The Traveler



There is more than one band known as Ditch 1) DiTCH ~ A Stoner Metal Band from The Netherlands Facebook Bandcamp DiTCH, as a band, hasn’t been around for that long, but the individual musicians have been roaming the Dutch music-scene since the 90’s! No newbies. January 2011 guitar player Eric Hazebroek (o.a. The Saturnine, Stream of Passion) rekindled his love the ultimate cult heroes of stoner rock, Kyuss, with a few of his old friends, to show the current generation where bands like Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures came from originally. Together with drummer Rui Duarte (ex-Willow, ex-27WaysToWin) and bass player Douwe de Wilde (ex-Daeonia, The Saturnine) he formed DiTCH. To kick-off 2011 the right way they made a selection of the dirtiest ‘hits’played by Kyuss and Slo Burn. A tribute set to celebrate the formation of a new band. Soon they were joined by David Dressen (Shroom) on vocals, after which they hit the rehearsal room. Stoner Rock as known in the mid 90’s was resurrected on that very spot. After almost 2 years the band was ready for the next step in their musical lives. To write their own material! Within a record breaking few weeks the band wrote several kicking tracks. 2013 Saw the band venture outside their hometown once more to spread their brand of loud, low-tuned stoner rock. So are you ready to rock?! DiTCH has got the know-how and the passion; blended together in a steaming live performance filled with recognizable features to the average stoner rock fan from back in the day and the aspiring fan of tomorrow. Gritty, low-tuned guitars, pounding drums filled with that desert groove, and vocals with soul. The band released their debut LP on December 23, 2013 and is available at Bandcamp. 2021 Was the return of the band, with a new line-up and some new songs. The EP Coldfoot, Alaska was unleashed and is a sign of what is to come, as the band is aiming to record their second full-length album at the start of 2022. DiTCH is: Eric Hazebroek // down-tuned guitar Douwe de Wilde // vox + bass Alexander de Goede // drums of doom 2). Ditch ~ Electronic Dance Music Since 1999, started listening to dance music, gradually got into minimal house music around 2000, and from 2001, started djing at various clubs with various artists. Since then, he has been seeking for music not only but also listenable as well as dancable, and started to create music since 2005. releases : Minibar 004 / Kimidori EP / may, 2006 Safari Electronique 012 / Link Set EP / sep, 2006 Microcosm Music 1016 / Macrofun vol 6 / sep, 2006 Op.disc 008 (with NAP) / oct, 2006 Kalimari 003 / U mesy U EP / oct, 2006 Goosehound 004 (with Nicholas Sauser) / Vizard EP / nov, 2006 Nomor 004 (V.A) / various artists 01 / july, 2007 Adjunct Digital 002 / Moonth / aug / 2007 Op.disc 015 (Album CD) / ditch weed / aug, 2007 remixes : unfoundsound 021 / david last : sporty ankles (ditch remix) / july, 2006 Network Records 001 / kruko : ready (ditch remix) / 2007 upcoming releases : Op.disc 013 / precede me EP / sep, 2007 Op.disc 016 / 2007 Schieber 005 Minibar 010 / compilation / 2007 Toys For Boys, Static Discos, ... Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.