Ton Scherpenzeel can't let it go. The 68-year-old is a musician through and through, neither Corona nor a heart attack, which he suffered in October 2019, stops him. For 49 years now (with a long break between 1981 and 1999) he has been the boss of Kayak, arguably the most important Dutch prog rock band besides Focus. Whereas: he would disagree with the last sentence, because he says: "We could play a concert exclusively with prog music, yes. But we are not a prog band. That would only be half the truth."
In a conversation with eclipsed, Ton Scherpenzeel is very relieved that he was able to reactivate kayak. The keyboard virtuoso, who is enthusiastic about the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, makes no secret of the fact that he has put a lot into producing a strong album with ingenious melodies and harmonic sequences. The chances of success of "Seventeen" are good, because with InsideOut Kayak have finally found a strong label partner to reach a bigger audience outside their home country.
eclipsed: Since the last album "Cleopatra - The Crown Of Isis" there have been some changes in Kayak's line-up. For example, the long-time lead singer Edward Reekers threw in the towel, but Bart Schwertmann, a strong vocal successor, joined in. How did you meet?
