Voltage - It's About Time (2020)

It's About Time was recorded in the Uncle Gabe's Sound studio in Eindhoven and is a co-production of Voltage and producer Gabriel Peeters. Dave thought it was time to go back to where his love for music once started: the four of us in a room, live recording, press 'record' and working with the best take. As a counterpart to what is going on in the mainstream world, fast music that scores easily. The eleven songs were recorded in just six days. Dave: “The record was played live for 90%. After doing the Tom Petty tour we recorded some tracks that way at the time and that sounded good. We also wanted to have that live vibe now. We did about four takes per track. You do of course put some pressure on yourself,but it was precisely because of this that everyone entered the studio very sharply and focused and brought out the best in all of us. ” The theme of the record is being honest, staying with yourself and telling beautiful stories. That becomes immediately clear with the opening track of the album. The text of 'The Last Time' is about that no one can stop you from doing what you want and the way. It is almost a concept album about staying yourself and continuing on the path you have mapped out for yourself. “A lot of people think I'm a strange bird and ask me why I play this kind of music because it isn't really appreciated. By being very critical of what we make and who we work with, we prove that we can touch and entertain people with this type of music too. This is what I do, and I am proud of it, ”said Dave Vermeulen. This fits in perfectly with the way we got to know Dave as a participant in The Voice of Holland (2016), where he finished second. There too Dave did his own thing and fought for his place in the program. Dave: “There's nothing wrong with being mainstream, but it's not my way of making music. I want to show that the genre we play with the band can also reach a larger audience, but still moves in the shadow of today's mainstream. I have learned to fight for my place, to stay strong and to believe in myself. I took that out. What you see is what you get . ”