brazil

I'm off to Brazil for 3 weeks !

sao paulo, rio, iguaçu falls, salvador da bahia, ...

See you soon...

jazz
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto - Girl from Ipanema
Django Reinhardt - Brazil
Gilberto Gil - o canto da ema

rock
Foals - Brazil is here
Guillemots - trains to brazil
Arcade Fire - Brazil
Beirut - Brazil (live)

lounge (by two great belgian dj's : Buscemi and Sven Van Hees)
Buscemi - Seaside
Buscemi - Crystal Frontier
Buscemi - Midnight Sessions
Buscemi - Nightlife
Sven Van Hees - Brazilectro
Sven Van Hees - tsunami (inside my soul)



and don't worry, i have some posts scheduled...

part of the week-end never dies

Trailer : Part of the Weekend Never Dies

DVD out now ! 

by

soulwax

watch it/buy it, it's just f*cking incredible !

mp3:
Chemical Brothers - Hey boy, hey girl (soulwax remix)

MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Nite Version - rip)

Recorders - Northern Lights EP

Remember my friends from Recorders ?

This indie rock band, from Brussels, started in 2006, with influences like Interpol, Joy Division, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, The Libertines, The Strokes, Editors, Velvet Underground or Bloc Party (nothing bad, right !?)

Alex, Gordon, Math & Max have their own little (cfr. belgian) succes in 2007 and 2008, by winning the Demopoll contest from Studio Brussel (the best flemish radio station in Belgium), and the Puredemo contest from Pure FM (the best frenchspeaking radio station in Belgium). 'God, this country is complicated !

Followed by very cool concerts all over the country, and even in Paris, the band recorded his first EP, called Northern Lights !

And because they're very friendly people, you can download it for free! (click on the picture)

mp3 (right click to save) : Recorders - Black Mountain

They're now selected for a rock competition (again!), called Concours-Circuit
The contest takes place on saterday, 6th september. Go see them ! it's cheap, and you will also see : Bikinians, Les Heritiers, Mad Radios and The Vagabonds.
facebook event (in french)

every info on myspace

les nuits botaniques

les nuits botaniques are a special festival. Every night, between may 7 and may 18, you have a few concerts at le botanique, in Brussels. Le botanique are old greenhouses, a really special place in the city centre.

a few of the concerts :
7th : jamie lidell, tunng, ...
8th : Xiu Xiu
9th : I'm from barcelona, We are scientists, of montreal, two gallants,...
10th : Tom McRae, Balkan Beat Box, ...
11th : Explosions in the Sky, dirty projectors, ...
12th : morcheeba, an pierlé, ...
13th : Yelle, Sébastien Tellier, rogue wave, ...
14th : Yael Naim, The Do, Tim Vanhamel, Hollywood porn stars, Syd Matters
15th : CocoRosie & Orchestra, SoKo, Brisa Roché, Noah & the Whale, Girls in Hawaii, ...
16th : Audio Bullys, Camille, ...
17th : Vampire Weekend, The Teenagers, ...

Yelle - A cause des garçons

We are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt

Dirty Projectors - No More

The Do - On my shoulders

Tim Vanhamel - Until I Find You (acoustic)

Girls in Hawaii - This Farm Will End Up In Fire

The Teenagers - French Kiss

vic de wolf

Victoria de Wolf is young belgian artist, with a lot of talent.

Born in 1984, she studied illustration at St-Luc, a famous art school in Brussels, and still studies graphic communication.

Besides being a graphic designer and an illustrator, she paints, but not enough if you ask me...

the tuymans experiment

Klara.be (belgian cultural channel) did an experiment with Belgian painter Luc Tuymans (who's paintings go for millions). What if you take art out of its usual context and expose it in the street? Would people even notice it?
96% of passers-by ignore the painting...

The Chocolate Makers, vol. 10 *dEUS*

Belgium's biggest rock band, dEUS, has a new CD coming out next week, Vantage Point.

14 years after Worst Case Scenario, a milestone in our national rock scene, and 3 years after Pocket Revolution, they come back, with a "sexy, danceable and very in your face" album, says Tom Barman, the lead singer.

Listen online to Vantage Point

on myspace
mp3 : dEUS -The Architect

festival news

last names for rock werchter !

