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R E V I E W : B E N E Z A N D E R
P H O T O C R E D : W A R D M E V I S

TINLICKER

One of my favorite “For me it was good. I was a
characteristics of Tinlicker teenager in the 90s. Pop was
albums is that they’re not alternative. The things
limited to a single genre. Some that were popular were like
tracks have a pronounced Nirvana, Metallica, Sepultura as
house vibe and techno variance well. But at the same time,
while others feel more like band also hip-hop and electronic
productions. It makes sense, music. The Chemical Brothers
especially considering Micha and Prodigy were on MTV.
and Jordi had different And at the same time, the
backgrounds in producing Backstreet Boys (laughs). The
before combining their styles spectrum was so wide.”
under Tinlicker’s banner. I
inquired if this was intentional. Naturally, since they’re set to
perform the fifteenth edition of
“Yea, we didn’t want to be Chicago’s North Coast
boxed [in]. Also, it came from Music Festival, I invited Micha
the idea of going to dance to share some thoughts about
parties where a lot of the acts Chicago, which he obliged.
stayed in the same [tempo] the “Chicago has a nice electronic
whole show. We like to go culture. All the times I’ve
up and down a bit, more like a played there, it’s been good. I
band. In the beginning, people like Chicago, it can be cold
found it hard that we were (laughs). It’s the melting pot of
going from deep house to America. I like the colder parts
techno. Nobody knew where to of America; they feel more real
place us. In the beginning it to me.”
was a struggle that we were so
broad in our sounds. Now, I The music an artist makes
think it’s a strength. “America is becomes an anthem for many.
more open to the crossbreed of Though it starts as the
genres. Europe kind of boxes artist’s own, inevitably it belongs
everything more, even though to the fans and audience of
they think they don’t. Maybe supporters who listen to it
because [America’s] a younger throughout their daily lives.
culture, I guess you’re not so Micha agreed, and when I asked
set in your ways.”
if he and Jordi had a mission
statement through their music,
I always like to get a sense of
the music that influences an he shared these thoughts.
artist in their formative years.
Thus, I asked Micha what the
music scene was like in the
Netherlands growing up.