Goem started mid 1996 when Roel Meelkop gave Frans de Waard a small electronic device, which he found in a thriftshop in Rotterdam. The device was called the Student Stimulator. Until today it is unknown what it was used for, but most likely it was part of a research program exploring the mysteries of human sleep. The machine just generates pulses, of which speed and intensity can be changed. Frans dabbled around with the machine using Steve Reich's Phase Shifting techniques and presented a demo back to Roel, who thought it was 'interesting', but not as an end-result. Upon his suggestion, the two re-worked the original demo, by adding sound effects, analogue synthesizers and filtering.Goem's sound is better described as minimal pulse (techno) rather than 'glitch' or 'clicks & cuts'. In best Dutch tradition, Goem shows techno in its purest form.
Goem have released works on Raster Music, Noise Museum, Staalplaat and in the near future on Ash International, Ethernity, Fourth Dimension and 12K. Goem have been part of compilations by Mille Plateaux, 12K, Bip Hop and have remixed tracks of David Kristian, Ultra Milkmaids, Super Furry Animals and Auch.
www.beequeen.nl/de_Waard/ (english)
Latest record (dutch only):
 
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