BIOGRAPHY:
Roughly seven years ago, when no-one seemed really interested in playing garage punk
anymore, bassplayer Miss Jean decided that she wanted to put such a band together anyway,
with her (then) boyfriend Eric Danno. Within a couple of months a steady line up was ready
for the world - whether the world was ready or not. After a no-holds-barred period of
going through wild versions of just about all the classic 'Pebbles-type' songs they could
dig up, the band (by then named Ace-Tones, after a crappy old organ) were invited to
record an album for the German label Music Maniac, known for
their releases of Dead Moon, The Fuzztones and others. The release of this album (released
in 1993 as "Teen Trash, Vol.6") brought some enthusiastic reactions from all
over Europe, and even the United States.
What followed was an EP on the American Tombstone-label,
an EP on the Dutch Lada label (in shocking pink vinyl), and their 2nd album (called "Sixteen") was
released late 1996 by Henk's Crazy Diamond Records (Holland).
The bands latest releases are the album "In Your Eyes", on the Perfect Sound
Forever! label (Holland, 1997) and a track on the "Trendy" punk compilation (on
Trend Is Dead records, USA 1998).
A split single with the Australian band MeMeMe
is on its way on the Australian Phantom label, featuring the
anthem for sixties 'nozems' "OUWE PUCH", being the first (and last) Ace-Tones
song in Dutch ever!
All over Holland, the Ace-Tones gained quite a reputation as a live band, playing local
smalltown clubs to the famous Amsterdam Paradiso and the prestigeous 'Noorderslag'
festival in Groningen. Jazz-veteran saxophone player Hans Dulfer jammed with the Ace-Tones on Vpro national
radio, and Ace-Tones Eric and Rob toured Europe with Rudi Protrudi (the Fuzztones)
as Link Protrudi and the Jaymen. Two years (and lots of
Ace-Tones gigging) after this, they teamed up with Link Wray himself, no less, and
recorded an album together called "Shadowman" and a live album called
"Walking Down A Street Called Love". Also with Link, they played for the BBC
(Radio One and BBC TV Scotland), and toured Europe and Australia (!) as Link Wray and his
Ace-Men.
In the fall of 1998, lead singer Ad "Ace" van Dijk moves to Canada; although the Ace-Tones never officially split up, there will be "a drastic decrease concerning the gigging frequency". Ad will probably put together a similar band in Canada, Eric plays garage beat (and sings) in The Napoleons, Rob drums in Rough'n'Tumble and rumour has it that Jeannemieke and Andre are planning a surf combo... but the legacy of the Ace-Tones will always remain. .