Label: Stroom - All

White Light / Jo Bogaert

Whale

Strange lovesongs from the Belgian Dender area in the early 80's

• 1 White Light - I Want You To Know Me
• 2 White Light - I Hear A Whale Song
• 3 Jo Bogaert - Would You
• 4 Jo Bogaert - So Obscene

Merope

Salos

Recommended by: Clone

A label collaboration with Granvat, Merope and Vilnius chamber choir Jauna Muzika created these melodies based on Lithuanian folk songs. more...

• 1 Ei Dvipa
• 2 Bitinelis
• 3 Oi Toli
• 4 Alma

Susannah Stark

Time Together

Composed between 2017 - 2020, these songs came to fruition over a period of time coinciding with an awakening spirituality. 'Time Together' is an att... more...

• 1 Saturn
• 2 Dear Beloved Friend
• 3 Reprise
• 4 This Is For Us

Smalts / Human Flesh

Periodiciteit / En De Stad

And the city opens up its streets to me again.Gloomy and damp, walled by wet surfaces, Which the pale glow Bouncing off a languishing moon. She shows... more...

• 1 Periodiciteit
• 2 En De Stad

Prutser

Netels

PRUTSER = Pseudo-romantic, half-baked nostalgic, the generalizing idiosyncrasion, preferably on prescription drugs with Latin names, flirting with... more...

• 1 Netels
• 2 Derealiteit

Adult Fantasies

Towers Of Silence

''“Als das Kind Kind war, wusste es nicht dass es Kind war” the opening words of “Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire)” by Wim Wenders are so incredib... more...

• 01 under a steelplate sky
• 02 parsi
• 03 life in transit
• 04 lear

Saskia

Eeuwig Op Reis

As a young woman Sacha Vingerhoeds was part of a vibrant creative community in Rotterdam that organized itself under the name of ARTS. There was a pri... more...

• 1 my lips get hot
• 2 you left your soul behind

Hessel Veldman

Eigen Boezem

''Tucked away in the Dutch underground of the early 80’s a young Hessel Veldman created his own music world in the small industrial sea town of IJmuid... more...

• 01 tale
• 02 the blue
• 03 he said
• 04 got nothing to do

Various Artists

Lachrymation / Ambient Kinsky / Sahara I Mine Hender / Far Boundaries

Lineal'' inward dance music. small pressing. first of a few more to come

• 1 Ron Boots - Lachrymation
• 2 Jo Bogaert - Ambient Kinsky
• 3 Morten Sondergaard - Sahara I Mine Maender
• 4 Ron Boots - Far Boundaries

Ben Bertrand

Manes

There is an endless abundance of variations that the clarinet can use in changing the colour of a single note. Ben creates a web of sounds that are ha... more...

• 1 morton and gyorgy in the battista mist
• 2 those behind us that we follow
• 3 incantation
• 4 delayed monologue

Fred A.

De Angst Voorbij

Fred A. was a two-faced act. His musical grasp to the new wave-movement was countered by his lyrical love for Flemish and Dutch ‘kleinkunst’, and his... more...

• 1 russische roulette
• 2 groene weduwen
• 3 faits divers
• 4 usurpation

Dark Arts

Reflections In A Rear View Mirror

''When we played live, we would bring out lawnmowers, pots and pans and pipes we would smash rhythmically with a mallet. Anything that made noise. And... more...

• 01 Lament
• 02 The More Things Stay The Same
• 03 Autumn Red
• 04 Fragments Of A Smile

Organized Pleasure / Satin Wall

Tropical Stumble / Dans Les Profondeurs

''In popular imagination, the early 80s were dreadful. Thatcher and Reagan led the world on a diet of austerity, unemployment and depression. The Berl... more...

• 1 Tropical Stumble
• 2 Dans les profondeurs

19 Gadi Pirms Sakuma

19 Years Before The Beginning

Recommended by: Endless illusion

Much like their contemporaries and collaborators NSRD, the music of 19 gadi pirms s?kuma captures frustration with their own reality, and a playful dr... more...

• 1 Pari Upei
• 2 Aspekti
• 3 Ruhig
• 4 Niknie Zveri

Vazz

Cloud Over Maroma

Recommended by: De Sluwe Vos

Maroma was there long before the Moors. The Moors were there long before man landed on the moon half a century ago. Drum machines meant you didn’t hav... more...

• 01 Breath
• 02 Cloud Over Maroma
• 03 Lost Time
• 04 Embers

Benjamin Lew

Bamako Ou Allieurs

Following on from the excellent 'Le personnage principal est un peuple isolée' compilation - a four track EP of deeply psychedelic jams from the early... more...

• 1 Bamako Ou Ailleurs
• 2 Il Les Quitta A Laube
• 3 Dans Les Jardins
• 4 A la Recherche De B

Hessel Veldman & Enno Velthuys

Boezem Ballet / In Ijle Lucht

Essential material from legendary Dutch oddballs Hessel Veldman & the late Enno Velthuys. Contains the previously cassette only 'Boezem Ballet' (relea... more...

