Amatorski

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Amatorski
Origin Belgium
Genres Post-Rock, Lo-Fi
Years active2008–present
Labels Amatorski
Members Inne Eysermans
Sebastiaan Van Den Branden
Christophe Claeys
Past members Hilke Ros
Laurens Van Bouwelen
Website www.amatorski.be

Amatorski is a Belgian post-rock band consisting of Inne Eysermans, Sebastiaan Van den Branden and Christophe Claeys.

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History

Amatorski was formed in 2008. The group became famous after reaching the final at the Humo's Rock Rally in 2010. [1] The band name comes from the Polish word for amateurish, accordingly the group records its music in low fidelity. Apart from that their music is also characterized by a melancholic, blurry style in which the texts are often very narrative. This is expressed in their record Come home for which singer Inne Eysermans found inspiration by reading the love letters from her grandmother that were written during World War II. This song gained fame since it was used in Belgium during publicity spots for water brand Spa Reine.

In 2011 they travelled to London, England to work with producer Darren Allison (Spiritualized, The Divine Comedy, Belle & Sebastian) on their debut album TBC . [2] Upon its release, TBC garnered much critical acclaim, and ascended to number 5 in the Belgian album chart. Later that year, the album received nominations in several categories, at the Belgian Music Industry Awards.

Their style was often compared to that of Portishead and Sigur Ros. [3]

Entitled from clay to figures, Amatorski's second album is coming out in April 2014, on Crammed Discs (who have also given TBC an international release in 2013).

In 2014, Dominik Scherrer composed a new orchestral version of their song "Come Home", which is used as the opening theme of acclaimed BBC One and Starz drama The Missing.

In December 2020, a cover of the band's song "Come Home" was featured in Toyota's annual Christmas commercial, titled "Mailbox," in partnership with the USO. [4] [5]

Music Industry Awards

In 2010 they were nominated for three Belgian MIAs. However, they did not win any of the prizes:

Band members

Former members

Discography

[7]

Albums

Album(s) with hits in
the Dutch Top 100		Date of
appearance		Date of
entrance		Highest
position		Number
of weeks		Remarks
Same stars we sharedJune 11, 2010-
TBC May 13, 2011October 8, 2011373
From Clay To FiguresApril 11, 2014
Album(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50 		Date of
appearance		Date of
entrance		Highest
position		Number
of weeks		Remarks
TBC2011May 21, 2011523

Singles

Single(s) with hits in
the Dutch Top 40		Date of
appearance		Date of
entrance		Highest
position		Number
of weeks		Remarks
SoldierApril 24, 2011-Nr. 78 in the Single Top 100
Single(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50 		Date of
appearance		Date of
entrance		Highest
position		Number
of weeks		Remarks
Come homeApril 19, 2010May 15, 20101030Nr. 9 in the Radio 2 Top 30
The kingOctober 11, 2010October 23, 2010tip13-
Soldier2011May 28, 2011333
Never told2011September 10, 2011tip27-
22 FebruarDecember 12, 2011December 17, 2011tip49-
How are you?2013April 20, 2013tip85*

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References

  1. ↑ "Humo's Rock Rally 2010: 10 finalisten". HUMO. March 8, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bedroomdisco | Musik, Reviews, Konzerte, Film, Live, Buch, Kultur".
  3. ↑ "Amatorski". kindamuzik.net. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube .
  5. ↑ "Toyota Debuts Annual Heartwarming Holiday Commercial During NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center"". December 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Amatorski".
  7. ↑ Amatorski in the Ultratop 50, ultratop.be
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