May 22, 2000
Alan Case and his band will perform their first show in support of the Bee & Bee Records CD DARK MATTER. Case told the web site, "We now have a 9 head band (besides myself: Eddy Bopp, Raymond Hallatu, Eric Swinkels on keyboards & guitar, Jürgen Fleskens on bass guitar, Jos Netto on drums, Vivian Peters, Eveline Cloin & Maud Streutjens doing backing vocals). The date is 23 June. The show starts at 20.00. We will play at around 21.00 and the evening will be opened by Anomaly, another Bee & Bee signed band. Their stuff is entirely instrumental and very technical, a bit like Dream Theater. By the way, tickets cost fl. 17,50 and are available at the Stadsschouwburg in Sittard (the location), phone number: 046-4524400".
Once again on June 23rd, Alan Case will perform live at the Stadsschouwburg in Sittard. The show will start at 20.00 CET and is sponsored by Bee & Bee Records. Tickets will be fl. 17.50 each.
In other news, Case's first single The Borderline is getting hot airplay on Dutch Radio.
February 27, 2000
On 11:30 AM CET today, Alan Case appeared on National Dutch Radio for the first time. He appeared on the Radio 3 FM show Zondagskint where he and his band performed three songs off DARK MATTER: I Wonder Why, Crawl Out Of These Mountains, & The Borderline.
Also, it appears that Alan Case's music has been playing on both Radio 2 & 3 for some time. Now it can be said that Dutch Radio has gotten Wide Awake to the music of Alan Case!
February 6, 2000
More reviews have come in for Alan's latest CD DARK MATTER. And both are pretty favorable, too. One is from The Dutch Progressive Rock Page (www.dprp.vuurwerk.nl) and the other is from a Dutch AOR site, Strutter (www.anglefire.com/strutteraol).
To check them out, please look in the REVIEWS section. Also note that the WIDE AWAKE reviews can still be seen. Just click the Wide Awake album cover on the main page.
January 30, 2000
Here's a sample of Progressive World's review:
"A new title, a new sleeve and hopefully a brand new start for Case whom with Dark Matter delivers one of the best albums ever in Holland's history of pop music. Opening track "I Wonder Why" is a completely new song and boy what a song! Raymond Hallatu's voice really is world class and fits neatly into the mix of the song. I can't understand why Ton Scherpenzeel auditioned this guy for his new Kayak project but in the end let the guy go!? Raymond: do hang out with Alan Case for a very long time and lend your voice to his great compositions. You are a remarkable team and the synergy between the two of you can be felt by us, the listener..."
To see the complete review on Progressive World, click HERE.
January 8, 2000
On the 5th, Alan Case appeared on Dutch television SBS6. He was interviewed on the Dutch programme Hart van Nederland about his career and his current release DARK MATTER. Case did a full live version of "The Borderline" with Raymond Hallatu (vocals), Eddy Bopp (lead guitar), Eveline Cloin (guitar, backing vocals) and Jos Netto (a drummer/percussionist, from Raymond's former band Mojoe).
Also this bit from Bee & Bee Records:
Alan Case - Dark Matter is available via more than 200 shops in The Netherlands!
Case's DARK MATTER is available now at most of Holland's best record stores; especially Free Record Shop. You can also order the album from many of Europe's fine CD shops & importers.
December 1, 1999
For all of Alan Case's European fans...
THE WAIT IS OVER!!!
Bee & Bee Records released his long awaited European release DARK MATTER. On their web site at www.distribee.com, they are selling the album for 39.95 Fl (Dutch). You can order directly from Bee & Bee by e-mail at order@distribee.com. Or simply visit their website.
And if that wasn't enough, he's already getting big press early in its release from iO Pages. Issue #23, already out, features a full length interview with Alan Case as well as a review of his new album.
And on top of all that, Progression Magazine in the US will feature a review of his album in their next issue that's also due out this month.
