DE FIETSER

Both tracks from this single were recorded by the new line-up of the band which by 1974 included new keyboard player Hans Jansen replacing Rick van der Linden, and both tracks were taken from their album titled "Bingo", which showed in the cover an added little tag in the EKSEPTION`s logo which said "New Formula". And they were right, because without van der Linden the band changed their music style, becoming more a band with more Jazz-Rock and somewhat more heavy inluences, and these changes were more related to Hansen`s keyboard playing style and his use of the Fender Rhodes Piano, an instrument which was very popular among Jazz-Rock keyboard players in the mid seventies. He also is more a Jazz-Rock musician, I think. The band also added a guest guitar player (Hans Hollestelle) who appears on both sides of this single. The band did not have a guitar player since their first album from 1969. So, this single annonced several new things from the band to their fans. But these changes really affected very much their music style, becoming almost a new band, although some traces of their old musical style could be found.

"De Fietser" (translated by some websites as "The Cyclist") is a somewhat funny and commercial short song with some Classic and Prog Rock music influences with a good guitar by Hollestelle and good synthesiser playing by Hansen. The musical piece was composed and arranged by Jan Vennik.

"Sunny Revival" (composed by Hansen and Vennik) is a very typical mid seventies Jazz-Rock composition with some Prog Rock arrangements which has a very good Fender Rhodes Piano solo by Hansen plus some electric guitar playing by Hollestelle. The song also has some mid seventies Funky music influences. This musical piece could have been recorded very well by artists like Jeff Beck and Weather Report as it sounds very similar to the music they recorded during the mid-late seventies.

EKSEPTION as a band still had very good musicians. Unfortunately the change of one key member like van der Linden changed their musical style a lot and they really sounded by 1974 like another very different band. By 1976 EKSEPTION had split as a band and some of the former members formed a new Jazz-Rock band called SPIN. Maybe by 1974 EKSEPTION could have changed their name to SPIN. I don`t know why they carried on as EKSEPTION for other two albums ("Bingo" from 1974, and "Mindmirror" from 1975). Maybe they still had some contracts t which forced them to carry on as EKSEPTION.