[11/09] In 2004 The Go Find’s Dieter Sermeus floated into our musical realm on a cute paper sailboat, guitar in his hands, palm trees in the distance. After finding the right musical companions he took a stroll in the woods on his second Go Find record and now the band has disappeared in a cardboard landscape of blue mountains, with one golden peak towering in the back. Only judging from the artwork this could be the description of the musical road Dieter has traveled in the past 6 years. In reality his musical travels are more complex and started long before that. Dieter was born in 1975 and started playing in a guitar band when he was fifteen years old. Between 1997 and 2002 he fronted the band Orange Black, with whom he released three records on Atomic/Labelman. They played support for Pavement, followed by shows with Stereolab, Seam, Unwound and others. By 2001 Dieter’s love for electronics grew and with the help of his good friend Styrofoam, he recorded the first Go Find record “Miami” (2004), a perfectly constructed collection of crackled bedroom pop held together by Dieter’s high and dreamy voice. Mostly a solo effort at that point, but for the tours that followed Dieter put together a solid band. Subsequently “Stars on the wall” (2007) was a bigger record in many ways. It was a confident and optimistic indiepop album with more room for synths, yet still retaining a distinct sense of melancholy. The record featured ‘New Year’- a modest radio hit - and was followed by an extensive tour of Europe. In 2009 The Go Find featured on a Morr Music Compilation with a wonderful cover of Pink Frost by The Chills. This proved to be the perfect choice for a band that by now has embraced the dreamy sound of 80s synths and a good opportunity to include a female voice on a Go Find track. 2010 sees the release of the third Go Find record “Everybody knows it’s gonna happen, only not tonight”, a record full of youthful innocence where the only care in your life is whether or not to give that first kiss now or later. The growing pains, doubts and eventual escape seem inevitable. The album was recorded over a period of six months in Brussels and Antwerp, and is a continuation of the Go Find sound: dreamy pop songs built around swirling synths, acoustic guitars and Dieter’s distinct voice. Notable are the guest vocals of Lies Lorquet (Mintzkov) and new talent Karo, the overt influences of Pavement (‘Cherry Pie’) and Roxy Music (‘Heart Of Gold’), and an overall more carefree feel because of the up-tempo songs included on the record. “Everybody knows it’s gonna happen, only not tonight” will leave you with a warm and light feeling.

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