Cheap Satanism Records started as a joke. This lead to more jokes. Initially the label was built around a personality and this personality’s projects. But since, it has become the base of a highly creative game, determined to rule, using force and cunning if necessary.

At first, Cheap Satanism Records just wanted to make Dominique Van Cappellen-Waldock’s work known to a larger public. This half-british, half-belgian singer, nicknamed “the PJ Harvey from Anderlecht”, is a member of Keiki. And Keiki is the project which fits best within the concept of cheap demonology since Keiki claims to play satanic pop. Cheap Satanism Records is ready to sacrifice a few billy goats and make a few deals with the devil in order to get this much underrated band to gain access to a wider audience.

One signature lead to another and Canadian band Trike joined Cheap Satanism Records. The duo claims to play new wave mixed with dutch pop. To us Trike’s music sounds like up-tempo and theatrical synth-pop, with surreal touches. It is poetical, urban and sometimes provocative. Ok, there is nothing devilish about this, but like Cheap Satanism Records, they love the spirit of b- or z-cinema. Hence the adjective cheap.

Since it is as megalomaniac as a demon from a Thirties b-movie, the label won’t limit itself to managing the careers of a few friends. Cheap Satanism Records is more than just a record label. It is also a brand name which includes the organisation of shows, special events, a magazine, festivals and exhibitions. In short, many things will happen under this banner – 666 projects at least!


Trike is an Electro-Aerobic-Art-Pop duo from Canada.

Made up of Stephen Taylor (keyboard, vocals) and Xania Keane (violin, tap-dancing), this band is most happy on stage.  Their live show is very theatrical, energetic and includes synchronized dancing, costume changes and spanking.

Three years ago, Trike won $20,000 on Canadian television competition “The Gong Show”.  They used the money to tour across 16 European countries, performing hundreds of shows.

After 18 months of touring, Trike was robbed of all their money in Berlin.  They couldn’t afford plane tickets back to Canada, so they decided to stay in Europe and work on a new album.  They landed a Yamaha sponsorship, which allowed them to borrow professional recording equipment.  As they set up a home-recording studio in a friend’s basement in Denmark, they were offered a record contract from Belgian label Cheap Satanism Records.   Their album “Trike and the Vikings” was released in May.  It received great reviews in European and North American publications, and is currently gaining popularity on US college radio.  It charted in 9 cities, making it to #1 in Maine.

In 2011, Trike completed ‘Friday Songs’, a project that tested the speed of their creativity.  The project required them to write and record a new song and music video every week.  The videos are published on their website: http://www.trikeaband.com

Nous étions tombés dans une crevasse, nous nous sommes nourris de neige et de fleurs d'Edelweiss, de Bruyère, d'Hellébores. Au dessus de nous, un pin perdait ses épines, nous les utilisions pour allumer des feux. Pour nous donner du courage nous chantions des chansons. Lorsque la brigade de sauvetage des montagnes nous a trouvé, il était presque trop tard. Bien sûr nous sommes tombés amoureux de la pompière qui nous hissait sur l'hélicoptère. Ses cheveux bouclés ondulaient hors de son bonnet. Ses lèvres gercées accompagnaient ses gestes et les manches de sa veste fluo glissaient bruyamment contre tout ce qu'elle touchait. Rassurés nous nous endormîmes. Au réveil notre album était prêt.

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