The Sound of The Belgian Underground 2024

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Sergeant

Physicality and theatricality intertwine themselves in the concerts of Sergeant. The three band members led by Ferre Marnef, deliver experimental ambient, indie rock sounds that puzzle together in a melange of cuts and pastes. This Bruxellois band is non-conformist at heart and once you listen closely you will hear the political poetry in the underbelly of their music. 

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Egidius

From a guitar-playing childhood to hearing the call of the synths during the pandemic, Leuven artist Egidius’ first EP in 2023 is characterised by its chameleon-like ability to evade the confinement of genre. Described as ecstatic electro-pop, melodic techno or electronic dream pop, one thing is certain, it will always end in a synergetic mess of effervescence.

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Lazzaro

Rummaging through the intimacies of sound, singer-songwriter Lazzaro’s songs exist to create a plane that allows the ethereal and earthbound to coalesce. In this process of breaking and searching for structure, Lazzarro harnesses a sound experience that is both poetic and experimental. With haunting vocals that envelop, her first EP The Inner Land is Wide and Free is an atmospheric soundscape that transports one to a forest where the banalities of everyday life long to be heard. 

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Suzan Peeters 

Like commanding a breathing organism, Belgian accordionist Suzan Peeters creates distinct sound textures through the bellows reverberated by the lung of her accordion. An improviser and composer just the same, Peeters strays from the expected and explores the electronic nature of the accordion and its elusive potential as a synthesiser. Mixing the acoustic with the electronic, the lines of where one begins and another ends blur, allowing for creative experimentation and improvisation to shine through. 

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Moenen & Mariken 

Musician and producer Neil Claes alongside actress and writer Maria Magdelena de Cort, come together to create music that meshes the ever-transforming narrative of the personal, with the stillness of the everyday. Mixing the potency of spoken word with the lyricism and depth of poetry, Moenen en Mariken, set words ablaze on a techno backdrop. With Sappho and punk poetry as their muses, the outcome is a ‘rebellious child of the always-faster generation’. 

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Youniss

With depth and authenticity cloaked in punk elements, musician and producer Youniss is a genre-bending chameleon. His artistry delves into the discomfort of the self, traversing through what it means to be a black man with an Arabic moniker in the Western context. Accompanied by a drummer, his live performances will have you in a tizzy, with sounds influenced by hip hop, R&B, electronica and techno, all the while maintaining his own unique twists.

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Hayek

Equipped with the knowledge of sound design and music theory, one can easily identify the quality and precision in the sets of Belgium-based producer, musician and DJ, Hayek. Born and raised in Egypt, he identifies as one of Egypt's pioneers in the hardcore techno scene. The thread of creativity is evident alongside his breadth of musical knowledge, blending multiple soundscapes into one through meticulous mixing. With a first name that means ‘the one who knocks’, the one and only Hayek’s music will knock you out. 

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bontridders 

One of the members of BRORLAB, a dream computer/punk band, Sam De Clerq is the mind and musical soul behind bontridders. Her first solo electronic exploration will have you grooving and dancing to tracks steeped in reverb instrumentation as well as faded vocals that make up her sonic landscape. Playful both sonically and onstage, be prepared to be hypnotised by the colours and sounds that emanate from her.

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Jo Rwaka  

Rapper, singer and composer, Jo Rwaka fluctuates between alternative rap and R&B, with influences from contemporary muses such as BROCKHAMPTON and Tyler, the Creator. With the recent release of his third EP, aptly named OTO 3, he aims to create music that is intimate, a testament to his adolescence. As life is always in flux, his tracks are a way to document the chapters of his life as sincerely as he can, thus creating a space that allows people to communicate how they feel. 

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Camille Keller

Perhaps more known for DJ sets and passages on NTS Radio, French-born but Brussels-based Camille Keller is also a musician venturing further into his musical abilities. With his latest digital song release, You do you, he explores a non-conforming sound that injects the atmosphere with a melancholy ambiance that will have you reminiscing over the future. This musical friend of Rogergoon and Dviance will set the stage for the more danceable part of the evening.

