In times where moms give their sons
and daughters DJ-courses for their birthdays and bootlegging has become
an Olympic sport, it is nice to see a record that sets a new standard
in the genre of mix-albums: ‘2 Many DJ’s’ from Belgian
groove-gurus Soulwax.
Fans of quality left-of-centre rock music will know Soulwax from their
highly acclaimed album ‘Much Against Everyone’s Advice’,
which made it into the British Top 40 and got rave responses in Japan
and Australia. But there’s much more to the two brothers than
meets the eye. Apart from being chairman of the Belgian Carpenters
Association (Stephen) and having a black belt in tae kwon do (David),
they are also masters in blending the finest products of music history
together into a catchy, hilarious and -above all- intriguing groove
exploration. From politically incorrect prog-rock to funky r&b,
from trendy hiptrop to banging German techno, ja: if it gets a booty
going, the Dewaele brothers have it in their record collection.
Blending beautiful tunes is far from new for the Soulwax brothers.
Back in the dark days of 1999, David and Stephen started a DJ-show
on Belgian national radio, called ‘Hang The DJ’, where
they did exactly that. Years before bootlegging reached the trendy
pages of The Face, they were already making their own mixes for
inclusion on the show. Inspired by the philosophy of one Grandmaster
Flash, they cut together the best bits of funky tracks into an even
funkier mix. It was then that classic mixes of Blackstreet with
Grandmaster Flash, Beck with Prodigy and Beastie Boys vs Herbie
Hancock with INXS vs AC/DC saw the light of day. Praise the Lord.
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