Squeaky Lobster live at Radio Panik
Belgium’s beat scene keeps taking our breath away lately, and we can’t even blame the “law of large numbers” for the many talents they’ve permeated through in that petite country. Really, too much good music to mention–so as a commencement of Belgium-related posts, we’ve got a live set from Squeaky Lobster, downloadable exclusively for you Rebel readers.
Hailing from Brussels, Squeaky Lobster brings an eclectic mixture of lo-fi sampling and hi-fi synthesis. It’s hard to get bored listening to his works; he uses so many sounds in one track that they would suffice an EP for most beatmakers. Maybe it’s simply that he doesn’t know how to copy and paste– then again, we really hope he never finds it out how to.
Although Squeaky Lobster is no new face to the music biz, his first extended play called Will-O’-The-Wisp was recently released on Vlek, a realtively new label/collective founded by Belgian promotion veterans who take good care of the quality-printed vinyl covers and, apparently, the promotion of shy Belgian beatmakers.Vlek, in spite of the meaning of its name (“junk,” in Brussels’ patois), represents high-class beats, featuring such high quality artists as Cupp Cave, Dem Hunger and Moscow’s own treasure Lapti. If you haven’t been convinced by now, check out their video diary, ‘From Bruxelles to Vilnius,’ and catch the feeling.
Photography by Caroline Lessire.
