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Bottomless Coffee Band When I first discovered Bottomless Coffee Band I knew I immediately had to find out more about them. Firstly, I loved the name (of course) but when I heard the music I immediately fell in love with them. We chat more...
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan to Creedence Clearwater Revival. We just love music, the platform that it creates and the way that it functions as an universal language - always shifting borders and connecting people.
The band consist of only 2 members, but between the two of us we play 10 instruments. We The name developed into a very accurate indica- thus create the full band sound even though we tor of the atmosphere of our music. If you think are a duo. This year August will mark 5 years for about coffee houses all around the world - con- the Bottomless Coffee Band! cepts, like insurance that developed in these hubs in London in earlier years and also the crea- TEll me more about the members... tive hubs that it has become today - you will get an idea of the vibe of our music. Trendy, vibey, We are a married couple; Lourens and Esté Rabé. cozy, creative, inclusive and warm. The best word to describe Lourens would be
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OPTIMISM and Esté is definitely PASSION. We Lourens came up with the name shortly after we believe that it is this optimistic passion that has have been booked for our very first gig in 2010. brought us so far! We are grateful! Back then I (Esté) drank litres of coffee per day. He found this fascinating and intriguing and thought it fit to connect this to music. Hence Do you have an album out yet and where can we get the name Bottomless Coffee. our hands on your music?
how would you classify your music? We would classify ourselves as a folk-rock band/ duo. Our music is uplifting and kind on the ear, yet sophisticated and well arranged with lyrics that tell a story. We also still include a few covers in our live sets. These covers range from
Yes, we do. Last year November marked the release of our very first album, Room With a View. This album consist of 9 of our original songs and 2 covers. We tried to capture our live sound, therefore the songs are not over produced. The covers were actually recorded completely live as they say in the recording industry - “press and
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