A2 / 2016 / Album, 12 songs / Collaboration with Jokūbas Čižikas

Presented at: Helicotrema at Centrale Fies, Dro (IT), 2016; Jan van Eyck Open Studios, Maastricht (NL), 2016;

All songs written by David Bernstein except Oh Amsterdam! written by Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson. All songs produced by Jokūbas Čižikas.
Vocals by: David Bernstein, Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson, Géraldine Longueville, Diego Tonus, and choir (Alina Schmuch, Antje Guenther, Beny Wagner, Linda Dostalkova, Marco Gobbi, Marine Delgado, Meri Linna, Pieter Paul Pothoven, Jokūbas Čižikas)

This concept album consists of sing-a-long mantra songs written for the towns you pass on the 'A2' highway between Amsterdam and Maastricht.

Lyrics Booklet (PDF)

Created while on residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, with support by the Mondriaan Fonds.





1. Amsterdam - Oh Amsterdam!




2. Abcoude - ABC Oude




3. Breukelen - Breukelen Dierentuin




4. Utrecht - Utrecht Uw Broek Aan




5. Everdingen - Forever Thinging in Everdingen




6. Zaltbommel - A Rumble and Bumble for Zaltbommel




7. Best - Best West has the Worst Wurst




8. Eindhoven - Eindhoven is the End of Heaven




9. Weert - Weert is Weird




10. Echt - Echt Waar Psycho Car




11. Born - I was Born in Born




12. Maastricht - Mama is Strict






Exhibition at Jan van Eyck Academie Open Studios, Maastricht, 2016
Audio installed in my Fiat Multipla car together with lyric sheets, Photo: Sophia Holst






Exhibition at Helicotrema, Centrale Fies, Dro, 2016
Helicotrema is an annual recorded audio festival. Here it took place at Centrale Fies, a performing arts center in the mountains of northern Italy.