Unday records news - With Geike Arnaert, Aäron Koch finds the missing voice on 'Echoes'

Aäron Koch has never had much of a soft spot for duets. 'Echoes', it turns out, had other ideas.

The song has been following him around for years. An early demo never quite settled into place, and when Koch was working on his debut album 'For Once', he dismantled the original arrangement and rebuilt it as 'Longing'. It took returning to that first recording years later for another possibility to reveal itself. Perhaps the song hadn't needed to be rearranged at all. Perhaps it had simply been missing another voice.

Koch found it in Geike Arnaert. He had known Geike for some time and had long admired the particular tension in her singing: a voice that can sound exposed and fragile one moment, then quietly commanding the next. When he sent her the old demo, her answer came back almost immediately: "I'm in."

'Echoes' stays close to that original, shadowy atmosphere. It moves patiently, leaving plenty of air around both singers while a quiet unease simmers underneath. Rather than trading lines in the manner of a conventional duet, Koch and Geike circle around each other. Their voices meet, separate and blur at the edges, giving a song about longing and connection its elusive pull.

'Echoes' is out now Album - Echoes - YouTube

Sdban records news - Orson Claeys' debut album OTHELLO: a musical portrait of identity
Release: October 9, 2026

Orson Claeys — WHAT A NIGHT (feat. IAMOMNI)

OTHELLO is the debut album by pianist and composer Orson Claeys. Bringing together influences from jazz, hip-hop, urban culture, and everyday life, the record offers the clearest portrait yet of an artist shaped as much by the worlds around him as by music itself.

The title refers to Claeys' full name, Orson Dwight Othello Claeys, and reflects the album's central concern: identity. Throughout its eleven compositions, personal experiences, cultural influences, and artistic inspirations converge into a body of work that seeks to understand how an artist is formed, both within and beyond music. Musically, it builds on jazz, strongly intertwined with hip-hop, contemporary culture, and ideas beyond traditional musical frameworks. For Orson, music is not a fixed genre, but an open and evolving form of expression. That philosophy is introduced from the very first moments through the voice of one of jazz's most respected musicians and educators, Dr. Marshall Hawkins.

Claeys first encountered a conversation between John Daversa and Dr. Marshall Hawkins on The John Daversa Podcast through a short clip on social media and was immediately struck by the way Hawkins spoke about music, love, and life. The spoken-word excerpt that opens "INTRO / L.O.V.E." is drawn from that conversation, whose reflections closely echoed the ideas that had shaped Orson's artistic vision and inspired him to reach out about using it on the record.

Before granting permission, Hawkins asked to meet Orson to learn more about the project and its artistic vision. The conversation, shaped by Hawkins' lifelong experience as both a performer alongside artists such as Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, and Pharoah Sanders, and as a dedicated educator and mentor, left a lasting impression. Convinced by the vision behind the project, Hawkins gave his blessing to use the recording, allowing his voice to introduce the listener as a reflection on connection, humanity, and the ideas that underpin the album as a whole.

This broad perspective continues in a series of carefully chosen collaborations. A track like "WHAT A NIGHT" first took shape during a studio session with indie-soul singer Sevens, whose harmonic ideas laid the foundation for the track. As the composition evolved, Claeys felt it called for a stronger hip-hop voice. Through a recommendation from Mixmonster Menno of STUFF., he was introduced to L.A. rapper IAMOMNI, whose contribution brought exactly the energy and perspective the track needed. The result unfolds like a late-night journey through Los Angeles, with IAMOMNI's contribution adding a sense of movement, character, and place.

Elsewhere, "SPIRAL", featuring Belgo-Brazilian vocalist Helena Casella, grew out of a long-standing mutual admiration. Conceived as a meeting point between R&B and jazz, the composition balances the groove and emotional depth of the former with the improvisational spirit and spontaneity of the latter. The collaboration developed naturally from the outset, with Casella instinctively understanding the atmosphere Claeys envisioned while enriching the music with her own warmth and nuance.

A long-held ambition materializes on "SHADOWBOXING", where Claeys is joined by drummer, producer, and one of the key figures in contemporary Belgian jazz, Lander Gyselinck. Gyselinck's work, particularly his collaboration with Zwangere Guy on Pourriture Noble, was instrumental in showing him how the language of hip-hop could coexist naturally with jazz, an idea that runs throughout the music. Drawing inspiration from boxing, the track is a musical equivalent of a fighter's walk towards the ring: focused, intense, and driven by the sense of anticipation that precedes stepping into the fight.

After this heightened intensity, the record gradually moves toward its closing statement. "OUTRO / HANIN", featuring oud player Akram Ben Romdhane, a longtime collaborator whose playing forms a natural bridge between his previous work and the broader musical landscape he's exploring these days. The title references the Tunisian Arabic word hanin, meaning "nostalgia", a fitting conclusion to a work deeply concerned with memory, identity, and personal history.

