This weeks featured Artist at Belgian Ambient:
. . . …aMute… . . .

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Allthough not very known in Belgium aMute has allready toured in Canada and the US, but like all Belgian Quality products you have to dig deep to find it here in Belgium. I nevertheless found it!!! I never heard aMute before so the first time When Cyclic Brussels Gave Up, It Turned Me On scrobbled through my last.fm, player I had to know who it was. Names like Fennesz, Labradford, Wixel and The Dead Texan flew through my head but it…

This weeks Featured Artist on Belgian Electronics:
32crash

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Bio from Alfa Matrix:

Members:
- Jean-Luc De Meyer (Front 242): vocals
- Len Lemeire (Implant): machines & vocals
- Jan D'Hooghe (Implant / ex-Vive La Fête): drums & machines

Earth, Year 2107.

Transferred in the future through time technology, the 3-brain morphing viral entity 32CRASH infiltrated the omnipotent reigning Universal Order in order to first sabotage then ultimately destroy its absolute power on the human masses that survived the Alien Wars of the end of XXIst century. In this future…

This weeks featured Artist at Belgian Ambient:
. . . …Vidna Obmana & Jeff Pearce… . . .

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True Stories is a collaboration of two promising ambient artists. The treated guitar sounds of Jeff Pearce and the melodious sampling of Vidna Obmana make this album a must have for any ambient music lovers. Furthermore, it is very well mixed by the excellent canadian label 'Mirage'.

Review by Chuck van Zyl on Star’s End

Jeff Pearce's contribution on Vidna Obmana's 1997 release Crossing The Trail, begs for a more expansive project between the two. True…

Featured Artist:
Twilight Ritual

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Bio from last.fm

Twilight Ritual was born in Geert’s mind during the first Autumn years. It was building integrity, clearer identity, admittance of mistery and surreal impressions. During Autumn recording sessions, musical style and experiment varied strongly, which is recognised in the various tape releases. However, some tracks had clearly more ‘spirit’ or ‘personality’ than others. It became clear that a new project was born out of Autumn work: Twilight Ritual.

The Twilight Ritual tracks had more rhythm, more vocals, more song-alike structure than Autumn-style tracks. However, the still remained room…

This weeks featured Artist:
. . . …For Greater Good… . . .

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I was quite surprised when I bought their CD For Greater Good. These guys from Lier bring dark but beautiful ambient with a neo-classical and Martial touch! Never quite heard this combination and to be frankly it reminds me a lot of Dead Can Dance, Lustmord with a tad of Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana

On their site it says: “For Greater Good is a Belgium-based ambient music project, trying to describe the world of today by means…

Featured Artist:
Implant

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Bio from the myspace:

Implantology: The art and science of diagnosis, treatment, maintenance, and problem management of implant based medicine.

Implant, the project of LEN LEMEIRE, has been trying to contribute to the already massive inheritance of the Belgian electronic scene since 1992. 8 full length albums, 7 EP’s, uncountable remixes and several productions later, one can only agree that the music itself is the universal language. It was because of his music that Len teamed up with several of the early pioneers of electronic music.

When Anne Clark heard…

This weeks featured Artist: . . . …Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana… . . .

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This is one of Dirk Serries (also known as Vidna Obmana and Fear Falls Burning) collaboration projects. Together with Steve Roach He released a total of 8 albums with this collaboration.

Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana share an unusual capacity for merging their sonic worlds together, creating disrupted spheres where life is everything but banal. Within their blend of primordial change, they offer frightening visitations into warped dimensions, not only of realities but also that of a dark…

I just want to inform you all, that there are still copy’s available of my debut album Messierobjekten.

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After the Techno, IDM -trips of The Mental Attack, I decided to produce a concept album as Distant Fires Burning. Where I live I can watch the stars for hours, despite the pollution of light from the nearby city (Mechelen, Belgium). This resulted in “Messierobjekten”. Each track represents a feeling and an image. With this album the concept isn’t over yet because there are loads of other feelings and images.

Influences are Biosphere; Global Communication…

Featured Artist in Belgian Electronics:
Bene Gesserit

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This weeks featured artist shows an eclectic and surrealistic mix of minimal and synth-pop.

BeNe GeSSeRiT were an early 80s art/music project from Trazegnies, Belgium. The members were Alain Neffe and Nadine Bal, both of whom have continued to be active in the minimal electronic and experimental scene ever since. Together and apart they have made music under the guises of Human Flesh, Pseudo Code, The Chopstick Sisters, 3pattes, Messy Goes Insane, Human Dance, Cortex, Subject, I Scream and Japanese Genius.

Alain…

This weeks featured Artist: . . . …Filmjölk… . . .

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Filmjölk is mostly know as swedish sour milk, but Ingrid Jossieaux from Mariembourg (Brussels)gave another definition to the word. I know her from the fabulous Electrobel portal. And I heard the first tracks that were bound to become her first release on the fantastic “Heldernacht” label, that was forced to end due to personal reasons. Her music instantly drew my attention because it had such a subtle but accurate soundpalette. What you get is beautiful ambient-electronica with a every now and then acoustic instruments wandering in…