Soulwax
This double-CD compilation is the Belgian duo’s attempt to cram most of their remixes into one place. While they’re as stupendous as we’ve come to expect from Soulwax, it’s the second CD, a continuous 2ManyDJs mix, that really makes this...
Soulwax : NY Excuse
Do Soulwax listen to their own records? If so, why can’t the Dewaele brothers see (or rather hear) that this tapped/toe-tapping electronic nuisance is about a thousand times better than ‘E-Talking’? As a rock band they plod, as dance...
Soulwax : 2 Many DJ – As Heard On Radio...
They're good boys, Stephen and David Dewaele. In the quest for their perfect mix album, Soulwax 's singer and guitarist hunted down legal clearance for over 187 tracks. Their website announces proudly that 114 were approved, 62 were refused and...
Soulwax : Conversation Intercom
If someone said that Soulwax had been invented, Popstars -style, by the Belgian Ministry Of Culture purely to sex up the country's image abroad, you'd have to believe them. If the same person then began to explain that what makes Soulwax such a...
Bristol Fleece And Firkin
Hey. You're looking real cool. Great hair. Why don't we split this joint and... oh, right, you've got an essay to do... Okay, so the suave, sharp-suited style of Soulwax may seem a little at odds with this venue's post-Fresher's Week...
Too Many DJ's
Soulwax Too Many DJ's (PIAS) Too many bands, too, and most of them appear to be living inside Soulwax . It should be a huge Belgian waffle of a record, this: daft beatboxing, rock hysterics, sky-high emotional pitch, postmodern...
Much Against Everyone's Advice
Soulwax Much Against Everyone's Advice (PIAS) Wants to be: superfly grungefunk that marries the wry sampladelia of Beck with the raw power of Nirvana. Is: INXS, more or less. From Belgium. In the now immortal words of our...
London Camden Dingwalls
Many things would be deeply worrying about Soulwax , were it not for the spirit of their delivery. First of all, they are big stars in their native Belgium - a country that doesn't exactly generate celebrity. Then there are the tan suits, the...
Conversation Intercom
Soulwax Conversation Intercom (PIAS) Guitars growl, jackhammer shudderbeats crash into gear and suddenly we are being assailed with a gnarly tale of woe about the impossibility of true emotional connection between two people...
Much Against Everyone's Advice
Why know your limitations when no-one else sticks to theirs? In a world where Marky Mark acts and Posh presents, nobody does just one thing any more. As both DJs and band, Soulwax are a sign of those times. Not that you'd know it from...
