In 2005 they were still called Goudsmit, Trujillo, Vierdag, Vink when they released the successful CD Live Op Het Dak! released. They have now renamed themselves The Ploctones in order not to embarrass international presenters of radio shows and jazz festivals. The inventive music has still not changed and remains just as unpredictable as before. With their twenty-first-century jazz rock, they please
… the adventurous listener who likes to sway with the music. In the meantime they almost saddle their fellow musicians with a psychosis, because of the mysteries surrounding the changing time signatures and the unique tone combinations. 050 is rightfully a multi-layered CD that still proves to surprise after several listening turns. Just when you are used to the melodic antics of guitarist Anton Goudsmit and saxophonist Efraim Trujillo, the interplay between drummer Martijn Vink and bassist Jeroen Vierdag opens up a whole new world. Few bands are allowed to play so many different types of music so convincingly with their own sound. (AD)more
