The Actor

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The Actor (Netherlands) It all started in 1980 with five musicians having a jam session playing only one chord (D minor). Singer and songwriter Marcel Reimer thought up the lyrics as he was singing. Thus unintentionally giving birth to "The Actor", which was the main character in the song “Unreal Personality” that resulted from this jam session. Later, Marcel teamed up with Sander Horsthuis, whom he knew very well from Art School. The Actor had become a duo. Exploded View (1982) In the beginning of the eighties, a new phenomenon emerged: home taping. This way of making music resulted in a lot of noise. But that was less important then getting one's music published. A well known dutch label for cassette bands in those days was Trumpett Tapes. They were the first to publish the music of The Actor, who became their top selling cassette band in 1982 and 1983. The Actor's first release was Exploded View in 1982. The songs - sung both in English and German - often related to fashion, modernism, dancing and appearence. This made The Actor "quite fashionable." A New Concept Every Day (1984) The Actor's second music project was called A New Concept Every Day. It was the year 1984. The New Wave scene had reached its peak. A New Concept Every Day introduced a third band member. Sabien Jilesen was a good looking girl with a golden voice. This second cassette also introduced a new sound with the instrumental “Le Champ d'Honneur”. No funeral would ever be the same again. The song became the opening of almost every performance. Covergirl on Mercury Records (1985) With the increasing popularity of bands such as Everything But The Girl and Sade, The Actor adapted a more jazzy sound, introducing acoustic instruments. This was in 1985. The Actor had been offered a record deal by Phonogram's Mercury Records. All time favourite "Covergirl", appearing on both Exploded View and A New Concept Every Day (which even held two different versions of the same song), had been re-recorded to result in this final Mercury Records-version. The record featured Mathilde Santing as backing vocalist. Nowadays, Mathilde is one of the most famous dutch singers of all times. The single was produced by Erwin Musper. This was copied from http://www.minimal-wave.org/site/modules.php?name=topMusic&op=bio&idartist=130 . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Trumpett Years 1982-1984

The Trumpett Years 1982-1984

Jan/1999

Covergirls

Jan/1999

covergirl

Jan/1985

Silent Coma

Oct/2019

No Answer [Explicit]

No Answer [Explicit]

Aug/2019

Свет лучей

May/2019

Монотонен

Apr/2019

Свирепый [Explicit]

Свирепый [Explicit]

Mar/2019

Unreal Personality

Unreal Personality

May/2013

Covergirl EP

Nov/2005

Covergirl - Single

Covergirl - Single

Oct/2005

A New Concept Every Day

A New Concept Every Day

Apr/1984

Exploded view

Exploded view

Oct/1982

Russian Drama

Feb/2020

Drug Addict Joker (feat. Lil Filtr) [Explicit]

Drug Addict Joker (feat. Lil Filtr) [Explicit]

Nov/2019

Covergirl / Bowtie Boogie

Covergirl / Bowtie Boogie

Jan/1985

Romanza Della Discotheca / Simpel Pop

Romanza Della Discotheca / Simpel Pop

Jan/1984

Kwaidan/Keep Passing the Open Windowsill

Kwaidan/Keep Passing the Open Windowsill

Oct/2019

Read Between The Lines [Explicit]

Read Between The Lines [Explicit]

May/2025

Fantasy - Single

Fantasy - Single

Apr/2025

Fantasy [Explicit]

Fantasy [Explicit]

Apr/2025

Aka Fearless

Mar/2025

Клуб

Apr/2024

Rolling [Explicit]

Rolling [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Southside Freestyle [Explicit]

Southside Freestyle [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Run It Back [Explicit]

Run It Back [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Paid in Full [Explicit]

Paid in Full [Explicit]

Aug/2023

We Got That [Explicit]

We Got That [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Keep Hustling [Explicit]

Keep Hustling [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Slaving over Beats [Explicit]

Slaving over Beats [Explicit]

Aug/2023

For Realer [Explicit]

For Realer [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Run It Back

Jan/2023

If You Know

Dec/2022

Sue with God - Single (feat. The S.A.M) - Single

Sue with God - Single (feat. The S.A.M) - Single

Dec/2022

Drillers Hood - Single

Drillers Hood - Single

Nov/2022

Drillers Hood

Nov/2022

Gastric Rose - Single

Gastric Rose - Single

Nov/2022

Exploded View + Demos 1981-1984

Exploded View + Demos 1981-1984

Nov/2022

where to go [Explicit]

where to go [Explicit]

Jun/2025

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