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Belgium building

Discussing iconic Belgian architecture with urban planners, architects, writers and curators.

Do the right thing

Weekly listings of exhibitions, concerts, openings, parties and events to do over the weekend.

Area codes

Local heroes reveal their favourite neighbourhood hotspots and hangouts – from bars and bookshops to restaurants and galleries.

This is Belgium

The best Belgian-only art, food, photography, music, travel, architecture and neighbourhood tips from the magazine’s team of editors.

hub heroes

We team up with hub.brussels, Brussels’ Business Support Agency, and shine a light on 50 of the Region’s start-up success stories driving the capital city’s economic landscape forward. From the eco-conscious manufacturer to the technology-enabled post-production imprint, our 50-strong selection of portraits and interviews plays testament to the Region’s dense and dynamic culture of entrepreneurship.

The Brussels Bike Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bike for Brussels to put together a 100-strong selection of local heroes shaping the city each in their own way. From designers and DJs to performers and publishers, these are the creatives riding Brussels forward.

The Mechelen Hundred

Nestled between Brussels and Antwerp, Mechelen has often been overshadowed by its larger neighbours. Yet teaming up with the City of Mechelen, our line-up of 100 of the city’s most prominent people, places and projects proves the extent of its potential. From artists and creatives to critical thinkers and fighters, these are the powerhouses driving Mechelen forward one step at a time.

The House Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bulldog to select 100 essential people, places and projects in Belgian house music. From producers and DJs to record labels and festivals, these are the forces driving the homegrown house scene forward, one BPM at a time.

The Leuven Hundreds

We’ve joined forces with Leuven to highlight 100 local people, places and projects that contribute towards making the city what it is today. From artists and architects to producers and professors, these are the driving forces powering Leuven forward one ingenious initiative at a time.

The Antwerp Hundreds

We've teamed up with This is Antwerp to bring you The Antwerp Hundreds, a 100-strong selection of local movers and shakers setting the tone for the neighbourhood of tomorrow.

Art

On-design

An in-depth look at the work of Belgian design studios, published monthly.

Favourite Belgian movies

Selections of essential Belgian movies handpicked by artistic directors, curators and all-round cinema connoisseurs.

Curator talks

Intimate conversations with curators dissecting the ambitions, intentions and narratives of their recently opened exhibitions.

Exhibition reviews

Visual documentaries of recently opened contemporary art exhibitions in Belgium.

Portfolio reports

Reviewing the practice of Belgium-based artists through in-depth looks at their recent works.

Studio visits

Exploring the environments and artistic spaces of some of the country’s foremost contemporary artists.

The art throwaway project

Insights into the lives of local contemporary art movers and shakers through our office Quicksnaps.

Music

Exclusive mixes

Hour-long mixes recorded by the crème de la crème of Belgian DJs and producers exclusively for us.

Favourite Belgian releases

Selections of essential Belgian tracks handpicked by local tastemakers, from DJs and producers to record label heads and record store clerks.

The music throwaway project

Backstage antics, tour tales and onstage adventures with some of the country’s most exciting musical talents captured with our office Quicksnaps.

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Red Bull Elektropedia exclusive: Beauhause

The female DJ duo deliver a mix high in grooves and body moves.

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Red Bull Elektropedia exclusive: Oaktree

The 25 year old Antwerp-based DJ-producer delivers the 49th mix in our on-going series of exclusives.

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Gent based producer 6SISS and New Beat veteran is back in the game, sharing with us an eerie exclusive mix.

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Solar Skeletons

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Musique Chienne

Musique Chienne sent us this blend of sunny pop tunes and we couldn't dream of a better soundtrack to end the week with.

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Different Fountains

Different Fountains

Brussels based outfit Different Fountains concocts a sweet and sour savoury mix for us.

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Samuelspaniel

Samuelspaniel

Exclusive mix 34 comes courtesy of Brussels-based, DRLR-affiliate samuelspaniel.

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Liyo

Liyo

Liyo's about to launch her own party in Brussels, and she recorded an exclusive mix as an invitation to you all.

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Kraak

Kraak

With its next edition taking place this weekend, we asked the guys behind the Kraak festival to record an exclusive mix for us.

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DJ soFa

DJ soFa

Veteran digger and record collector DJ Sofa delivers a world music-infused exclusive mix.

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Jj funhouse

Jj funhouse

Upstart Antwerp label Jj funhouse's hitting all the right spots here at The Word, so we asked the girls for an exclusive mix.

