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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.

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French-born, Brussels-based electronic producer Jardin

French-born, Brussels-based electronic producer Jardin

The prolific producer talks family, philosophy and being dirty.

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That time we…. Profiled the country’s burgeoning punk-rock-noise scene  (Part 3)

That time we…. Profiled the country’s burgeoning punk-rock-noise scene (Part 3)

A one-to-one interview with Brussels based, psychedelic rock band Moaning Cities.

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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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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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Music: An interview with Microfestival co-founder JF Jaspers

Music: An interview with Microfestival co-founder JF Jaspers

A summer rock festival, only smaller.

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An interview with Concrete Knives at Dour

An interview with Concrete Knives at Dour

The thrills, spills and smells of a perpetually up-and-coming French indie rock outfit fresh from the stage...

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The rant: The Herbaliser’s Jake and Ollie on “the industry”

The rant: The Herbaliser’s Jake and Ollie on “the industry”

Having been "on the scene" for about two decades now, they've got quite a lot of bones to pick...

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An interview with Gold Panda at Dour

An interview with Gold Panda at Dour

We get in depth with Peckham boy and electro beatmaker about first albums, first nixers and stupid fucking festivals.

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Music: Interview with Yellow Straps and Le Motel

Music: Interview with Yellow Straps and Le Motel

Three local bedroom beat-makers get deflowered in their very first interview ever.

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Music: Interview with Dour programmer Alex Stevens

Music: Interview with Dour programmer Alex Stevens

He reveals the secrets of festival programming and tells us why he needs to clean his brain with the Pixies...

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An interview with Belgian beatniks Bepotel

An interview with Belgian beatniks Bepotel

In the run up to their Ars Musica Electro Night gig on Friday, we spoke with Belgian beatmakers Belpotel...

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Ten years of Catclub flyers

Ten years of Catclub flyers

Celebrating 10 years of Catclub dance floor goodness with a big birthday bash tomorrow night at Brussels' Wild Gallery, we caught up with founder Lady Jane to talk early beginnings, memorable nights and having the best flyers in the world.

Music
An interview with upcoming London producer Danglo

An interview with upcoming London producer Danglo

Danglo's all hyped for the release of "Adapt ", his brand new garagey, housey, dubsteppy, trip-hoppy EP.

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Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer

Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer

Belgian two-piece Joy Wellboy talk about sharing the stage, sharing a bed and being mirrors for each other...

Music Exclusive mixes
Mezzdub

Mezzdub

Number nine in our exclusive mix series has Brussels-based 23 year old DJ-producer Mezzdub get behind the decks for a one-hour plus long-player of house music at its best.

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Booka Shade, Brodinski and Alexander Waldron about the ultimate party

Booka Shade, Brodinski and Alexander Waldron about the ultimate party

What makes a party memorable? Which sound system is the heaviest in the world? Which track is sure to get the crowds going? What is the planet's best club? We put these questions, and others, to some of the world's best DJs.

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Some of the world’s best DJs about life in the DJ booth

Some of the world’s best DJs about life in the DJ booth

We talked to Jimmy Edgar, Boys Noize, Fur Coat and many more about what life in the DJ lane feels like, what really makes a good party and which tracks always get the crowds going.

An interview with Belgian electro rock outfit Soldout

An interview with Belgian electro rock outfit Soldout

Soldout's Charlotte and David talk to us about recording their new album, writing a movie soundtrack for the very first time and partying in Berlin.

Music Exclusive mixes
Danglo

Danglo

Signed to Brussels label Dandelion Lotus Records, South West London producer Danglo delivers a mix heavy on the bass, and heavy on the soul.

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Danish experimental rockers Efterklang discuss their fourth studio effort

Danish experimental rockers Efterklang discuss their fourth studio effort

Swigging beer and telling tales of ghost towns and orchestras, Efterklang's Rasmus Stolberg is in town. He's gearing up for the release of a fourth album, a gig at MoMA and a 120-stop tour.

Music
An interview with Berlin rap outfit Puppetmastaz at Dour

An interview with Berlin rap outfit Puppetmastaz at Dour

We tried to interview Berlin's Puppetmastaz in Dour's press tent last weekend but all our grown-up questions got drowned out in expletives and absurdity. But that's what you get when you interview soft toys.

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An interview with French indie rockers Stuck in the Sound at Dour

An interview with French indie rockers Stuck in the Sound at Dour

We got stuck in the mud with Stuck in the Sound at Dour last weekend, a bunch of DIY-minded Paris rockers in the midst of their second foray into Belgium this year. Nice lads.

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Poliça at Dour

Poliça at Dour

The charming Channy Leaneagh of Poliça loves festivals, hates porta-loos. Her band, a favourite of Bon Iver, were born of the Minneapolis music scene and she was with the Word at Dour to tell us about it.

