From the early days of experimenting with ReBirth music software to crafting Goa sounds in Reason, Sino’s musical journey has been marked by constant exploration and evolution. After a brief stint working with FL Studio, Sino is now mastering Ableton, channeling a deep passion for blending diverse genres. With a unique approach that mixes funk, new wave, electro, indie dance, and all the beats that make people move, Sino's sets are designed to keep dancefloors alive and buzzing. The relentless pursuit of rhythm and groove drives every track, ensuring that each performance is as dynamic and unforgettable as the last.

Founded by saxophonist Vincent Brijs, BRZZVLL have been a household name in Antwerp and the Belgian jazz scene since 2008 but after a fifteen-year period, the sextet has decided to embark on a new chapter in their story with a name change and new line-up. Enter Lucid Lucia, named after Brijs’ eldest daughter and also the name of a track which first appeared on BRZZVLL’s 2016 album ‘First Let's Dance’. It also symbolizes a brighter, clearer sound. 

On the 8th October, Lucid Lucia are set to release their self-titled debut EP via Belgian tastemaker label Sdban Ultra. Searching to unwrap the bundle of complexity, contradictions and mystery that is a human life, across six tracks of jazz and space funk-infused grooves, Lucid Lucia look to the sound of Herbie’s ‘Head Hunters’ and Miles’ acid funk of the mid-70s for inspiration. 

Continuing with an instrumental core, ‘Lucid Lucia’ is a mind-expanding celebration centred on freedom and rhythm. Free-spirited saxes, futuristic-sounding keys, monstrous bass lines and shifting drum beats fuse, resulting in an uplifting and joyous celebration of jazz, funk and groove. 

The Vincent Brijs story began in 2007 when BRZZVLL won Jong Jazztalent Gent – a competition that taps into the unbridled creativity of one of the most creative music scenes in Belgium; the jazz scene. A performance at the prestigious Gent Jazz Festival followed with the band releasing their debut album ‘Days of Thunder, Days of Grace’ in 2008, which included contributions by Zap Mama's Marie Daulne among others and was voted ‘Best Jazz Album of 2008’ by Le Soir newspaper. 

As musicians, the band honed their sound performing with numerous artists from home and around the world as part of the monthly ‘Nuff Said’ evenings in Antwerp as the house band, performing with artists including Ursula Rucker, Joseph Bowie (Defunkt), Amir Sulaiman, Anthony Joseph, Zena Edwards, Ayanna Witter Johnson, Baloji, Mo & Grazz, Kain the Poet (The Last Poets), Marie Daulne, Dizzy Madjeku, Ida Nielsen and many others.

They would go on to release five more albums including teaming up with Trinidad-born poet, novelist and musician Anthony Joseph on the 2014 critically acclaimed album ‘Engines’ and with hip-hop MC, writer and producer Amir Sulaiman on the 2016 album ‘First Let’s Dance’. The 2017 album ‘Waiho’, the band’s first instumental album and final album received glowing praise from numerous tastemakers including UNCUT magazine, The Line of Best Fit, XLR8R and Record Collector magazine.

And so to 2021 and Lucid Lucia. A new chapter for Vincent Brijs and his band - a marvellous jazz-funk odyssey that strikes the perfect balance between the freedom of jazz and the repetitions of funk. Enjoy the luminous sounds….

Lucid Lucia are:

Vincent Brijs: Saxophones
Bart Borremans: Saxophones
Andrew Claes: Saxophones & EWI
Stijn Cools: Drums
Dries Laheye: Bass
Dries Verhulst: Guitar
Jan Willems: Keys
James Williams: Drums and percussion

Bookings:

Griet De Blende [griet@rumoer.be]

Rumoer!

Vekestraat, 9
2000 Antwerpen – België
VG.1732/BA
BTW BE0818.833.022

 tel: +32 (0)3 825 84 46
 email: post@rumoer.be

Body Temple Practices
www.BodyTemple.Church

~ DJ/Producer 
~ Founder of Scattered Waves  
~ Resident DJ at POING Club, Operator Radio & Pinkman Records 
~ Based in Rotterdam (NL) & Saigon (VN)

Bookings: carlos@pontoonbookings.com
Other stuff: djkimmah@gmail.com


~ Bio ~

Favouring higher tempos, Kimmah delivers an energy explosion that gets the sweat dripping down from the ceiling. With regular excursions into dark, funky, and fast electro, breaks, bass, and acid, she matches the grit and sleaze with plenty of bump and grind, for a full body dancefloor workout. 

With her residencies at Poing Club and Operator Radio in Rotterdam, she showcases Asian electronic music and artists from across the globe in her monthly radio show called Scattered Waves. She often pays tribute to her heritage by teasing in sounds from the burgeoning scenes right across Vietnam.


~ Europe ~

POING Club / Weelde / Perron / Worm / TITNS / MONO / BIT / Raum / Garage Noord / Radion / Bret / Skatecafe / PIP / Laak / The Grey Space in the Middle / WAS. / Kabul A Gogo / Ekko / De Helling / Wibar / OOST / Smederij / Club Voerweg / Doornroosje / De Melkweg / Wildeburg / Grauzone / Tempio del Futuro Perduto / CS Rivolta / RSO / Sameheads / ://about blank / Le Bourg / L’International / Trekanten / Club Drugstore

Operator Radio / Radio Radio FM / Future Intel / Kiosk Radio / Hör / Rinse France / Echobox Radio / Netil Radio / 1020 Radio / Movement Radio / Radio Student / Hallo Radio / Radio Vilnius / Radio Tempo Nao Para / Spuistreet / Maxi Radio / Stranded FM / Worm Radio


~ Asia ~

The Observatory / Arcan / Savage / Unmute / The Warehouse / Mirage / Oil / Zhao Dai / Loopy / Mihn / Dao / Pawnshop /  Offtrack / Fono / Heim

Hanoi Community Radio / V2X Radio / FM Belowground / byyb radio

Billie Congé is het muzikale alter-ego van actrice Indra De Bruyn. Ze speelt solo of wordt bijgestaan door haar muzikanten Anton Geerts, Bram Vervaet, Len Bynoe en Reindert Swaegers.

Ooit liet ze zich aankondigen als een opeenvolging artiestennamen die in de vuilbak hoorden, waaronder Iggy Prop, Indra The Brown-eyed Girl, De Bruyn Ster, Leopard Cohen, Billie on a Holiday en Billie Vacation. Omdat de aankondiging soms langer duurde dan het optreden zelf noemt ze zichzelf tegenwoordig simpelweg: Billie Congé.

Billie Congé maakt nummers over vrouw-zijn, ouder worden, (zelf)destructie en narcistische exen. Dit doet ze in een jasje van meeslepende Indie Folk dat doet denken aan Cat Power, Leslie Feist, Big Thief of zoals een fan het ooit verwoordde; een vrouwelijke Nick Cave. Stel je maar eens voor hoe dat er zou uitzien!

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