iCE KING

iCE KiNGTRODUCTiON

Let us face it: iCE KiNG, solo project of multifaceted maverick Bas L.G. Verdin, is not an easy thing to present, however definite it is.

Those who have an ear for pure music and something unique at the same time, have come to the right place at last.
This pioneer is ‘kicking ice’ since 2003(!), and has been attributed tens of titles so far, from Belgium’s Bravest Bard over Victorian Viking Virtuoso to The Romanticist on the Rocks.
No less than ten full-length iCE KiNG CDs have been released so far, while numbers eleven and twelve are already being performed on stage. That and hundreds of memorable concerts later, he ever so passionately delivers his very own style of extremely versatile singing & baritone (tuned) guitar playing – occasionally keyboard – full of epicism, melody and variety.
We daresay a sequel to Romanticism indeed, mostly with an electric clean sound set-up, though he also provides fully acoustic sets by now, as well as the other far end of the Bard Art Spectrum thereby created, say electric crunch. In this way, thé modern bard has become suit for any context. It is not because he actually transcribes nearly forgotten, centuries-old poems into lyrics, that the music would be from the past, or just an accompaniment.
Not only is iCE KiNG’s music entirely new, it also evolves beyond the different genres of music as art; and not only is his music an absolute end in itself, it also explores the boundaries of what is expressively possible live by one man, often even mistaken for a group, absent not de facto played sounds though. While all this may sound complex, and certainly would be challenging to imitate adequately, catchiness and goosebumps are at the very heart of iCE KiNG. If it has to be filed at all, we recommend Bardrock for the Brave and Free. The others? They simply do not know what they are missing… Defying all rules of marketing and mass consumption, iCE KiNG probably has the most diverse audience in the world. Most performances take place in homeland Belgium, the United Kingdom and Germany.

The sung languages include mainly archaic English, but also Dutch, French, German, Swedish, Latin and ancient Greek, knowing that the abundant instrumental & vocal tunes are as universal as they can be.

Much more is to be found on the truly extensive Castlepage, best on computer:
iceking.be, iceking.se, iceking.uk, iceking.us or icekingmusic.com
facebook.com/icekingbe
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Cash much appreciated for the good old hat, merch etc. (to avoid currency conversion fees).
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