Boogie Belgique - Time For A Boogie (Remastered) [Cold Busted]

Boogie Belgique was formed in 2012 by Oswald Cromheecke, quickly growing into one of the top artists in European trip hop and electro-swing circles. A year later, the Belgian combo released Time For A Boogie, their debut for the Cold Busted label. The album made serious waves, exposing global audiences to Boogie Belgique’s unique fusion of old and new, vintage and modern. The band’s combination of nostalgic swing jazz samples, live instrumentation, and phat beats creates a sound that’s exciting to this day.

That’s why Cold Busted has reissued Time For A Boogie, remastered and, for the first time, on vinyl and cassette. New listeners can thrill to the punchy uptempo breakbeat swing of album opener “Love In Your Eyes,” the worldly trip hop excursion of “Broken Mountain,” “Swing Thing” and its familiar cut-ups mixed with hip hop attitude, and the infectious contemporary groove of the title track. And that’s just a taste of the album’s dozen phenomenal tracks. Time For A Boogie is an album that stands the test of time, reaching into the past to reveal sounds for future dance-floors.

Kid Loco (Flor / Tromolo) – “Just brilliant. Pure classic.”
DJ Love (Stellar Music) – “All of these tracks are insane. The beats are so hot.”
Double-D (Funky Fresh Radio Show) – “Yeah! Back with some groovy, jazzy feeling funky downbeat.”
Morphosis (The Hong Kong Ping Pong Club) – “Fabulous to hear this remastered. Bravo!”
Brandon (Properly Chilled) – “Classic stuff! Nice to hear the remasters.”
Stelios Ktoras (DeeJay 93.5 Radio) – “I love the atmosphere of Darjeeling. Loving the music.”
Floored Capri (Kane FM) – “YES! Love the swing feeling to this. Interesting release.”
DJ Osric (Black and Blue Show) – “Timeless indeed. Love it.”
Hober Mallow (Mighty Reel) – “Beautiful Album. Right in the socket for the show here.”
Jon Fugler (XLNT Radio Show) – “Impossible to choose a favorite. Each is a winner, still sounding fresh. Love it!”

Available Now From: Beatport, Bandcamp, Juno Download, And Spotify.

Boogie Belgique - Volta (Cold Busted)

"Nostalgic, soulful and, of course, boogie-woogie." That's how Belgian DJ producer Boogie Belgique (AKA Oswald Cromheecke) describes the enticing combination of styles and sources from different decades that make up his music. Taking vintage inspirations, most notably from swing and jazz eras, and merging them with contemporary beats and textures is the young producer's forte. This is pleasingly evident on Volta, the latest Boogie Belgique album for the Cold Busted label.

"Jungle Law" gives a glimpse into Boogie Belgique's sonic palette. Tough hip hop beats and funky live guitar follow an intro of jungle ambience as a trumpet presents the melody. Soon some swingy big band jazz enters the song in an almost ghostly manner, while the insistent beat keeps the dance floor moving. Album opener "Go Slow" shows a different side to the coin giving the listener an uptempo broken beat rhythm, some bouncy bass guitar, snippets of string loops, and a lovely, forlorn vocal line that echoes the past. It's a beautiful concoction, and Boogie Belgique delivers on many aspects of this style throughout his eleven track album. Volta is a satisfying trip in an aural time machine.

Kid Loco - “Really great tracks and moody vibes.”
Tim ‘Love’ Lee (Tummy Touch) – “I love it!”
Ohmega Watts (Ubiquity Records) - "This album captures the essence of boogie and breakbeat funk with atmospherics that definitely take you on an auditory journey.”
Dr Rubberfunk (Jalapeno Records) - "Good solid collection of grooves and dance floor movers! 'Need Somebody' is probably the stand out for me … nice St. Germain vibes.”
Dogu (Ancient Astronauts / Switchstance) - "Some nice grooves here."
Gavin Hardkiss (Hawke) – “I likee!”
Stereo 77 (Plimsoll Records) – “Perhaps my favorite Cold Busted release.”
Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s) – “’Jungle Law’ is a banger.”
Jeannie Hopper (WBAI FM (New York) - “Beautiful!”
Enne (Electunes / Karmaloft Music) – “’Enigma’ is really nice.”
DJ Kid Stretch (Warriorz Records / Goodgroove) – “This is seriously dope.”
Mr. Bristow (Subtek / Detox) – “Really feeling this, it’s lovely!”
Bruno From Ibiza (Ibiza Global Radio) – “Cool stuff!”
Richie Hartness (untitledmusic) – “Stunning and superb! One for the Deep Beats shows for sure.”
Igor Marijuan (Ibiza Sonica FM) – “Great release to be supported at Ibiza Sonica.”
SimonG (Deep South Audio, New Zealand) - "More eccentric antics for the floors and turntables … reminds me of a cross between DJ Food and Coldcut. Very nice."
DJ Nartak (Klassik Lounge Radio Show) - "Belgians can boogie! Fun listening … intelligently made with style and charm."

Available now from: Beatport, Junodownload, iTunes, and Bandcamp