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ones to watch: goose

ONES TO WATCH - Goose

This year has definitely been a good one for electronic artists, particularly those who combine rough electronica with a stadium rock attitude. As we slide into yet another new year, Justice, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism, Hot Chip et al can al...

TOUGH AT THE TOP - Renaat Vandepapeliere / R&S Records

Back in the day, R&S Records were hailed as dance music pioneers. They unleashed Detroit techno on an unsuspecting European audience and were key players in the first rave revolution. Then after more than a decade at the top, they sold out, b...

TODAY WE LIKE: Urban jewellery

TODAY WE LIKE: Urban jewellery

Neatly integrated into their urban surroundings, the art of Belgian designer Liesbet Bussche looks out of the ordinary in the most seamless way. The above-seen gigantic ear stud – which is really just a concrete ball – is one of several pieces of...

R&S Records

R&S Records revived

Seminal Belgian electronic music label R&S Records is to return. R&S's impact on electronic music has been immense and its influence is still felt today. Arguably one of electronic music's best known record labels, R&S released record...

Deetron

Fuse presents Deetron

Deetron from Bern, Switzerland has the great honour to release an album for the Belgian club Fuse. Deetron, who has his roots in Hip-Hop and developed a fascination for Detroit and Chicago sounds later, joins the list of DJ / producers with names...

Henri Pousseur - Pétales de Rêve

Henri Pousseur - Pétales de Rêve

Stockhausen contemporary Henri Pousseur is a Belgian avant-garde composer best known for his improbable serial compositions. In 2008, Pousseur composed the opus “Pétales de Rêve dans le Paravent de Vieux Moine” for his friend and companion Hans Z...

Gang Gang Dance trouble in Belgium

Gang Gang Dance trouble in Belgium

The New York experimental art collective Gang Gang Dance have endured a somewhat less than fortunate 2009. Earlier this year, their equipment caught on fire at a show in Amsterdam, which forced them to cancel the rest of their European tour. Now,...

TransArdentes gearing up for third electric year

TransArdentes gearing up for third electric year

The Belgian city of Liège will play host to the third TransArdentes Festival this year on the 23rd of January.This young dance festival has managed to secure a fantastic lineup that includes Frenchman Laurent Garnier, German electro duo Modeselek...

Aeroplane go their separate ways

Aeroplane go their separate ways

At the height of their hype and success, Belgian duo Aeroplane has decided called it a day. After only three years of making music together, the pair Vito De Luca and Stephen Fasano has chosen to both go solo.Originating from the small Belgian to...

Allez Allez - The Best Of Allez Allez

Allez Allez - The Best Of Allez Allez

For those who are familiar with trawling the Internet for new, and not so new, music the name Allez Allez should ring some bells. But no, not the music mix blog, run by a pair of bearded DJ’s. It's Allez Allez the Belgian New Beat band of the ear...