Coem - We've Got Speakers On The Outside Of Our Spacecraft (2008)

Genre : Indie,Rock,Alternative,Experimental,Belgium
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Tracklist

01. Intro
02. We've Got Speakers On The Outside Of Our Spacecraft
03. You Can Be A Bird
04. No Title
05. In Dream We Make Different Plan
06. Catalog
07. Last Night On Earth
08. Nightshop
09. No Title
10. Iburn
11. No Title
12. Postcard Number Two
13. Memory Of A Warm Blanket

COEM, the abbreviation of Coin Operated Entertainment Machine is a Belgium based art rock quartet with members living in Hasselt, Antwerp and Berlin. Originally formed in 1998 by Stoffel Hias and the brothers Jo and Marc Wetzels they release their debut album Wizzel Wo in (2000). (Single PlayPut On Some Music (A-side))At first bringing a wide variety of lo-fi pop songs they soon evolve to more eclectic territory. Bandwi(d)thconsiderations (2001) being the first result of that. Pol Geusens shortly before joined the band and is responsible for the astonishing soundscapes and ‘bluesy’ feel. He also is involved in writing their third album Happiness Etc. (2004) but soon after the release he leaves the band. Enter Patrick Calvelo. With this wizard COEM releases Move / The Mountain (2006), a double EP inspired by indie rock (Move) and jazz (the Mountain, which was recorded in one day at the Marconi Studio for Radio 1 and basically consists of 4 improvised mountain-titled one takes and a remarkable cover version of Praga Khan’s PlayBreakfast in Vegas). In 2008 they release their 5th studio album We’ve Got Speakers on the Outside of Our Spacecraft with special guest musicians Han Stubbe (DAAU, clarinet), Nathan Daems (sax) and Jelle Van Giel (vibraphone). Recently Tom Sterkendries has joined the band to take on the bass guitar from Stoffel Hias and Marc Wetzels (who before shared bass during live gigs). They will from know on fully concentrate on guitar and vocals.