| Hans Mulders | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth Name | Hans Mulders |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Genres | Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 2000s - Present |
| Labels | Elektrohasch Schallplatten |
| Associated acts | Sungrazer, Cigale |
Hans Mulders is a drummer based out of the Netherlands. Primarily active in the 2010s, he is best known for his tenures with the psychedelic stoner bands Sungrazer and Cigale, both of whom attained critical praise in their short tenures.
History[]
For more details, feel free to view the Riffipedia pages on Sungrazer and Cigale.
Little is known of Hans Mulders' personal life beyond his music. Mulders, along with Sander Haagmans and Rutger Smeets, would found Sungrazer in 2009. By the release of the eponymous Sungrazer in 2010 the band would play many gigs like Pinkpop and the Dutch TV show 'De Wereld Draait Door'. They signed with Elektrohasch Schallplatten in May and their first album was pressed on CD and LP.
In 2011 they toured through Europe for 18 days with Colour Haze and Rotor as part of Up In Smoke. They also played with the likes of Fu Manchu, Karma To Burn and Goatsnake among others. And they got to play on the Roadburn Festival, Stoned From The Underground and at Duna Jam.
On July 8 2011 they released their second album called Mirador. In April 2012, Sungrazer played DesertFest London at the Camden Underworld. They released a The Machine & Sungrazer with The Machine in February 2013 via Elektrohasch. However, Sungrazer disbanded in June 2013[1] just days before their gig at Duna Jam and roughly two months before their last confirmed gig at the Lake on Fire Festival.
It was at the Bruisfestival 2012 in Maastricht (NL) that Rutger Smeets, at that time still active with Sungrazer, asked his former bandmate Roel Imfeld to make music together. Soon Romy Endeman joined and the three began composing at home. After one year needed a drummer to amplify their intentions and broaden their musical possibilities. Hans would soon join the group as well. Thus, Cigale would be formed.
Their first album, containing seven songs, was recorded in a small house in a forest somewhere in the Netherlands. It was created (almost) completely by the band itself, from the recording to the mixing and from sleevedesign to the final product. Cigale was released on 18 April 2015 to critical praise. The band would host a release party the same day and also perform at DesertFest Berlin that same year. The band would remain active until Rutger Smeets' passing on 8 October 2015. [2][3]
Mulders would perform as a guest for The Whims of The Great Magnet, which is a solo project of his former bandmate Sander Haagmans. He would perform congas on two tracks of the 2021 EP Share My Sun.
Bands[]
Discography[]
- Sungrazer - Sungrazer (Studio Album) (2010, Elektrohasch Schallplatten)
- Sungrazer - Mirador (Studio Album) (2011, Elektrohasch Schallplatten)
- Sungrazer - The Machine & Sungrazer (Split with The Machine) (2013, Elektrohasch Schallplatten)
- Cigale - Cigale (Studio Album) (2015, Self-Released)
- The Whims of The Great Magnet - Share My Sun (EP; Congas on "Share My Sun", "Gift To You") (2021, Self-Released)
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Sungrazer Information - Facebook Accessed 09 January 2015
- ↑ The Obelisk
- ↑ r/stonerrock
| V·T·E Sungrazer | |
|---|---|
| Members | Rutger Smeets • Hans Mulders • Sander Haagmans |
| Releases | Sungrazer (Album) • Mirador • The Machine & Sungrazer |
| Associated Bands | Cigale • Cigale (Album) • The Whims of The Great Magnet |