Von Haulshoven
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Von Haulshoven is the pseudonym
of Dutch
musician Eppie E. Hulshof. He was influenced by a lot of notable musicians of the 1970s (for instance K.K. Downing) and started playing classical guitar
with nylon strings at the age of 17. After a few years, he switched to electric guitar
and played in a few rock bands.
Hearing the music of Klaus Schulze
changed his style, after buying his first synthesizer
in 1978. From then Von Haulshoven played less rock and more electronic music
. He began to experiment a lot with electronics and his guitar, and taped it on cassette recorders. He eventually stopped playing in bands in the early 1990s and turned completely to solo electronic music. At that time he produced a few albums on the Dutch label Quantum records under his own name.
Eppie Hulshof sometimes cooperates with Bert Hulshoff of Phrozenlight under the name Dutch Space Mission.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Dutch
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...
musician Eppie E. Hulshof. He was influenced by a lot of notable musicians of the 1970s (for instance K.K. Downing) and started playing classical guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
with nylon strings at the age of 17. After a few years, he switched to electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and played in a few rock bands.
Hearing the music of Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
changed his style, after buying his first synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
in 1978. From then Von Haulshoven played less rock and more electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. He began to experiment a lot with electronics and his guitar, and taped it on cassette recorders. He eventually stopped playing in bands in the early 1990s and turned completely to solo electronic music. At that time he produced a few albums on the Dutch label Quantum records under his own name.
Eppie Hulshof sometimes cooperates with Bert Hulshoff of Phrozenlight under the name Dutch Space Mission.
Discography
- Planet of the northern wind (06/2010)
- Der Weg des Geistes (03/2010)
- Ice Age Sequencings (02/2010)
- Discover Britain (11/2009)
- Between live (09/2009)
- Dolmen (07/2009)
- The Orion Sequences (07/2009)
- neuritis optica (06/2009)
- Mysterious safety beyond the last day (03/2009)
- Octopus (03/2009)
- Yesterday's echoes still float tomorrow (02/2009)
- A taste of time (02/2009)
- Jan Stroosma memorial (02/2009)
- Kiko And The Ancient Astronaut (02/2009)
- Von Haulshoven Plays As It Is (01/2009)
- Schimmige Beelden (2009/1999)
- Hovenstein - The Castle In Space (2008)
- Von Haulshoven meets Syndromeda (10/2007)
- Besucher aus dem Kosmos (2007)
- Floating Waves (2002) (As Eppie Hulshof)
- Transparent (1998) (As Eppie Hulshof)
- Gravity (1997) (As Eppie Hulshof)
- Smoking E-Machines (1995) (As Eppie Hulshof)
- Mystique (1991) (As Eppie Hulshof)
- Orbit (1983) (As Eppie Hulshof)
- Traveling In Black Space (1979) (As Eppie Hulshof)