Athos Burez, visual artist

The album of Dutch harpist Joost Willemze, inspired by the rhapsodes of ancient Greece who performed epic stories. Eight works, three of them newly commissioned, explore the harp as a storyteller, sometimes with electronics. The cover shows this modern-day rhapsode physically fused with his harp.

The second album of J. Bernardt, the solo project of Jinte Deprez, singer and songwriter of Balthazar. Warm, intimate pop with a soulful edge.

The latest album of Compact Disk Dummies, the Belgian band of brothers Lennert and Janus Coorevits, known for their energetic mix of electronics, indie and dance.

A classical song recital by soprano Elise Caluwaerts and pianist Kim Van den Brempt, with songs by Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Claude Debussy and Hanns Eisler, gathered around night and dusk.

The collaboration between Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini and the Belgian ensemble The Colorist Orchestra, known for rearranging songs with unusual and handmade instruments.

Album photography for Erinyes by Alderson, named after the Furies of Greek mythology.

The album of Next.Ape, the Brussels band around drummer and producer Antoine Pierre, with singer Veronika Harcsa and guitarist Lorenzo Di Maio, moving freely between jazz, pop and electronics, with American saxophonist Ben Wendel as guest.

Album photography for On Moonlight and Rain by The Golden Glows.

The debut album of Dutch violinist Tosca Opdam with pianist Alexander Ullman: sonatas by Mendelssohn and Elgar, and the world premiere recording of Robin de Raaff’s North Atlantic Light.

The tenth-anniversary album of Revue Blanche, the Belgian ensemble of soprano Lore Binon, flautist Caroline Peeters, violist Kris Hellemans and harpist Anouk Sturtewagen. Following in the footsteps of Misia Sert, muse and patron of Paris around 1900, from her childhood home Villa Servais in Halle to her grave, with music from her circle: Satie, Ravel, Auric, Duparc and others.

The debut album of Sylvie Kreusch, the Belgian singer who first became known alongside Maarten Devoldere in Warhaus: dreamy, sensual and slightly theatrical pop with a cinematic edge.

A concert film around Bitterzoet, the fourth album of Dutch singer Eefje de Visser. When the pandemic cancelled the tour, she and her Belgian-Dutch band recorded the album live at De Robot Studios, the Ghent loft where she lives and works with her partner and musical other half Pieterjan. Directed by Jaan Stevens and Michiel Venmans.

The third album of Compact Disk Dummies, the band of brothers Lennert and Janus Coorevits, balancing between synth pop, indie and dance.

Belgian pianist Julien Libeer sets Bach’s keyboard suites against the piano music of Béla Bartók, two composers rooted in dance and counterpoint.

The album of Compro Oro, the Ghent band that blends jazz, exotica and rhythms from all over the world into an instrumental sound of their own.

The Golden Glows revisit the songs gathered by Harry Smith in his legendary Anthology of American Folk Music.

The fourth album of Balthazar, the Kortrijk band around Maarten Devoldere and Jinte Deprez, made after their solo projects Warhaus and J. Bernardt: a looser, groovier record.

The debut album of Tamino, the Antwerp singer and songwriter with Egyptian-Belgian roots and grandson of the Egyptian singer and actor Moharam Fouad. Amir, his own middle name, joins his falsetto to Arabic strings and Western songwriting in a sound of its own.

The debut album of J. Bernardt, the solo project of Jinte Deprez of Balthazar: late-night, groove-driven pop.

Curaçao by Emma Bale, the young Belgian singer-songwriter who broke through as a teenager with the single All I Want.

The debut album of Bazart, the Belgian band that brought Dutch-language electronic pop to a large audience.

The debut release of Tsar B, the project of Belgian singer Justine Bourgeus, with dark, atmospheric electronic pop.

The second album of Sarah Ferri, the Ghent singer-songwriter with Italian and Belgian roots. Darker and more melancholic than her debut, a bold turn towards introspective songwriting.

The third album of Balthazar, the Kortrijk band around Maarten Devoldere and Jinte Deprez, largely written on the road and named after the thin hotel walls of life on tour.

The debut album of Oscar and the Wolf, the project of Ghent singer Max Colombie: dark, sensual electronic pop that became one of the great Belgian breakthroughs of its time.

The debut solo album of Belgian-American singer and songwriter Trixie Whitley: soulful, raw and intimate songs carried by her remarkable voice.

An album by An Pierlé, the Belgian singer, pianist and songwriter known for her theatrical, adventurous pop.

The companion to Strange Days: eight songs that were too fast, too loud or too playful for the album, or written afterwards, including a take on Henry Purcell.

The debut album of Compact Disk Dummies, the band of brothers Lennert and Janus Coorevits, released after their breakthrough in the Belgian band competition De Nieuwe Lichting.

Album photography for Guilty Pleasure by The Happy.

Five songs of bright, synth-driven pop by the Belgian band Teddiedrum, released on Smoking Crab Records and opening with the single The Audience.

The debut album of Sarah Ferri, twelve acoustic songs moving between gypsy swing, bossa nova, blues and ballads.

An album by The Van Jets, the rock band from Ostend.

The single Miami by Teddiedrum, later also pressed on a limited 10-inch picture disc together with Odd Lovers.

The debut album of Balthazar, the band from Kortrijk around Maarten Devoldere and Jinte Deprez that grew into one of the best-known Belgian bands abroad.