The Tellers
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The Tellers are a rock
group from Belgium
.
Before landing on 62TV records (home of Girls in Hawaii, Malibu Stacy, Austinlace, Dez Mona etc. http://www.62tvrecords.com) The Tellers remained a bedroom secret.
Ben Baillieux-Beynon started the band in 2005, just him and Nic Van Assche who was very quickly replaced by Charles Blistin. Their story was the simple one of 2 big kids not really interested in spending days in school or college who instead spent their time playing their guitars and writing songs, songs that fall somewhere between the sounds of the Libertines
and Violent Femmes
.
After losing a demo contest on Belgian alternative national radio Pure FM and receiving a truly enthusiastic response, they became more sure of themselves and decided to show what they were about. In 2006 they recorded what was supposed to be a 10 song-demo, well their label was so happy with the result that they decided to release a mini-album featuring 7 songs from this session, the More EP was out in the summer of 2006. Belgian radios began to spin their songs and the band began to play intensively live, first with Ted Clark on bass and Andrew Bolton on drums both from another band called the big hat band (http://www.myspace.com/thebighatband) and after a couple of months Fabrice Detry took over the bass and Gary Di Vito the drums. Then Canon chose their song 'Second Category' for a europe-wide TV commercial campaign and the band was swiftly exposed to a new audience who welcomed them with open arms. 62 TV records then teamed up with Cooperative for a european release of this mini-album that got rave reviews and radio airplay all over Europe. It was time for a real full length album so the Tellers jumped into a Brussels studio with labelmate Fabrice Detry (http://www.myspace.com/austinlace) to record 'Hands Full of Ink' that was released at the end of 2007 and followed by an intensive european tour, the Tellers became then a real 4-piece with Kenley Dratwa on drums and Francis Gustin (http://www.myspace.com/HALLOKOSMO) on bass. In the meantime, their record was also licensed to the Rallye Label in Japan (http://www.rallye-label.com). The Tellers spent nearly 2 years on the road and maybe it was a little too much too soon, back home in Belgium the band split up, Ben and Charles couldn't stand Kenley and Francis anymore (and vice versa...). A couple of months later Charles told Ben that he didn't want to tour anymore so both Ben and Charles decided to split on good terms. Ben became the leader of a one-man-band... Time to think a little. Ben called Fabrice Detry, labelmate, leader of Brussels Austinlace and first of all producer of the Tellers' 2 records, Fabrice answered yes of course, The Tellers had a new bass player, after this good news Ben found Cesar, a young cool drummer coming from Namur, later in april 2010, Joos Houwen joined the band as a guitarist. This brand new fourpiece will be recording its new album at the Swimming House Studio in Brussels, this new album will be produced by Gordon Raphael responsible for the 2 first albums of the Strokes.
Also their debut album will be released in the US of A in spring 2010 by http://www.2minutes59.com.
The Tellers will be presenting their new songs exclusively on may 11th at Brussels Botanique indoor festival 'les Nuits' (http://www.botanique.be), this night will celebrate 62 TV Records' 15th anniversary.
Although the band only emerged recently, (having released two albums), the group has achieved fame in Belgium, where their album Hands full of ink reached 7th in the charts. They have also had success in Germany
, the Netherlands
and most recently in France
in part due to advertising for Canon .
The song More was included in the soundtrack of Electronic Arts'
game FIFA 08
and was featured in an ANZ Bank advertisement in Australia
.
They recorded their EP in the studio of 62TV Records
(home of Girls in Hawaii
).
More (2006
) mini-album
Hands full of ink (2007
)
Close the Evil Eye (2010) Most recent album
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Before landing on 62TV records (home of Girls in Hawaii, Malibu Stacy, Austinlace, Dez Mona etc. http://www.62tvrecords.com) The Tellers remained a bedroom secret.
Ben Baillieux-Beynon started the band in 2005, just him and Nic Van Assche who was very quickly replaced by Charles Blistin. Their story was the simple one of 2 big kids not really interested in spending days in school or college who instead spent their time playing their guitars and writing songs, songs that fall somewhere between the sounds of the Libertines
The Libertines
The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
and Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
.