Shakti

Verboden Dromen

Recommended by: Credit 00

'SHAKTI, a three-man formation around “Praga Khan”. With this first mini-lp Praga once more proves his capability to drill into new rhythmic territori... more...

• 1 That Boy
• 2 Forbidden Dreams
• 3 The Awakening
• 4 The Early Train

TRJJ

12 Dances

TRjj is made up of several people that meet regularly since 2016. It is practiced collectively with interchanging names and roles, so the full control... more...

• 01 Emulation Of History Theft Made You Over
• 02 Phob
• 03 Urania Time Lecture
• 04 Barely Rarely

Kyoto / Zoe Sinatra

Venetian Blinds / Mais Quest Ce Que te Fumes

''Venetian Blinds, bound to be partly closed for eternity, Offer a glimpse into a miniature of trompe-l’oeil and deceitful appearances.Time sometimes... more...

• 1 Kyoto - Venetian Blinds
• 2 Zoe Sinatra - Mais Qu Est Que Tu Fumes

Cold & James Bernard

Strobe Light Network / Lapis Lazuli

Recommended by: Elise

Fiery the angels raved; deep thunder rolled around their shores... 90's chill-out zone revisited w' James Bernard & Isar L. Arnarsson.

• 1 Cold - Strobe Light Network
• 2 James Bernard - Lapis Lazuli

Aponogeton

A Place Of Solace

This album is the result of some musings on what drives us in life and how we come to terms with our place in the world. I wrote it around the time I... more...

• 1 Prologue
• 2 A Date with the Zone
• 3 The Night Sky Is Falling (Sixth Seal)
• 4 This Concerns You

Ruins

Occasional Visits

Recommended by: Wrong Sal

Stroom's valentine special for 2019. ''Lovely'' Electro / Wave from Venice, Italy (1981-1984) more...

• 1 Elegant Shout
• 2 Alone
• 3 You Re Like A Cigarette
• 4 Skeleton In Love

Pablo's Eye

Dark Matter

More than anything, Pablo’s Eye is a temporary atmosphere, like a taste or a dream. Last one in the trilogy... more...

• 01 Worship and Passion
• 03 Different Observers
• 04 She Would Stand Alone
• 05 He Closed His Eyes

48 Cameras

Chosen Songs

Recommended by: MR TC

Music For South Belgian Serial Killers.. more...

• 1 Les Lieux
• 2 The Third Body
• 3 We Could Bring You Silk in May
• 4 Between The Mist And The Sky

Vanderschrick

Onzeker

Recommended by: Endless Illusion

Oostende's greatest label Stroom provides us with a beautiful low-key synth-pop 7'' for melancholic moods. However, more attentive listening reveals q... more...

• 01 Ochtendgrijs
• 02 Ongehoord

Annelis Monsere

Happiness Is Within Sight

This is a record about a parting of ways. It is dedicated to the one who has been left behind and the one who left.'' more...

• 01 You Are On Your Own
• 02 Hold Music
• 03 Happiness Is Within Sight
• 04 Your Bones, Your Skin

Patrick Selinger

Businessmen

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

New Beat Not New Beat classic from Antwerp! Soon after Patrick left the music world for the music, that's why he became a pianist. He left the art wor... more...

• 1 Business Man (Original)
• 2 Business Man (Radio)
• 3 Business Man (Instrumental)

Ingus Bauskenieks

Spoki

Recommended by: Roman Sputnik

Spoki (Ghosts) is the sound of an artist putting their private world to tape. Of exploring and pushing the limits of themselves and technology to real... more...

• 01 Kur Tu Esi
• 02 Romi
• 03 Trisi, Trisi, Siksparnit
• 04 Lidojums Uz Sauli

Jason Kolar

Modified Perspectives

Recommended by: Tammo Hesselink

There is a hidden place between science and magic. A secret playground where brainwaves rejoice and wander around. And, guess what, Modified Perspecti... more...

• 01 Clairvoyance
• 02 Corners
• 03 Holding No Hands
• 04 The Layout Of Failure

Pablo's Eye

Spring Break

Recommended by: De Sluwe Vos | Close Encounters

''Pablo’s Eye is the science of studio pressure, when engineer becomes artist. Appropriating left and right as well as front and back, Pablo’s Eye use... more...

• 1 Blind And Quiet
• 2 Track 2
• 3 La Pedrera
• 4 Track 4

Walter Verdin

Voor Adeline

Previously unreleased soundtrack by the mastermind behind legendary Belgian Wave outfit, Pas de deux! Inc digital bonustracks + postcard.. more...

• 1 De Zus Van Adeline
• 2 Squeezin
• 3 Dreamin
• 4 Wavin

Keysha / FG's Romance

Stop It / What Is Love Today

Recommended by: Endless Illusion

First 12'' in a series of yearly valentine maxis celebrating love. This one contains Keysha's sleazy R&B youtube hit ''Stop It!'' & a Belgian blue eye... more...

