Frites Modern

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Frites Modern were a Dutch punk band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, active from 1982 to 1985, although they occasionally reformed for a gig or two in later years, for example in 2008. The band was formed as Duphar in late 1981 by singer and guitarist Arjan Boonacker, shortly after he had quit the earliest line-up of Tröckener Kecks. The Kecks' van driver, Jos Belt, and former Nitwitz roadie, Martin Ex, joined Boonacker. In February 1982 Duphar changed their name into Frites Modern, after a burnt-out fries stand along a Belgian motorway, which had a scorched sign saying 'Friterie Moderne' on it. Frites Modern's début recordings were two songs on a somewhat legendary Dutch punk compilation LP called Als je haar maar goed zit (March 1982). Martin Ex quit the group in 1983 (joining the Last Few) and was replaced by 14-year-old (!) drummer, Barend van der Meer, whom Frites Modern 'borrowed' from the Outlawz. Frites Modern stood out of the crown in the Dutch punk landscape because they sang in Dutch, which was not exactly the usual thing Dutch punk bands would do at the time. Musically the band were different as well: hardcore and oi! were the trends of the day, but Frites Modern's sound more akin to melodic punk pop in the vein of Buzzcocks and The Jam, although they sped up considerably with young Barend on drums. The band's first own release was a six-song cassette on their own label. Its title is hard to translate: 6 Met translates as 'Six with', which is the way a Du

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