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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.

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Music The music throwaway project
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
The pseudo-exoticism of Antwerp-based producer Elko B.

The pseudo-exoticism of Antwerp-based producer Elko B.

Man of the hour Elko B. reveals his inspirations and working process for his new album, I Bambini di Basilisco.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
The 16 favourite Belgian releases of Ben and Bert Verstreken

The 16 favourite Belgian releases of Ben and Bert Verstreken

Whether it's new beat, contemporary electronica or heavy guitar riffs, the two brothers, DJs and radio hosts are sure to set you up with a playlist for the weekend to come.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 86: Dance floor stompers with Martin Marique and DJ Bambooh

Exclusive mix 86: Dance floor stompers with Martin Marique and DJ Bambooh

Dance floor stompers in this hour of four-to-the-floor goodness

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 82: Ancestral healing with Dove Cake

Exclusive mix 82: Ancestral healing with Dove Cake

An hour-long emotive and spiritual exclusive by US exile Dove Cake. Best enjoyed in a sensory deprivation tank during a full moon.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 80: Indigenous electronics with Brussels-based producer Empty Taxi

Exclusive mix 80: Indigenous electronics with Brussels-based producer Empty Taxi

An experimental, hour-long oriental journey into the depths of Indonesian field recordings by the Brussels-based producer.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 74: 100% French synths with TG Gondard

Exclusive mix 74: 100% French synths with TG Gondard

A 100% French and internet-only tracklist of songs that, as the Brussels-based producer puts it, "you've probably never heard before."

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 73: Experimental grave music KOO

Exclusive mix 73: Experimental grave music KOO

A mix filled to the brim with exclusive material.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 71: Belgian beats with Champion Sound

Exclusive mix 71: Belgian beats with Champion Sound

Stictly Belgian sounds, and no less than 10 exclusive tracks.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Rick Shiver’s favourite Belgian releases (Part II)

Rick Shiver’s favourite Belgian releases (Part II)

Disco wizard Rick Shiver takes us through 25 of his favourite Belgian tracks that will inspire you to get digging yourself.

Music
Best Belgian releases of 2016 so far (Part 2)

Best Belgian releases of 2016 so far (Part 2)

Part 2 of our roll-call of first-term, notable Belgian releases.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Èlg’s 15 favourite Belgian releases

Èlg’s 15 favourite Belgian releases

A surprising compilation of the visionary Brussels-based producer's favourite tracks.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Favourite Belgian releases: Fabrice Havenne aka Dj Mixsoup

Favourite Belgian releases: Fabrice Havenne aka Dj Mixsoup

13 Belgian favourites as selected by the Berlin-based DJ.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Dig this: 5 obscure Belgian tracks

Dig this: 5 obscure Belgian tracks

Culled from our private YouTube playlist, here are five Belgian rarities to strengthen your local knowledge .

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 63: Deep house and pure bliss with Nobuo

Exclusive mix 63: Deep house and pure bliss with Nobuo

Go deep, down and dirty with this one hour and a half killer exclusive.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 60: Oval Angle

Exclusive mix 60: Oval Angle

If you're looking for the perfect soundtrack to flip through our new issue, Oval Angle's exclusive mix is a good start.

Music
SeizoensKlanken

SeizoensKlanken

Gilles Helsen and Freek Veys, the musical duo behind SeizoensKlanken, talks to us about the creative process behind recording, their influences and future projects.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 57: Maoupa Mazzocchetti

Exclusive mix 57: Maoupa Mazzocchetti

To coincide with the release of his debut full-length album, the Brussels-based producer contributes to our exclusive mix series.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Brussels-based producer samuelspaniel’s 10 favourite Belgian releases

Brussels-based producer samuelspaniel’s 10 favourite Belgian releases

Fresh from the release of his EP Farniente, the Brussels-based producer selects 10 of his favourite Belgian cuts for us.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 56: Lawrence Le Doux

Exclusive mix 56: Lawrence Le Doux

The latest instalment in our exclusive mix series comes courtesy of Brussels' pre-eminent nightlife fixture Lawrence Le Doux.

Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 54: Pattrn & Hawkan

Exclusive mix 54: Pattrn & Hawkan

Ahead of their next night at Brussels' venerable nightclub Fuse, the team behind FTRSND's Initiate events sent us a beat-driven exclusive mix.

Music Favourite Belgian releases
The 15 Belgian releases of Belgium Underground’s Benoit Deuxant

The 15 Belgian releases of Belgium Underground’s Benoit Deuxant

We go on a whirlwind tour of the country's obscure musical output with Belgium Underground's Benoit Deuxant

Music Favourite Belgian releases
DJ and producer Walrus’ 12 favourite Belgian releases

DJ and producer Walrus’ 12 favourite Belgian releases

The Brussels-based DJ and producer selects 12 of his favourite Belgian releases for us.

Music Exclusive mixes
Red Bull Elektropedia exclusive: Oaktree

Red Bull Elektropedia exclusive: Oaktree

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

Music Exclusive mixes
VLE & DJ Bon Goût

VLE & DJ Bon Goût

The Liège-based music activists offers "a voyage through time, space and feelings following our instinct". Sounds like a plan.

Music
Our picks and tips of Belgian summer festivals

Our picks and tips of Belgian summer festivals

Picks and tips for a music friendly summer.

Music Exclusive mixes
Wulfy Benzo

Wulfy Benzo

Eighteen year old brusseler. Wulfy Benzo want people to listen to this mix while they are dying. Please, don't.

Music
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.

Music
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.

Music
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.

Music
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.

Music
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
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.

Music Exclusive mixes
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.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
On-Point teams up with Brussels Philharmonic

On-Point teams up with Brussels Philharmonic

We talk to On-Point Records about its recent partnering up with Brussels Philharmonic as the Belgium Trombone Quartet.

Music Exclusive mixes
Trime

Trime

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

Neighbourhood life
Announcing our Brussels special

Announcing our Brussels special

With just under two weeks before going to print, pre-orders for our next edition are now open

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Koen Galle

Koen Galle

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

Neighbourhood life
Three reasons Belgium stood proud in 2013

Three reasons Belgium stood proud in 2013

Three homegrown projects which did more for Belgium in 2013 than any Stromae radio hit ever could.

Music Exclusive mixes
Moodprint

Moodprint

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

Music Exclusive mixes
STUFF.

STUFF.

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

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
Ghent gets Ten Days Off. This weekend in Belgium

Ghent gets Ten Days Off. This weekend in Belgium

...plus IETS in Knokke, mumblecore, Pierre Lefebvre and graphic arts explored...

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ Walrus

DJ Walrus

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

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

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...

Music Exclusive mixes
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.

Music Exclusive mixes
Errorism

Errorism

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

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