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I'm a musician, producer and sometimes gig organizer and dj who was born in the so-called Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire) during the 20th century when people thought the 21st century would look like a science-fiction world.
I'm of Greek, Zairian and Belgian descent. Not white, nor black, for some I look like what people call in French "un quarteron" (something you could translate by "a quadroon" in English but the meaning is slightly different), for some I look like an Arab, for some I look like a Malay or an Indonesian, for some like a gay [ah, well, you know a guy full of make-up and wearing a skirt...] for some like a punk for some like a girl so at least I'm supposed to be something called a human : I have one head, two arms, two legs, a body and all the rest.
I do hate racism sexism, speciesm (I'm vegan), capitalism and and and ...
I mostly grew up in the French speaking part of Belgium, then later moved to Brussels, then to the Netherlands, later traveled a lot across Europe and Asia mostly to perform, meet different artists, set up new projects and collaborations.
At the present time I keep moving a bit everywhere but my recording and mastering studio has been relocated to Belgium until next year then it will move again I guess.
I did many studies and mostly finish none of them : electro-acoustic, art school, theater, orchestral drums, silkscreen, etc. ; I started to record industrial and noise music in 1989 with the band Crno klank and since then played in many other projects and under different names such as Axiome, Ammo, Ambre, Dead Hollywood stars, C-drik, Kirdec, Moonsanto, Tetra plok, Elekore, Logatomistes and so on and collaborated live or studio with many artists, just check the list hereunder.
I played and still play many styles such as electro-acoustic, noise, improv, digital punk, breakcore, electro, dark ambient, short movie soundtracks, music for dance and theater and so on.
I released more than 30 records and many tracks on compilations in Belgium, Germany, France, China, USA, Canada, India, Finland,...
I speak English, French, Dutch, a not too bad but still basic German and a very little bit of some other languages if needed.
I'm also involved in two (soon three) labels : Syrphe (also a mastering studio mainly focused on my own productions and the production of underground electronic and noise artists coming from Africa, the Middle-East and Asia), Textolux (production of electro) and run a tape label during the 90's called Sepulkrales katakombes which produced my projects and international bands like M. Nomized, De fabriek, In absentia, Simbolo, Sequela, Deleted, Architect's office, Sphinx, and much more.

Projects

I am currently collecting tracks of non-Western artists for some new compilation cd's coming out this year and the next one. One is focused onto harsh noise, one onto female artists only and one onto rhythmical music (underground hip hop - no gangsta-mtv shit please, (preferably old school) industrial, breakcore, electronica).
Meanwhile I also write a book about the underground electronic, noise, experimental, electro-acoustic, improv whatever scene in Africa, the Middle-East and Asia (except Japan). I'm looking for all kind of info, documents, music, biographies, internet links, books, etc. Believe it or not but things started in 1944 in Egypt, and other things were happening in Indonesia during the 60's and Iran during the 70's. Oooh, yes !
I'm not including the punk, metal, grind, oi or goth scenes into this book but a few references can be eventually welcome if they are really interesting. Thanks.


Studio and / or live collaborations

(Audio)
718
B6
Marc Chia (One Man Nation, Elekore)
Choi Joonyong (Astronoise)
Cliquetpar
Contagious Orgasm
Daytripper
Dickson Dee (Li Chin Sung)
Xavier Depienne
Le diktat
Error
Goh Lee Kwang
Gregory Durez
Ha Jane
Mick Harris (Scorn, Lull)
Hung Nguyen Manh
Itta (10)
Lau Mun Leng
Lee Han Joo
Marc Medea (Silk saw, Jardin d'usure)
Mathis Mootz (Panacea, M²)
Mimetic
Olivier Moreau (Imminent, Urawa)
Nakamura Yuji
Naofumi Ishimaru (Yximalloo)
Nguyen Van Cuong
Pei
Planet Aldol
Wu Quan
Sato Yukie
John Sellekaers (Xingu Hill, Dead Hollywood stars)
The Seventeen Migs of Spring
Gabriel Severin (Silk saw, The join between)
Mark Spybey ( Dead voices on air, Download)
Stereowarfare
Herve Thomas (Hint, Fragile)
David Thrussell (Snog, Black lung)
Tri Minh
Yan Jun

(Dance)
Charleroi Danse / Frederic Flamand (Belgium)
Dao Anh Khanh Studio (Vietnam)
GDMDC (China)

(Film)
Blanc murmure (Belgium)
Gisele Pape (France)
Live performance played for the mute film The Strike of S. Eisenstein (Latvia)

(Installation)
B52 (Netherlands)
Collaboration with Sylvie Ronflette (Belgium)
Kunsttour (Netherlands)
Wim Reiff Gallery (Netherlands)

(Theatre)
Babel Q Compagnie (Belgium)
Giovani Guzzo (Belgium)
Les theatres du mercredi (Belgium)

(TV)
RTBF (Belgium)
Telesambre (Belgium)

Where did I play ?

Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Lao, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, The Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

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We never sleep. 19 hours ago

Hi,Some news from the front.. Axiome will still go on for recording new tracks later this summer (I will also upload some more old tracks from our old tapes produced in the early 90's).. Kirdec is finishing some tracks for a split vinyl to be released on No-tek rec.. Kirde...

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Discography - see all 43

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  C-drík / Aluviana - Moje celo

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  The klank of crno migs - Disturbing places

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  Contagious orgasm & C-drík

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  Pangaea noise - An international compilation

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  Kirdec - Killed by a coconut