Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique

[Sylvain]

Does anyone like/love this dutch singer, in The Gathering a few years ago and then solo? I do!!! I love her delicate voice and compositions, there is much talent and sensitivity in her work...



She and her band will be on a european tour this year, first in continental Europe (april to june), then in the UK (september):

=> http://www.annekevangiersbergen.com/events

For those who want to know what it sounds like:

=> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWfVMmEV1T4&feature=related

[Coumarin]

love it, i hope you get to support NMA someday very soon.

[Sylvain]

The french Montpellier concert was really great -- simply! Most of the tracks came from her latest album, but they also played songs from her previous albums, then 2 (3?) tracks from (when she sung in) THE GATHERING, and specifically the most famous "saturnine" that confirmed its popularity among the crowd...

The 1st guests, KILL FERELLI (Netherlands / pop rock), were not bad but... I wasn't convinced.

The 2nd guests, FRAMES (Germany / prog/post rock), were really good. They're young, but undoubtedly talentuous. There is no singer, it's just instrumental, but it's atmospheric and they can send you very far thanks to rich compositions.

[Guillaume]

Does anyone like/love this dutch singer, in The Gathering a few years ago and then solo? I do!!! I love her delicate voice and compositions, there is much talent and sensitivity in her work...

Which are the best albums to recommend from this singer?
I've listened a few of her songs like "Physical" and "the world" and i really liked them, so i would like to know more of her works in her various bands...thanks!

[Rusco]

Oh, Gathering, yes indeed. Great band!

Well forgive me but I only listened to them until their third album "How to measure a planet" . But the album that made an impact to me was called Mandylion. Have to admit I was very lucky to see them live at Roskilde in -97. Gotta love Anneke's beautiful voice, pounding double bassdrums, and doom oriented slow guitars. If I recall right they're Danish, and rumours said they originally started as a death metal act. If my memory serves right I think that the "planet album" was a bit more experimental. Recommended. However I don't have an idea what they're up to nowadays...

Here's a full album upload of Mandylion: https://youtu.be/SPjuuLKsGbM

EDIT: Ok, I see they're Durch, not Danish. That makes sense as Netherlanders have always had a distinctive doom metal tradition. 

[Guillaume]

I would love to see her on live, Miss Van Giersbergen!

Here are some others tracks i enjoy from her and her bands...:

"Shortest day":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbmAD-IEHPo

"Waking hour"...fantastic voice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-92TakZP_U

"Alone":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIq8vZJwCxw

"Witnesses":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjf7NidoQg

[lostockboy]

I never really bother to look at what interests other people musically on the forum but for some strange reason I followed one of the links to one of the YouTube videos.  I then chanced upon the Dead Can Dance cover of The Earth Is My Witness by The Gathering and was totally hooked, I absolutely love it and can't stop playing it.  I finally managed to track down a compilation CD that it is on on Ebay and bought a copy.  I'm not really into female vocalists or bands with said singers either but what an amazing voice Miss Van Giersbergen has, hauntingly beautiful.   

[Guillaume]

The french Montpellier concert was really great -- simply! Most of the tracks came from her latest album, but they also played songs from her previous albums, then 2 (3?) tracks from (when she sung in) THE GATHERING, and specifically the most famous "saturnine" that confirmed its popularity among the crowd...

Anneke is touring this month in Europa: