The Glimmer Twins
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Bio
The Glimmer Twins are Moe and Benoelie, a DJ duo originating from Gent, Belgium. They host a residency at the Culture Club in Ghent. Their musical output can be found on Belgian label Eskimo records. Ivan Smagghe released Death Disco on Eskimo.Their Site
http://www.glimmertwins.comMo & Benoelie
Before 2003, the Glimmer Twins were known as Mo & Benoelie.Serie Noire 2
Belgium’s Glimmer Twins aka Mo & Benoelie, have compiled the second volume in Eskimo Records’ ‘Serie Noire’ compilation series, due out December 8.
The duo whose anarchic DJ blends collide hip hop with house and electro and old with new, continue the 80s revival series, which launched at the tail end of last year. Again ‘Serie Noire II’ presents a historical overview of key electronic cuts from the past, which are influencing the producers and DJs of today. Specific attention is paid to the brooding, dark electronics of the Belgian new beat scene, which emerged out of clubs like Ghent’s Boccaccio and Antwerp’s AB.
Key points include Giorgio Moroder’s ‘Evolution’ which soundtracked TV sci-fi series, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and Crash Course In Science ‘Flying Turns’ which was sampled for Andrea Doria’s faggy electroclash anthem, ‘Bucci Bag’, plus many more from the likes of Adonis, Green Velvet and Blancmange.
The package includes track by tracks sleeve note explanations, memorised snippets of which should help you impress your mates at house parties. --via http://www.burntblue.com, 2003
'SERIE NOIRE II' TRACKLISTING
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 80s 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…
Culture Club
http://www.cultureclub.be Culture Club, GhentProfile
Mo & Benoelie are two sound freaks annex DJ's with a passion for pleasing the crowd. They have been a part of the Belgian party scene from the early days of the "roaring 80ies" through to a variety of electronic music of the '90s. Their varied mix selection can be pinpointed by their need for soul fullness. Their most striking quality is that they can make everybody move, by choosing and combining the best records out of the history of popular and contemporary music. Now Mo & Benoelie are resident-dj's at Culture Club (the new Belgian top club), Eskimo, Bel Mondo, Kozzmozz and Poplife.
Inspired by Grandmaster Flash and DMC contest tapes they started DJ'ing together in 1985 in a small club in Ghent. They covered not only hiphop but also popular tunes from that time and classics from way back. In '92 Mo & Benoelie went along with the house revolution and from that moment on, they were invited to the most important gigs in Belgium and in the rest of Europe. They played with the likes of 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, Kruder & Dorfmeister. In the meantime Benoelie worked in "Music Man", the major record & import shop in Belgium. His passions for sounds made him quit his job and take up an audio engineering course in Amsterdam. He was also A&R-manager at R&S records. Mo just finished his Art school in Amsterdam (famous Rietveld academy). Now he's busy with a sound installation project all over Europe….
They made the crowd go wild at l'Aeronef (Lille, France), Mix Move 2000 (Paris), Printemps De Bourges 2000 (France), Warner Bros/London Records Anniversary 2000 (U.K.), Nighttown (Rotterdam, Holland), WesterGasFabriek (Amsterdam, Holland), Art Is Everywhere 1999 (Letland, Estland), Lux club (Lisboa, Portugal) Dour Festival '96, '99 and 2000 (Belgium) and in all major Belgian clubs as there are The Fuse, Mirano Continental, Ancien Belgique, Cafè d'Anvers, Fill Collins, Fifty Five, I Love Techno, 10 Days Off..., Silo, Food) Over the years they have been digging through their extensive record collection to compile several compilations including the successful Eskimo compilation (Vol 3 out now). They also compiled the Free The Funk Compilation 1,2,3,4 and 5 (R & S Records), STRAIGHTFROMVINYL session one (R & S Records 2000) and last but not least Blue Note's Sidetracks Vol. I (Blue Note - EMI). In addition to this they made a couple of remixes including Spank Da Monkey (Wally's Groove World 1997) and Voodoo Experience - tribal electro (NOISE 1998).
They're definitely ready for the get ready.-- http://www.foodbooking.be/bio/moandbenoelie.htm
Mo Becha
Mo Becha combines a passion for sounds, in the form of soundscapes and soundsculptures, with work as a DJ.
Mo Becha (b.1970, Ghent) makes sound installations for specific spaces. He is a sound collector. In constructions sometimes endearingly knocked together, he examines the sculptural qualities of sound, the way it moves in space, and how it is related to the form from which it originates. He himself talks more about atmospheres and sound collages than musical compositions. The hissing of the loudspeaker is just as good a starting point as electronic music.
Mo Becha also operates as a DJ (Mo & Benoelie) on the club circuit. The DJ set-up a techno raves often amounts to a sdonic bombardment for more than 1500 partygoers.
