Blue Electric Sun

Blue Electric Sun and the pursuit of sonic happiness

Gert-Jan van der Hout and Boudewijn van der Lecq have been working together since the early nineties, first, like almost every young and aspiring musician, playing in various coverbands. At the start of this century they decided to continue their pursuit of sonic happiness as a two-piece, writing and recording their own songs. The first album, Under Current, was released in 2000, using Number Nine as the name for their music project. Under Current got some good reviews in the Dutch and British music press, but airplay was limited. They never really split, but Gert-Jan and Boudewijn wandered of to different musical and other adventures.

During the pandemic Gert-Jan built a home studio and started working on some unreleased songs he and Boudewijn had written. The two got together again and recorded an album with old and new material. They changed their name to Blue Electric Sun and the album Ghost Radio Songs was released in the spring of 2020.

Working on Ghost Radio Songs brought new inspiration and lots of new songs were written. In 2022 Gert-Jan and Boudewijn recorded their third album: Shoreline Gold Love Quest. Although almost all of it was recorded by the two of them, they knew a band was needed to bring the album to the stage. They recruited additional musicians to make sure the complex instrumentation and intricate harmonies of Shoreline Gold Love Quest can be heard live – the way the songs were intended.