Canterbury Scene

Anglo-Dutch band the Relatives formed in the late 1980s, when Jack Monck and Willem Jan Droog met in London.

Both had been involved in and influenced by the UK's Canterbury scene bands. Jack played in Delivery with the Miller brothers and Pip Pyle, collaborated with members of Henry Cow and had worked with the legendary Syd Barrett. Willem had been leading his own band Slipover in Holland. Marc Hadley and Kees Meijlink were recruited and Relatives regularly toured and recorded in Holland, Belgium and the UK until the early 1990s.

After a lengthy hiatus, the band regrouped and enjoyed the experience so much that they recorded a new album between September 2006 and May 2007.

Featuring a combination of original songs and instrumentals, the Relatives' eclectic and personal style, combines elements of jazz, pop and latin flavours