The Schizo's
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The Schizo's | |
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| Origin | Emmen, Netherlands |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1985–1988, 2008-present |
| Labels | none, own label |
| Members | Reinie Hummel, Marco Geerdink |
| Past members | Despo Kristel, René Timmer |
The Schizo's are a Dutch punkrock band from Emmen. The band was formed in the mid-1980s, broke up, and reformed in the 2000s.
The band was formed around 1985 in Emmen; the members (Despo Kristel on bass, René Timmer, and Reinie Hummel) were all heavily influenced by the American rock-and-roll and especially the New York City punk rock scene with bands like The Ramones, Johnny Thunders and New York Dolls.[1] In spring of 1987 they each took out a personal loan and raised 20,000 Dutch guilders (about € 9100,-) and booked a week in the Ballad Sound recording studio near the town of Gorinchem. To keep costs down they lived in a trailer on the local campground and relied on volunteers to help them out. In a single week they recorded 11 tracks, and did the final mix at Jaap Brünner's studio to make a final mix.
Since no record label showed any interest, they self-released 500 copies of the album. Lack of success and problems with alcohol and hard drugs, however, led to the band's downfall.
