Album Notes

Fab is a Belgian-American hip hop blues band. Jazz drums, upright bass, Delta blues guitar, and a hip hop DJ team up for an eccentric sound from 21st century Chicago.

Bandleader and guitarist Fabien Van der Stappen is a native of Belgium. In gritty French and broken English, he proclaims -- and promises to cure -- the international vice grip of the blues.

Fab's first album, "I Didn't Choose the Mood" was released in 2005. In 2006, Fab participated in compilation Heavy Breathing VOL 1 “Bite it” on Normal records distributed in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The second album, "Incursions ostentatoires", is released on Label Travers in Belgium distributed by AMG in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. The new album features Swiss artist Chris Harper on harmonica, and the lead slide guitar work of Max Getzel from Urban Twang.

Van der Stappen has worked for many years as a sound engineer, and produces bands in Chicago for his own label, Fabsound Records. His influences include Willie Dixon, Tom Waits, G. Love, Beck, Portishead, Serge Gainsbourg, and an array of bluesmen.

Fabien Van der Stappen: vocals, guitars , zanza en lingala
Matt Fisher: upright bass
DJ Aaron Judlowe: turntables, drums programming, records research
Noel Brass Jr: Keyboards, Hammond M3
Frankie Palermo: drums
Chris Harper: harmonica
Laura Miller: backing vocal on 2
Max Getzel: lead slide guitar on 12
Carly Joy: vocal on 12
Aaron Mitter: upright bass on 6
Arlo Leach: jug on 9
Chuck Harling: tamani en bambara, shakers, hand claps

Samples extracted from Russ Burgess Method developing your esp powers p1972

Samples extracted from Aethiopia voices of nomads and shepherds copyright 1996 Cultures & communications recorded in Ethopia by Xavier Van der Stappen (XVDS22) used by permission .

Fresco Copyrights by Academie des beaux art de Binche (Belgium) thanks to Jean-Marc Watremez

www.fabsoundrecords.com for USA www.travers.be for Europe
produced, arranged and recorded by Fabien Van der Stappen at www.fabsound.info
excutive producer in Europe Jules Imberechts
mixed by Yves Baudhuin at Fabsound studio Chicago USA
mastered by Wade Alin
All songs written by Fabien Van der Stappen

.Fabsound records LLC 2113 west Walton street .Chicago IL 60622 USA

www.fabblues.com
Web designer Amber Glisson

Publishing rights: BMI : FAB VDS MUSIC Account#962242
Stanislas Huaux photos and graphism www.uo.be

In memory of Susan Greenberg and Chris.

Thanks to Stan , Amber, Aaron,Wade , Bruno, Sue, Benji, Jade , Bea , Jules, Marc Lelangue, Matt Fisher, Daniel Teafoe , Joey , Joelle, Xavier ,Renelde and Duke.

Phone – USA +1 773 227 1619 email fabienvander@aol.com
Phone – Europe +32 476 97 2142 email: jules.imberechts@travers.be