Dead Neanderthals

Dead Neanderthals is a Dutch free-jazz band that also incorporates metal and grind-core.[1] They have released several albums, many of which were based on improvisation.

Dead Neanderthals
Background information
OriginNetherlands
GenresFree-jazz, metal, grind-core
Years active2012-present
LabelsGaffer Records, Raw Tonk, Utech Records
Websitedeadneanderthals.wordpress.com
MembersOtto Kokke, Rene Aquarius

History

Dead Neanderthals is composed of two members, Otto Kokke on saxophone and synthesizer and René Aquarius on drums. After first collaborating online, they began improvising live, and have released several albums. The Quietus described their 2012 album Jazzhammer/Stormannsgalskap as a mighty "pounding headache of rampaging blastbeats, distorted foghorn drones and radioactive seagull squalls." Their fourth album, Polaris, was in contrast completely acoustic.[1]

Style

According to The Quietus, "Whether forcing the twitching viscera of free jazz through a grindcore blender, slicing the eyeball of European improvisation with a metal blade, or eviscerating the whole lot in a maelstrom of noise, the sax-drums duo of Otto Kokke and Rene Aquarius pay little heed to the boundaries of genre.[1]

Members
Current
  • Otto Kokke – saxophone
  • René Aquarius – drums

Discography

Albums
Albums by Dead Neanderthals
Year Album title Release details
2012 Jazzhammer / Stormannsgalskap
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD, digital, vinyl
2013 Polaris
  • Released: 23 Mar 2013
  • Label: Utech Records
  • Format: CD, digital
...And It Ended Badly
  • Released: 10 Oct 2013
  • Label: Gaffer Records, Raw Tonk
  • Format: CD, digital, vinyl


Further reading
  • "New Wave Of Dutch Heavy Jazz: Dead Neanderthals Interviewed". The Quietus. May 14, 2013.
  • Dead Neanderthals Discography at Discogs

References
  1. Smith, Stewart (May 14, 2013). "New Wave Of Dutch Heavy Jazz: Dead Neanderthals Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
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