October 11, 1999
Bee & Bee Records opened its website recently. The URL is www.distribee.com. On that site, they list Alan Case's upcoming album DARK MATTER as coming in the Fall and already have its CD cover published. Also in the section, they release this statement:
Finally, Alan Case will be released by Bee & Bee Records in Europe. 'Dark Matter' is a follow up of his debut album 'Wide Awake' which unfortunately was only available in Japan. 'Dark Matter' includes the best numbers of 'Wide' Awake and three new ones (including a Dutch version of his former title song as a bonus track!).
Keep checking with Bee & Bee Records for further official updates and release dates of Alan Case's next masterpiece. Special thanks to the good folks at Bee & Bee!
October 10, 1999
Well, things are definately moving! The World Wide Awake now has a new look for easier web browsing. Also Bee & Bee should be gearing up for Alan's new album DARK MATTER. November is still the month that it'll be released. When more information is forthcoming, it'll be posted here on this site.
September 1, 1999
Alan Case has completed recording the last of his new songs that will be in his debut European release on Dutch label Bee & Bee Records. The album will be called "Dark Matter".
At the moment, Alan is nearing the final stages of remastering and editing the songs, which will mainly come from his 1997 Japanese release "Wide Awake". Along with some new songs, Alan has added new instruments into the mix, including drums and violin to give the album a less mechanical and more organic feel. Nevertheless, keyboards will dominate his work on the album.
Bee & Bee Records should receive the final master by the end of September. According to Alan, November is still the likely date when Bee & Bee will release "Dark Matter".
August 2, 1999
A new sound file has been added to this web site. "Nightlife", which was written with his previous band Mystix, will be one of the new songs to appear on his first European release DARK MATTER. The sound file is in the WAV format and is from a demo copy. Some sound degredation may be apparent.
On his new album, Alan has utilized even more session musicians for his album. And he has also added drums and violin to the number of instruments that will be on the album to date. No further details on studio work and/or the record label. However all indications appear to be good for Bee & Bee Records releasing the album on schedule.
Stay tuned for further details!
July 23, 1999
After a short summer vacation, Alan Case has returned to the studio to begin recording for the first album (entitled DARK MATTER) with his new label Bee & Bee Records. According to Alan, he has signed a three album, long term contract with the Dutch label.
He is right now recording a song from his days at Mystix. The song is "Nightlife". According to Alan, there will actually be two new songs included into the first album, which will also contain remastered editions of the songs from WIDE AWAKE.
According to Alan, the initial release is slated for a November release.
June 21, 1999
Here is the latest word from Bee & Bee Records:
The Europian release of the album "Dark Matters" will take place November this year. Next to the famous songs of the "Wide Awake" album, there will be 3 new songs.
Right now I can't give you any information about the contract, the only thing I can tell you is that Bee & Bee Records will do everything to make this coming album worldwide known. Alan is a great artist and erudite man. This man deserves it.
At this moment, Bee & Bee Records is very busy making a website. This will be a great site containing real-audio and ordering services. Bee & Bee Records has its own distribution channel, called Distribee. Bee & Bee Records has also the exclusive rights to distribute all Musea ( and related labels ) in The Netherlands starting the 1st of December 1999. We will also sell Alan Case via Musea in other contries.
Prog on!
Dolores Bremer
Bee & Bee Records / Distribee
P.O. Box 18612
2502 EP The Hague
The Netherlands
phone ++31.70.3644328
fax ++31.70.4273995
e-mail: beebee@euronet.nl
Well, you've heard it here! The album will be renamed DARK MATTERS and it will be available in Europe in the fall with three new songs. Things are finally happening!
More news to come...
June 14, 1999
Well, for those of you who have been watching this web site since its inception...
THE WAIT IS OVER!!!!!!!
Alan Case has just inked an agreement with Dutch record label Bee And Bee Records. He will release a new version of his debut album on that label sometime in the fall of this year.
More deatils will be forthcoming soon.
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