Sterrenplaten

Radio Scorpio’s Sterrenplaten did a two hour feature on the new album, in which we listen to some inspirational music and talk ( in Dutch ) about singing fish, Polynesian seafarers, curiosity, the artwork of John Lurie, an old jukebox in the garden, the dedication of record labels, sounds from whistling pigeons and squeaking glasshouse windows and much more … Listen hereRead more

The Log and the Leeway

Yes ! ! There’s a new Kaboom Karavan album ,“The Log and the Leeway”, out on Miasmah ! And it’s something special : featuring a stunning and bizarre cover painting by none other than John Lurie Art ! Also comes with a 16 page booklet of musical illustrations by Walter D’Hoogh and Erik K Skodvin. purchase / download /stream through Bandcamp!> https://kaboomkaravan.bandcamp.com/album/the-log-and-the-leeway or Anost LP ( 200x black + 200x oxblood red vinyl ) + 16pag booklet & downloadcodeRelease dateRead more

Future ( Zero Visibility )

Bram Bosteels / Kaboom Karavan composed the music for Zero Visibility‘s production “FUTURE”. FUTURE premiered  1st of  September 2016 in Dansens Hus Oslo . Zero Visibility Corp. is one of the most acclaimed Norwegian contemporary dance companies. It is led by choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen. Since the international breakthrough in 2003 Ina Christel Johannesen and her company has thrilled audiences in 18 countries worldwide – from the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Front Centre in Toronto to the Cervantinos Festival in Mexico. EveryRead more

Absence

Made music for ‘Absence’ a performance by Peter Verhelst & Eric Joris, with Fumiyo Ikeda, Frank Focketyn. Absence is a dance creation inspired by the tsunami in Japan (2011). The idea is simple : a woman and a man meet. There is a trauma. They move, they talk. In this performance Eric Joris and Peter Verhelst collaborate on equal terms on the issues of traumas, its problems of interpretation and comprehension and push forward other ways of spinning yarns, orRead more

Kleine Rode Eva

I made two different soundtracks ( through separate headphonelines for adults and children ) for one same performance by Stef De Paepe / De Maan. ” Kleine Rode Eva “ is an odd mix of multimedia / puppettheatre / installation / radioplay and handles the dissapearance of a girl. The adult story is based on ” Kleine Eva uit de Kromme Bijlstraat ” from LP Boon, while the children’s version is loosely inspired by ” Roodkapje “. 30/10  ( 15uRead more

Cutting Edge

Very nice **** review of ‘Hokus Fokus’ on Cutting Edge. Review is in Dutch, but here some short quotes in English : ” Kaboom Karavan must be Belgium’s best kept secret. The music is very inventive, detailed and layered and has something timeless. Something very narrative as well. Your imagination is constantly stimulated. We would dare to call his songs musical tableaux vivants… It’s by blending unusual influences, and by perfectly placing and timing each sound,that Kaboom Karavan shows himselfRead more

Brainwashed

Very nice review of “HokusFokus” on Brainwashed : ” The fact that there is a crazy Belgian out there who can play just about anything, compose in wide-ranging and disparate styles, blend them all together into a unique and hallucinatory whole, and then happily sabotage it all with funny voices, kazoos, and an anarchic sense of humor makes me very, very happy. ” Read full review hereRead more

Kwadratuur

New ‘Hokus Fokus’ review on Kwadratuur ( Dutch only ) : “‘Hokus Fokus’, de nieuwe cd van Bram Bosteels alias Kaboom Karavan heeft het allebei: betovering en richting, een evenwicht dat niet evident is…. flirtend met de grens van concrete en muzikale geluiden, laat Bosteels de luisteraar geregeld in het duister tasten naar de herkomst van de geluiden, waardoor diens verbeelding onophoudelijk geprikkeld wordt…. Het geluid is betoverend helder en rijk, zowel aan kleuren als aan details. Als sluiers wordenRead more