Music All that jazz: Part 1 of Brussels’ jazz scene To mark International Jazz Day and The Word Radio's All That Jazz party on Monday 30th April, we’ve teamed up with Jazz.Brussels and handpicked 11 essential figures in Brussels jazz today.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Leuven-based DJ Hassel Dehaes’ 10 Belgian gems Leuven-based DJ and The Word Radio resident host Hassel Dehaes selects his 10 Belgian bangers ahead of his next show tomorrow Friday.
Music “If we dig it, we’re going to spit over it.” Brussels-based rap phenomenon Le 77 on the past, the present and the future In the whirlwind that was their second release Bawlers, we managed to catch Dr. Peet and manager Rayan of Le 77 in the comfort of their home to talk houseparties, influential aesthetics and repping area codes.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Ghent-based producers Asa Moto handpick 10 essential Belgian stompers Allez Allez, Dan Lacksman, Lavvi Ebbel, Snowy Red and The Weathermen come together in the Ghent-based producers' selection of Belgian essentials.
Art Rhythm is a dancer: Brussels-based contemporary dance school P.A.R.T.S. How exactly does the internationally acclaimed dance school P.A.R.T.S. manage to churn out future talent after future talent in such a diminutive and unassuming manner?
Music Favourite Belgian releases Kristof Vandenhende handpicks 10 iconic New Beat tracks Ahead of his double release party around all things New Beat this Saturday at Vooruit, Kristof selects his 10 essential Belgian New Beat tracks for us.
Music “We want to keep shedding light on unknown things, on music people tend to forget even exists.” How Sub Rosa sifts through the chaos of experimental electronic music An extended interview with Guy-Marc Hinant, co-founder of near-mythical record label Sub Rosa, talking everything from the imprint's first release to achieving unity in production and why seven is the label's lucky number.
Music “I always dreamed of being an explorer in the old-fashioned pre-colonisation sense of the word.” Dijf Sanders on his Indonesian field recording adventure Post-travels through Indonesia, we talk teenage tendencies, chance encounters and walking around with a waterproof bag full of expensive gear with Ghent-based producer Dijf Sanders.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Out The Frame lays down 10 Belgian bangers All Eyes On Hip Hop's Willem Vandesande and Vooruit's Wouter Vanhaelemeesch have handpicked 10 of their standout Belgian releases ahead of Out The Frame, a brand new indoor hip-hop festival taking place this Saturday.
Music Five reasons not to miss BOZAR’s March Electronic Series Carrying on the torch with their second BOZAR Electronic Series night of the year, we dissect five reasons to not miss out on the upcoming soirée this Saturday.
Music Talks, tips and thoughts on Brussels (part 2) Part two of our series of interviews on Brussels with some of The Word Radio's out-of-town residents.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Perron Zes selects 15 essential Belgian tracks The boys behind Brussels' multidisciplinary music collective Perron Zes handpicked their 15 finest Belgian releases for us.
Music Five shows to listen to on The Word Radio Call-in poetry, pre-Valentine jams and turntable wizardry. The past week's standout moments on The Word Radio.
Music The music throwaway project On tour with Le 77 With their new album Bawlerz out since Friday, we run a series of photographs Le 77 took exclusively for us.
Music Talks, tips and thoughts on Brussels (part 1) We ask a selection of The Word Radio's hosts and guests to reveal what they've discovered about Brussels.
Music Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio Your week's listening list, featuring Denis Mpunga, Laraaji, Crevette Records founder Alfred Anders, the Basic Crew set and Vastechoses' ghost session.
Music Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio The past week's essential radio shows as chosen by our team of editors. Don't sleep.
Music Denis Mpunga discusses his early 80s work with producer Patrick Stas aka Paul K. Denis Mpunga meets Pauk Stas in Liège, 1979. What resulted was one of the most unexpected, fascinating and exotic sounds never to have been released - until Amsterdam-based label Music From Memory finally released the Criola sessions as an EP earlier this year.
Music On creating music producing software Fruityloops, by Jean-Marie Cannie Image-Line Software founder and CTO Jean-Marie Cannie takes the time to describe how the globally beloved and colourful music production interface Fruityloops came to be.
Music Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio Your week's listening list, courtesy of The Word Radio - don't sleep.
Music Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio The week's recommended shows straight from The Word Radio studios.
Music Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio Listen back to the week's pick of shows on The Word Radio as chosen by our team of editors.
Music This week’s five recommended shows on The Word Radio Listen back to the week's top shows on The Word Radio as chosen by our team of editors.
Music The classically-trained musician that made one of the best Belgian boogie records you probably never heard of The Liège-born musician Alec Mansion on his circuitous, cross-Atlantic journey through the music industry.
Music “There’s no way to define it simply. It’s music that evolves in a Bermuda triangle between rock, world and electronic music.” Deciphering the bewildering world of Brussels-based record label Crammed Discs In a candid two-hour interview, we talk to Crammed Discs' Marc Hollander about the fetishism surrounding vinyl records, not being a legacy label and how a chance encounter with Marc Moulin gave him his first big break.
