BOZAR – YO 2

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made in Belgium

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First things first: Yokai (with free download)

First things first: Yokai (with free download)

We interview Brussels-based psychedelic afro-funksters Yokai about their killer four-track debut EP.

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Samuelspaniel

Samuelspaniel

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

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First things first: rapper K1D (with free download)

First things first: rapper K1D (with free download)

With his debut EP now out, rapper K1D opens up about hometown heroes, mistakes made and hiding tracks from mum.

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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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Caoutchou Records

Caoutchou Records

To celebrate their latest compilation hitting Bandcamp, Caoutchou Records dig deep to reveal their favourite Belgian releases.

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On hipster records

On hipster records

On 180-carat gold, diamond-studded, 250g, rainbow-colored, ultramega rare records (comes with download code)

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First things first: Hypochristmutreefuzz (with free download)

First things first: Hypochristmutreefuzz (with free download)

Noise-rockers Hypochristmutreefuzz on eating honey and what their parents think of their music.

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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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Alex Deforce

Alex Deforce

From rap, jazz, samba and beat music, record label head and local promoter Alex Deforce reveals his favourite Belgian releases.

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Lieven De Ridder

Lieven De Ridder

Walhalla Recordings founder made a list of his favourite Belgian tracks and there's a solid chance you never heard any of them.

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On bpost Vs. indie record labels

On bpost Vs. indie record labels

Vlek co-founder Julien Fournier lets loose on the Belgian post's steep charges.

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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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Bart Sibiel

Bart Sibiel

DJ, promoter, record collector and author Bart Siebiel picks his favourite Belgian releases for us.

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Beats In Belgium outtake #5: Hiele

Beats In Belgium outtake #5: Hiele

The young Antwerpen producer on being a perfectionist but not an only-analogue-fetishist.

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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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Beats in Belgium outtake #4: DYNOOO

Beats in Belgium outtake #4: DYNOOO

Beat veteran DYNOOO on the Belgium Beat scene, stopping to listen music and having an Instagram account to see beautiful women.

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Beats In Belgium outtake #3 : Caoutchou Records

Beats In Belgium outtake #3 : Caoutchou Records

Caoutchou Records ensured the Belgian beat scene exists and excels beyond the Soundcloud level.

Music The music throwaway project

Chrome Brulée

Chrome Brulée

iPod-dolls, tape-robots, albino crocodiles and synthporn: Chrome Brulée takes one of our throwaway cameras for a ride.

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Beats In Belgium outtake #2: Thin Consolation

Beats In Belgium outtake #2: Thin Consolation

The "granddaddy" of Belgian labels releasing beats on making it without a strategy and keeping it as their Thin Consolation.

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Beats in Belgium outtake #1: Le Motel

Beats in Belgium outtake #1: Le Motel

Get a glimpse of the Beat Music in Belgium with our series of interviews, starting with one of our favourite young gun: Le Motel.

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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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GOAT

GOAT

Masks, headgear, Tintin and more masks. What happened when we handed Swedish outfit GOAT one of our throwaway cameras.

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Cocaine Piss

Cocaine Piss

Here's Liège queer-punk outfit Cocaine Piss acting all silly with one of our office throwaway cameras.

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Julien Mourlon

Julien Mourlon

LDBK head honcho Julien Mourlon reveals his favourite Belgian releases. And they're street-savvy.

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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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Belpop16

Belpop16

Next up in our series on iconic Belgian records comes courtesy of Youtube channel Belpop16.

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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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Koen Galle

Koen Galle

We kick off a new series this week, asking the country's music tastemakers to reveal their favourite Belgian releases.

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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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Our picks of Belgian beat acts at this year’s summer festivals

Our picks of Belgian beat acts at this year’s summer festivals

We select some of the Belgian beat acts making the rounds at this year's summer festivals.

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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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11 iconic new wave tracks from Belgium

11 iconic new wave tracks from Belgium

Starman Records head honcho Felix Huybrechts compiled a list of 11 of his favourite 80s Belgian new wave tracks for us.

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Kassett

Kassett

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

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Umungus

Umungus

One of our office throwaway cameras goes from stage to living room with Umungus, Liège's latest psychedelic rock export.

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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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The 11 most interesting Belgian electronic music releases of 2013

The 11 most interesting Belgian electronic music releases of 2013

Eleven of the most noteworthy Belgian electronic music releases of 2013 and three producers to watch in 2014.

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M.E.A.N.

M.E.A.N.

More backstage snap-happiness, this time courtesy of Antwerpers Middle Earth All Nighters

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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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Sic Alps

Sic Alps

A selection of photographs from the San Francisco-based four-tet's final tour.

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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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Music: An interview with Frank Shinobi at Microfestival

Music: An interview with Frank Shinobi at Microfestival

Meet the tribe of Liégois scenesters who named themselves after a '90s Sega game

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Liège’s Microfestival: The pictures

Liège’s Microfestival: The pictures

A mini-festival with a big heart, this year's Microfestival sold out without being a sell-out.

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Music: An interview with Berlin trio Camera at Microfestival

Music: An interview with Berlin trio Camera at Microfestival

From busking to the big stage; the evolution of neo-krautrockers Camera.

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Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman

Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman

The Subbacultcha! affiliate turns two this summer and moves to new digs

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