Solex is the stage name of Elisabeth Esselink (Delft, 1965), an Amsterdam-based musician and producer who started out as co-owner of a record shop in the city's red-light district. She built her distinctive lo-fi sound from samples of unsellable records, TV audio and secretly taped live performances, landing somewhere between indie rock, electronica and sound collage. Her debut 'Solex vs. the Hitmeister' (Matador, 1998) drew international attention and was later ranked among the best trip-hop albums of all time by Fact magazine.
Matador Records will release a vinyl version of 'Low Kick and Hard Bop' (2001) for the first time on 11 September 2026, expanded with the long-lost track 'Mr. Crockpot'.
Matador Records announced the 25th anniversary reissue of 'Low Kick and Hard Bop', the first time the album appears on vinyl.
Solex performed at Zuiderpark in The Hague and at Burgerweeshuis in Deventer as part of a series of Dutch concerts.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
