Solex
Named after a small, Hungarian-made motor scooter, Solex is the project of Amsterdam-based record-shop owner and songwriter Elisabeth Esselink. Formerly a member of Dutch indie pop group Sonetic Vet, Esselink wanted to express her musical ideas more completely; after purchasing an 8-track recorder and a vintage sampler, Esselink began recording songs on her own. Combing the racks of her own store for kitschy records, Esselink took snippets of old records to make new ones, creating her own style of lo-fi techno-pop. Solex's debut, Solex vs. the Hitmeister, came out on Matador in 1998; Pick Up followed a year later. Low Kick and Hard Bop arrived in 2001, and three years later, Solex resurfaced with The Laughing Stock of Indie Rock on Arena Rock Recording Co. Early in 2005, In the Fishtank arrived. For her next album, Esselink teamed up with Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez of Boss Hog, mixing her sampling skills with the duo's brash vocals. Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown! arrived in 2010. For her next project, Esselink and her collaborator Bart van Poppel sailed through all 12 provinces of the Netherlands, recording with musicians at each stop as well as collecting sounds that would become sampling fodder. The results appeared on 2013's The Sound Map of the Netherlands, a soundtrack to the documentary of the same name.
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Solex Vs. the Hitmeister
Electronic - Released by Matador on 10 Mar 1998
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Low Kick and Hard Bop
Alternative & Indie - Released by Matador on 11 Sep 2001
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Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown!
Solex, Cristina Martinez, Jon Spencer
Alternative & Indie - Released by Bronzerat on 5 Apr 2010
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Smooth Ride
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Solex Music on 1 Apr 2020
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Solex Ahoy! the Sound Map of the Netherlands
Film Soundtracks - Released by Bronzerat on 25 Feb 2013
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In The Fishtank 13
Electronic - Released by In The Fishtank on 14 Feb 2005
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Take Me There
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Solex Music on 15 Aug 2022
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Full Moon
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Solex Music on 1 Feb 2021
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The Laughing Stock Of Indie Rock
Alternative & Indie - Released by Discmeister on 28 Sep 2004
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Out Of This World
Trance - Released by Anjunabeats on 15 Nov 2010
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Come with Me (feat. Tony McLendon)
Miscellaneous - Released by Solex on 9 Aug 2019
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AFROBEATS ANTHEMS CHAPTER 82
Africa - Released by Afrobreakers on 19 Oct 2020
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