Beyond music itself, the album is informed by a wider cultural landscape. Urban culture, with its visual language, creative independence, and sense of community, forms an important backdrop. Sport also plays a significant role, particularly boxing and skateboarding, whose emphasis on discipline, focus, and resilience mirrors his own creative process. Rather than being treated as separate influences, these worlds coexist without hierarchy, reflecting an artistic vision that resists rigid boundaries and allows different disciplines, communities, and experiences to inform one another.

OTHELLO is out now, available

Tracklist
1. INTRO / L.O.V.E.

2. EMPHASIS OF A DREAM
3. RODNEY'S DANCE
4. WHAT A NIGHT (ft. IAMOMNI)
5. DRIFT
6. FOR AMBROSE
7. SPIRAL (ft. Helena Casella)
8. GLASPERLUDE
9. SHADOWBOXING (ft. Lander Gyselinck)
10. ONE ON ONE
11. ENCORE
12. OUTRO / HANIN (ft. Akram Ben Romdhane)

Tomorrowland at ADE 2026 - celebrating the past and the present

From October 21 to 24, Tomorrowland returns to De Rode Hoed during Amsterdam Dance Event, bringing together an immersive exhibition, live radio, and a program that looks back at what the festival has built while celebrating the music of today.

Tomorrowland is bringing its world to Amsterdam, transforming De Rode Hoed on the Keizersgracht into one of the most immersive destinations of the Amsterdam Dance Event. The Tomorrowland Expo unfolds across a series of rooms, each dedicated to a different chapter of the festival universe. Visitors move through installations built around Tomorrowland Belgium, Tomorrowland Winter, Tomorrowland Brasil, and Tomorrowland Thailand, each one capturing the look, energy, and atmosphere of its respective edition. Together, they tell the story of a festival that has expanded across continents while remaining rooted in the essence that set it apart from the very beginning.

One World Radio broadcasts from De Rode Hoed on Wednesday, October 21, Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23, going live each day from 12:00. Artists like Armin van Buuren, The Bausa, Kevin de Vries, Miss Monique, Amber Broos, Kölsch, and many more drop by for interviews and short DJ sets, keeping the energy moving through the afternoon. The broadcasts reach listeners well beyond the Amsterdam canals.

The Tomorrowland Store brings an exclusive selection of merchandise to ADE, available only at this location during the event. A bar with Solo Vida on the menu gives visitors a place to pause and connect along the way. The Lab of Tomorrow rounds out the program with a forward-looking dimension, presenting innovations and ideas that speak to where the festival is headed.

The Expo is open from Wednesday, October 21 through Saturday, October 24, with doors opening at 10:00 each day. On Wednesday, the Expo closes at 17:00; from Thursday through Saturday, it runs until 20:00. Entry is free. De Rode Hoed, a familiar address for Tomorrowland during ADE, offers the right setting for an experience that balances celebration with reflection. Its Keizersgracht location puts the Expo at the heart of the city, deepening the atmosphere that Tomorrowland brings to every space it takes over.

ADE remains the most important week in the global electronic music calendar, and Tomorrowland's presence has become one of its most anticipated moments. Each year, artists, industry professionals, and People of Tomorrow from across the world gather under one roof for what has become a fixture of the week. This year's edition offers a program that captures the essence of all Tomorrowland has built, celebrates the music of today, and leaves just enough room for the imagination to reach forward.

Tomorrowland Expo – Amsterdam Dance Event 2026
Wednesday October 21 – Saturday October 24
De Rode Hoed – Keizersgracht 102, 1015 CV Amsterdam

More info: expo.tomorrowland.com

Even voorstellen - KRaS! Release single ‘go take the walk’

Ergens tussen energieke rock en poëtische chanson heeft het Antwerpse KRaS! 10 jaar geleden een unieke plek in de muziekwereld ingevuld met hun twee eerste albums. Vandaag, na een lange periode waarin hun punk-poëzie infusie kon fermenteren diep in de Antwerpse scene, is de band helemaal klaar om volledig nieuw materiaal op de wereld los te laten. Klinkt als een stevige oppepper in de artificiële wereld van vandaag!

vorige single KRaS! New Clip Schmutzig

Hun single Go Take a Walk wordt nu gereleased voor Her Walk, de campagne van Plan International Belgium voor veiligheid op straat voor vrouwen en meisjes. De downloads op BandCamp worden doorgestort en tellen mee voor het eindbedrag! 

KRaS! is the AnTWerP BasEd FeMale FRonTed EUroPean LAnguAge MaSh-Up RockBAND by @h.j.kras , @janbijvoet (actor), @timpensaert (Meltheads) and @tom.meeuws

https://kras1.bandcamp.com/track/go-take-a-walk 
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