Belgium Underground : interview of Catherine Plenevaux

13 September 2017

Catherine Plenevaux is the founder and editor of Brussels record label Lexi Disques. Since its first release in 2008, the single la pente/loupiotes by Benjamin Franklin, this boutique label proposes records at the crossing of experimental music and pop. With a special affection for 45 rpm vinyl eps, the label is sometimes a challenge for […]

Belgium Underground : interview of Patrick Stas

12 August 2016

Au début des années 1980 sortait de nulle part Home Produkt, un label proposant une musique étrange dans des emballages non moins étranges. Patrick Stas, le fondateur de ce label, nous raconte la genèse de perles de la musique underground belge comme la compilation “Brabançonnes”, une double cassette contenant plus de trente versions de l’hymne national, ou encore “An Der Schönen Blauen Donau”, trente reprises délirantes du beau danube bleu, accompagné d’une truite en carton. Il nous confie son amour des objets produits en série et l’histoire du Gheneral Thi et les fourmis, ainsi que de Tarzan, l’ami des éléphants.

Belgium Underground : interview of Yannick Franck

19 January 2016

Multi-sided creator and explorer of new fields of experimentation, Yannick Franck runs the label Idiosyncratics (he also works for the contemporary art center Les Brasseurs and the magazine Flux News).

He will present his perception of the underground as a “gnostic cultural tradition” and as a place of resistance to and independance from established cultural dogmas, and introduce the work of his label Idiosyncratics.