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Faisal

Faisal

Grab your bathrobe and get ready to snap your fingers at this new Word-exclusive mix courtesy of Faisal.

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Lowcommittee

Lowcommittee

Low Committee “Race At Club Neon” came out on Vlek on 1st December and it's so great we asked him for a mix.

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Captain Starlight

Captain Starlight

He's the first one to play at our after-party this Friday, so we asked him for an exclusive mix.

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Le Motel

Le Motel

As one of the producers featured in our upcoming edition, we asked Le Motel to record an exclusive mix for us.

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Trime

Trime

Exclusive mix 25 comes courtesy of Trime, a Leuven-based hip hop head who'll be opening for Oneman tomorrow in Brussels.

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Caoutchou Records

Caoutchou Records

To mark their appearance in our Beats in Belgium feature, Ghent-based Caoutchou Records deliver exclusive mix 24.

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Hiele

Hiele

Antwerp-based producer Hiele records an exclusive mix for us to mark the upcoming release of our new edition.

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Mastah William

Mastah William

Exclusive mix number 22 comes courtesy of Mastah William, a 15-year-old hip hop prodigy who took up rapping at the age of nine.

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Vlek records

Vlek records

Marking the upcoming release of our book This is Belgium, we enlist Brussels-based label Vlek for an exclusive mix.

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Nosedrip records

Nosedrip records

Nosedrip handpicks 11 Belgian tracks for the first in a three-part series of exclusive This is Belgium mixes.

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Kassett

Kassett

Exclusive mix number 21 comes courtesy of Kasset, founder of independent label DRLR Records.

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Moodprint

Moodprint

Leuven-based Moodprint take the helm for the 20th instalment in our series of exclusive DJ sets.

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DJ Kong

DJ Kong

DJ Kong sifted through countless record crates to bring you one hell of a mix, especially but not only for house fans.

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STUFF.

STUFF.

Ghent-locals STUFF. dish up a "creamy mix of sweet beats and tasty vibes" for our 18th exclusive mix. Yum.

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DJ SNS

DJ SNS

It's champagne time for the lauded local vinyl fetishists and talent spotters. Listen to their exclusive mix.

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Le Motel

Le Motel

A very exclusive melange of baby makers, juke tunes, UK garage and voodoo by homeboy Fabien Leclercq

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Peter Power

Peter Power

Prep yourself for tonight's Berlin launch of The second best edition with this worldly mix of folk and exotica

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DJ Walrus

DJ Walrus

DJ Walrus offers up a bangin' brew to get us in the mood for tomorrow's do.

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Rick Shiver

Rick Shiver

Here's what's soundtracking The Word's sojourn in the capital of cool capitals.

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DJ Athome

DJ Athome

DJ Athome of Pneu Records and Palais Chalet fame whips up an especially-dedicated concoction of experimental numbers...

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Charlotte Decroix

Charlotte Decroix

The Paris-based DJ, producer and label boss recently showed us round one of the city's more 'spirited' neighbourhoods...

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Dalai Lama Renaissance for The Word’s 5 year birthday

Dalai Lama Renaissance for The Word’s 5 year birthday

To get you all revved up for our fifth birthday bash tomorrow night, check out this sombre mix by Dalai Lama Renaissance.

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Nosedrip for The Word Magazine’s 5 year birthday

Nosedrip for The Word Magazine’s 5 year birthday

Nosedrip is next up on our list of native DJs banging out bespoke birthday mixes to celebrate The Word Magazine's five years.

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Onda Sonora’s 5 year birthday mix

"People should dance to it in a dark, sweaty basement. Those not dancing should make out." - Onda Sonora's homage to Black

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Run Tell Secrecy for The Word Magazine’s 5th birthday

Run Tell Secrecy record an exclusive mix of quick peaks and twitchy beats designed to get under your skin...

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Vlek

Vlek

The Vlek team looks back on 2012 and pick their very favourite new tracks of the year, compiling them in a Word-exclusive mix.

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Jazz Neversleeps

Jazz Neversleeps

Kicking off a month of selections, Belgian DJ and producer Jazz Neversleeps selects then mixes 25 of the year's hottest tracks.

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Errorism

Errorism

Brussels' sound shapers Errorism whip up a jazzy and slow-burning mix for your ears only.

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Mezzdub

Mezzdub

Number nine in our exclusive mix series has Brussels-based 23 year old DJ-producer Mezzdub get behind the decks for a one-hour plus long-player of house music at its best.

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