• 1 Keysha - Stop It
• 2 FG's Romance - What Is Love Today

NSRD

The Workshop For The Restoration Of Unfelt Feelings

Juris Boiko (1954-2002) and Hardijs Ledi?š (1955-2004) were the core members of the NSRD, which is best known as Latvian avant-garde, postmodern, expe... more...

• 01 Schwenn
• 02 Karstvina Recepte
• 03 Kaadaa Riitaa
• 04 Plava

NSRD

NSRD

Maxi 12'' of danceable tracks by NSRD, best known as a Latvian avant-garde, postmodern, experimental and underground music group active in the 80s.

• 1 Neskaties
• 2 Ziemelbriezu Pajuga Pa Rigas Juras Lici
• 4 Augu Nakti. Kada Rita. Sovakar
• 5 Spilvens

Vazz

Submerged Vessels And Other Stories

Post-punk pop meets ethereal wave Vazz are one of Scotland's best kept secrets. Includes a bonus CD of piano works. more...

• 01 Only Child
• 02 Sleep Pattern
• 03 Pearls (Dub)
• 04 Solitary Sun

DJ Bert and Eagle

I Am Your Master

Recommended by: Alessandro Adriani | Leri Ahel

Cult Organ Horror 7'' From West Flanders, Belgium. 12'' Picture Sleeve + Linernotes on the back. Restored & Remastered .

• 1 I Am Your Master
• 2 Import

Cybe

Tropisch Verlangen

Recommended by: Izabel

A techno-nature synthesis for an East-West confrontation / a musical travelogue from a Dutch musician searching for inspiration in the East in the ear... more...

• 01 Can You Hear The Rooster Crow
• 02 Om Swastiastu
• 03 Bali Pulau Bagus
• 04 The Moon Is Shining Above The Ricefields

Jan Van Den Broeke

11000 Dreams

Fresh ambient / synth / wave compilation centering the man who brought us Absent Music / The Misz / June11. Introvert gold! LP + DL (inc digital bonus... more...

• 01 June11 - White Bird
• 02 Absent Music - Akahito
• 03 Absent Music - My Lesbian Girlfriends
• 04 Absent Music - The Monkey House

Various Artists

An Introduction Into The Insane World Of Alain Neffe

Recommended by: Endless Illusion | Gustav Goodstuff

Beautifully put together and deeply personal comp of pioneering Belgium New Wave / DIY enigma, Alain Neffe (Bene Gesserit, Psuedo Code, Subject etc).... more...

• 01 Bene Gesserit - Femmes Aux Yeux dArgile
• 02 Subject - Be Careful!
• 03 Bene Gesserit - Nobody Can Know
• 04 Human Flesh - One-Way Conversation Part 1

Alain Pierre

Jan Zonder Vrees

Recommended by: 030303

Dark ambient/synth lp for Belgiums first long animated picture! Teenage horror cult from Flanders . . .full cartoon art, comes with download code. more...

• 01 Intro Thema
• 02 Het Geheim Van Tijs
• 03 Fluitende Jan
• 04 De Overval Op Jan

Sound Mercenary / Groove Mercenary

Dilemma / Switch

Recommended by: Solitary Dancer

Belgian release from the early ‘90s reissued on STROOM. Trance / New Beat embodied as a shovel in mud...

• 1 Dilemma
• 2 Switch (techno mix)

LHASA

The Attic / SEXXOR

Recommended by: TITIA | Gustav Goodstuff | Cinnaman | Mick Wills

One of Nosedrip's favourite Belgium releases, this 1990 track laid the blueprint for what would become trance from '93' onwards, without too much suga... more...

• 1 The Attic
• 2 Sexxor

K.S. Eden (41 Degrees)

Passed Beyond

Murmurs from Stockport (1982-1988). Throughout history there are many examples of artists who did not receive the credit their work is due during the... more...

• 01 41 Degrees - Silent Towns
• 02 41 Degrees - The Spirit Moves
• 03 K.S. Eden - Still Beats
• 04 K.S. Eden - Hombre

Kiri Uu

Creak Woosh

Recommended by: Clone

‘Creak Whoosh’ is a collection of choral ballads originating in the Finno-Ugric regions of Estonia and Ingria, electronically adapted predominantly by... more...

• 1 Veimevaka Jagamine : Distributing The Dowry
• 2 Tsimmairuudiralla
• 3 Piirileikkilaulu : Roundelay
• 4 Ilus Neiu Kiigel : Pretty Girl On A Swing

MKS

Musical Keyboard System

Sometimes in life, a certain incentive is needed to convert talent into productivity. As for the case of MKS, the enigmatic and musical disguise of Ni... more...

• 1 the new age of house
• 2 twilight zone
• 3 figure
• 4 the dream

Sofie Birch & Johan Caroe

Repair Techniques

An album evolving around disruptive and chaotic life events. A testament to putting the pieces back together through love and support from friends and... more...

• 01 Calibrating Senses
• 02 Connotes Beauty
• 03 Sugar And Air
• 04 Portal Of