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Mike Schepers

Vocals and guitar. Also copywriter, teacher and father. Pop encyclopedia on two legs. Sixties music fan. Physical characteristics: tall, dark glasses, aerodynamic haircut. Equipment: Rickenbacker guitar, Vox AC 30 amp.

Wrote the Mashed Potatoes songs: In Despair, Every Single Day, Do You Want Me To Touch You Baby, Wonderful, Braindead, Friday Evening, Such Good Friends, Sweet Sweet Song, Think It Over, My Biggest Fan, It's Magic, Wasted, It's Strange, Hey Johnny

Peter vd Meer

Vocals, keyboards and guitar. Performer by calling, sound freak and total abstainer. Also sound man and web designer. Being tall, he likes to play beach volleyball in the summer. He has a broad musical tase with a special liking for groovy soul and rock. Physical characteristics: 'lean and mean'. Equipment: Rhodes stage piano/Fender Pro Reverb amp and a Roland Juno 60 Synth.

Wrote the Mashed Potatoes songs: Can I Trust You, My Love, Mmm, I Gotta Move, Yes I Was, Wait Up!, It Frightens Me, Surf Survivor, My Turn, Mexican Donkey Ride, Make Me, Up & Over, Come Here All The Time, Stay Awake, Mindcruise, What Have You Done To Me.

Robbie vd Meer

Bassguitar and backing vocals. Also handyman, piano tuner and band bookkeeper. Broad musical taste. Aside from the bass he likes to play piano and banjo. Loves classical music as well as commercials. Physical characteristics: 'lean and mean'. Equipment: Fender Precision bass, Hiwatt amp.

Wrote the Mashed Potatoes songs: The Polar bear And Me, Dreamer In My Room, Malibu, Malibu, Watch it, Yes Or No, Come Dancing, Lisa, Never Fall In Love Again

Marijn Kunst

Drums and percussion. Also gardener. Capable of drinking coffee, smoking and driving a car at the same time. He has a broad musical taste: as long as it swings, grooves or rocks. You can find him doing percussion sessions for other bands' records on a regular basis. Equipment: Slingerland drum kit.

biography

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history

1994: debut album 'The Mashed Potatoes'
1997: record deal Spanish label Munster Records
1998: mini-cd 'Do You Want Me To Touch, You, Baby?'
1998: Dutch tour (support of Skik)
1998: Spanish tour, headliner
1998: Crossing Border Festival, Den Haag
1998: International Pop Overthrow Festival, Los Angeles
2000: cd 'Up & Over'
2000: live tv debut TMF Showcase
2002: sabbatical
2003: private studio finished
2004: promo-cd 'It's Magic'

reviews

Assorted press quotes on 'Up And Over'.

AMPLIFIER (USA):

'...The Mashed Potatoes' Up and Over! delivers on the promise of their earlier releases by dishing out ridiculously catchy, high-energy guitar-pop at almost every turn.'

LIVE-XS (NL):

'...The iron-strong and super-cool songs are like a cool breeze on a hot summer day. (...) The real music lover does not have to search on.'

FRET (NL):

'...It's clear this band has made an enormous progression since the mini-CD Do You Want Me To Touch You, Baby? of 1997. The songs on Up And Over are fresh and catchy: cheerful up-tempo songs that make you want to be in sunnier places.'

LEIDSCH DAGBLAD (NL):

'...The sounds of Mashed Potatoes make you think of sunshine, a sunny terrace and a good beer. (...) Every single song is a catchy one, and after 10 minutes you just wanna sway to their sound.'

ALLES OP 10 (NL):

'...This is good guitar-pop (...), a beautiful open sound, with room for an occasional organ riff and beautiful backing harmonies. (...) What truly amazes me is that such a nice band, that has been around for quite a while, needs a Spanish record company (!) to market their record in our own country.'

MUSIC MAKER (NL):

'...good memories of The Knack, The Romantics and The Kinks. The ballads Sweet Sweet Song and Such Good Friends and the ingenious Malibu, Malibu can compete with Big Star and XTC. Up and Over is a record that will fill your room with sunshine.'

OPSCENE (NL):

'...Up and Over has become a very good third record. Rock 'n' roll bursting with pleasure, surf-punk that makes water flow into the living room, the sixties in four digits: 2,0,0,0. Contemporary and with exactly the right noticeable influences. The Ventures covering a Stones song, followed by Ray Davies and consorts beating the brothers Beach Boy in a surf-match.(...) Go and see the group perform a sparkling show and afterwards play Up and Over to enjoy them again.'