The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley, Panic At The Disco, My Morning Jacket, Monza, Vampire Weekend, Devotchka and Cool Kids !
www.rockwerchter.be

and first name for pukkelpop : metallica !
pukkelpop.be

Welcome Spring! Festival

Welcome Spring! festival

What? a free festival, in the middle of the city, with 3 stages (main, alternative & electro)

When? wednesday april 9th, from 2pm to 3am

Where? Louvain-la-neuve, south of brussels, belgium

Who? organized by le kot-e-rythmes, with on stage :

Vive la fête, hollywood porn stars, the vismets, the moon invaders, frank shinobi, forma.t crew (partyharders, the others, elektrash, surfing leons), ...

bonus : Vive la fête - Touche pas

get ready for your summer

Sunny day here in belgium...

so, you should think about your summer festivals !

here's belgium's top 5 :

number 1 :

Rock Werchter, on July 3 - 4 - 5 - 6, is considered as the best festival in the world (winner of the ILMC Arthur Award for the 4th time in 5 years!). 

So, no explanation needed, just look at the new temporary line-up !

number 2 :

Pukkelpop, august 14-15-16 in Hasselt.
their space

number 3 :

Dour, biggest alternative festival, with a lot of (smaller) bands. Very cool.
17>20 July

number 4 :

Les Ardentes, in Liège, on July 10th to 13th

THURSDAY 10th JULY

LAURENT GARNIER, TRENTEMOLLER (live band), SEBASTIEN TELLIER, BRISA ROCHE, AURYN, …

FRIDAY 11th JULY

DAVE CLARKE, GOOSE (live), BOOKA SHADE (live), M.A.N.D.Y., YELLE, SOLDOUT, DR. LEKTROLUV, ANDREW WEATHERALL, MATTHEW DEAR & RYAN ELLIOTT, CHLOE (live), APPARAT (live band), ARNAUD REBOTINI (live), SASCHA FUNKE, GUI BORRATO (live), RED SHAPE (live), MICHAEL MAYER, DJ PIERRE, …

SATURDAY 12th JULY

M.I.A., THE STREETS, DIZZEE RASCAL, THE KILLS, LIARS, THE BELLRAYS, SPIRITUALIZED, DAS POP, CROOKERS, BLOODY BEETROOTS, DJ FOOD vs. DK, DJ MARKY, THE QEMISTS, DILINJA & LEMON D, SAGE FRANCIS, PRINS THOMAS, JUSTUS KOHNCKE, FREAKY AGE, LEGOPARTY, …

SUNDAY 13th JULY

DIONYSOS, GIRLS IN HAWAII, ARNO, DANIEL DARC, THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, NICOLE WILLIS & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS, SAINT-ANDRE, PUGGY, YOAV, …

number 5 :

Gentse Feesten, in Ghent, a ten days city festival. This is just crazy...

the Chocolate Makers, vol. 9 *Recorders*

Recorders, a new belgian rock band, sounds a bit like interpol.

try it and you'll like it !

http://www.myspace.com/recorders

upcoming shows :
Apr 4 2008    Inc’Rock Festival (/w Hollywood Porn Stars, Arid, Zita Swoon...)
Apr 5 2008    Tremplin J’veux du soleil
Apr 12 2008  VK - Emergenza (semi-finale)
May 9 2008   CSG in Nivelles

mp3's : 
Recorders - Tim Burton has directed my life
Recorders - tell me things they never told
Recorders - Witch and Velocity
Recorders - The shade of your orange spinn

the Chocolate Makers, vol. 8 *girls in hawaii*

Every generation has icons to look at, songs to dance and/or cry on and images to remember. This band is not revolutionary, but if you're still a bit young, French-speaking, and most of all Belgian, you ceased to be a kid with Girls in Hawaii.

a few years ago, in 2004, came 'from here to there' out. It was pretty much the first good rock band from Wallonia (the French-speaking, southern Belgium), and it became instantly our favourite band. Tracks were melancholic, concerts were strong & mind-blowing.

