Cliffhanger (1993–2001) was a Dutch progressive rock band.
Cliffhanger | |
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 Cliffhanger in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Genres | Progressive rock Psychedelic rock Art rock |
| Years active | 1993–2001, 2004, 2011–2013 |
| Labels | SI-Music / Musea / Labrad'or / Freia Music |
| Past members | From left to right: Hans Boonk Gijs Koopman Dick Heijboer Rinie Huigen |
| Website | Official Cliffhanger website (archived) |
Biography
editThe band was founded in 1993 by keyboard player Dick Heijboer. Right from the start the band decided to play music in the tradition of old school Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Important was the use of “vintage instruments” such as Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizers and Rickenbacker bass guitar.
In 1995 their debut album Cold Steel saw the light, one year later followed by their second album Not to Be or Not to Be which had a more concept like approach. After the 3rd album “Mirror Site” the band split up for 1.5 year. During that period “Hope and Despair” was released which contained live recordings of songs which didn't appear on previous albums.
In 1999 the band was re-founded. The next year, the final album Circle was released. Due to musical differences the band decided to split up again. Dick Heijboer decided to move on with a solo project called “NovoX” with all Cliffhanger members, including newcomer Mark Vermeule. An album called NovoX was released in 2004. Bass player Gijs Koopman and Guitarist/vocalist Rinie Huigen appeared later in Knight Area.
In 2011, founder member Dick Heijboer worked on an audio DVD Dug Out Alive which contains all demo's, various live concerts and out-takes from the period 1993–2001.
During 2013, their debut album Cold Steel was re-issued with bonus tracks on the Dutch Label Freia Music.
Discography
edit| Album title | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Steel | 1995 | SI Music |
| Not to be or Not to be | 1996 | Musea |
| Mirror Site | 1997 | Musea |
| Hope and despair | 1998 | LaBraD'or |
| The Reading room, (1 track, various artists) | 2000 | LaBraD'or |
| Circle | 2000 | Musea |
| NovoX | 2004 | Musea |
| Dug Out Alive 1993–2001 (audio DVD) | 2011 | Independent |
| Cold Steel (remaster, 2 CD) | 2013 | Freia Music[1] |
Members
edit- Rinie Huigen – Vocals/Guitars
- Dick Heijboer – Keyboards
- Gijs Koopman – Bass/Moog Taurus bass pedals
- Hans Boonk – Drums
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Freia Music". Freia Music. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
Cliffhanger - Cold Steel [remastered & expanded] Rerelease of the 1995 debutalbum of the Dutch neo-prog band Cliffhanger. The original album is carefully remastered. Over 70 minutes of previously unreleased material is added to create this 2CD treasure. Release date: 2 July 2013 2CD digipak