Jimmy Diamond

Jimmy Diamond’s sweeping blend of roots rock and americana enshrines fleeting moments like a grand ritual fire. It comes with the territory for Jim Zwinselman, Ruud Gielen and Floris Poessé. Their base of operation isn’t some frenzied metropolis like Amsterdam, Paris or New York. The Dutch trio hang their coats and hats amidst natures splendor of Lemele, Overijssel, where the quietude spells out the gravity of one’s surroundings. The symphony of frogs and crickets at night, the hiss of rustling plant life in the breeze, the soft rumble of distant tractor engines.

The band were set to record music for their forthcoming record, so the three musicians hired a camping van and embarked on a road trip across the EU, mining experiences along the way as fuel for a fresh collection of songs; laughing like children, howling like wolves, sleeping like dogs.

Jimmy Diamond’s journey eventually led them to the US where they had an eventful two-week recording stint at Kevin Ratterman’s Invisible Creature studio in Los Angeles. Since Ratterman produced many of the members’ favorite records – for example Madrugada - Chimes of Midnight / Ray LaMontagne - Ouroboros / Jim James - Uniform Distortion. With Ratterman acting as the de facto fourth member– filling the melodic space with synth and piano textures – many of that week’s day-to-day affairs freewheeled their way into the recordings that ultimately led to the You Radiate LP (Excelsior Recordings 2023).