The Valerie Solanas

Solanas is quite a peculiar quartet from Antwerp, Belgium. For some years Michaël Brijs (vocals and flute), Tom Tiest (guitar), Filip Vandebril (bass) and Diederik Van Remoortere (drums) have been intensely and stubbornly working on their own sound. The result is an adventurous music that combines elements from jazz and the blues with the raw sound of punkrock. A unique flavor is added by the prominent feature of the flute (we haven’t come across a great band using this instrument since Jethro Tull in the seventies). Add to this Vandebril’s sturdy bass, the rich harmonics of Tom Tiest, the light but firm drumming of Dmonkey Van Remoortere plus the edgy crooning of Brijs and you get some real fun on stage. Solanas is quite a peculiar quartet from Antwerp, Belgium.