The Gentry
Настоящее имя: The Gentry
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Dutch Post-Punk/Goth-Rock/Darkwave project founded in 1984 in Wormer, North Holland. An early band name was Plaisir Mortel. First album "Fragments Of Truth" was broadcasted by British DJ John Peel in his radio show. The Gentry recorded two more albums, toured the Netherlands during the 1980s and split up in 1991. The band reunited in 2007 for the release of a new album which came out in 2010 and also played live again. Original lineup consisted of Hans Postel (voc), Laurens Vreedevoort (g), Louis/Luis Nagtegaal (b) and André Berkhout (dr). Marco Siderius joined as a multiinstrumentalist during their revival period. Berkhout ("Berken in Azie") and Vreedevoort ("LaurensVredevoort") are regular visitors of uploaded The Gentry albums on YouTube, answering questions and sharing info about the band. Vreedevoort also published multiple live recordings and unreleased material of the band on his own channel. Vocalist and lyricist Hans Postel passed away in the summer of 2021 – there is no information available about Nagtegaal's whereabouts. Therefore, as of today, the status of the band is unknown.