He sees his sculptural installations as a counterbalance in which subtle differences, small details, and the direct contact with a single spectator can make a world of difference.
His installations introduce new relationships between form and sound and have a very evocative effect on the visitor, who usually has to interact in order to grasp the scope of the complete installation.
A striking element in Mo Becha's artistic progress is his joint ventures with other artists such as David Neirings and DD Trans.
This has resulted in several exhibitions (Gallery In Situ, several artfairs, public spaces,...).
CDs
- Serie Noire (2002) - Various Artists [Amazon UK]
1. Unit - Logic System 2. Jamaica running - Pool 3. Adventures in success - Powers, Will 4. Mammagamma (instrumental version) - Parsons, Alan Project 5. Flesh - Split Second 6. Euroshima - Snowy Red 7. Looking from a hilltop - Wardance 7 Section 25 8. Funkatarium - Jump (2) 9. Miura - Metro Area 10. Hypnotic tango (instrumental version) - My Mine 11. Film 2 - Grauzone 12. 8.15 to nowhere - Vicious Pink 13. Bus - Executive Slacks 14. End - Carpenter, John 15. Big man restless - Kissing The Pink 16. Nothing is true everything is permitted - Peron, Carlos 17. Shake the mind - C-Cat TranceThe ‘Serie Noire’ series presents a historical overview of key electronic cuts from the past, which are influencing the producers and DJs of today. Specific attention is paid to the brooding, dark electronics of the Belgian new beat scene, which emerged out of clubs like Ghent’s Boccaccio and Antwerp’s AB.
- Serie Noire 2 (2003) - Various Artists [Amazon UK]
1. Boytronic - Bryllyant 2. Savage Progress - My Heart Begins To Beat 3. Blancmange - The Game Above My head 4. The Nick Straker Band - Straight Ahead (Instr. Reprise) 5. Green Fridge Music - Da Best 6. Precious - Definition Of A Track 7. Adonis - No Way Back 8. Crash Course In Science - Flying Turns 9. Green Velvet - Coitus 10. Die Warzau - Strike To The Body (Lil Louis' Body Blow) 11. Mr. Fingers - I'm Strong (instr.) 12. Liaisons Dangereuses - Peut être...pas 13. Giorgio Moroder - Evolution 14. Easy Going - Fear 15. Bobby O - She Has A Way 16. Sandy Steel - Mind Your Own Business 17. P.I.L. - Death Disco (Megga Mix) 18. Rheingold - Dreiklangsdimensionen 19. The Passions - I'm In Love With A German FilmstarThe ‘Serie Noire’ series presents a historical overview of key electronic cuts from the past, which are influencing the producers and DJs of today. Specific attention is paid to the brooding, dark electronics of the Belgian new beat scene, which emerged out of clubs like Ghent’s Boccaccio and Antwerp’s AB.
Producers of compilation CDs have become so adept at their trade that now no sound or era goes undocumented. Yet the professionalism and unimpeachable taste that marks compilations like New York Noise (dedicated to Gotham’s early-eighties “no wave” moment) is beginning to feel joylessly curatorial. So Belgian D.J. duo the Glimmer Twins’ compilation Serie Noire 2 sounds not just welcome but something like a tectonic shift. On the disc, the Glimmer Twins trace a sensibility—alternately bassy, druggy, and camp—through disparate eras like industrial, acid house, and New Wave. The pair make one astounding connection after another, from the metallic dub of Public Image Ltd. to the Muzak-y, department-store pop of German rockers Rheingold. Where fellow Belgians 2 Many DJs mocked po’-faced D.J. culture with garish mixes of Michael Jackson and Daft Punk, the Glimmer Twins thread their needle through seemingly impossible-to-reconcile material. It’s a secret history of pop that only the savviest historian could write. --ethan_brown@newyorkmag.com, From the Feb 2, 2004 issue of New York Magazine.
