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1.	Bregt 03:13	info	buy track
2.	Game 01:40	info	buy track
3.	Is er 1 + ander 03:48	info	buy track
4.	Jungle Lente 04:54	info	buy track
5.	Kameel 03:31	info	buy track
6.	Little Perfect 03:11	info	buy track
7.	Middag 01:43	lyrics	buy track
All Songs by Truus de Groot and Bregt Camphuijzen- Truus de Groot (Geertruda Degroot), Dewclaw Ditties (BMI)
8.	Mr and Mrs Bluehead 05:16	info	buy track
9.	Sweet Bananas 02:11	info	buy track
10.	Special Agreement 02:34	info	buy track
11.	Words 02:38	info	buy track

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BandT + Instruments are Truus de Groot and Bregt Camphuijzen
Originally three songs were released on a 7” EP on the Plurex Label in 1979. This is the debut of all 11 songs on a digital album. Oh yes and there was more.. We were in our zone, all the time! Trying to describe how these recordings came about brings up so many memories. How do these two teen girls get access to a recording studio? It starts and ends with Michel Waisvisz, who became our mentor (as much as these two girls could be mentored), famous for playing and co-inventing the Crackle Synthesizer. Somehow Truus had hooked up with Michel who suggested they come and record at the STEIM foundation in Amsterdam. Over a few days in 1979 they got access to a full studio, filled with devices where they were left to their own devices. There they operated the ¼ “ 4 track reel to reel. Once in a while one of the STEIM personnel would explain what they were looking at, a Vocoder, Harmonizer, echo, reverb, etc. Then there was the Crackle Synthesizer, Putney Synthesizer and whatever they could lay their hands on, no rules, just go! Since they engineered and mixed it themselves, sometimes it lacked in optimal sound. This was remedied 40 years later to a great extent by Miguel Barella (BR) who patiently re-mastered the tracks with a tremendous skill. So here to finally see the light of day! Almost 42 years later. Truus de Groot 2020

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released November 10, 2021

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Plus Instruments San Diego, California

Plus Instruments' existence spans over the last 4 decades. Established in 1978 by Truus de Groot in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, amidst the explosion of Punk Rock. Even though Truus was very active in that genre and “New Wave” as well, the more experimental side gradually took over and the concept of Plus Instruments was born. Plus Instruments is still going strong! Check out Truus' Blue Beast ! ... more

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