Kolbak (2)

KOLBAK is the brainchild of Harold Pflug. The project begins in 2007 after twelve successful years of rocking with his band Redbrick VCR. Harold writes songs with two leading principles in mind. The first: limitless experimentation between styles. The second: the ability to perform the songs with or without a band, maintaining flexibility. This successful process results in several demo albums. In 2012, Harold records an eclectic soundtrack to Patrick Bassant's debut n0vel "Joy". The soundtrack is the first official release for the genera! public. It is an atypical musical mix between noise. new wave, postpunk and pop/rock. It contains new material as wel! as cover versions of "Sway" (a Dean Martin classic) and Front 242's "Headhunter". "Headhunter" is accompanied by a disturbing music video, directed by Zero Landscape. After a short break, Harold returns full force with the EP Sea. Music blog divdeandconquermusic.com gave the EP a 3.6 out of 5 rating, saying: "[The songwriting is solid along with the production and delivery. I'd like to hear some more of his work under the KOLBAK moniker and hope it doesn't take four years to see the light of day", (27 December 2016). KOLBAK released the EP on streaming sites Bandcamp and Spotify in September 2016. The EP marks a musical return to the melodic pop/rock sound akin to his Redbrick VCR days. It also created a strong need to play with a steady band. As of 2017, KOLBAK tours as a three-piece band with Dennis Aaij and Rick Ruhland. In September 2019 KOLBAK released an EP entitled "Twists and Turns". As Harold puts it: "It will be an album filled with demagogues. loners. activists. and hopefuls. all fighting for a spot. Who will win?"