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Machine

by Boogie Belgique

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Cont0rt
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Cont0rt This is by far one of the best albums from Boogie Belgique, hands down. It takes the more acoustic approach shown in Volta and Prelude to a whole new level, with sampling that works well with the aforementioned instrumentation. The sampling of mechanical sounds to make a drumbeat in Machine along with the vocoding and chops on the vocal make the song my personal favorite. Favorite track: Machine.
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Flavio De Santis Make magic deep atmosfere Favorite track: Fly.
Charlie Vetsworth
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Charlie Vetsworth I've been waiting for the album since Prelude and these guys never disappoint, there isn't a single lacklustre track here. I've searched high and low for more music like this and at this level, nothing else comes close. I don't even own a record player (yet) but I had to get the vinyl! Favorite track: Tales of Old.
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random_listener I love this band
Pure musical perfection :D
Thank you for the beautiful music Favorite track: How Deep Is the Ocean.
Kirk & Don
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Kirk & Don The emotions that all come together during just these three songs is a delightful masterpiece. I can only imagine how the rest of this album will turn out. Much love Favorite track: How Deep Is the Ocean.
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bgnmpc Because it's Boogie Belgique
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Double Gatefold LP Gate edition of Boogie Belgique's album "Machine".

    released October 14, 2022

    Tracklisting:
    A1 Avenoir
    A2 Pepper’s Ghost
    A3 Wonder

    B1 Risk (feat. Yassin Joris)
    B2 Tales of Old
    B3 How Deep Is the Ocean

    C1 Fly
    C2 Mercury
    C3 ATX

    D1 Fabrica
    D2 Admiral
    D3 Machine

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Single Digipack CD edition of Boogie Belgique's album "Machine".

    released October 14, 2022

    Tracklisting:
    1. Avenoir
    2. Pepper’s Ghost
    3. Wonder
    4. Risk (feat. Yassin Joris)
    5. Tales of Old
    6. How Deep Is the Ocean
    7. Fly
    8. Mercury
    9. ATX
    10. Fabrica
    11. Admiral
    12. Machine

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Avenoir 04:02
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Wonder 04:05
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Tales of Old 04:44
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Fly 03:33
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Mercury 05:33
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ATX 05:07
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Fabrica 03:46
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Admiral 05:19
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Machine 05:52

about

Boogie Belgique is the Belgian band founded in 2012 by Oswald Cromheecke. The project grew steadily through word of mouth, and Cromheecke was eventually joined by Emily Van Overstraeten, Cedric Van Overstraeten, Aiko Devriendt, Ambroos De Schepper and Martijn Van Den Broek. This collaborative approach to production gave birth to a new sound that stayed true to the nostalgic flair of the band’s beginning. Boogie Belgique’s sound is a blend of electronic music and jazz, with hints of Bonobo, Wax Tailor, and Quantic. Varying anywhere between relaxing, intimate moods and energizing, danceable grooves, Boogie Belgique’s music is characterized by melancholia, vintage samples and a live big band feel.

Four years after the success of the band’s breakout album Volta, Boogie Belgique is back with Machine. Their sixth album draws a parallel to the 1930’s both musically and politically. The album’s sound pays homage to the decade’s musical trends, such as the crooners, big bands, and swing. The band puts this concept on full display in their album standout Wonder, which is a modern crooner track inspired by Harold Orlob’s hit I Wonder Who’s Kissing You Now with nods to fan favorites like Goodnight Moon and Forever & Ever.

In both eras, the music is meant to be escapist. In the 30’s, fans of music danced their troubles away through exuberance. During the modern age in which this album is set, Boogie Belgique invites its listeners to slow down, breathe, and heal from the frantic distractions of modern life that engulf many of us.

The parallel can also be seen in the economic and sociopolitical shadows of the decade that ultimately lead to catastrophic events. Though the threat is never named explicitly in their music, and the meaning of the album title Machine is open to everyone’s interpretation, this looming presence is something that can be seen in much of the album’s themes. Feeling like they’re on the brink of losing things that are precious in this world, Boogie Belgique warns its listeners of fallen kingdoms (Tales of Old) and the dangers of their ever-growing consumption in the present day (Risk).

Whether it’s in the band’s Boogieman icon, or songs such as Mercury (named after a celestial body that lost its planetary status), Boogie Belgique continually returns to these themes; longing for a bygone era, urban decay, public uneasiness, societies falling from grace, and avenoir.

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released October 14, 2022

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Boogie Belgique Brussels, Belgium

Boogie Belgique is the Belgian band and producer-collective around Oswald Cromheecke. Founded in 2012 by Oswald as a bedroom producer, the project grew steadily and became an established band in the underground scene of Instrumental Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Electronica and Nu Jazz.

Boogie Belgique’s sound is characterized by melancholy, nostalgia and a human touch.
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