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Arbeid Adelt!

Arbeid Adelt! has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 14 episodes and was first played on 18 July 2015.

Arbeid Adelt! was a Belgian new wave band formed in 1981 by frontman Marcel Vanthilt and Jan Van Roelen.

Their music style is hard to define. It's a mix of absurd punk and electronical beats. "Ik sta scherp" and ""Schuld, mij treft geen …" were their first two songs.

They first got noticed on a Belgian TV show in 1982 when they performed one of their songs called "De dag dat het zonlicht …". Another Belgian singer, John Terra, had a song with the same name and although it wasn't a cover of his song Terra was offended by the lyrics. This fuzz gained the band notoriety among Belgian audiences.

A third member joined the band, Luc Van Acker, and together they produced their first EP named "jonge helden". The most famous song from this EP is "Lekker westers".

After a second album, Luc Van Acker was replaced by Willy-Willy (The Scabs) and Danny Klein (Vaya Con Dios). After an argument with their record label, the band split. Frontman Marcel Vanthilt became a VJ for MTV.

In 1991 the band got back together, got a deal from Virgin and released a new CD. Again, this album wasn't a great success and the band split up again.

The 3 members went on to write music and work for TV.

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Arbeid Adelt!

Arbeid Adelt! has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 14 episodes and was first played on 18 July 2015.

Arbeid Adelt! was a Belgian new wave band formed in 1981 by frontman Marcel Vanthilt and Jan Van Roelen.

Their music style is hard to define. It's a mix of absurd punk and electronical beats. "Ik sta scherp" and ""Schuld, mij treft geen …" were their first two songs.

They first got noticed on a Belgian TV show in 1982 when they performed one of their songs called "De dag dat het zonlicht …". Another Belgian singer, John Terra, had a song with the same name and although it wasn't a cover of his song Terra was offended by the lyrics. This fuzz gained the band notoriety among Belgian audiences.

A third member joined the band, Luc Van Acker, and together they produced their first EP named "jonge helden". The most famous song from this EP is "Lekker westers".

After a second album, Luc Van Acker was replaced by Willy-Willy (The Scabs) and Danny Klein (Vaya Con Dios). After an argument with their record label, the band split. Frontman Marcel Vanthilt became a VJ for MTV.

In 1991 the band got back together, got a deal from Virgin and released a new CD. Again, this album wasn't a great success and the band split up again.

The 3 members went on to write music and work for TV.

Original source: Last.fm

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Parlophone1983
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BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA1993
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