-> ROEL JACOBS:

Donkey's Choice on Roel Jacobs:

1997 THE SEATSNIFFERS (CD, Rowyna RW 5015) - The first album of the Seatsniffers took the Belgian roots scene by storm, even threatening to cross-over to an unsuspecting dEUS-crowd... A beautiful sight it was, with 'Pulp Fiction' still being the cinematic hype of the day, to see teenagers get haphazardly acquainted with the works of Johnny Otis, Ray Sharpe and of course the Seatsniffers themselves. There is no escaping from Roel's Saxin' in this Raunchy pool of Rhythm & Blues with a 5 O' Clock Shadow. Artwork was provided by Amsterdam's Tattoo Artist Hanky Panky (aka Henk Schiffmacher), on whose 2004 Exposition Roel would be teaming up with Gunter and 'Dizzy' Dave Reniers for a 1 time 'opening night'-performance ...-

1998 ALL OF THIS (CD, Rowyna RW 5015) - Seatsniffers' 2nd offering providing us with more bumps 'n' grinds and Roel's Hunky Dory Honkin'... Contains 'Are You Gonna Be The One'... A Greaser's Delight! Also, 'Don't Gimme That' has a very interesting 'Wet Towel Slap'-groove... courtesy of SKC?"

1999 BORN AGAIN...FREE FROM SIN (CD, Rowyna RW 5035) - Years before the 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou' craze, Country Gospel was Big In Belgium and it was all thanks to The Seatsniffers! This was a souped up invitation to embrace The Louvin Brothers, George Jones, Jim & Jesse and get in close contact with Their Maker...Produced by The Palladins' Thomas Yearsley!-

2001 SHAKEDOWN (CD, Rowyna RW 5050) - With this album The Seatsniffers acknowledge their love for Country for the first time on record. 'That's It' and Steve Earle's 'The Devil's Right Hand' add a whole new dimension to their sound. Roel goes bezerk in the multi-layered horn arrangements of the Pitched Up Polka 'Make My Dream Come True'. -

2004 LET'S BURN DOWN THE CORNFIELD (CD, Sonic Rendezvous SRV 016) - 6th album of the Seatsniffers takin' it yet another step further... Not only do we get the fabulous Bluegrass Boogiemen to appear as a guest band on 'Depression's Got Me Again', but also you can see the first sign of The Seatsniffers going in a more Singer-Songwriter direction with their choice to cover Randy Newman's 'Let's Burn Down The Cornfield' and especially the Walter Broes penned 'It'll Never Come To Light'. This song highlights their willingness to drift away from the melodic mathematics of a genre, all for the sake of a song!-