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Viva Los DJ's

Aspiring pop-culture icons, Aron Wouters and Finn Waters are the duo that make up Viva Los DJ’s. Coming together through their love of everything pop, entertainment is always on the menu with these two on stage. Pooling together all the fabulous flourishes of pop music, their debut album New Year New Me, with pop references galore, guarantees a hyperactive, rush-inducing performance that can only be described as the meeting point of a Tomorrowland stage and a Eurovision act.  

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Laura Conant b2b crat

Casting her net far and wide by encompassing a broad set of genres, DJ and producer Laura Conanti is known for her various mixes exploring different musical niches. With influences ranging from ambient to post-club dance, her sets provide moments of both reflection and euphoria and always with a hint of the experimental.

As an artist and promoter, Brussels-based Cratje has a keen interest in the social and political undertones music can convey, thus always attempting to encompass this into his events, sets, and tracks. Together, powerhouse DJs Laura Conant and Cratje, run the eponymous label and event series MONTAGE. 

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Donia b2b Erykah 

Ghent-based DJ, Erykah, is on a mission. Every event must be a memorable one, with listeners congregating on the dancefloor enveloped by a vortex of arrhythmic vibrations accompanied by rhythmic breaks. Listeners turn to dancers and are carried through this unique sonic experience. Her recent delve into the music scene finds her leaning towards Jungle-influenced sounds and breakbeat rhythms when in the booth. 

Known for bass and breaks, Donia is a Brussels-based DJ and co-founder of Sketchy Lines Records. As your local dopamine dealer, she’ll catch you in the street-lit corner of your soul just to stretch genres. Once they lose their ego, you can just focus on your inner dance. 

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jujulove b2b TOGO

A resident of both Kiosk Radio and LYL Radio in Brussels, jujulove cites herself as a worldbuilder. Given her inspirations emerge from feminist science fiction, manga, and the fantastical, it is no surprise that at 170 bpm, she opens up realms of existence parallel to our own. Based between Amsterdam and Brussels, it is a joy to witness this earthbound rave elf work her magic in the booth. 

Having been drawn to music from a young age, TOGO is an electronic composer and DJ. He draws inspiration from his environment, from hip-hop to the obscure scenes of the electronic underground. Even with a proclivity for bass intermixed with tender melodies, genres have no borders nor hierarchy in his booth. This attentiveness to the subtle differences between musical genres, allows for doors to swing open during his creative process, integrating his ancestral culture and his Western influences.

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instar b2b Stella K 

Instar is one of four rave DJs in residence at Burenhinder. Meaning neighbour nuisance, Burenhinder is a female* collective from Antwerp that focuses on combining hard genres with visual art by FINTA+ artists from Belgium. Her sound ranges from heavy gabber to funny juke, with the sprinkling of cheeky edits amongst more serious beats. 

Between Paris and Brussels, Stella K is a resident at Call of Dirty Brussels, LYL Radio, Ola Radio and part of the Sal de Fête collective. With a universe this big, her avant-garde, electronic dance music, fabricates the landscape of her created world with energetic rhythms and ethereal harmonies set to an undertone of a bassline. Forming an eclectic style, her priority is a well-regulated mix, dense yet airy with some well-placed bridges that give a main character energy to the crowd. 

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KIMYA b2b iced lattina

Cairo-born and Brussels-based, KIMYA aims to deliver an unsettling yet euphoric experience not bound by the limits of genre. Her sound is sure to be gnarly, coarse and hard-hitting. 

Alongside her is iced lattina, a Kiosk Radio staple, and the embodiment of unpredictability. From ambient dust to plugg, muffled trap to soft drill, to the sprinkling of baile funk, the result is a tapestry of woven sounds that delight the ears. While nonchalant on the bpm but intentional with the selection, when in the booth iced lattina invites you to decolonize your mind and get in touch with your inner self through the space that music creates.  

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TIMESCHEDULE

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Live-acts

Box

20:30 Sergeant 

21:30 Jo Rwaka

22:30 Youniss

23:45 Viva Los DJ’s

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Foyer 

21:00 Moenen & Mariken 

22:00 Lazzaro 

23:00 bontridders

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Club

20:15 Suzan Peeters

21:15 Camille Keller 

22:15 Egidius

23:15 Hayek

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Nightlife 

Box

00:00 Laura Conant b2b Crat 

01:00 KYMIA b2b iced lattina

02:00 Donia b2b Erykah

03:00 Jujulove b2b TOGO

04:00 Instar b2b Stella K

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