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Pomrad at Dour

Pomrad at Dour

Flying the homegrown electronica flag at Dour last weekend was producer Adriaan Van de Velde in his guise as Pomrad. He granted us a sit-down to fill us in on everything from living room gigs to synesthesia.

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Little Dragon at Dour

Little Dragon at Dour

More Dour festival fun and frolics with Swedish electronic outfit Little Dragon, a band that's so good they even got a backstage thumbs up from Beyoncé.

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BRNS at Les Ardentes

BRNS at Les Ardentes

Four young Belgian lads who go by the name of BRNS are currently braving their very first summer festival season. We caught up with them at Les Ardentes at the weekend and pestered them with questions.

Music
Housse de Racket at Les Ardentes

Housse de Racket at Les Ardentes

There's talk of new albums, new apartments and hop-skipping round Europe on the summer festival circuit in our interview with Paris' finest Housse de Racket at last weekend's Les Ardentes.

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Twin Shadow at Les Ardentes

Twin Shadow at Les Ardentes

We caught up with L.A.'s George Lewis Jr. a.k.a. Twin Shadow at this weekend's Les Ardentes and had a little chat about his new album 'Confess', the summer festival circuit and getting by with a little help from Pitchfork.

Music
Pale Grey

Pale Grey

We sat down with Belgian electro-pop four-piece Pale Grey to talk about their first EP, color-driven inspirations and being part of the JauneOrange Collective.

Music
Uphigh Collective

Uphigh Collective

We sat down with William from Leuven-based Uphigh Collective to talk about their latest projects, the challenges of performing analogue and hip hop influences.

Music
Dalai Lama Renaissance

Dalai Lama Renaissance

We sat down with Belgian three-piece Dalai Lama Renaissance to talk about their upcoming album, running their own label and remaining cryptic.

Music
Grimes

Grimes

We spoke with Canadian-born sci-pop siren Claire Boucher (24), otherwise known as Grimes, about her latest record ‘Visions’, getting anointed by Pitchfork and being a girl in the music business.

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Orange amps

Orange amps

We talked to three Belgian musicians about their 'thing' for Orange amps. One of them is Wallace Vanborns frontman Ian Clement, who made it onto the cover of our orange album.

Music
New Build

New Build

Brit band New Build partake in a bit of a Word-exclusive Q&A about constant references to Hot Chip (which they don't mind), their tour, and a brand new album.

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New name, new game

New name, new game

We're talking band re-baptisms as part of our series on new beginnings, with Belgian musos The Glimmers, MonkeyRobot, New Bleeders and BRNS on why they did it and how it changed things (or not).

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Sei A

Sei A

We sat down with Scottish producer Sei A AKA Andy Graham in London to talk about his music and how moving to the big smoke has affected it.

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The Big Pink

The Big Pink

Last month, English twosome The Big Pink released a second album called 'Future This'. We spoke to them about their new record, skateboarding and being a couple (but not in that way).

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Casiokids

Casiokids

We talk to the quirky Norwegian outfit Casiokids about their new record ‘Aabenbaringen over Aaskammen’, getting sponsored by a-ha and playing gigs in lighthouses.

Music
Nosedrip

Nosedrip

We sit down with Ghent-based DJ Nosedrip to ask him what's missing in his life and what songs he'd play on a first date. Scroll down to the bottom of the interview for a free mix.

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The Experimental Tropic Blues Band

The Experimental Tropic Blues Band

Back from having recorded their latest album with blues-rock legend Jon Spencer in New York, we sit down with The Experimental Tropic Blues Band two days before their embark on a European tour to discuss making real rock music, taking the subway in New York and getting famous music journalists to go naked on stage.

Music
Slove

Slove

Following the release of their excellent debut Le Danse, we speak with Parisian electro-pop two-piece Slove about their various side projects and their love of French music.

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The word with Abe Vigoda

The word with Abe Vigoda

Godfather legend Abe Vigoda has made his comeback in the shape of four young boys with a lot of energy! The LA-based group has stepped out of the Smell-shadows and is currently touring around Europe to promote their fourth album Crush, released in 2010 on Bella Union. Their music speaks to the young and the […]

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Interview: The Horrors speak about third album Skying

After taking the world by storm with the haunting Sheena Is A Parasite, being hailed as the saviours of UK’s garage rock revival, then dismissed and parodied as yet another case of “style over substance”, The Horrors silenced their detractors and gained unanimous critical praise with 2009’s Primary Colours. Southend-on-Sea’s black-clad quintetare back with Skying, […]

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It takes a lot of beans to make a Chilly

With more facets to his talent than a chameleon on shuffle mode, Chilly Gonzales is a hard man to pin down. His new album, The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales, just out, we caught up with the Canadian-born virtuoso in his Paris apartment to talk bathrobe fetishes, wannabe industry poseurs and paying for you own Guinness World […]

