The 'This Was Belgium' party concept brings the best Belgian club music from the late 80s and early 90s.

This mix is an edit of the 12 inch records I played on the latest TWB event. Those same records I played almost 35 years ago. The hard-to-find releases and epic B-sides are kept exclusive to the TWB parties!

DJ Roel - This Was Belgium (The Megamix)

100 Belgian retro club classics from 1990 till 1995 in an 1 hour megamix!

DJ Roel - This Was Belgium (The Vinyl Edition)

In the mid 80s, at the age of 14, Roel Dieltjens started playing records at local parties. Caught by electronic music he spinned a mixture of new-wave, italo, early house and later on 'AB music' and new-beat. At that time he also produced mix-tapes for an underground mix-service.
In the early 90s he got his first gigs at known house parties, raves and clubs (Techno Phobia, Bonzai parties, Dream Zone, X-Mas Rave, City Parade, ...) under the alias 'DJ Rule'. From the late 90s he picked up his studio/mix/tape work again and produced megamixes for radiostations like ID&T Radio and Top Radio.
In 2001 and 2003 he played a 10 hour set at the Belgian float at the Love Parade in Berlin. Today he's still a passionate vinyl record addict spinning classic-house/retro DJ sets.
Since 2019 he's the co-founder of the 'This Was Belgium' party concept that brings the best Belgian club music from the late 80s and early 90s.

Info & bookings: bookings@djroel.com

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