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2 Belgen was founded in Ghent, Belgium, and initially consisted of guitar player (later multi-instrumentalist) Rembert De Smet and drummer Herman Celis. The name (“two belgians”) was jokingly explained as “the only thing we had in common : our nationality”.
Almost all the songs are written by Rembert De Smet, who also characterizes the music by the extensive use of the guitar-synthesizer (then a small revolution), playing bass & rhythm on the same guitar and by his quite unique singing style.
They sign a deal with Antler (a firm in Aarschot best known for its productions in the alternative genre, eg. Chowchow, Poesie Noire, Nacht Und Nebel, Siglo XX …) and record a first single with Roland Beelen as producer : this is the single “Quand le film est triste / Lena”, of which they immediately sell more than 5,000 copies.
As Roland Beelen explained in Wit-Lof from Belgium : “The very first success came almost automatic. It was a very attractive formula : Herman & Rembert were only two, but between the two of them they did almost all the instruments of a complete band. They had their own material and consequently could perform live at a very low cost. 2 Belgen where kind of a curiosity and had very nice melodies too. We didn’t have the means of producing those songs very well, but that wasn’t necessary : the quality was there”.
Almost all the songs are written by Rembert De Smet, who also characterizes the music by the extensive use of the guitar-synthesizer (then a small revolution), playing bass & rhythm on the same guitar and by his quite unique singing style.
They sign a deal with Antler (a firm in Aarschot best known for its productions in the alternative genre, eg. Chowchow, Poesie Noire, Nacht Und Nebel, Siglo XX …) and record a first single with Roland Beelen as producer : this is the single “Quand le film est triste / Lena”, of which they immediately sell more than 5,000 copies.
As Roland Beelen explained in Wit-Lof from Belgium : “The very first success came almost automatic. It was a very attractive formula : Herman & Rembert were only two, but between the two of them they did almost all the instruments of a complete band. They had their own material and consequently could perform live at a very low cost. 2 Belgen where kind of a curiosity and had very nice melodies too. We didn’t have the means of producing those songs very well, but that wasn’t necessary : the quality was there”.
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