Soulwax | |
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Performing as 2manydjs in 2007
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Background information | |
Also known as | 2manydjs Flying Dewaele Brothers Samantha Fu Kawazaki |
Origin | Ghent, Belgium |
Genres |
Electronica, alternative dance, dance-punk, alternative rock, electronic rock, big beat (Soulwax) House, acid house (2manydjs) |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels |
PIAS Modular Recordings Parlophone/EMI Records |
Associated acts | LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Klaxons, Tiga, Das Pop, Chris Goss, Peaches |
Website | soulwax |
Members |
Stephen Dewaele David Dewaele Stefaan Van Leuven |
Past members | Piet Dierickx Kurt Huyghe Inge Flipts Helmut Van Den Meersschaut Stephane Misseghers Dave Martijn Steve Slingeneyer Bent Van Looy |
Soulwax, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium, composed of David Dewaele, Stephen Dewaele and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's Advice, but after that the Dewaeles started focusing on their other projects such as 2manydjs (first known as The Fucking Dewaele Brothers/The Flying Dewaele Brothers). Their album As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 was named the best popular music album of 2002 by The New York Times. They were also hosting a show on Belgian television, Alter8.
The 2004 album Any Minute Now spawned three singles in "E Talking", "NY Excuse" and the title track. "E Talking"'s music video was controversial and restricted to post-watershed broadcast on music television channels. Set in London's Fabric nightclub, everyone in the video is depicted as being on a different drug, from A-Z (including popular drug nicknames).
The group has also produced a number of official and unofficial remixes, including "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" and "Get Innocuous!" by LCD Soundsystem, "Robot Rock" by Daft Punk and "DARE" by Gorillaz. They are friends of artists Tiga, LCD Soundsystem and Whomadewho. The album Nite Versions (2005) is a collection of remixes of tracks from the album Any Minute Now.