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Artist
IET
12+ albums
female vocalistsjazzpopsoulpiano
about
the Kitchen Recordings by iET – pure home made Originally, the kitchen was also the studio where singer-songwriter iET (Lisa van Viegen) cooked & recorded her songs. Pure and honest. Like cooking a dish. So the name ‘Kitchen Recordings’ can be interpreted literally. However, it goes beyond that explanation. The name illustrates an exceptional way of working en stands for a modest and honest concept, very private, having the kitchen as the work shop, the centre of a special chef brewing an exceptional melting pot. The comparison to food depicts the pure, honest and homely atmosphere from which the music originates. And it is that certain piece of ‘home made’ that so strongly defines the feel of the songs, their nature, their importance and the specific, personal ingredients, all recorded through an old mic. From the small mouth percussion forming a beat, to the layers of trumpet, flugelhorn and voices creating a brass band and of course the old and wise double bass, an inherited family piece that’s hums along on several tracks. On the Kitchen Recordings the typical sounds of the kitchen itself are part of the music too. Kitchen closet doors create a beat, rhythms of stamping feet on the wooden kitchen floor, hand claps, the sounds of porcelain thee cups, saucers and coffee mugs tinkle on the kitchen table. Even the sounds of cooking, a door that opens, someone entering the kitchen, the dog that barks and the cats meow, or a beautiful thunderstorm recorded during a vocal
