In the cobbled streets of Antwerp, where shadows play and the wind whistles through ancient walls, Milan W. (aka Milan Warmoeskerken) has become a cornerstone of the Flemish experimental scene. Whether as a member of semi-cult bands like Flying Horseman and Condor Gruppe, as an electronic composer on the late Ekster and JJ Funhouse labels, making synthpop with Mittland och Leo, and wading through playful Schlager with Gerard Herman.

Under the Milan W. moniker, he crafts music that is intimate yet expansive. Traditionally electronic-oriented, his latest work meanders through guitars, saxophones, and heartbroken crooning. Milan W. is a testament to an artist who ceaselessly ventures beyond the horizon, pushing musical boundaries with a wink, a nod, and the quiet laughter of the uncharted.

Under her stage name Tristanne (formerly known as Tristan), Isolde Van den Bulcke makes music she defines as sitting in a ‘grey zone’. By valorizing self-reliance and learning as much as possible from the get-go, the musician and producer hasn’t let hardship nor pursuing a niche genre hold her back. She studied jazz vocals for 8 years, released 2 ep's before her debut album 'Wellif' in 2022.

‘Sexy Tears’ is a bold departure from Tristanne’s critically acclaimed pop-jazz debut ‘Wellif and let you veer into uncharted territory, from the first tone the bittersweet and hauntingly violin tones fade in on opener ‘Steady Mouth’. In a split second Tristanne let you vanish in a dazzling matrix deep down a rabbit hole A place where Piero Umiliani’s 70’s sleazy giallo era sensually resonates with Oneothrix Point Never goldwave frequencies. With a whisper of panting tension, her soothing voice and sonic subliminal temptation she unravels her own lush love secret domain, unlocking deeply hidden lost emotions and mutated feelings. While mellifluous harp chords in ‘If Only’ set a scene for a tantalizing new world utopia the percussive clutter of ‘Whordus’ syncopes and mutate this future dream with a chiastic slide into a videodrome for a jilted generation. With the help from her musician friends Elisabeth Klinck (violin), Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė (kanklès), Kaat Vanstralen (flute) and Gert Malfliet (drums) Tristanne’s ‘Sexy Tears’ will hit you straight in the heart, like a modern-day Cupido with a well aimed dazzling sonic arrow. Ready to stay there forever.

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