MORE MUSIC
ORIGINAL POP/ ROCK & COVERS
On my solo album 'Meet Again' (2022) new recordings & arrangements of original songs I wrote in the period 1976/1985 . Now it's progrock songs with banjo? Crying steelguitar and a Stevie Wonder Moog-bass? Progressive country?
It doesn't get exhausted, that mix of influences and love for all music that inspires and moves me, regardless of any genre.
On 'Guilty in Pleasure' (2024) listen to my own renditions of some of the most beautiful, tear-jerking songs and country ballads.
Gert-Jan Splinter
Bass
Ronald Splinter
Drums
Ruud Franken
Guitars
Me
Keys
Thomas Meeuwis_Lead vocals
'Difficult Treatment Decision' (2013), marks the final recordings with all members of my band PROJECTIVE, formerly known as INTERMISSION, which I had been part of since I was a teenager. The album features tracks I wrote as a young songwriter, including some that later found a new life in 2022 on my solo album Meet Again.
On DTD, singer-songwriter Thomas Meeuwis takes center stage, delivering his great lead vocals and bringing the songs vividly to life.
During the Covid period, I recorded my own interpretations of songs by Peter Gabriel, Genesis and Anthony Phillips. The result, D-Us (2022), became a way to return to the warm, familiar progrock music that had shaped me, a counterpoint to a time defined by cold silence and the loss of “us”.
A special detail: on my cover of Sky Blue, all backing vocals are performed by Peter Wind. 'God if I saw her now' was a live recording.
On 'Lamia' the guitarsolo is performed by Ruud Franken.
"DUG"
Ray Zalesky
Me
Igor Zalesky
The album Case of Compassion features a compilation of five of the best original songs by 'DUG'.
Ray & Igor Zalesky and I founded the band 'DUG' in early 2015. Our music was rooted in 40 years of original songwriting, interspersed during live performances with covers and gems from the past (like songs from CSN&Y, Beach Boys, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart).
For these recordings—featuring only original material—we pulled out all the stops: (steel) guitars, organs, pianos, synthesizers, mandolins, violins, and even 15-part (!) vocal harmonies. Together, we found the perfect blend to surprise listeners with music steeped in history—music that made true enthusiasts revel in nostalgic bliss. Sadly, DUG no longer exists. We had gold in our hands—but fortunately, gold never loses its value. I look back on this special collaboration with great joy.
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Ray Zalesky: vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass, violin.
Igor Zalesky: vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, accordion & harmonica
Bart Dijkman: vocals, keyboards (including pedal steel guitar, banjo), recording & production.
Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5 written by Ray Zalesky. Track 2 written by Igor Zalesky.
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