- Eskimo Vol.1 - Various Artists [Amazon UK]
1. Disco 4 - 33 & A Third 2. I can't go for that (no can do) - Hall & Oates 3. Say no go (bonus beats) - De La Soul 4. Planet E (Acid Drop mix) - KC Flight 5. Outta limits - Mission Control (1) 6. Awade (ah way day) (Stan's friendly mix) - Instant House 7. Get your own - Willis, Doug 8. You better (Es Cavalett mix) - Mount Rushmore (3) 9. STP - Mang, Ray & John Stitch 10. Flying machine - War (1) 11. Underwater (part 1) - Thumann, Harry 12. Disco drunkard - TET 13. Njia walk (street walk) - Fatback Band 14. Scraper (Psychonauts remix) - Liquid Liquid 15. Revival (original mix) - Girault, Martine
Quite surprised to see no one has reviewed this amazing danceable funk-collection. Compiled by Belgium's finest dj-duo Mo & Benoelie. They pick the right tracks from any genre, as long as it's funks. You're just obliged to move!!... The True FunkMasters. --(cinematiq@angelfire.com) from Kortrijk,Belgium - Rive Eskimo Vol.2 - Various Artists [Amazon UK]
These Belgian producers give you a worldclass mix of all kinds of music. This is not for for underground or hardhouse fans. Think 70's and 80's, electro, disco and house, blend it, serve chilled and dance! A classic in its genre (whatever it is!). --hanskrielen2 from Haarlem, The Netherlands - Eskimo Vol.3 (2002) - Various Artists [Amazon UK]
1. Your love - Frankie Knuckles 2. Tessio - Luomo 3. Do it now - Dubtribe Sound System 4. Hot baby the gogo dancer (Hot body mix) - Cassio Ware 5. Voodance - Jabre, Julien 6. Jerky rhythm - Erotic Drum Band 7. Tell him (part 2) - BB Boogie Association 8. Odyssey (part 2) - Harris, Johnny 9. French emotions - Godwin, Peter 10. Deep sleep - B-52's 11. Stop bajon - DePiscopo, Tullio 12. Midnight groove - Love Unlimited Orchestra 13. Be thankful for what you've got - DeVaughn, William 14. Sun goddess - Lewis, Ramsey - Eskimo Vol.4 - Various Artists [Amazon UK]
Once again Eskimo (the Glimmer Twins and Dirk) serve up another chunk of funk, disco and 80's hipness straight from their decks. I never thought I'd be listening to Sydney Youngblood (remember he?) and Angie Stone in the same mix. Eskimo take 70's, 80's and 90's music and mix them seamlessly together - with the odd snippet of ("what's that? I'm sure that sounded like...") other artists thrown in for good measure. This CD bats it's eyelashes at cheesiness then turns around and throws a rum and coke in it's face. Quite simply, this is FAN-BLIMMIN-TASTIC. Imagine sitting on a block of ice in an igloo, with the air conditioning on full blast, sucking on an ice-lolly - this CD is that cool. If you have any of the other Eskimo recordings and like the style, then this is another must-have addition. If you've never listened, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST...fun and hip, music doesn't have to be serious all the time. This will make you smile, click your fingers and dance. --ickleshark, amazon.co.uk - Club Culture Club Compilation
Culture club, Ghent’s answer to clubbing in the new millenium, is proud to present its firstborn baby… A superb collection, spread out over 2 silver discs, capturing the unique experience of a night out @ Culture Club. First up, the internationally renowned Glimmer Twins serve you a well dressed hors-d’oevre, mixing seamlessly their most valuable platters, ranging from funk & disco over 80ies pop to underground house & electro… As you can hear each Saturday night in the main room! While on the other silver disc, TLP (Troubleman) will get your booty shaking like never before!!!!! A truly hot & sexy selection by the true don of the Belgian R&B/Hip Hop scene, as allways, not standing still with the obvious R&B hits, by diggin deep into his crates, he gives you a grasp of "Culture Club’s early morning Anthems".1 chemise she can’t love you 2 gino soccio dancer 3 mitsu hush 4 ralphi rosario in the night 5 justin robertson presents revtone everpresent 6 shakedown at night 7 reckless still in the groove 8 felix da housecat what does it feel like? 9 human league love action 10 the residents kaw-liga 11 lipps, inc. funkytown 12 bohannon let’s start ii dance again 13 sisters sledge lost in music 14 t.c. berry funky guitar 15 mr. fingers can you feel it (accapella mix) 16 mixmasters in the mix 17 jeanette thomas shake your body 18 amnesia house ibiza 19 farley keith give yourself to me 20 dr. phibes acid story 21 ferenc yes, sir i can hardcore 22 new order blue monday 23 soft cell tainted love / where did our love go 24 luc van acker zanna CD 2 1 arrested development people everyday 2 dennis edwards feat. siedah garrett don’t look any further 3 dru hill in my bed (so so def remix) 4 eric benét feat. faith evans georgy porgy 5 kelis good stuff 6 mary jane girls all night long 7 soul 2 soul feat. caron wheeler back 2 life (a capella) 8 yarbrough & peoples don’t stop the music 9 gap band outstanding 10 ol’ dirty bastard feat. kelis got your money 11 mobb deep quiet storm 12 crooklyn clan presents treatz thug anthem 2000 13 n.e.r.d. lapdance (original mix) 14 busta rhymes fire it up 15 crooklyn clan presents choose one da ladies 16 chaka demus & pliers murder she wrote 17 stone love allstars party in session 18 sean paul get busy 19 earth wind & fire brazilian rhyme 20 monifah touch it 21 rufus & chaka khan ain’t nobody 22 tweet boogie 2nite 23 lionel ritchie all night long 24 phill collins in the air tonight
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