In two episodes of Popart, we dive into the world of Supersister. In between interviews with Robert Jan Stips, you can listen to the music of Supersister, Soft Machine, Erik Satie, Sacha van Geest and – in part two – to a lot of music from the concert with three grand pianos Stips gave on 5 July 2015 at the Beauforthuis in Austerlitz. This is part 2.
5 July 2015 was a very hot day. Robert Jan Stips thought so too. At the Beauforthuis in Austerlitz he played three grand pianos kind of at the same time: a Steinway, a Fazioli and a Bechstein, each with their own sound. The three grand pianos were set in a triangle, on which Stips played the complete work of the first three records of his old band Supersister. The concert was recorded and appeared on CD and DVD on 27 March 2016. On the occasion of the release, the concert was performed again under less warm conditions, and was received well. All in all, all the more reasons to look back at the days of Supersister with Robert Jan Stips. I met him at home and we talked about Supersister, music and of course about the concert. We were interrupted by his kids coming home from school and by the rabbit that had escaped his hatch. The rabbit must have heard all about Supersister, because his actions perfectly align with the image of the group. How so? You can found out in two episodes of Popart. In between interviews with Robert Jan Stips, you can listen to the music of Supersister, Soft Machine, Erik Satie, Sacha van Geest and – in part two – to a lot of music from the concert with three grand pianos Stips gave on 5 July 2015 at the Beauforthuis in Austerlitz.
More info on Supersister can be found here: http://www.retsisrepus.nl/
01. Supersister ‘Dareios the Emperor (van Eck/Stips).
02. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
03. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
04. Supersister ‘Cookies, Teacups, Buttercups’ (v. Geest/Stips).
05. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
06. Supersister ‘Judy Goes on Holiday’ (Supersister).
07. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
08. Supersister ‘She was Naked’ (Stips).
09. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
10. Supersister ‘House in the Country’ (Stips).
11. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
12. Robert Jan Stips plays Supersister ‘Pudding en Gisteren’ (van Eck/Stips).
13. Robert Jan Stips – interview.
14. Robert Jan Stips plays Supersister ‘No Tree Will Grow’ (Stips).
15. Robert Jan Stips – interview
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Sources:
01. cd: Iskander – Esoteric ECLEC 2058.
02. interview
03. interview
04. cd: Spiral Staircase – Esoteric ECLEC 2168.
05. interview
06. cd: Supersisterious – SOSS 55 24452.
07. interview
08. cd: Supersisterious – SOSS 55 24452.
09. interview
10. cd: M.A.N. – SOSS SS 23272.
11. interview
12. cd: Present to the Highest Pudding – Just 6676.
13. interview
14. cd: Present to the Highest Pudding – Just 6676.
15. interview
