Dead Neanderthals

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Dead Neanderthals
Background information
Origin	Netherlands
Genres	Free-jazz, metal, grind-core
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Gaffer Records, Raw Tonk, Utech Records
Website	deadneanderthals.wordpress.com
Members	Otto Kokke, Rene Aquarius

Dead Neanderthals is a Dutch free-jazz band that also incorporates metal and grindcore.^[1] They have released several albums, many of which were based on improvisation.

History[]

Dead Neanderthals is composed of two members, Otto Kokke on saxophone and synthesizer and René Aquarius on drums. After first collaborating online, they began improvising live, and have released several albums. The Quietus described their 2012 album Jazzhammer/Stormannsgalskap as a mighty "pounding headache of rampaging blastbeats, distorted foghorn drones and radioactive seagull squalls." Their fourth album, Polaris, was in contrast completely acoustic.^[1]

Style[]

According to The Quietus, "Whether forcing the twitching viscera of free jazz through a grindcore blender, slicing the eyeball of European improvisation with a metal blade, or eviscerating the whole lot in a maelstrom of noise, the sax-drums duo of Otto Kokke and Rene Aquarius pay little heed to the boundaries of genre.^[1]

Members[]

Current

• Otto Kokke – saxophone
• René Aquarius – drums

Discography[]

Albums[]

Further reading[]

• "New Wave Of Dutch Heavy Jazz: Dead Neanderthals Interviewed". The Quietus. May 14, 2013.
• Dead Neanderthals Discography at Discogs

References[]

External links[]

• Dead Neanderthals