Artist description KREWCIAL : S950, S1000, vocals, recording, mixing and performing ... basically everything. GUS : partner in crime, turntables, vocals

Music Style hiphop

Musical Influences hiphop, jazz, blues, funk, soul, classical.

Similar Artists Tribe, Gangstarr, Slum Village, The Pharcyde, The Roots

Artist History krewcial starts rhyming & producing in '91, using just 2 tapedecks and 1 turntable. His underground homemade-tapes are distributed through the local recordshop. He is the first one in Belgium to release tape-albums and to do so independently, even before dj-mixtapes arise. Due to the situation (lack of clubs and/or promoters) there aren't many opportunities to perform live, so krewcial has to resort to the occasional freestyle after local shows. In '94, krewcial wins a local music-contest in Ghent, called 'Kort Gerockt!'. This results in more shows [a.o. opening for BECK] and some media-attention from newspapers and local television. From then on, GUS [who guested occasionally on krewcial's tapes] teams up with krewcial as dj and back-up mc. After conquering the hearts of the Belgian hiphopheads, krewcial starts focusing on The Netherlands : both national VPRO-radio and concerthall Paradiso start supporting him. Dutch emcee #1 EXTINCE asks krewcial to feature on his debutalbum. Tape n° 6 'Monastic' gets very enthusiastic reviews nationwide and the first contacts with record labels are being established. Meanwhile krewcial records some underground 4-track classics with the Bay Area-based LIVING LEGENDS (Mystik Journeymen & the GROUCH). The fall of '97 is completely devoted to building his own recording studio and taping 'Live Guy With Glasses' (which will become krewcial's official debut after 8 tapes). Because of the record industry's mysterious ways the album is released only 1.5 year later... In the meantime, krewcial is also recording Dutch-spoken tracks, producing & engineering for other crews [Frithop-compilation, DHL/Brick 9000 12" and RIVAL-album] and putting together a liveband with Maxime Lenssens [drums], Maarten Standaert [bass] and Peter Lesage [keys]. A Dutch director makes a documentary about krewcial, which is broadcasted on national TV later. After releasing 'Live Guy With Glasses' in March '99 things start coming together : - extensive touring @ a.o. Paradiso (Amsterdam), De Effenaar (Eindhoven), Gentse Feesten, Couleur Café, Dour and Paulusfeesten, - krewcial opens for THE ALKAHOLIKS, BLACKSTAR, ROB SWIFT, COMPANY FLOW, THE PHARCYDE and GZA/GENIUS... - 'Zoete Inval' becomes the new Extince-single; the accompanying video turns krewcial into a street-celebrity in The Netherlands, - krewcial starts hosting THE HOP, Belgium's first hiphopshow on national radio Studio Brussel in September '99 ... krewcial is currently preparing his next album [feat. a.o. TANJA SAW [ZAP MAMA]], a Dutch-spoken album [feat. a.o. EXTINCE] and doing [pre]production for tracks by GUS, BRAINPOWER and TANJA SAW.

Group Members TURNTABLEBASED SHOWS : krewcial (vocals), Gus (turntables, vocals) / LIVE SHOWS : krewcial (vocals), Gus (turntables, vocals), Peter Lesage (keys), Maxime Lenssens (drums), Maarten Standaert (bass)

Instruments Akai S950 / Akai S1000 / EMU Proteus2000 / Tascam 24-8 mixer / Technics SL1200 turntables

Albums "Live Guy With Glasses" (C) 1999 PIAS

Location Ghent - Belgium

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