Any fans of Belgian music? (+ Belpop-chart)

PopDroid · 11-01-2015, 01:14 PM

Hello, I was wondering if any members were fan of Belgian artists/music in general?

Current music? In the past? How many Belgian albums and/or singles do you own? Which genres?

I decided to make a list of some of my favorite releases of the last weeks/months. Hope you'll like it!

BEL50: POPDROID BELPOP CHART - November 2015 #1

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: Popdroid TV - BELPOP 2015 Selection

… click the titles to watch the musicvideos …

01 Flying Horseman: Wild Colours
02 Black Box Revelation feat. The Gospel Queens: Gloria
03 Bazart: Goud
04 Piquet: Parkiet
05 Stromae: Quand c'est
06 Faces on TV: Love/Dead
07 Flying Horseman: Money
08 Trixie Whitley: Soft Spoken Words
09 High Hi: Calm Down Sir
10 Netsky feat. Digital Farm Animals: Rio

11 Balthazar: Nightclub
12 Oscar and the Wolf: Joaquim
13 Emma Bale: Run
14 Thibet: Bethel
15 STADT: Catch or Fall
16 Isbells: Billy
17 Alice on the Roof: Mystery Light
18 Jacle Bow: Suit Yourself
19 Fùgù Mango meets Binti: Walk On By
20 Zita Swoon Group: Why Say It Once

21 STUFF.: Skywalker
22 Selah Sue: Fear Nothing
23 Novastar: Cast No Shadow (Oasis Cover)
24 Kris Dane: I Believe
25 School Is Cool: If So
26 The Spectors: Wrong
27 The Girl Who Cried Wolf: Demon (Ruins)
28 Illuminine feat. I Will, I Swear: Armor
29 Nicolas Michaux: A la vie, à la mort
30 Lea Rue: I Can't Say No

31 Channel Zero: Help (Unplugged)
32 Soldier's Heart: Ears & Eyes
33 LIMITS: Fading Away
34 The Black Heart Rebellion: Near to Fire for Bricks
35 Arches feat. Karen Harding: New Love
36 Aeroplane: Page One Is Love
37 Bed Rugs: Piles
38 Birkenhead: Elegy
39 Mickey: Disco Lights
40 La Smala: Vague à l'âme

41 Jasper Steverlinck: Things That I Should Have Done
42 Shameboy feat. Aiden: Be with You
43 Tubelight: I Wanna Hit
44 Balthazar: Bunker (Vuurwerk Endless Summer Rework)
45 VUURWERK feat. Climb-X: G.R.I.P.
46 Nevada Fellow: Beam of Light
47 Marie Warnant: N'oublie pas
48 Seiren: Architekt
49 BRNS: Any House
50 Hamster Axis & Mauro Pawlowski: Pinetrees

sidewinder · 11-01-2015, 09:36 PM

I'm from Belgium originally, but have lived in the states for a long time. I've listened to a few Belgian bands but have never found one that I truly liked. I'll have to try a few of these.

Norg · 11-01-2015, 11:37 PM

ill check it out but I don't classify music usually by what region your in Music is Music does not matter were u live IMO

but saying that it seems like western Europe is much different then Eastern Europe

**Janszoon** · 11-02-2015, 04:53 AM

I think the only Belgian artists I'm familiar with are Stromae and Front 242. Between the two of them that probably puts my total collection of Belgian music at five or six albums. I'm always open to checking out new music though!

bob. · 11-02-2015, 08:40 AM

Front 242 performed what is more than likely my favorite 2nd wave industrial song...Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat are one of my all time favorite bands and he is from Belgium

grindy · 11-02-2015, 08:52 AM

There's a lot of great AvantProg from Belgium that I love.

Univers Zero, Present, Finnegans Wake, Aranis, The Wrong Object, X-Legged Sally, Kings of Belgium, Flat Earth Society, (anything with Pierre Vervloesem really), Trank Zappa Grappa in Varese?, Cro Magnon, Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung...

**Frownland** · 11-02-2015, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

Cro Magnon

Are we thinking of the same Cro Magnon?

grindy · 11-02-2015, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Are we thinking of the same Cro Magnon?

Nah, I'd never make the mistake of thinking they were Belgian.

Cromagnon: American 60s weird-ass psych
Cro Magnon: Belgian 90s chamber prog band

totosama · 11-02-2015, 03:24 PM

I always thought dEUS was the 'biggest' belgian band but as nobody mentionned them i guess i was wrong. I still strongly recommend their album called 'The Ideal Crash'. Apart from dEUS, i only know about Zita Swoon and Stromae.

