# Amatorski > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amatorski > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amatorski.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatorski > Source revision: 1330696282 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Belgian post-rock band Amatorski Amatorski (2024) Background information Origin Belgium Genres Post-Rock, Lo-Fi Years active 2008–present Labels Amatorski Crammed Discs Members Inne Eysermans Sebastiaan Van Den Branden Christophe Claeys Past members Hilke Ros Laurens Van Bouwelen Website www.amatorski.be **Amatorski** is a Belgian [post-rock](/source/Post-rock) band consisting of Inne Eysermans, Sebastiaan Van den Branden and Christophe Claeys. ## History Amatorski was formed in 2008. The group became famous after reaching the final at the [Humo's Rock Rally](/source/Humo's_Rock_Rally) in 2010.[1] The band name comes from the [Polish](/source/Polish_(language)) word for *amateurish*, accordingly the group records its music in [low fidelity](/source/Lo-fi_music). Apart from that their music is also characterized by a [melancholic](/source/Melancholia), blurry style in which the texts are often very narrative. This is expressed in their record *Come home* for which singer Inne Eysermans found inspiration by reading the love letters from her grandmother that were written during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). This song gained fame since it was used in Belgium during publicity spots for water brand [Spa Reine](/source/Spa_(mineral_water)). In 2011 they travelled to London, England to work with producer [Darren Allison](/source/Darren_Allison) ([Spiritualized](/source/Spiritualized), [The Divine Comedy](/source/The_Divine_Comedy_(band)), [Belle & Sebastian](/source/Belle_%26_Sebastian)) on their debut album *[TBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TBC_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[2] Upon its release, *[TBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TBC_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1)* garnered much critical acclaim, and ascended to number 5 in the Belgian album chart. Later that year, the album received nominations in several categories, at the Belgian [Music Industry Awards](/source/Music_Industry_Awards). Their style was often compared to that of [Portishead](/source/Portishead_(band)) and [Sigur Ros](/source/Sigur_Ros).[3] Entitled *from clay to figures*, Amatorski's second album is coming out in April 2014, on [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs) (who have also given *TBC* an international release in 2013). In 2014, [Dominik Scherrer](/source/Dominik_Scherrer) composed a new orchestral version of their song "Come Home", which is used as the opening theme of acclaimed [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) and [Starz](/source/Starz) drama [The Missing](/source/The_Missing_(British_TV_series)). In December 2020, a cover of the band's song "Come Home" was featured in [Toyota](/source/Toyota)'s annual Christmas commercial, titled "Mailbox," in partnership with the [USO](/source/USO).[4][5] ## Music Industry Awards In 2010 they were nominated for three Belgian [MIAs](/source/Music_Industry_Awards). However, they did not win any of the prizes: - Hit of the year (*Come Home*) - Best artwork (*[Same Stars We Shared](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Same_Stars_We_Shared&action=edit&redlink=1)* -artwork done by Femke Vanbelle[6]) - Best breakthrough ## Band members - Inne Eysermans (singing, piano, guitar, [accordion](/source/Accordion)) - Sebastiaan Van den Branden (singing, guitar) - Christophe Claeys drums, percussion ## Former members - Hilke Ros ([contrabass](/source/Contrabass), synthbass) - Laurens Van Bouwelen (drums, [vibraphone](/source/Vibraphone)) ## Discography [7] ### Albums - *Curves And Bends, Things Veer* (Crammed Discs, 2024) - *From Clay To Figures* (Crammed Discs, 2014) - *RE:TBC* (Amatorsk Records, 2012) - *TBC* (Munich Records, 2011) Album(s) with hits in the Dutch Top 100 Date of appearance Date of entrance Highest position Number of weeks Remarks Same stars we shared June 11, 2010 - TBC May 13, 2011 October 8, 2011 37 3 From Clay To Figures April 11, 2014 Album(s) with hits in the Flemish Ultratop 50 Date of appearance Date of entrance Highest position Number of weeks Remarks TBC 2011 May 21, 2011 5 23 ### Singles Single(s) with hits in the Dutch Top 40 Date of appearance Date of entrance Highest position Number of weeks Remarks Soldier April 24, 2011 - Nr. 78 in the Single Top 100 Single(s) with hits in the Flemish Ultratop 50 Date of appearance Date of entrance Highest position Number of weeks Remarks Come home April 19, 2010 May 15, 2010 10 30 Nr. 9 in the Radio 2 Top 30 The king October 11, 2010 October 23, 2010 tip13 - Soldier 2011 May 28, 2011 33 3 Never told 2011 September 10, 2011 tip27 - 22 Februar December 12, 2011 December 17, 2011 tip49 - How are you? 2013 April 20, 2013 tip85* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Humo's Rock Rally 2010: 10 finalisten"](https://www.humo.be/actua/27760/humos-rock-rally-2010-10-finalisten). [HUMO](/source/HUMO). March 8, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bedroomdisco | Musik, Reviews, Konzerte, Film, Live, Buch, Kultur"](https://www.bedroomdisco.de/2013/02/amatorski-interview/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Amatorski"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140223012444/http://www.kindamuzik.net/artiest/amatorski). kindamuzik.net. Archived from [the original](http://www.kindamuzik.net/artiest/amatorski) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["- YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75ZRlVwrmY). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Toyota Debuts Annual Heartwarming Holiday Commercial During NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center""](https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-debuts-annual-heartwarming-holiday-commercial-during-nbcs-christmas-in-rockefeller-center/). December 3, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Amatorski"](http://www.amatorski.be/news). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Amatorski in the Ultratop 50, ultratop.be](https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Amatorski) ## External links - [Official website](https://www.amatorski.be/) - [Interview with Amatorski at Bedroomdisco](https://www.bedroomdisco.de/2013/02/amatorski-interview/) - [Amatorski](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1790392) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Amatorski](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb12c289-db18-4b27-b291-b7b6c3b0b1b7) on [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF Artists MusicBrainz This article about a Belgian band or other musical ensemble is a stub. 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