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“I like to think I have around 99% of all Belgian New Beat label catalogue releases out there.” Serial collector Steven Keimi on the work of a lifetime (Interview)

“I like to think I have around 99% of all Belgian New Beat label catalogue releases out there.” Serial collector Steven Keimi on the work of a lifetime (Interview)

In an exclusive interview following years of relative silence, Steven Keimi finally opens up on his extensive New Beat collection.

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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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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.

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Exclusive mix 91: DC Salas

Exclusive mix 91: DC Salas

Brussel's wunderkind DC Salas hand-crafted an exclusive mix for us, full of the finest local sounds.

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Exclusive mix 81: Dubbed out techno with Fuse head honcho Pierre

Exclusive mix 81: Dubbed out techno with Fuse head honcho Pierre

To mark the first edition of Bxl mon amourrr this weekend, we task the Fuse resident with exclusive mix duties.

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Exclusive mix 72: tropical bass with DJ Elephant Power

Exclusive mix 72: tropical bass with DJ Elephant Power

Bass badman Dj Elephant Power turns it up a notch, with a dancefloor-ready, mid-summer mix.

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Exclusive mix 70: quirky lo-fi by OFFSHORE §

Exclusive mix 70: quirky lo-fi by OFFSHORE §

Formerly known as Beekkant, the Brussels-based producer provides us with just over an hour of eccentric and upbeat electronica.

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Best Belgian releases of 2016 so far (Part 1)

Best Belgian releases of 2016 so far (Part 1)

15 standup Belgian releases of 2016 we salute. Watch out for part 2 coming end of week.

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Exclusive mix 64: Dark electronic with Amélie Lens

Exclusive mix 64: Dark electronic with Amélie Lens

Just under an hour of club floor bangers.

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Exclusive mix 61: Innershades

Exclusive mix 61: Innershades

Listen to an exclusive set the Aalst-born and bred DJ-producer recorded for us.

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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.

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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.

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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
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.

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The 25 best Belgian releases of 2015

The 25 best Belgian releases of 2015

Our top music picks of the year's most deserving Belgian releases.

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Red Bull Elektropedia exclusive: Beauhause

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

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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6SISS

6SISS

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

Music Favourite Belgian releases
Lawrence Le Doux

Lawrence Le Doux

Nightlife hero Lawrence Le Doux outlines some of his favourite Belgian releases for us with a selection straddling every genre and era.

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Front de Cadeaux

Front de Cadeaux

Belgo-Italian producer-Dj duo turns techno upside in this last instalment of our mix series.

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Jozef Devillé

Jozef Devillé

Synthesizers and some of the best national techno anthems: the man behind TSOB shares his favourite Belgian releases.

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Thin Consolation x Unknown References

Thin Consolation x Unknown References

Exclusive mix 39 comes courtesy of Thin Consolation and Unknown References. Its starts soft then slowly starts hitting you. Hard.

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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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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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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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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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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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