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The music of Bas Broekhuis is known for its sequential and rhythmic content also known as Berliner Schule (Berlin school). In his studio Bas plays and composes mostly on synthesizer, but on stage he likes to play, along good friends, on electronic drums, acoustic percussion and Rhythmstick (Proud owner of the world’s biggest collection of Rhythmsticks). Both keys and drums were mastered by himself.

Born out of a marriage of musical and creative parents in 1963, Bas, the youngest of four children, was the only one who didn't seem to be interested in music. Through education and his membership of “The Society for Young Scientists and Inventors” (NL), Bas concentrated on techniques. However, through these techniques, Bas started to build machines that could produce sounds in an electronic way. Influenced by Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Vangelis, he began to manipulate his own generated sounds. Together with a few friends of “The Society” , Bas started his first Electronic Music Band named 'El Sueno', which is Spanish for “The Dream”. After one concert and one radio broadcast, a new formation was founded with the same guys: “The Evolution Project” was born. But even this project was finished after one concert and one television broadcast. With one of the guys, Bas founded a new formation in electronic music, 'Live Support System'. But, history kept on repeating, after one concert this 'System' came also to a hold. After this period of six years of composing, performing and experimenting with sounds and music, Bas started to make music on a solo base. The result of this was the tape ' Face Behind the Mask', released on the first electronic music festival (KLEM-day) September '88 One year later, October 21, Bas and Ron Boots performed together as 'project 2.1' and released the double-tape 'Hydrhythmix'. From that time Bas contributed tracks or parts of it on a couple of CD’s from European artists like Mario Schönwälder, Ron Boots, John Kerr, Venja and many others. In 1991 the first solo CD 'The Escher Drawings' was released; an album that was inspired by the drawings of M.C. Escher. Since 1992 Bas can frequently be found on stage with his synthesizers, but mostly behind electronic drums and percussion together with Mario Schönwälder, Detlef Keller, Bernd Braun, John Kerr, Harald Grosskopf, Venja and many others. In 1995 the second solo album The Synchronicity Of Life was released. Beside live performances Bas is also busy with digital recordings and editing in his MIDI-and digital-audio based studio.

ALBUMS


Otarion, Broekhuis*, Arcanum & Nebula Drone & Something Completely Different
Music From EMiL 1
2003, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Invisible Shadows, ,
Electro/Ambient
Bas B. Broekhuis*
The Synchronicity Of Life
1996, CD, Album, Manikin Records
Schönwälder*, Broekhuis* & Müller*
Memories In Space
1994, CD, Album, Ltd, Mixed, Num, Manikin Records
Bas B. Broekhuis*
The Escher Drawings
1991
Ron Boots & Bas Broekhuis
Hydrythmix - Project Two Point One
1989, ,
Berlin-School
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Yellow
2017
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Red
2012
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Blue
2009, ,
Berlin-School
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Drei
2000
Kerrisma
Wet Dreams
1997, CD, Album, TBN Records
Keller & Schönwälder
Loops & Beats
1996
Mario Schönwälder, Bas Broekhuis & Friends
Spherical Bodies
1994
Detlef Keller
The Story Of The Clouds
1994
Niko Olofsen
Feeling Frequence
1991, Cass, Album, Synteam, ,
Ambient
Kontroll-Raum
Gate 23
2023, CD, Album, Ltd, Dig, Manikin Records, Mario Schönwälder Musikproduktion, ,
Berlin-School
Kontroll-Raum
Check In
2021
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Purple
2019, ,
Berlin-School/Downtempo
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Direction Green
2014
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Meditationen Zum Gottesdienst
2010
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Orange
2007
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Musique Des Machines
2005
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
The Hampshire Jam
2005
Kagermann, Keller, Schönwälder & Friends
The Liquid Session
2003, CD, Album, Manikin Records
Broekhuis, Keller, Schönwälder & Friends
The Annazaal Tapes
1999
Ron Boots - Eric van der Heijden & Friends*
By Popular Demand - More Live
1993
Arcanum & Friends
Klang-Raum-Wort X
2004, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Manikin Records

