# DAAU > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DAAU > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DAAU.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAAU > Source revision: 1338547277 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Belgian musical group DAAU during the What Jazz!? festival in Hasselt **DAAU** (short for **Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung**) is a classical, jazz, experimental and multi-genre music group from [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp), [Belgium](/source/Belgium). The band was founded in 1992 and borrowed its name from the novel *[Der Steppenwolf](/source/Steppenwolf_(novel))* (1927) by [Hermann Hesse](/source/Hermann_Hesse).[1] The current line-up consists of Roel Van Camp ([accordion](/source/Accordion)), Han Stubbe ([clarinet](/source/Clarinet)), Hannes D'Hoine ([upright bass](/source/Upright_bass)) and Jeroen Stevens ([drums](/source/Drum), [marimba](/source/Marimba)). Founding members Buni Lenski ([violin](/source/Violin)) and [Simon Lenski](/source/Simon_Lenski) ([cello](/source/Cello)) left the band in 2006 and 2013. In the course of DAAU's history, other musicians have joined the quartet for a limited period: Adrian Lenski ([piano](/source/Piano)), Janek Kowalski ([drums](/source/Drum_kit)), Angélique Willkie ([vocals](/source/Singing)), Fré Madou (upright bass) and Geert Budts (drums). On record, the band also collaborated with [An Pierlé](/source/An_Pierl%C3%A9), [Ya Kid K](/source/Ya_Kid_K) ([Technotronic](/source/Technotronic)) and David Bovée (Think of One). ## Career In 1994 they debuted with their acoustic self-titled album on the label Jack&Johnny, which also released the first material by [Zita Swoon](/source/Zita_Swoon) (back then called A Beatband) and [dEUS](/source/Deus_(band)). For dEUS, DAAU also recorded a version of the cult-hit "Suds & Soda". In 1996 [Sony Classical](/source/Sony_Classical) signed the band, re-released the debut album, and released the follow-up *We Need New Animals* (1998). The album was recorded in the Spanish village [Ronda](/source/Ronda) and introduced vocals, electronics, drums and guitar to the sound of DAAU. The band was invited to support [16 Horsepower](/source/16_Horsepower) on tour in Europe. The record sold very few copies and Sony decided to shift the group to Columbia Records, which released their third album *Life Transmission* (2001) before sacking the group later that year. Even though record sales were once again below expectations, the group scored some small radio-hits and toured extensively in the [Benelux](/source/Benelux) and played for large crowds at [Rock Werchter](/source/Rock_Werchter) and [Pukkelpop](/source/Pukkelpop) festivals. In 2002 the band set up a record label of their own, titled Radical Duke, and released an EP of music they composed for a dance play *Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain*, also known as *Colours*. Later a compilation of outtakes and alternative versions was released, titled *Ghost Tracks*. Two years later the group returned to the acoustic approach of its early days and released their fourth record *Tub Gurnard Goodness*, including a cover of [Radiohead](/source/Radiohead)'s "[2+2=5](/source/2_%2B_2_%3D_5_(song))". On tour, DAAU expanded itself to a sextet with a new [rhythm](/source/Rhythm) section. *Tub Gurnard Goodness* was released in Europe and the group played many concerts in Germany, Czech Republic and in France with electro dub crew [Ez3kiel](/source/Ez3kiel). In [Hungary](/source/Hungary) they were present at the [Sziget festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sziget_festival&action=edit&redlink=1), in Denmark at [Roskilde Festival](/source/Roskilde_Festival). In 2006 the band released their first record as a sextet, *Domestic Wildlife*. Shortly after, bass player Fré Madou decided to leave the band. In 2010 the band released *The Shepherd's Dream*, now as a quartet. In 2011 Simon Lenski composed and recorded the soundtrack for the short movie *Motor* by Dutch movie maker [Simone Bennett](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simone_Bennett&action=edit&redlink=1). For this musical piece a special electric twelve string violin was built for him by experimental luthier [Yuri Landman](/source/Yuri_Landman). For their work in *[Last Winter](/source/Last_Winter)*, they received a [Magritte Award](/source/Magritte_Award) nomination in the category of [Best Original Score](/source/Magritte_Award_for_Best_Original_Score). ## Line-up - Buni Lenski (violin) (1992–2006) - [Simon Lenski](/source/Simon_Lenski) (cello) (1992–2013) - Han Stubbe (clarinet) (1992–present) - Roel Van Camp (accordion) (1992–present) - Adrian Lenski (piano) (2001–2002) - Janek Kowalski (drums) (2001–2002) - Geert Budts (drums) (2004–2006) - Fré Madou (upright bass) (2004–2006) - Hannes D'Hoine (upright bass) (2006–present) - Jeroen Stevens (drums) (2013–present) ## Discography 1. *Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung* (1995) 1. *We Need New Animals* (1997) 1. *Life Transmission* (2001) 1. *Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain* (2002) 1. *Ghost Tracks* (2004) 1. *Tub Gurnard Goodness* (2004) 1. *Domestic Wildlife* (2006) 1. *The Shepherd's Dream* (2010) 1. *Eight Definitions* (2013) 1. *Hineininterpretierung* (2017) ## Side-projects - Simon Lenski with [Bo Wiget](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bo_Wiget&action=edit&redlink=1) - Bear Guts Quartet ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Anarchists indeed](http://www.flanderstoday.eu/content/anarchists-indeed) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100418034606/http://www.flanderstoday.eu/content/anarchists-indeed) 18 April 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Flanders Today, 14 April 2010. "...the tongue-twisting name – taken from the 1927 Herman Hesse novel Steppenwolf" ## External links - [DAAU official Bandcamp page](https://daau.bandcamp.com/) - [DAAU on Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/179973-DAAU) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National United States France BnF data Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [DAAU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAAU) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAAU?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.