Since their debut EP ‘DOUF’, released in 2019 on the belgian label Sdban Records, the brussels quartet ECHT! has not stopped rising. Combining trap, hip-hop & jazz served by their mastered instrument playing, they seem to convince anyone who hears them.
In 2020 the band was awarded #3 by RedBull Elektropedia Awards in the ‘Fresh on the scene’ category & ‘DOUF’ got nominated for best EP... Read more
We started the pre-order for the vinyl and cd version of the new Bram Weijters’ Crazy Men album entitled 'The Return'. Release date August 27th.
Pre-order your copy here: https://bramweijterscrazymen.bandcamp.com/album/the-return
Bram Weijters' Crazy Men is a thrilling take on Belgian jazz-rock and fusion from the 1970s. Consisting of musicians from a wide array of contemporary jazz bands... Read more
ECHT! – an instrumental, futuristic four-piece inspired by the concepts absorbed in electronic music and musical production. Taking inspiration from artists including Jonwayne, DJ Rashad, Deantoni Parks, J Dilla, Dorian Concept and Aphex Twin, ECHT! combine electro, hip-hop, trap, funk and futuristic jazz, resulting in a distinct and unique sound.
On the 24th September, ECHT! are set to release... Read more
We're happy to present Utopic Cities: Progressive Jazz in Belgium 1968-1979 featuring twelve essential compositions from a highly creative period in Belgian jazz. The release follows Sdban’s critically acclaimed Let’s Get Swinging: Modern Jazz in Belgium 1950-1970, released back in 2017.
Utopic Cities is an eclectic selection of forward-thinking jazz from the Belgian underground, including the... Read more
“‘Animalcules' represents the irony of ‘Less Is Endless’. The inventors of the first microscopes in the 17th century discovered a whole new biotope of crawling companions, which they named Animalcules. The abundance of life is celebrated, evoking the feeling of creatures creeping over each other. It's got a liberation movement vibration to it, thus linking it with some of the earlier De Beren... Read more
