Zèbra

In December 2009 Zebra (Roel Meelkop & Frans de Waard) were invited to play a hommage to Martin Hannett, the legendary producer of Joy Division, A Certain Ratio and Section 25 (to mention Zebra's favorites). This was the start of a long Factory Records weekend in Brussels. Zebra picked their favorite Martin Hannett productions and sprinkled them some further with their extraordinary electronic means to create a groovy, dense slab of music. This album is called 'Live In Leugen'. Leugen is the dut…

Zebra is manned by Roel Meelkop and Frans de Waard, two people with whom I have already a friendship that originates from the early 80s. Structurally the music is much more complex than the 2.5 minute ditties that top the charts. The compositions last more than 5 minutes and together they form one mix. A mega mix, one would say in terms of the 80s and 90s. So, Zebra usues many parts and aspects of that era but certainly does not imitate it. More still, it reminds a bit of the symphonic rock of t…