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Dutch songwriter Bart Dietvorst and Australian singer GD Allan met in Melbourne in the Dandenong Ranges. Bart is well known in The Netherlands for his associations with bands such as Wealthy Beggar and 2nd Place Driver, with whom he has released several albums. GD is a well known musician and singer in Melbourne and Tasmania, having hundreds of gigs under his belt, and several independent albums. In 2008, Bart took the year off work in Europe and went to live in Melbourne, Australia. He met GD, showed him some sketches of songs, GD wrote lyrics and vocal arrangements and hung out in his pyjamas. They wrote and recorded a full length album together. They shifted Bart’s couch, turned his living room into a makeshift studio, bought a cheap microphone, guitar and borrowed GD’s daughter’s ukulele. To keep the creative and spontaneous vibe going they kept almost all first takes of every recording session. Thus, the album has a loose, live feel. Before Bart returned to the Netherlands,