The Nits celebrate their 50 years of existence in 2024. In this episode, we revisit the year of their biggest success: song and album "In the Dutch Mountains" turn the NIts into a European household name, the mini-album "Hat" in 1988 and the live album "Urk" confirm their growing confidence.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. A time for celebration! In this seventh episode, we go back tot he year 1986. This marks an important turning point in the life of the Dutch popband. The album «Henk» and a compilation album «La Grande Parade » organized by Henk Hofstede show new possibilities for the band is down to three members in the studio.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. A time for celebration! In this sixth episode, we invited some guests to the party and hand over the microphones to non-members of the Nits, to fellow musicians, friends, collaborators and admirors. On this updated version of a mix-tape, you will hear people from the Netherlands express their thoughts on the Nits.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this fifth episode, we turn back to the year 1984. This is a pivotal time once again. The band is on the verge of becoming big in a commercial sense. They work at a big studio, with a name producer – but the success of both the album and the singles didn’t measure up to expectations.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this third episode we visit the year 1983, a major turning point in the musical life of the Dutch band. Alex Roelofs, the original bass player, has left and was replaced by Robert Jan Stips, an experienced pianist and keyboard-player. A change which stears the band into a new territory.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this third episode, we retrace the first steps of a band that has become professional, sort of. They have a contract with a major company and they record three albums that fit into the musical style of the day.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. In this second episode we go back in time to back to the beginnings in 1974. Three founding members talk about their meeting and bonding over the music of the Sixties that ignited their wish to play music. From rehearsing in attics to AIR studios, George Martin’s home base in London – the first steps of the Nits.
The Nits are turning 50 in 2024. The three core members sit down for a first conversation as an introduction into their world. In this episode, they talk about looking back in time, about the burning down of their fabled working space Werf, and what that loss means for their work. And last but not least, whether they have reasons to be proud.
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