Sex, Cigarettes and // Anarchy On the world stage, Belgium has come to establish a tight posse of top shelf artists; GTronic , VNNR , Shaved Monkeys , to name a few - all masters of dance-floor anarchy in their own right. Antwerp trio Jens De Ketelaere, Laurens van Steenbergen & Jordi Moonen have cemented themselves a coveted place in the cream of Belgium's crop. My dear readers, this is Aerotronic . A blend of metal, synthpop and electrothrash aesthetic, the trio has refined their own unique brand of face melting sound. So, it's no surprise to see why the eyes and ears of the world are locked on Aerotronic right now. The boys have just released their second EP for this year; Sex and Cigarettes. Under Autodidakt's Mähtrasher label, the EP includes remixes from Hostage , Waxdolls , VNNR , Sawgood / DJ Antention and ED Orable . Big sound needs a big EP right? The boy's have sent us their original Sex & Cigarettes track, Hostage mix and Sawgood / Antention mix for you gent's and ladies to enjoy. Wait, Antention? Oh my lucky stars... Aerotronic have taken time out of their busy schedule to sit down with us and have a chat. Enjoy this Trashbagskids exclusive interview. For those who don’t know Aerotronic, tell us a little about yourselves. A: Aerotronic is a 3-man Belgian electronica project. In other words we make heavy danceable electronic sounds... What makes us so different from the other 'heavy distortion artists' is we have our own definitive sound and we are very proud of it. Do you guys have any big influences on your music? A: I think we get influenced the most when we have to remix another artist, for example; we did a remix for a trash metal band 'Angelskin', which resulted into the track 'Aerotronic - Eat ...
Trashbag Kids
21 June 2010