LISTEN FESTIVAL x BOTANIQUE

Since its inaugural edition in 2016, the Listen Festival has established itself as a must-attend event for electronic music enthusiasts in Brussels. The festival will take place in emblematic cultural and nightlife venues throughout Brussels, including here at the Botanique and the Church of Notre Dame de Laeken.

On March 30, join us in our greenhouses to discover a selection of international names and local talents with Bontridders, Deli Girls, Forsissies, George Riley, HiTech, Kleine Crack & Slagter, LSDXOXO, Nick León and Salome.

BONTRIDDERS

Bontridders delivers upbeat and playful electronic music that embodies both extroversion and introversion. For a while, Bontridders existed as an indie band. Today, the project has taken on a more solitary form, with Sam—also a member of the drumcomputerpunk group Brorlab—at the helm.

DELI GIRLS

A project driven as much by hardcore music as by the activism of its members, Deli Girls consists of Danny Orlowski in collaboration with various producers.

Recognized for nearly a decade on the New York DIY scene for their queer freak and anti-establishment values, Deli Girls make sense of this chaotic world by combining Orlowski's intense screams and distorted vocals with elements of digital hardcore, punk-noise, rap, and nu-metal.

FORSISSIES

Forsissies, an agglomeration of energies that come from deep within, from the intimate hard core, and spurt out like a great fountain. They come hacking on stage, carrying their voices together armed with microphones, a bass, an electric guitar, a rhythm box and a whistle. These girls take you on a punk whirlwind that moves bodies and minds in a messy whirlwind. It's a story of love made elastic to support and welcome the crossing of the world. The stage is the trampoline on which their rage explodes into space.

GEORGE RILEY

Considered by Trax Magazine to be East London's new darling, George Riley's energetic performances blend R&B and ghettotech. A skilful blend that reflects her passion for club music. The young woman made a name for herself with her critically acclaimed debut album, "Running in Waves", released on PLZ Make It Ruins, founded by Vegyn.

In 2023 George Riley returns with "Un/limited Love", an EP released on Ninja Tune that "pushes the boundaries of her creativity [...] blurring the lines between mainstream pop and experimental electronica" as Les Oreilles Curieuses so aptly puts it. Influenced by Janet Jackson and Kelela, the young woman embodies a DIY scene that fuses genres.

HITECH

HiTech is a collaboration between American rapper-producers King Milo, Milf Melly and 47Chops.

The group takes all the elements of ghettotech - electro, techno, Chicago's ghetto house and Miami bass - and imbues them with a modern twist, mining the depths of soundcloud. The result is a club night worthy of the heyday of Detroit techno.

KLEINE CRACK & SLAGTER

Kleine Crack & Slagter are two Antwerp rappers from the hip-hop collective VHS (Vampieren Heksen Spoken), who have been pouring out their scathing flow from the Boerentoeren. Signed to the prestigious Burning Fik label, known for Dutchmen Faberyayo and Abel, the two acolytes have gradually made a name for themselves in the Netherlands, where they are particularly appreciated thanks to their two hits "PARRA" and "ELEKTRO STRESS 2", on which they collaborate with Rico d'Opgewzolle. Get ready for rap with possessed rhythms and infernal energy.

LSDXOXO (Live)

Originally from Philadelphia, LSDXOXO has made his mark in New York as a DJ and producer, becoming a key figure at GHE20GOTH1K parties. Renowned for shaking up dancefloors with energetic sets blending hyperpop, samples and eccentric vocals, he brilliantly fuses Baltimore club, ghetto house, hardcore, electro and techno.

Currently based in Berlin, he orchestrates the Floorgasm parties, bringing humor and fun to the queer and avant-garde electronic scene, in the same way as SOPHIE and Arca do. Under contract with the prestigious XL Recordings label, LSDXOXO collaborates with renowned artists such as Shygirl, VTSS and Kelela, signalling the imminent release of his debut album.

NICK LEÓN (Live)

One of the leading DJs and producers on the Miami underground scene, Nick León is also known for his work on one of the most celebrated albums of 2022, Rosalia's "MOTOMAMI". More recently, Nick released his highly anticipated "Xtasis" EP on TraTraTrax, featuring DJ Babatr and remixes by Doctor Jeep and Pearson Sound.

He also kicked off 2023 with standout performances at Miami's III Points festival, various compositions for film soundtracks and now a not-to-be-missed date at Le Botanique.

SALOME

With "Something but Plausible", a debut EP released by High Heal, salome's melancholy music blends hyperpop and electro sounds. All of this on prods by rogergoon & Dviance. The EP is also illustrated by a video clip for the track "devoted to someone else + The Pattern", described by Manifesto-21 as an "astral wandering with the allure of a waking dream, reminiscent of the brilliant euphoria of youth".

Influenced by the likes of Kate Nash, Lily Allen, Oklou and Lauren Auder, salome released "All time highs" in 2022. After opening for Loraine James at the Botanique and releasing "POINTLESS" and "Le Risque", a track featured on ELOI's album, Salome returns to the Botanique.