And also some fast hardcore bands but I don't know if it interests anybody here.

sidewinder · 11-02-2015, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by totosama

I always thought dEUS was the 'biggest' belgian band but as nobody mentionned them i guess i was wrong. I still strongly recommend their album called 'The Ideal Crash'. Apart from dEUS, i only know about Zita Swoon and Stromae.

dEUS is one that I've listened to, they do seem to be one of the biggest from Belgium. That said, none of the stuff I've heard has moved me very much. A good track here and there, but that's all.

Front 242 is the only Belgian band I've ever really been an actual fan of.

11-01-2015, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
PopDroid Groupie Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 30	Any fans of Belgian music? (+ Belpop-chart) Hello, I was wondering if any members were fan of Belgian artists/music in general? Current music? In the past? How many Belgian albums and/or singles do you own? Which genres? I decided to make a list of some of my favorite releases of the last weeks/months. Hope you'll like it! BEL50: POPDROID BELPOP CHART - November 2015 #1 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: Popdroid TV - BELPOP 2015 Selection … click the titles to watch the musicvideos … 01 Flying Horseman: Wild Colours 02 Black Box Revelation feat. The Gospel Queens: Gloria 03 Bazart: Goud 04 Piquet: Parkiet 05 Stromae: Quand c'est 06 Faces on TV: Love/Dead 07 Flying Horseman: Money 08 Trixie Whitley: Soft Spoken Words 09 High Hi: Calm Down Sir 10 Netsky feat. Digital Farm Animals: Rio 11 Balthazar: Nightclub 12 Oscar and the Wolf: Joaquim 13 Emma Bale: Run 14 Thibet: Bethel 15 STADT: Catch or Fall 16 Isbells: Billy 17 Alice on the Roof: Mystery Light 18 Jacle Bow: Suit Yourself 19 Fùgù Mango meets Binti: Walk On By 20 Zita Swoon Group: Why Say It Once 21 STUFF.: Skywalker 22 Selah Sue: Fear Nothing 23 Novastar: Cast No Shadow (Oasis Cover) 24 Kris Dane: I Believe 25 School Is Cool: If So 26 The Spectors: Wrong 27 The Girl Who Cried Wolf: Demon (Ruins) 28 Illuminine feat. I Will, I Swear: Armor 29 Nicolas Michaux: A la vie, à la mort 30 Lea Rue: I Can't Say No 31 Channel Zero: Help (Unplugged) 32 Soldier's Heart: Ears & Eyes 33 LIMITS: Fading Away 34 The Black Heart Rebellion: Near to Fire for Bricks 35 Arches feat. Karen Harding: New Love 36 Aeroplane: Page One Is Love 37 Bed Rugs: Piles 38 Birkenhead: Elegy 39 Mickey: Disco Lights 40 La Smala: Vague à l'âme 41 Jasper Steverlinck: Things That I Should Have Done 42 Shameboy feat. Aiden: Be with You 43 Tubelight: I Wanna Hit 44 Balthazar: Bunker (Vuurwerk Endless Summer Rework) 45 VUURWERK feat. Climb-X: G.R.I.P. 46 Nevada Fellow: Beam of Light 47 Marie Warnant: N'oublie pas 48 Seiren: Architekt 49 BRNS: Any House 50 Hamster Axis & Mauro Pawlowski: Pinetrees Last edited by PopDroid; 11-01-2015 at 01:42 PM.

11-01-2015, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	I'm from Belgium originally, but have lived in the states for a long time. I've listened to a few Belgian bands but have never found one that I truly liked. I'll have to try a few of these. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

11-02-2015, 04:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I think the only Belgian artists I'm familiar with are Stromae and Front 242. Between the two of them that probably puts my total collection of Belgian music at five or six albums. I'm always open to checking out new music though! __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

11-02-2015, 08:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	Front 242 performed what is more than likely my favorite 2nd wave industrial song...Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat are one of my all time favorite bands and he is from Belgium __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

11-02-2015, 08:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	There's a lot of great AvantProg from Belgium that I love. Univers Zero, Present, Finnegans Wake, Aranis, The Wrong Object, X-Legged Sally, Kings of Belgium, Flat Earth Society, (anything with Pierre Vervloesem really), Trank Zappa Grappa in Varese?, Cro Magnon, Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung... __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

11-01-2015, 11:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,358	ill check it out but I don't classify music usually by what region your in Music is Music does not matter were u live IMO but saying that it seems like western Europe is much different then Eastern Europe

11-02-2015, 03:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
totosama Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Toulouse / Yokkaichi Posts: 78	I always thought dEUS was the 'biggest' belgian band but as nobody mentionned them i guess i was wrong. I still strongly recommend their album called 'The Ideal Crash'. Apart from dEUS, i only know about Zita Swoon and Stromae. And also some fast hardcore bands but I don't know if it interests anybody here. __________________ Last.FM Music Journal