The Weak And The Strong

The Weak And The Strong (1999, Rotterdam NL) is a singer-songwriterproject inspired by the music of Michael Gira, Joy Division and Velvet Underground.

The Weak And The Strong did several NL/UK/BE - tours, including radioshows and venues like Paradiso (A'dam) and Bibelot (Dordrecht), but also small theatres, bars, cafés, art-exhibitions, livingrooms, etc. and supported bands like De Kift, Cradle FC (NL), Miss Anthropy (UK) and Lina Paul (GE). Also The Weak And The Strong reached the finals of bandbattles 'Grote Prijs van Zuid Holland' and 'Hou Je Kop Luisterpop'.

During live-shows all songs are performed by just a voice and a battered acoustic guitar. Basic, pure, raw and intense.
However, the various soundscapes and soundtracks are almost all recorded by electronic devices. Some of them accompany existing and non-existing documentaries and other filmbased experiments.

Releases:
* "DANCE!" (full album / Inner City Grit Records UK / 20 September 2010)
* "Bristol Bootlegs" (live EP / Inner City Grit Records UK / 1 February 2010)
* "Extended Play" (EP / Inner City Grit Records UK / 9 November 2009)
* Various live recordings on MP3 and cassette-tape (1999 - present)

What others say:
"Sent a shiver down my spine, intimately honest" - Miss Anthropy
"Total raw emotion being beaten out of a battered acoustic guitar" - PJ Photography
"A powerful acoustic performer. Think Tom Waits meets Michael Gira" - Mike Smith (ICG Records)
"Echoes influences from Mark Lanegan, Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash" - Marco Polo (Avacate)


To purchase your (physical or downloadable) copy of "Dance!", "Extended Play", or "Bristol Bootlegs" just surf to soundsforsure.eu (Sounds For Sure) or innercitygritrecords.ithinkmusic.com (Inner City Grit Records-webshop). Or, come and get it at one of the live-shows! :-)