Culture Club
http://www.cultureclub.be Culture Club, GhentRelated: Belgian music - Eskimo Records - The Glimmer Twins
The Glimmer Twins
Mo & Benoelie are now (Sept 2003) called The Glimmer Twins, the name "Mo & Benoelie" was a bit of a problem abroad
The Glimmer Twins are DJs, music freaks, party animals but above all crowd-pleasers par excellence. They have been heavily involved in Belgian nightlife and have captured and spread the vibe of various genres of electronic and dance music since the early 80ies until the present day. One word defines their choice of music and style of mixing: soulful. Their single goal as DJs is to make everybody move, in which they succeed each and every time by bringing a mix of the best popular and contemporary music. The Glimmer Twins are resident DJs at Belgium’s infamous Culture Club, where they share the decks with high quality guests the likes of:
DJ Cosmo / Llorca / The Avalanches / Maseo ( De La Soul ) / Groove Armada / IF / Underwolves / Stereo Total / Gilles Peterson / 4Hero / David Mancuso / Rob Mello / Erol Alkan / Buscemi / Télépopmuzik / KC The Funcaholic / Precise / Morpheus / Osunlade / Idjut Boys / Fischerspooner / Ivan Smagghe / Playgroup / Royksopp / Dorfmeister / Gilb’r / Pete Herbert / Felix Da Housecat / Little Louie Vega / DJ Gregory / DJ Hell / Crossover / François Kervorkian / Jazzy Jef / Ladytron / Miss Kitten / Grom / Martin Solveig / Hi-Top / Brothers & Sisters feat Marilyn David / Plastyc Buddah / Raoul / Geofrroy / Miss Kitten / Blackstrobe / Salome De Bahia / DJ Yellow / Prance / The Rapture / Vive La Fete / LCD Soundsystem / Midnight Mike / Michel Gobert / Trevor Jackson / Jacques Le Cont / King Britt / Dozia / D’Julz / Dan Ghenacia / Ralph Lawson / The Hacker / Alden Tyrell / Neon Judgement / Metro Area / Dj Tiga / Honey Dijon / Warrio / Serge Clone Rec Soft Cell / Metro Area / Jori Hulkkonen / Mark Moore / Zero Db / Fabrice Lig / Damian Lazarus / Prinsess Superstar / Gold Chains / Dj Romain
Inspired by Grandmaster Flash and DMC-contest mix tapes they started DJ’ing together in 1985 in a small club in Ghent. They did not just limit their style to hiphop but made excursions into the popular tunes of that era and the classics from way back. In ’92 The Glimmer Twins jumped on the house wagon and this lead to important DJ gigs in Belgium and the rest of Europe. They shared the decks with such legends as
Carl Craig, Moodymann, Alex Patterson, Juan Atkins, Depth Charge, Derrick May, Dave Clarke, Ashley Beedle, Harvey, Faze Action, Kevin Saunderson, Aphex Twin, Howie B, Dzihan & Kamien, Andrew WK, Fischerspooner, Basement Jaxx, Block 16, Bob Sinclair, Boys From Brazil
Dave Hill, Jazzanova, John Dasilva, Kenny Hawkes, les Rythmes Digitales, Mr Scruff
Silicone Soul / St Germain live / Kruder & Dorfmeister / Tom Middleton…
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