After losing a demo contest on Belgian alternative national radio Pure FM and receiving a truly enthusiastic response, they became more sure of themselves and decided to show what they were about. In 2006 they recorded what was supposed to be a 10 song-demo, well their label was so happy with the result that they decided to release a mini-album featuring 7 songs from this session, the More EP was out in the summer of 2006. Belgian radios began to spin their songs and the band began to play intensively live, first with Ted Clark on bass and Andrew Bolton on drums both from another band called the big hat band (http://www.myspace.com/thebighatband) and after a couple of months Fabrice Detry took over the bass and Gary Di Vito the drums. Then Canon chose their song 'Second Category' for a europe-wide TV commercial campaign and the band was swiftly exposed to a new audience who welcomed them with open arms. 62 TV records then teamed up with Cooperative for a european release of this mini-album that got rave reviews and radio airplay all over Europe. It was time for a real full length album so the Tellers jumped into a Brussels studio with labelmate Fabrice Detry (http://www.myspace.com/austinlace) to record 'Hands Full of Ink' that was released at the end of 2007 and followed by an intensive european tour, the Tellers became then a real 4-piece with Kenley Dratwa on drums and Francis Gustin (http://www.myspace.com/HALLOKOSMO) on bass. In the meantime, their record was also licensed to the Rallye Label in Japan (http://www.rallye-label.com). The Tellers spent nearly 2 years on the road and maybe it was a little too much too soon, back home in Belgium the band split up, Ben and Charles couldn't stand Kenley and Francis anymore (and vice versa...). A couple of months later Charles told Ben that he didn't want to tour anymore so both Ben and Charles decided to split on good terms. Ben became the leader of a one-man-band... Time to think a little. Ben called Fabrice Detry, labelmate, leader of Brussels Austinlace and first of all producer of the Tellers' 2 records, Fabrice answered yes of course, The Tellers had a new bass player, after this good news Ben found Cesar, a young cool drummer coming from Namur, later in april 2010, Joos Houwen joined the band as a guitarist. This brand new fourpiece will be recording its new album at the Swimming House Studio in Brussels, this new album will be produced by Gordon Raphael responsible for the 2 first albums of the Strokes.
Also their debut album will be released in the US of A in spring 2010 by http://www.2minutes59.com.
The Tellers will be presenting their new songs exclusively on may 11th at Brussels Botanique indoor festival 'les Nuits' (http://www.botanique.be), this night will celebrate 62 TV Records' 15th anniversary.
Although the band only emerged recently, (having released two albums), the group has achieved fame in Belgium, where their album Hands full of ink reached 7th in the charts. They have also had success in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and most recently in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in part due to advertising for Canon .
The song More was included in the soundtrack of Electronic Arts'
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
game FIFA 08
FIFA Series
FIFA, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA Soccer, is a series of association football video games, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label...
and was featured in an ANZ Bank advertisement in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
They recorded their EP in the studio of 62TV Records
62TV Records
62TV Records is an independent record label based in Brussels, Belgium. The label specializies in artists of various sub-genres of indie pop and is distributed by Bang! Music.-Artists:*Austin Lace*Flexa Lyndo*Fonda 500*Girls in Hawaii*Hallo Kosmo...
(home of Girls in Hawaii
Girls in Hawaii
-History:In 2000, Antoine Wielemans and Lionel Vancauwenberghe began recording songs on an 8 track-recorder, and a few months later they formed the band by recruiting their brothers: Denis Wielemans and Brice Vancauwenberghe, and two friends: Christophe Léonard and Daniel Offermann.In May 2002 they...
).
Albums
The TellersMore (2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) mini-album
- More
- Girls of Russia
- Second Category
- I Lie
- Jacknife
- Turn Back Around
- This World
Hands full of ink (2007
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
)
- Die With Me / If I Say
- More
- Want You Back
- Penny
- Confess
- Darkest Door
- Prince Charly
- Too Doo
- Hugo
- He Gets High
- A Bit Of Glue
- Second Category
- Memory
- Holiness / Saintete
- Me Boy
- Another Coin For...
Close the Evil Eye (2010) Most recent album
- Drama
- Evil Eye
- Like I Say
- Secrets
- Silent Hills
- Salt
- Cold as Ice
- I've Got A World
- Friends Of Mine
- I Wish
- 7 Words
Singles
- 2006 : More
- 2006 : Second Category
- 2007 : Hugo
- 2007 : If I say
- 2007 : Memory
- 2008 : Holiness'featuring Coby-Rae'
- 2010 : Like I say / Cold as Ice
- 2010 : I've Got A World