Feature: Renaat Vandepapeliere / R&S Records (Electronic Beats TV)

[@ryeager95]

Saw this last night and was really touched by his hard-headed ‘against the grain’ approach to music and life. Had to revisit this morning, this will definitely be my mood going forward.

[@lurid_phaesporia]

He's always been one of my favorite music pioneers for that very fact!

[@absoticc]

"I have no time to be negative, not one split second" Let's you think again that you should really only do what you love, super cool Guy!!

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

+absoticc indeed

[@erikheneka9287]

I was one of the 20 persons who bought the first Aphex Twin release and I was so proud to play it in my DJ sets (even if it did not "fit" in so well at that time). LUV R&S.

[@Triadii]

Renaat Vandepapeliere & Sabine Maes One of the most iconic labels ever

[@Gizmotechno]

Such a real dude. So much respect for this man!

[@vintsent7749]

The Belgian scene stands and falls with this guy. He is the man! My mother even told me we are related.

[@acodike]

Dimitri & Renaat, the world owes you both so much...

[@cham3le0ndnb]

the speech about going through life with a smile.. touched me on a very deep level. lots of love your way renaat

[@matteoceccarelli4844]

saw this man last night at Egg in London and gotta say the set was bangin and had loads of character.plus truly is a positive person and enjoing what is doing

[@markofthenorth9512]

Cool interview! I still have all of my old original R&S cd's from the 90's, with their original sleeves. I always felt that they were special in some way.

[@Lumaport]

Renaat is legend.

[@cooltigermusic]

He is my idol

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

EB.TV #28 - 16.09.2014 When Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes started R&S Records in 1984, no one could have guessed at the time that it would go on to develop in to one of the most important labels for electronic music. CJ Bolland, Jaydee, Aphex Twin, Joey Beltram, Model 500, James Blake and Lone are just a few of the artists who have left their mark on the label's sound over the years. For this installment of Slices on Electronic Beats TV, we traveled to Ghent in Belgium and sat down for a chat with charismatic label boss Renaat Vandepapeliere, where he opened up to us about his philosophy both for his label and his life. RENAAT VANDEPAPELIERE / R&S RECORDS (Slices Feature)

[@renaatvandepapeliere7233]

no Ferrari's Ronald .... a little VW golf it is !

[@303otto]

Renaat vandepapeliere thx for supporting Aphex Twin Mr. Vandepapeliere! He has inspired me so much to make music the way i like it... thx :)

[@luisaonyeikedi3562]

W bgmtru

[@luisaonyeikedi3562]

Shakira

[@ricardodsavant2965]

Great talk.

[@margaritabassova619]

So inspiring!!!

[@serayyilmaz-Belgium]

he is perfect

[@KinkyFriend]

such a sound guy Renaat :)

[@MajorenSnor]

What a legend! Ge doet dat goed, Renaat ;)

[@purelegendaryboccaccio1104]

MAIN STAMP ON THE BELGIAN DANCE MUSIC ' 88-'93

[@scality4309]

Make that world wide.

[@debroeglenn4924]

✊ respect

[@CopeLtda2]

RESPECT!

[@Gummo22]

awesome.

[@DavidDuriezDj]

respect

[@juandeleon1975]

quiero una remera con el logo de r&s records con el caballo rampante, donde la consigo???

[@JEANBRUCEnocturbulous]

Nice philosophy

[@idasje]

I always thought that R&S records was a strange label. Sometimes super quality tracks, even really amazing ones like for example the Quadrant E.P. (Basic Channel), more often nothing special and even sometimes very bad tracks, (I think of the Dominator). I had the feeling they had no particular vision or style, you never knew what to expect it was always different and I thought that the good tracks were just coinsidences. Really great contrast between the quality of releases. After seeing this interview I am starting to understand why... What I don't understand is that Renaat says that he won't release tracks that have a reference point with another label, there are lots of releases and artists on R&S I think that were first released on other labels: JayDee, Quadrant, Human Resource, Phuture, Dave Angel, etc etc.

[@renaatvandepapeliere7233]

Hmmm Robert .. you can't compare the 80t & 90t when we released Jaydee etc .. and indeed we licensed some tunes from other labels then . No vision, i wouldn't say so .. the vision is taking a lot of risk. I am talking about when R&S started again around 2006 after my long sabbatical. Did we release bad tunes , possible, every label does :) Sometimes labels try .. and mistakes are part of life in general. One love Ren

[@pjetrs]

I'm just exploring the whole spectrum of R&S and I'd have to agree that the whole 'thing' of this label is the fact that it's so off the hook. It's a great thing that you let creativity and music do their thing, whether people would like it or not, in the end it's the artists and labels that believe in their own way and vision that stand above the mass.. And just having experienced a Paula Temple gig, I have to say: it still does bigtime !

[@scality4309]

My experience with R&S is different. There was a time that they released a new records every week. Cutting edge and differentating from the other labels. New R&S records i always checked them out when there was new arrival.

[@Delta9Soundproduction]

Лучший

[@Ekam-Sat]

The difference is that in the 80s and 90s there was some kind of filter meaning that only the really good music was put on vinyl by the record labels because of the inherent cost related to vinyl pressings. A record label listened to maybe 12 tracks (oftentimes plenty more) and picked only one for release. Nowadays everything is being uploaded without any filter or third party moderation so the really good new tracks are being submerged in a sea of mediocrity.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

As someone who had a record store in the 90s, I have to disagree. Even in the 90s there was a lot of junk on vinyl and only a fraction of the releases were really good. But it’s all a matter of taste too.

[@Ekam-Sat]

Maybe you are right. But like you say. It's all a matter of taste I guess. Des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas... Your record store wasn't USA Import by any chance? @@ElectronicBeatsTV

[@papillon9998]

een week later doet ie MENTASM :)) , you cool tho' Renaat

[@nicolasvanruysevelt8735]

what's the song at 1:43?

[@deejayronald]

"respect"

[@kukipeter7524]

👍

[@CharlottevanPaemel67]

WAOW AMAZING INTERVIEW !!! TKS A LOT !!! THE FIRST TIME I WATCH THIS VIDEO WAS ONE YEAR AGO AND I THOUGHT WAOW LETS FOLLOW Renaat BUT I WAS TO SHYE TO WRIGHT COMENT IN YOU TUBE . And for Your Project do You accept me in Your Tribe Freelance .

[@CharlottevanPaemel67]

HELLO Telekom Electronic Beats IM BACK HERE NOW 2021 THERE IS ONE BIG ERROR HERE AT THE END I DO SPEAK ENGLISH FAMILY BRIGHTON I AM FLAMISH STUDIES IN FRENSH SO IN FRENSH WE SAY BENEVOL SO I THOUGHT FREELANCE MEENS WORKING FOR FREE BUT NO MEENS I WANNA GET PAID hihihi NO I DON T WANNA GET (non-profit-purposes)

[@RolandKlinkenberg]

Does he still drive a Ferrari?

[@renaatvandepapeliere7233]

nope a simple VW golf diesel @Roland Klinkenberg

[@basb6230]

8:35: car, no car, house, no house. Haha. Easy for him to say owning a 1 million villa.

[@renaatvandepapeliere7233]

to be honest - I am not aware I own a villa .. I am still renting a normal house

[@DJEIGHTYSIX]

funny i hear you always complaining and nagging from the start till the end but still saying you don't have time for negativity

[@renaatvandepapeliere7233]

Big difference in informing the state of our industry .. that ain't complaining but a fact of life Tom .. ( so read between the lines ) :)

[@jeffryschmidt635]

he said skrillex