Automatic Sam is a fourpiece from Nijmegen with roots in the legendary Magi… Read Full Bio ↴Automatic Sam is a fourpiece from Nijmegen with roots in the legendary Magic Barn in the far east of The Netherlands. The band was formed in early 2009 by Pieter Holkenborg (lead vocals / guitar), Rense Slings (guitar / vocals), Bob Hogenelst (drums / vocals) and Harm Wopereis (bass / vocals) and soon gets a great live reputation. Think of a speeding train of 70’s hardrock with rusty rivets attached to a wagon full of garage, some blues and all pulled by a locomotive fuelled by pure punk rock.
In November 2009 Automatic Sam releases “Hot Foot Oil”. The EP is widely praised: Well-known Dutch magazine OOR: “Lovely and cocky!” and Holland’s biggest platform for alternative music 3voor12: “Rough, but well thought rock album that never get boring”. “Hot Foot Oil” is sold out within a few months, both on CD and vinyl. The band is on the bill of festivals like Zwarte Cross, Valkhof Affaire and Paaspop plays the support show of bands like DeWolff, Claw Boys Claw, Orange Sunshine, and the entire Dutch tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Who is Bozo Texino? This mythical character from the American hobo culture, unshaven, unrestrained and hopping on freight trains without knowing his destination, was an inspiration for the album “Texino”. This full length debut contains twelve songs that tell the real story about the hobo Automatic Sam and his journey.
“Texino” was produced by Koen-Willem Toering (Woost) and Gijs Coolen (Woost / Coparck) and mastered by Pieter Kloos. Guest musicians are KW Toering, Otto Kokke (Dead Neanderthals) and Wout Kemkens (Shaking Godspeed). The record will be released on Suburban Records (CD) and Quadrofoon Records (Vinyl). Management and bookings are handled by SOZ Concerts.
Jesper Albers replaced drummer Bob Hogenelst in 2012. That year he was replaced by De Staat's drummer Tim van Delft to record the second full length album "Sonic Whip". Their bass player Harm Wopereis was replaced by Erik Harbers. Now they're on tour for "Sonic Whip" with drummer Jim Geurts who quits in 2014. In 2015, Automatic Sam finds a new drummer in Lars Spijkervet.
In November 2009 Automatic Sam releases “Hot Foot Oil”. The EP is widely praised: Well-known Dutch magazine OOR: “Lovely and cocky!” and Holland’s biggest platform for alternative music 3voor12: “Rough, but well thought rock album that never get boring”. “Hot Foot Oil” is sold out within a few months, both on CD and vinyl. The band is on the bill of festivals like Zwarte Cross, Valkhof Affaire and Paaspop plays the support show of bands like DeWolff, Claw Boys Claw, Orange Sunshine, and the entire Dutch tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Who is Bozo Texino? This mythical character from the American hobo culture, unshaven, unrestrained and hopping on freight trains without knowing his destination, was an inspiration for the album “Texino”. This full length debut contains twelve songs that tell the real story about the hobo Automatic Sam and his journey.
“Texino” was produced by Koen-Willem Toering (Woost) and Gijs Coolen (Woost / Coparck) and mastered by Pieter Kloos. Guest musicians are KW Toering, Otto Kokke (Dead Neanderthals) and Wout Kemkens (Shaking Godspeed). The record will be released on Suburban Records (CD) and Quadrofoon Records (Vinyl). Management and bookings are handled by SOZ Concerts.
Jesper Albers replaced drummer Bob Hogenelst in 2012. That year he was replaced by De Staat's drummer Tim van Delft to record the second full length album "Sonic Whip". Their bass player Harm Wopereis was replaced by Erik Harbers. Now they're on tour for "Sonic Whip" with drummer Jim Geurts who quits in 2014. In 2015, Automatic Sam finds a new drummer in Lars Spijkervet.
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Frank Glass
Saw you live in Emmeloord years ago. Still listen to this album.
Steven Thans
Why is'nt this best album you've produced on spotify??
Automatic Sam
@Luc Jeuken Ja, hoe moet dat dan gvd?! ;) Zet jij het er anders ff op. Dank alvast! Groet, Pieter
Luc Jeuken
@Automatic Sam kom op nerdjes zet gewoon zelf ff erop is geen moeite
Automatic Sam
Steven Thans Who knows in the far future. But we’re not working on anything right now.
Steven Thans
@Automatic Sam that's a shame.. things work in stranger ways. Is there another album I van look forward too?
Automatic Sam
Steven Thans Suburban Records removed all our music, videos, etc when we said we didn’t want to work with them anymore.