Biography
Customs
Effective period / Period of releases: 2009 - 2018
Members: Ace Zec, Kristof Uittebroek, Joan Govaerts, Jelle Janse
Customs (founded 2008) is a Belgian indie/new wave band of four retrofuturists from Leuven. They are known for melody, atmosphere and mathematical edge. Influences detected by several journalists include: The House of Love, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Sound, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and Cocteau Twins.CUSTOMS is:
Kristof Marie August Albert Uittebroek (vocals, guitar)
Joan Willy August Govaerts (bass)
Jelle Florentius Mark Janse (guitar)
Ace Mirko Zec (drums)
On February 15th, 2018 customs announced officially that they quit after four albums (just before the official release of Customs - Magik) without a final tour or show.
The decision was made after a musical change of course which was not picked up by the radiostations and big festivals who were mainly interested in their "old" work.