DEAR LISTENERS NEWS JULY 2009
We did finish our first series of 4 3" CDRS;
vallen 
approach 
moodswing 
harbour
They are available at our music page on this website. these are edits but downloads for free.
You can buy the real stuff from us, if you want to know how, see our contact page.
Coming soon is our first full CDR 'PLATFORMS' with artwork from JASMINE MOELLER.
REVIEW; THE DEAR LISTENERS - VALLEN
(3" CDR, private) The new name The Dear Listeners is a tale of two cities, Nijmegen (Vital HQ main stay) and the close by city of Arnhem,
and marks the meeting of two busy bees and from the respective local scenes. On one hand there is Robert Deters, from the now defunct
Vance Orchestra, occasional Machinefabriek collaborator, and from around my corner Martin Luiten, former guitarist of Girlfriends,
these days of Uw Hypotheekadvies, Pick-up and various impromptu collaborations.
Together they now give birth to The Dear Listeners via this first release, 'Vallen' ('falling' or 'fallen').
Deters plays a blend of electronic devices and Luiten picks up his guitar and feeds it through a string of devices and amplifiers.
'Vallen' is one, nineteen minute of concentrated drone music with a nice live feel to it even when it is recorded nice live feel to it
even when it is recorded in the studio building up from what seems to be some electrical currents into a dense pattern of swirling sounds,
with minor details popping in and out of the mix. When the proceedings are coming towards a halt, things hum like a choir in a wide open
space. This is a very nice start indeed. The Dear Listeners have plenty more material recorded, and no doubt they are open for your offers.
FdW; Vital Weekly, 24-09-08
THE DEAR LISTENERS - APPROACH (3"CDR by Dear Listeners)
The second release for The Dear Listeners, the new and ongoing project of former Vance Orchestra member Robert Deters and Martin Luiten
(Uw Hypotheekadvies and Pick-up member) and again on a 3"CDR. 'Approach' has two pieces of Luiten's guitar work and Deters' electronics.
In 'Part 1' they operate on a more drone related base, as 'Vallen' did before this. There is a distinctive live feel to it again,
of sounds popping in and out the mix. Sustained frequencies from the electronics, the guitar fed through a ring modulator, while being
played with an e-bow. The second piece starts out and has throughout the sound of humming voices. A more angular sound is used here
and even at some point there is a bit of rhythm coming through the louder, densities of the piece. Two quite different pieces working
from a similar ground. A very nice follow-up to 'Vallen'.
FdW; Vital Weekly 651, 2008