Agua de Annique

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Name = Agua de Annique


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Origin = Oss, The Netherlands
Genre = Alternative rock, indie rock
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Years_active = 2007 – present
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Associated_acts = The Gathering
URL = http://www.aguadeannique.com
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Agua de Annique is a solo project of Anneke van Giersbergen, the former vocalist of The Gathering. The project was announced on 2007-06-05, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August.

She and her new bandmates laid down some basic tracks at the Waterfront Studios in Rotterdam and recorded overdubs at The Void in Eindhoven, as well as in the comfort of her own home studio. Several of these songs have been made available on the band's official web site. A track, Ice Water, has been said to feature additional vocals by Kristin Fjellseth, Jeffrey Fayman created a string arrangement for a song called "." Heleen de Witte is said to play flute on unspecified tracks while Timothy Conroy provides some trumpet work. They released an album called "Air" at the end of 2007, mixed by Jon Anders Narum.

Members

* Anneke van Giersbergen - lead singer/piano
* Joris Dirks - guitars/vocals
* Jacques de Haard - bass
* Rob Snijders - drums

ee also

* The Gathering

External links

* [http://www.metal-ways.com/149/12/interview-agua-de-annique-le-splendid-lille.html Interview with Anneke van Giersbergen]

Official websites

* [http://www.aguadeannique.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/aguadeannique MySpace profile]