On this episode Brian is joined by Pieter Hendriks, the man behind Soothsayer Orchestra.
Soothsayer Orchestra releases new album "The Last Black Flower" on 4th February 2023 via Lay Bare Recordings.
Pieter Hendriks is a musical solitudinarian who has enough gumption to leave the commonplace behind and only take with him what can enrich his music and performance. There is a certain weight of tragedy in his music. Pieters gravelly voice possesses an uneasy moodiness that reflects doom and despair, which immerses you in the dark side of life. Then, amidst this darkness Hendriks shifts his compositions to newfound hope, warm and flowing, creating a longing, yet bold mood.
Born and raised in the early 80’s in a small, isolated town in the south of The Netherlands, Pieter was introduced to music at a young by his parents. With instruments laying around their home and a large record collection which got him hooked on everything from Leonard Cohen and David Bowie to Band of Gypsy’s.
Musically, Hendriks grew up in the gritty hardcore-punk scene of the mid 90’s playing drums in several acts such as Reaching Forward and Born From Pain, touring internationally sharing the stage with names as Type O Negative, Sepultura and Fear Factory. The new millennium brought a musical shift towards southern rock inspired blues in his role as drummer for Black Bottle Riot playing shows with acts such as ZZ Top, Pearl Jam and Ten Years After. All these influences plus his parents record collection create a solid foundation for the diversity of Soothsayer Orchestra.
In 2021 Dutch label Lay Bare Recordings released his self-titled debut album, most lyrics and song ideas were written in an old caravan in the middle of the dark forest of the Eifel in Germany. Isolated from modern temptation, just loneliness and silence to focus on his songs.
In his brand-new studio, fittingly named “The Dungeon”, Hendriks crawled back into writing mode for new album The Last Black Flower and explored new territory, always looking for new influences. Elements of electronic industrial music and psychedelic vintage rock blend with the dark bluesy foundation on which Soothsayer Orchestra is firmly built. Lyrically and conceptually this album can be seen as a documentation of self-reflection that Hendriks went through during the often hopeless and haunting years of the pandemic. What came out of this is a beautiful and very honest album that lays bare one’s soul and takes the listener on a musically dynamic journey through Hendriks his mind.
Tune in to hear about:
The Last Black Flower. Pieters early influences Concert experiences Future plans Much much more!!
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