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"Outsider ‘space jazz’ pop oddities from a true underground hero, at 83 years old Ronald Langestraat is finally having his time round the sun. Latin jazz inflections meet stuttering computer rhythms and Ronald’s mournful voice in a hotel lobby on the ISS; guaranteed gigantic discovery for fans of Chick Corea, Jimi Tenor, Surprise Chef, Tara Clerkin, Mauskovic Dance Band."
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A gig held at Strange Brew on Sunday 8th March. The event starts at 19:00.
Strange Brew
presents
Ronald Langestraat
+ special guests
Sunday 8th March 2026
19:00 - 22:30
_________________________
RONALD LANGESTRAAT
In the early 1980s, Ronald Langestraat was one of the mainstays of the Amsterdam jazz scene; he played in jazz bands like Cascada and Ritmo Natural. At that time, he also started to search for his own sound – a spacy mix of jazz, soul and groovy salsa. Ronald went on a space mission, resulting in a psychedelic, otherworldly, pristine and personal sound. Fast forward to 2022 and Langestraat’s peculiar cosmic pop has never sounded more relevant.
MARTHA ROSE
Martha Rose is an English musician living in Berlin. Her new album “Close to Close” was produced with and mixed by ET (Discovery Zone, John Moods) in Neukölln. The album uses sampled voices, water, flutes, and breathy synth sounds alongside drum machines and a collection of vintage Yamaha keyboards to create a minimal and intimate space.
This work is an organic and introspective meditation, which began over the lonely months of lockdown. Influenced by Daniel Johnston, Anna Domino, Laurie Anderson and Kate Bush, the album tenderly explores the almost-knowing of love, through an 80s outsider art pop lens.
The album mourns closeness gone cold and the quiet loss of unspoken intimacy, building a shrine around feelings and relationships that melt away into the night. Based on personal experience, mythical characters and abstract dreams, ‘Close to Close’ is a tender and defiant exploration of love.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
presents
Ronald Langestraat
+ special guests
Sunday 8th March 2026
19:00 - 22:30
_________________________
RONALD LANGESTRAAT
In the early 1980s, Ronald Langestraat was one of the mainstays of the Amsterdam jazz scene; he played in jazz bands like Cascada and Ritmo Natural. At that time, he also started to search for his own sound – a spacy mix of jazz, soul and groovy salsa. Ronald went on a space mission, resulting in a psychedelic, otherworldly, pristine and personal sound. Fast forward to 2022 and Langestraat’s peculiar cosmic pop has never sounded more relevant.
MARTHA ROSE
Martha Rose is an English musician living in Berlin. Her new album “Close to Close” was produced with and mixed by ET (Discovery Zone, John Moods) in Neukölln. The album uses sampled voices, water, flutes, and breathy synth sounds alongside drum machines and a collection of vintage Yamaha keyboards to create a minimal and intimate space.
This work is an organic and introspective meditation, which began over the lonely months of lockdown. Influenced by Daniel Johnston, Anna Domino, Laurie Anderson and Kate Bush, the album tenderly explores the almost-knowing of love, through an 80s outsider art pop lens.
The album mourns closeness gone cold and the quiet loss of unspoken intimacy, building a shrine around feelings and relationships that melt away into the night. Based on personal experience, mythical characters and abstract dreams, ‘Close to Close’ is a tender and defiant exploration of love.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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