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

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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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Five shows to listen to on The Word Radio

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.

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On tour with Le 77

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)

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

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

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 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.

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On creating music producing software Fruityloops, by Jean-Marie Cannie

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.

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Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Your week's listening list, courtesy of The Word Radio - don't sleep.

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Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

The week's recommended shows straight from The Word Radio studios.

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Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

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.

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This week’s five recommended shows on The Word Radio

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.

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The classically-trained musician that made one of the best Belgian boogie records you probably never heard of

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.

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“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

“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.

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Throw-away project: Jan Schulte

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

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

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.

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All-in-ones, or how the slash generation is re-inventing the work-life balance (Part 3)

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.

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Brussels-based electronic producer Simon Hold on his latest 7″ release

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

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

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.

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Bold is the night part 6: Charlotte de Witte on Belgian techno’s big player status (Video)

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.

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How an accountant gave experimental producers much needed room to breathe, one 7” single at a time.

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

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

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)

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.

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What’s in a name?: Speaking in tongues with PRR! PRR!

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.

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Bold is the night part 4: HORST’s Jochem Daelman on the platforms that make a difference (Video)

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

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

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)

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.

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“We have never been big, but we still exist”: AGE’s 40 years of journeys, trips and adventures in Belgian ambient synthesizer 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

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

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.

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Radio Panik, or how radio saved the Belgian underground

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.

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Senz Beats handpicks his 15 favourite Belgian rap classics

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.

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Bold is the night part 2: Hush Hefner on Antwerp’s ephemeral nightlife (Video)

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

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.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Oswald Moris (Mensch, erger je Niet / Brokers) dives into 16 of his favourite Belgian cuts

Oswald Moris (Mensch, erger je Niet / Brokers) dives into 16 of his favourite Belgian cuts

Expect a journey into the lesser-known fringes of Belgian jazz, funk, fusion, disco and rock together with a few crunchy insider anecdotes added to the mix for good measure.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 95: Gamelan Voices

Exclusive mix 95: Gamelan Voices

Let yourself be transported with Gamelan Voices' transcendent Exclusive Mix, which includes a ten minute long rework of their debut album I by none other than Gonjasufi.

Music
Bold is the night part 1: Dour’s Mathieu Fonsny on the genesis of Belgian clubbing culture (Video)

Bold is the night part 1: Dour’s Mathieu Fonsny on the genesis of Belgian clubbing culture (Video)

The first instalment of our six-part series of videos in collaboration with Bulldog sees the Dour organiser discuss the genesis of the country's clubbing culture.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
The Perrier Playlist: 25 essential Belgian prog-rock, cold wave and post-punk tracks

The Perrier Playlist: 25 essential Belgian prog-rock, cold wave and post-punk tracks

Part three of our collaborative series with Perrier sees us tend to our harsher side and select 25 iconic Belgian prog-rock, cold wave and post-punk cuts.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Favourite Belgian Releases: Offshore§’s heavy rotation

Favourite Belgian Releases: Offshore§’s heavy rotation

Brussels' long-standing DJ/producer - and lastest addition to our team - Offshore§ handpicked a set of Favourite Belgian Releases for us.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
The Perrier Playlist: 25 of our favourite Belgian jazz, funk and soul cuts

The Perrier Playlist: 25 of our favourite Belgian jazz, funk and soul cuts

We dig deep to select 25 of our favourite Belgian jazz, funk and soul cuts.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Louis Vogue’s 11 Favourite Belgian Releases

Louis Vogue’s 11 Favourite Belgian Releases

Brussels-based DJ and all-round music lover Louis Vogue reveals some of his Favourite Belgian Releases, in light of his set at our upcoming Release Party.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 94: Köhn

Exclusive mix 94: Köhn

Minimal and ambient relaxation courtesy of electro-wizard Köhn, with an astonishing two decades worth of experience under his belt.

Music
“Rien ne sert d’epiloguer”: the life and times of Dominique Lawalrée

“Rien ne sert d’epiloguer”: the life and times of Dominique Lawalrée

Composer, musicologist, teacher - national treasure Dominique Lawalrée shares his intimate thoughts and memories from his impressive career spanning over three decades.

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Thrill-seeking with Brussels’ lyricist Lord Gasmique.

Thrill-seeking with Brussels’ lyricist Lord Gasmique.

Brussels' young, promising lyricist Lord Gasmique reveals his beginnings and inspirations, with some great highlights of his budding career.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 93: UNOS

Exclusive mix 93: UNOS

This week's Exclusive Mix, courtesy of Sint-Niklaas' versatile DJ and producer UNOS, will get your blood pumping and feet pounding.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 92: &apos

Exclusive mix 92: &apos

All-round tech whizz &apos manufactured this exclusive mix for us, with plenty of nods to his friends.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Slagwerk co-founder Trime’s 10 favourite Belgian releases

Slagwerk co-founder Trime’s 10 favourite Belgian releases

A collection of gems by the DJ, promotor, agent and Slagwerk collective co-founder.

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