APPEARANCES +


Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder
Berlin - Culemborg
2013, DVD-V, NTSC, Manikin Records
Various
Evosonic 25 (Twentyfive Years Of Electronic Music Radio)
2022, 32xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Evosonic Records
Various
Rock (Die CD: Großartige Cover-Versionen Zum Buch: Teil 5)
2022, CD, Comp, Smplr, Sysyphus Verlag
Skoulaman
Byssed
2021, CD, Album, Groove Unlimited
Kontroll-Raum
Kontroll​-​Raum Live @ BYSS October 2nd, 2020
2021, 3xFile, WAV, Album, Manikin Records
Remy Stroomer
The Other Side
2020, CD, Album, Deserted Island Music
Mäläskä
First Day of Spring
2020, CD, Album, Deserted Island Music
Venja
Time Compiled
2020, 8xFile, WAV, Album, Comp, RM, Not On Label (Venja Self-released)
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder Feat. Raughi Ebert* & Thomas Kagermann
Repelen Revisited
2018, ,
Berlin-School/Modern Classical
Venja
Various Collections
2016, 11xFile, FLAC, Comp, RM, Art For Ears, ,
Ambient/New Age
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder Feat. Raughi Ebert* & Thomas Kagermann
The Repelen EP
2016
Venja
Unreleased (Music For Your Mind, Body & Soul)
2012, 7xFile, MP3, Comp, 256, Not On Label (Venja Self-released)
Various
Dutch Masters
2011, CD, Album, Comp, Groove Unlimited, ,
Berlin-School
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder Feat. Raughi Ebert* & Thomas Kagermann
Repelen 3
2010, CD, Album, Manikin Records
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder Feat. Raughi Ebert* & Thomas Kagermann
Live @ Dorfkirche Repelen 2
2008, 2xCD, Album, Manikin Records
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder Featuring Spyra & Bill Fox
Space Cowboys @ Jelenia Góra
2007, CD, Album, Ltd, Ricochet Dream, ,
Berlin-School
Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder Feat. Raughi Ebert* & Thomas Kagermann
Live @ Dorfkirche Repelen
2006, CD, Album, Enh, Manikin Records
Ricochet Gathering
Poland 2004 Demo Sessions
2005, 4xCDr, Ltd, Ricochet Dream
Fanger & Schönwälder
Analog Overdose "The Ricochet Dream Edition"
2004, 2xCD, Album, Ltd, Ricochet Dream
Ricochet Gathering
Poland 2004
2004, ,
Goa Trance/Synth-pop/Electro/Ambient
Various
Liquid Sound Volume 2
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Manikin Records, ,
Ambient/Berlin-School
Keller & Schönwälder
Noir
2003, ,
Berlin-School
Various
Manikin Records - First Decade 1992-2002
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Manikin Records, ,
Berlin-School
Bas Broekhuis - Detlef Keller - Mario Schönwälder*
Wolfsburg
2002, ,
Berlin-School
Braun*, Broekhuis, Keller, Schönwälder*, project inter.com
project inter.com
2001, CD, Album, Manikin Records
John Kerr
Amid The Angels - Spiritual Improvisations
1996, CD, Album, TBN Records
Mario Schönwälder
Solotrip
1996, ,
Berlin-School
John Kerr
Imminent Shadows (And Personal Memories)
1995, CD, Album, TBN Records
Venja
Cashmere Moon
1995, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
John Kerr
Forbidden
1994, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop/Ambient
Various
The Best Of Midi Award 1991
1991, CD, Comp, Start Label
John Kerr & Ron Boots
Offshore Islands
1990
Ron Boots
Dreamscape
1990, ,
Berlin-School
Eric Van Der Heijden
Lightning Times
1990
The System
Face Behind The Mask
1988, Cass, Album, Not On Label
Various
Manikin Records - Second Decade 2002-2012
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Manikin Records
Various
Awakenings 2006 Volume 2
2009
Various
Sequences No. 08
2007, CDr, Comp, RE, F.A.M.E.
Various
Awakenings 2007 Volume 1
2007
Various
Special CD Sampler E-dition #12
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, E-dition Magazine
Various
Schwingungen Auf CD Nr. 129 / 02 - 2006
2006, CD, Comp, CUE-Records, ,
Electro/Ambient
Various
To The Sky And Beyond The Stars - A Tribute To Michael Garrison
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Quantum Records, ,
Berlin-School
Various
Schwingungen Auf CD Nr. 121 / 06 - 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, CUE-Records
Various
Music From The Edge Vol. 9
2005, CDr, Comp, Margen
Various
Schrittmacher Tasty Tracks Vol.1
2004, CD, Album, Manikin Records, ,
Berlin-School
Keller, Schönwälder & Friends*
Eintrittskarte - 24. September 2004
2004, CD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Manikin Records, ,
Berlin-School
Various
Special CD Sampler E-dition #2
2004, CD, Promo, Smplr, E-dition Magazine
Various
E-Live 1999/2002
2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Groove Unlimited, ,
Electro/Downtempo/Ambient
Winfrid Trenkler
Schwingungen Radio Auf CD Nr. 82 - 03/2002
2002, CD, Comp, CUE-Records
Various
Music For The 3rd Millennium Vol. 3
2001, CD, Comp, Ltd, AMP Records, ,
Trance/Electro/Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Schwingungen-Club Presents New Instrumental Music
1995, CD, Comp, Motionmania Music
Various
Sequences No7
1994, Cass, Comp, F.A.M.E.
Various
Cycles Of Nature
1990, Cass, Album, Synteam, ,
Berlin-School
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 6
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records
Bas B. Broekhuis*
The Escher Drawings