KAFKA is the two-headed band of Dafne Holtland and Frank van Kasteren, an amalgamation of musical contrasts.

Bring those two worlds together and you get KAFKA. The musical walking hand-in-hand of two people who have exactly what the other does not. How does that sound? Cheerful and thoughtful. Sometimes bombastic melodic, at other times layered, soft and modest. Kafkaësk exciting, followed by the harmonic conclusions you hope for. With a languid raw undertone – rhythmic, burrowing and uplifting.. More »

blog: afraid of the forest

Jun 5, 2021

By: Dafne Holtland When I was little, we spent every holiday in nature. My brothers and I hardly brought any toys and had no tv, internet, phone or laptop. According to my mother we were never bored. In Sweden, where we went wild camping in Summer, my brothers and I...

blog: Dad

May 22, 2021

By: Frank van Kasteren Since I was young, I know that my father isn’t good at anything. As a kid I played at a football club, where all the dads were on the sideline. One by one they talked about that time they almost became professional soccer players, all single one...

blog: freedom

May 5, 2021

Freedom By: Dafne Holtland Today is May 5th, the day we all gather to dwell upon ‘freedom’ in The Netherlands. Although, a physical gettogether is currently not really possible, since the biggest part of the Dutch is working from home, cannot host more than two...

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She: a sky-blue voice. As ‘up’ as it gets. Light, lyrical, rounded, and harmonic, yet brazen as rock ‘n’ roll. Hand her an instrument and she’ll play, fingers flying with equal parts childlike innocence and formal training. That’s what happens when you learn to play classical music, are drawn into light (pop) music, and bring in the technique, ‘zhuzh’, and art of improvisation from the world of theater.

And what about him? Frank van Kasteren. Alternative songwriter.

A workhorse on any instrument, unpolished but skilled, and with a composer’s perfectionism. Seeks the surprise of musical contrasts, adds raw beats, and tinkers until it sounds as it should. An experienced songwriter, guitar player for various bands, and creator of beautiful LP’s.

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