous Amsterdam Paradiso and the prestigeous 'Noorderslag' festival in
Groningen. Jazz-veteran saxophone player
Hans Dulfer jammed
with the Ace-Tones on Vpro national radio, and Ace-Tones Eric and Rob toured
Europe with Rudi
Protrudi
(the Fuzztones) as Link Protrudi and the Jaymen.
Two years (and lots of Ace-Tones gigging) after this, they
teamed up with Link Wray himself, no less, and
recorded an album together called "Shadowman" and a live album called "Walking
Down A Street Called Love". Also with Link, they played for the BBC (Radio
One and BBC Scotland), and toured Europe and Australia (!) as Link Wray and his
Ace-Men.
Nice advertising for the Ace-Tones for sure, quite a thrill for
the guys, too; Link will every now and then take them on short tours - but right
now it's time for all five Ace-Tones to rock out again!
A new, third album has been recorded, mixed, mastered and (gasp!) released. As before it was all recorded (etc) at the excellent HOLLAND SPOOR studio (Rob Rehorst rules!) and it's out on the streets since December 20, 1997, when we launched it at "Het Paard", The Hague (and some party that was - not everyone can remember the details...). "IN YOUR EYES" is the new album's title, and the Ace-Tones give you another sixteen songs, brand new, packed in a killer sleeve with a Peter Pontiac drawing... And you bet it's another way out rock'n'roll mayhem! With the ever growing interest in (sixties-) punk, garage-rock, surf and wyld psychedelia, the Ace-Tones are gaining a lot of attention as well. If you've seen them play live, you'll understand.
The Ace-Tones are and will be:
Ad 'Ace' van Dijk - vocals, blues harp
Andre
Elskamp - guitar, vocals
Eric 'Danno' Geevers -
organ, guitar, vocals
Miss Jean - bass guitar
Rob Louwers
- drums, vocals, blues harp
VALVES RULE!!!
PLEASE BEAR IN MIND: THIS PAGE IS PERMANENTLY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.
I'M PRETTY MUCH ANALOG BUT I'M TRYING !
(last
update February 7, 1998, but it needs some REAL updating soon...)
The Ace-Tones snail mail address: Kogelgieterij 18, 2614 GX Delft, Holland.
Links to things that might interest you:
MORE ACE-TONES (Ad "Ace" van
Dijk's page) !!
AND
MORE ACE-TONES STILL!!
sex
Sonic Litter
Ramones
Motörhead
Dead Moon
Link Wray
Keith
Moon
Vox gear
Holland Spoor Studios
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