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The word with: Black Lips

The word with: Black Lips

Paying their customary visit to the Nuits Botanique, the Black Lips once more ripped the venue’s Orangerie to shreds. The self-proclaimed “flower-punks” are currently on the road presenting Arabia Mountain, their sixth effort – produced by pop maestro and instant hitmaker Mark Ronson of all people. And whilst these new tracks resolutely sounded more “flower” […]

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Interview: actor Adam Goldberg’s new band The Goldberg Sisters

We all remember Adam Goldberg for hilarious roles such as Eddie, Chandler’s psychotic flatmate in Friends, the neurotic Nicky Rubenstein in Entourage, or Mike Newhouse in Dazed And Confused. The actor, who’s had a hand at directing too, has been making music for over a decade. After releasing his debut Eros and Omissions under the […]

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The word with Dum Dum Girls

The word with Dum Dum Girls

  Best place to get a tattoo? Forearm // London @ Shangi-la Words for the future you? Chill out. Favourite love songs? Fade Into You – Mazzy Star Ladies And Gentlemen… – Spiritualized Analy – Minko For which reason was Richard Gottehrer so high on your personal list when you first got the opportunity to […]

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The word with No Age

The word with No Age

What’s been keeping you busy these days? DS: PPM, NO AGE, LIFE, ETC. RR: Going to the dentist in Antwerp. Driving from Barcelona to London. Playing shows. Listening to John Cale. What’s the weirdest thing that happened on tour so far? DS: Went to a bar in NY, Saw two fights, almost got robbed & […]

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The word with Ping Pong Tactics

The word with Ping Pong Tactics

Local heroes and hailed as the “next big thing”, the Belgian kids from Ping Pong Tactics played a last minute concert at Ghent’s Kinky Star last Friday. The Huyghe brothers and best drummer of Sint-Laureins just released their latest record Sensual Dancing on cassette. We met up with lead singer Bert just before a fire […]

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Interview: Bo Ningen

A firm fixture on the East London scene, Bo Ningen played their first gig in Belgium last Sunday at Brussels’ Magasin 4. Their apocalyptic stage act, heavy riffs and psychedelic soundscapes have earned them the reputation of being the best live band around and, combined with their singular look, make for an unforgettable visual and […]

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The word with Efterklang

The beautiful boys and lovely Heather from Danish outfit Efterklang were in Brussels’ Botanique Tuesday to offer us that extra spark of magic. This fresh batch of Impala award winners has sailed across the seven sees to perform, engaged in several side-projects, shot their own film and managed to stay their own fun and brilliant selves […]

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Emufucka, the prodigy producer straight outta Tokyo

Early last week, Brussels’ Citywurl Records sent us a promo of Tokyo-based producer-come-beat-maker Emufucka’s latest EP called Select. The six-track effort, a genre-defying mix of cosmic electronic beats and mangled melodies, is fresh, flawless and cerebral. We email-interviewed the 24 year wizard of odds, asking him about everything from the view from his bedroom window […]

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Interview: Chile’s Panico pack a punch

At first listen, there’s something vaguely familiar with Panico’s sound. It is garage rock, no doubt there, but with something of a Latin twist to it. Tropical rock as they refer to it on their Myspace page. Think rough, fast-paced yet melodic songs. Catchy guitar riffs and heavy drum sequences. And Eduardo, the band’s charismatic, […]

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Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor speaks about his new band, About Group

After spearheading this past decade’s nerdy dance pop-movement with his band Hot Chip, Alexis Taylor turns to spontaneous recording with About Group, his new project. We caught up with the ever-polite British singer and musician last Saturday, minutes before his eclectic DJ set at a Los Ninos party in Brussels’ cultural-hub Congres station. How long has About […]

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The word with Twin Shadow

Brooklyn-based band Twin Shadow (4AD) stopped by Brussels’ AB Club last night, granting us with a very energetic show and a set-list packed with tracks from their much-hyped debut Forget. We had a quick chat with charming lead singer George Lewis Jr. Voice of an angel, hair like Prince. If spring wasn’t in the air […]

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The word with Wire

Post-punk veterans Wire stopped by Belgium last Friday, in the midst of their current tour. We caught up with bassist and founding member Graham Lewis before their set at the Botanique for a quick chat and impromptu photo session in a nearby bar. [authors] Interview and photography Yana Foqué [/authors] What’s your current state of […]

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The word with Ariel Pink

Love or loathe Ariel Pink ’s unique brand of psychedelic lo-fi pop, the LA-based artist has taken the world by storm with his single Round and Round . Hailed as the breakthrough artist of 2010, we caught up with him last time he was in Belgium. This is the first of a series of no-fuss […]

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The joker has landed – An interview with Drums of Death

Ceratin artists sometimes seem to drop a bomb on you out of nowhere. You kind of had heard their name somewhere before, but couldnt quite place it. You know they aren’t exactly newcomers to the game, but they aren’t old-timers neither. It’s that certain breed of on-the-cusp of breaking-through artists. Some seem to be eternally […]

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