Home Of Aging Memories

HOAM

A Prog collective that aims to redifine belgian music. A new flavour within the genre. A home of aging memories!

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HOAM

HOAM is the musical brainchild of Jeroen 'Bartje' De Vos (bass player in L’itch, MakiMura, replacements in Hippotraktor,…), a multi-instrumentalist from Aalst who combines experimental synths with heavy guitars and fragile melodies. The band features an interesting lineup with members from Barvo/MakiMura/L’itch and Anna Lies (/Shevolver).

HOAM stands for 'Home Of Aging Memories’. Whether it's your first kiss, an unforgettable trip with friends, or the loss of someone important to you, these moments may only last for seconds, minutes, hours, or days, but they become memories that last a lifetime.

The songs are inspired by Jeroen's aging memories.

Expect heavy guitars, experimental synths and fragile melodies.

The first EP was produced and recorded in cooperation with the duo Tim Toegaert (Fleddy Melculy, Parlor, Janez Detd, Dearly Deported, Helmut Lotti, Johan Verminnen, Urbanus…) and Stef Exelmans (audio producer, musician in ATMOSPHRS, mixer, and sound engineer).

Singles

HOAM has released 4 singles. The first one is called "Broken Time". "Broken Time" is a song about incompetent leadership and about sheep following the wrong shepherd.

Our second single is called “Prayer,” a song about loss. This song is inspired by the loss of a family member of Jeroen, who was only 19 years old at the time. It is a literal prayer, asking God why life is as unfair as it is.

Our latest single is called “Darwin,” a song about demons, setting aside differences, and finding inner peace. At least, that's what we think! As a little experiment, we wrote this song and went with the first words that came to our minds, without making any changes to it at all (with the exception of some grammar). The subconscious soul, free to say what it wants to say.

A very special one is our cover of the song "Louie Bag", originally by Yebba. We made it our own and teamed up with an amazing singer from Ghent named Marie De Graeve. Her incredible voice elevates this track to a higher atmosphere.

What People Are Saying

“We horen een knappe afwisseling van sober eenvoudige strofes, overgoten met een weelde aan gitaren en gelaagde vocals in een overweldigend sterk refrein. De track [Broken Time] eindigt met grimmige gitaren die snijden tot op het bot met sterk drumwerk van Renaat Roels (ook bij Anna Lies), dat virtuoos samenvloeit in een sound die ons zelfs even aan Tool doet denken." - Luminous Dash”

— Luminous Dash

“Met hun sound die lijkt te twijfelen tussen progrock, stoner en grunge, hadden ze dan ook wel ideaal materiaal om die taak te voltooien. Los van het feit dat de mix bij momenten wat flets en rommelig klonk, was de poging van HOAM bovendien meer dan verdienstelijk. Zeker naar de tweede helft van de set toe klonken de nummers redelijk gewaagd en experimenteel, wat het reeds aanwezige publiek toch al een pak aandachtiger deed luisteren. Ondanks dat de omstandigheden dus niet echt ideaal waren om veel zieltjes te winnen, was het gisteren redelijk duidelijk dat HOAM wel wat potentieel in handen heeft.”

— Dansende beren

De zang in het refrein klinkt zelfzeker en vol. Prachtig hoe contrasten hier intelligent ingezet werden. Een knappe gitaarsolo daartussen maakt dit sonische rockkunstwerk helemaal af. “O God”. Op deze manier bidden zelfs wij graag mee.