And so.. this very weekend I’m going to Bruxelles, Belgium.
Know almost nothing about their culture, surely not enough to write a decent post about it.
However.. there’s a bunch of belgian artists I loved in the 90s and still appreciate: we already talked about marvellous dEUS, here; in my opinion the best “made in Belgium” indie item of all time.
I cannot forget to mention Venus, a brilliant band from Bruxelles I happened to see live in Sardinia a good ten years ago: in that occasion I bought myself the cdsingle of “Royalsucker” (their first EP). I strongly suggest you to go searching the net for this guiltily underrated indie pop gem. They split a couple of years ago.
There’s another belgian band I liked a lot in the past. It’s Soulwax. Their 1998 “Much against everyone’s advice” album is awesome and filled with killer tunes. They’re still alive and kicking, but unfortunately they decided to choose djing and remixing over.. er.. guitar-toting? (here’s the Uk site, last updated in november 2004).
You could happen to see them performing as a (ultra-hyped) duo, under the Soulwax former brand or the 2manydjs new one.
In memories of those good old days (3 videos 3)..



Soulwax - Much against everyone’s advice (2000)




Soulwax - Conversation Intercom (2000)




Soulwax - Too many DJs (2000)