About This:
Since the first day Marten plucked the strings of his guitar sitting on his bed, he recorded many tapes full of his songs. At first he played them to other people only occasionally. He would try to drown out a noisy audience by playing as loud as possible. After several performances, Marten found out he could persuade people to listen to his music when he played softer. When there’s more space left open in music, people have got more to fill in for themselves. Being a tranquil singer-songwriter, Marten de Paepe listens to such artists as Dolorean, Great Lake Swimmers and Damien Jurado. Hearing them, he found out how to color a song with various instruments. Live and on record, Marten is being accompanied by Chantal van der Leest. Harmonium, backing vocals and xylophone lend surprising elements to the music. The songs as played by Marten on himself are always central in his music. Similar sounding artists: Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Great Lake Swimmers