ATOUT FRANCE Maia Flore – 2

Neighbourhood life,
art and music
made in Belgium

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Rape Blossoms

Rape Blossoms

We go on tour with Belgian post-punk outfit Rape Blossoms by way of our throwaway camera.

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Johnny Superglu

Johnny Superglu

Get ready for an hour of raw funk and boucing acid.

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Bas

Bas

When it comes to Flemish rap, Bas knows what he talks about. He sent us a list of tracks that are perfect to kick some dutch vibes

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7 new releases in Belgian underground music

7 new releases in Belgian underground music

We debut a monthly series on new Belgian releases with Shetahr, Wulfy Benzo, Sagat, DSR Lines, KZK, HRNS and Bright Entity.

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Atomic Spliff

Atomic Spliff

Expect an hour of hilarious rub-a-dub, massive melodies and some really good vibes.

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Julie de Drée

Julie de Drée

We ask Atelier 210's co-curator Julie De Drée for her selection of favourite Belgian releases.

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First things first: Bright Entity

First things first: Bright Entity

Bright Entity, a pop-infused electronic duo, is the first release to come out of Brussels imprint Holger Tracks. And it's dope.

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First things first: Your Highness

First things first: Your Highness

To mark their latest album dropping, we talk to Antwerp-based metal-stoner outfit Your Highness.

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Musique Chienne

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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First things first: KZK

First things first: KZK

We talk to electro-pop pranksters KZK who have just released an album's worth of dance floor hits and piss-take-funny anthems.

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First things first: Wits

First things first: Wits

Belgian bedroom Producer Wits gave up everything for an adventure in Thailand and came back with an EP.

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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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Earth

Earth

Earth take our throwaway project on tour with them. Just when we thought we couldn't love them any more than we already did.

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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.

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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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