4 years later, after selling a few albums, a cover song for starbucks and even touring in the states, they're back with 'Plan your escape'. i hope the new adolescents will become adults with this one.

their site
their space

Girls in Hawaii - found in the ground (2004)
Girls in Hawaii - blizzard of 77 (nada surf cover)
Girls in Hawaii - This Farm Will End Up In Fire (new single)

Girls In Hawaii, live @ La Cigale
Uploaded by naiverecords

the Chocolate Makers, vol. 6 & 7 : the tellers + hooverphonic

* remember the tellers?
here is their last song (from a few months back...), hugo
if you like this, go here



* Then, there's a great band, touring for a while in the lowlands, called sharko.
So, I finally grabbed this one : sweet protection, and i love it !



* For your musical dessert : the new hooverphonic !
they had a trip hop period (2Wicky, in 1997), a jazzy one (The World is Mine, 2003), some ballads too (Eden, 1998).
Now it's back to rock 'n roll !


their new album is called  President of the LSD Golf Club
with gentle storm as their first single.
Expedition Impossible is their 2d one.




btw : we have a government, after 6 months of political crisis, but only for 3 months...

Free Hugs for Belgium

"België knuffelt, Les belges s'embrassent"

Belgian students are going to hug for the unity of their country !
Wednesday 21th of november, at 2pm, on the Ladeuzeplein in Leuven
Be there if you can !

website of the event

Das Pop - Fool for Love (SebastiAn Remix)
Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
Sebastien Tellier - Sexual Sportsware
La Brabançonne (National Anthem)

the Chocolate Makers, vol. 5, *Das Pop*

hello! ready for fifth belgian band?!

listen to this

great isn't it? 

it's 'you' from das pop

created by Reinhard Vanbergen, Niek Meul, Lieven Moors, Tom Kestens and Bent Van Looy (singer/drummer), they played on every scene in this country, but they also traveled through europe. They're originally from Ghent. Everybody's waiting for their new cd, so meanwhile here's a recent song, called 'tired'

the Chocolate Makers, vol. 4, *Minerale*

Let's talk about a 4th belgian band : Minerale

They're a great band, created in 2001 by 4 friends from Brussels, but succes came only in 2005. They are called 'the young aristocrates of the belgian rock scene', very stylish. Their music has two different styles, 2 different approaches : very catchy pop-rock songs, and other songs which are more calm, almost accoustic around the fire...

their space

Minerale - Millionnaire
Uploaded by Mineraleskaia

and live :

Minerale - Razor Blade @ Botanique
Uploaded by Mineraleskaia

Minerale - In The Water
Uploaded by Mineraleskaia

taste some great song, from the album 'Shrines' :


Minerale - Eyes Eyes
Minerale - Millionaire
Minerale - Touchy Touchy

The Chocolate Makers, vol. 3, *Piano Club*

third belgian band : Piano Club

4 guys, from Liège (Wallonia), the singer is also the bandleader of Hollywood Porn Stars, and the drummer plays in Malibu Stacy.
They describe themselfs as "Blondie eating ice cream with kim wilde, while duran duran's first record is playing. Then phoenix arrives and zoot woman brings some milkshakes. Piano club takes a picture and puts its own painting on it.... "




Anyway, they have a great song, called 'Girl on TV', and it has been remixed by Philippe Zdar from Cassius (!)


their song

and a cover of 'maneater' !

Piano Club Cover of ' Maneater '
Uploaded by PianoClubMusic

the Chocolate Makers, vol. 2, *Goose*

second band:

Goose



electropop dance band, from Kortrijk (Flanders)
incredible sound, between, let's see..., daft punk and AC/DC !
signed on the label 'Skint' (home of Fatboy Slim and X-press2 !)

try it, and you'll love it ... :
British Mode
Black Gloves

Goose - British Mode
Uploaded by samithemenace

their Space
and you can buy the album 'bring it on' here

The Chocolate Makers, vol. 1, *the Tellers*

Belgium ... small country, amazing chocolate, superb beers ... and great bands !

You probably already know dEUS or Soulwax (or 2 many dj's), the pioneers in our modern musical landscape. But we have a new generation of bands, with great potential, so discover them, enjoy them! (and support them too...)

First band,



The Tellers
two guys, from the suburbs of brussels, very young, very talented.
the singer has the accent of Cardiff (thanks mom!), their song can be heard in a Canon ad. And I've seen them in concert at the ancienne belgique in november, they ruled !
our Arctic Monkeys, i guess...

The Tellers - Second Category
Uploaded by v2music

also, their space
their great label, 62TV
and one song, second category (I've posted 'more' a few days ago...) from their EP