Music The music throwaway project Throw-away project: Jan Schulte We asked Jan Schulte aka Wolf Müller to capture his recent adventures to Jakarta and Kalimenta in Indonesia, and he sure delivered.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 99: schiev Festival 2017 schiev curator (and our office brotha' from another muva) Guillaume has compiled for us this teaser of a mix to get us all excited for the weekend.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 98: Cabasa Always exploring the boundaries within electronic music between the danceable and undanceable, Cabasa's outdone himself on his Exclusive Mix for us.
Music All-in-ones, or how the slash generation is re-inventing the work-life balance (Part 3) Part three of our investigative series on the country’s creative do-it-alls: candid talks with a DJ, a producer and a barista.
Music Brussels-based electronic producer Simon Hold on his latest 7″ release From humble beginnings to high-fashion runways, the Ghent native talks candidly about the makings of his most recent Vlek release.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Favourite Belgian Releases: Locked Groove Berlin-based Locked Groove is back for one night in Ampere, and lays down 10 of his all-time favourite Belgian releases for the occasion.
Music On rolling with the punches, by Eigen Makelij’s Pepe From his humble beginnings, to finally finding his way with Eigen Makelij by his side; Antwerp's Pepe recounts on his past, future, and everything in between.
Music Bold is the night part 6: Charlotte de Witte on Belgian techno’s big player status (Video) For part six, Ghent's heavy-hitting Charlotte de Witte discusses Belgium' long-standing legacy of electronic music, and it's vital influence on the rest of the world.
Music How an accountant gave experimental producers much needed room to breathe, one 7” single at a time. Ahead of Celine Gillain's live performance at our release party this Friday, we delve into the world of Brussels-based 7" imprint Lexi Disques.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 97: Monolithe Noir Ahead of a busy season, Monolithe Noir's cooked up a drone-y concoction of stuff that he's been listening to for a few years now.
Art Exhibition reviews Five reasons not to miss this year’s BOZAR Electronic Arts Festival Out of an already fine selection, we've hand-picked five of our not-to-be-missed events in prep for the opening night tomorrow Thursday.
Music Bold is the night part 5: Crevette Records’ Pim Thomas on Brussels’ smaller club nights (Video) Part five of our six-part series of videos in collboration with Bulldog sees Crevette Records' Pim Thomas take up Brussels' nightlife scene's oft-overlooked nooks and crannies.
Music What’s in a name?: Speaking in tongues with PRR! PRR! With a reputation for idiosyncratic, witty and hard-nosed club releases, we sat down with the labels’ founders to ponder what, really, is in a name.
Music Bold is the night part 4: HORST’s Jochem Daelman on the platforms that make a difference (Video) We talk the pertinence of creative platforms with Horst's Jochem Daelman
Music Favourite Belgian releases Mauro Antonio Pawlowski’s 10 Belgian deep cuts for Deep in the Woods In light of his artist residency at Deep in the Woods, renowned showman Mauro Pawlowski reveals 10 of his fail-safe Belgian releases.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Favourite Belgian Releases: 15 Hush Hefner gems 15 Belgian tracks that holds a special place in the Antwerp-based DJ and promoter's heart.
Music Bold is the night part 3: Deep in House on the essence of Brussels’ nightlife (Video) The Brussels party promoter's founders consider the city's unique nightlife essence for the third instalment of our six-part series of videos with Bulldog.
Music “We have never been big, but we still exist”: AGE’s 40 years of journeys, trips and adventures in Belgian ambient synthesizer music An outfit that distinguished itself as much by its early use of gearas well as by its adoption of a 360 degree image, AGE’s decade-long career remains as relevant today as it ever was.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 96: Lefto The Brussels-based globe-trotter delivers an hour-long set of exclusives and favourites.
Music On performing first, releasing second with WWWater The new synth-pop delight Charlotte Adigéry (1990), causing a buzz with her numerous performances, reveals her Cinderalla story and her rather unorthodox working process in music-making and performing.
Music Radio Panik, or how radio saved the Belgian underground Thirty years on, we speak to the Radio Panik’s programmer and long-time hosts to find out what, exactly, it is that keeps them from chugging on, day in day out.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Senz Beats handpicks his 15 favourite Belgian rap classics Montreal-based Senz Beats cooked up a largely Brussels-based hip-hop playlist made up of tracks that inspired him growing up, and even became a sort of template for his own current beats.
Music Bold is the night part 2: Hush Hefner on Antwerp’s ephemeral nightlife (Video) The second instalment of our six-part series of videos in collaboration with Bulldog sees the Hush Hush and KleinHouse resident DJ-cum-promoter discuss Antwerp's thrill-seeking nightlife.
Music Favourite Belgian releases The Perrier Playlist: 25 necessary Belgian electronic tracks We've planned a trip around Belgium’s contemporary electronic scene, picking up some of the most recent releases from all the different genre corners along the way.
