The story behind "Confetti's - The Sound Of C..." with Serge Ramaekers | Muzikxpress 090

[@muzikxpress]

What are your favorite New Beat classics?

[@emphatic001]

I would have to go with The Brotherhood Of Sleep - New Beat, A Musical Phenomenon

[@keesfranken980]

Great interview! Brings back memories :-) New Beat records that I still like are: Max Berlin - Elle Et Moi, Carol - Breakdown, Neon - Voices, Fad Gadget - Ladyshave and of course A Split Second - Flesh

[@muzikxpress]

@@keesfranken980 Thank you Kees!

[@terryweb]

Thank you for those great interviews. To list a few... Neon - Voices A split second - Flesh Snowy Red - Euroshima Acts Of Madmen -The Dream Dr. Phibes - Acid Story

[@freepixels4u]

TC - Hello I Love You Double ID - Communicate Tribe 22 - Acid - New Beat ....

[@AxlAX]

Thank you for documenting this for future generations. Love this kind of music ever since i was a kid in the 80s.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! More to come soon ;-)

[@sandrodellisanti1139]

Ciao, and thank you for this sympathic Interview, i had the 12' CD in wolfsburg in germany in 1988, i was 19 and loved this.. in these times i was listening in Oldskool Italo-Disco, you know, not this romantic style, more the first Songs.. so now i'm 55 and doing some oldskool Italo-Disco Mixes, which can be heard at soundcloud.. New Beat from Belgium for me personally is something like European Techno, well, i like to share your Video at Telegram and at Tribel, so many greetings from brunswick in germany and please stay safe 🙃

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the interview!

[@robbe4711]

I own the record and love that baseline. The track is so simple and great. Also loved the performance on stage.

[@jean-pierrem34]

THE BOMB when this came out!! HUGE!!

[@trancextend]

Interesting 🤔. This guy won the lottery by making this track, really cool bass line. 🕺🏽 Good music is good music. Nice studio. Thanks for the recommendation Twan. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you too!!

[@transdutormusic]

Confetti's and The Maxx were a big sucess in Brazil. Love at the first note.

[@regisv9334]

The sound of C' was a great success in France, my father bought the 45 rpm in 1988 and I discovered it by listening to it 30 years later! This is probably one of my best New Beat titles with Tragic Error.

[@muzikxpress]

Awesome! I'm actually working on an interview with Patrick, the guy who's behind Tragic Error ;-)

[@regisv9334]

@@muzikxpress It's very interesting, great work for your videos. ;-)

[@muzikxpress]

Régis V thank you so much!!

[@deejaypatb]

From Breda to Brasschaat! Once again a great interview!

[@muzikxpress]

Pat B thank you! BTW, I’m not from Breda hehe 😉

[@bertoinfuso8496]

fucking geniaal. kan niet wachten. confetti's was het eerste wat ik hoorde op gebied van elektronisch muziek.. heel dat album grijs gedraaid op mijn walkman :-)

[@muzikxpress]

Ja dit was ook rond de tijd dat ik elektronische muziek begon te ontdekken, mooie tijd!

[@Vicious-Spiral]

Can't wait... Another nice one this will be!!! Keep 'em coming!!! ♡

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you Gunther!

[@ojay7306]

My first New Beat Record in these Days...

[@Naturallproductions1]

I went home at 3 o clock in the afternoon :) a regular Belgian clubweekend in those days.

[@muzikxpress]

Haha indeed, pretty cool huh? :D

[@wannabeactuary01]

Great tune and great interview! Clearly I missed this one!

[@muzikxpress]

Glad you found it 😉 and also glad you enjoyed it hehe

[@megabass]

Nice one! I remember hearing this in Sweden in the end of the 80´s

[@muzikxpress]

The good old 80s hehe ;-)

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

4:00 ... Oh Yeah , my old synth , the *Roland JD-800* ! Wish i never sold that one , so much regrets ! Best synth i ever had !

[@muzikxpress]

Buy one back hehe ;-) I have no idea how expensive they are tbh :D

[@vmom069]

Thank you so much! That is just what i was looking for

[@muzikxpress]

You’re welcome! Hope you enjoyed the interview with Serge!

[@pietjepukt6]

You did it again Twan! Nice job. I understand you have a lot of requests, and I know some of my favourites are already on your list. I’m really glad about that. I don’t know if this artist had a big enough hit, but he definitely caught my attention back in the days: Michel Pollen. ‘Ibiza dreams’ and ‘Heal my world’ have enjoyed modest fame. More recently he produced hardstyle (not my taste really). An interview with him would be great. Anyway, keep the good work going!

[@muzikxpress]

Pieter van Rij Thank you Pieter! I love that Syntone track, so who knows 😉

[@JurekDJ]

I really like Confetti's a lot. Also, his remix of Freddie Mercury ‎- Living On My Own is brilliant!

[@muzikxpress]

In my next interview with Serge, we discuss that remix (has a good story too btw hehe) for a bit as well ;-)

[@JurekDJ]

@@muzikxpress Yeah, that would be great. I am really intersted how he got a job to remix big Freddie.

[@fabionomoto]

[@muzikxpress]

In 2019 I did an interview with Olivier Abbeloos about "T99 - Anasthasia", so you can find that one on my channel already ;-) I'm talking to Patrick de Meyer for 2 possible interviews later this year and.... hopefully an interview with Lucien Foort about "Quadrophonia" will happen this year as well. I have lots of plans and ideas for 2020, so... fingers crossed hehe

[@natalievandenberg6444]

@@muzikxpress nou succes met Patje.... en meneer Foort... Dordrecht 🙄🤣

[@emphatic001]

Cool. My friend had Confetti's slipmats on his turntables in the 90's.

[@muzikxpress]

Haha that's cool!

[@seeyouintheeighties]

I love your new look where you get multiple camera angles and we get to see you there as well. Really adds more depth and as always your interviews are top class, thank you. Oh and my continued appreciation for asking what equipment they use to get those iconic sounds :)

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much! I used my old phone for that hehe... So you might see it more often in some upcoming interviews ;-) And even though I don't know a lot about equipment (not a musician / producer myself), I know that many people are very interested in the question about the equipment, so I'll keep asking that one haha! Thanks for the feedback and kind words!!

[@TechnoVille-ft8zx]

Thx goodness for Christine ❤ she sure had style !

[@klankie1]

als remember "c in china", all productions from the Confetti's had this different style. Anyone remember "Plaza - Yo Yo"?

[@muzikxpress]

I do remember "Yo Yo"! Also became a commercial hit (in 1989). I should play that one again, been a while hehe

[@klankie1]

@@muzikxpress everyone started screaming "Yo Yo" in the clubs, i prefer the dutch vocals. Keep on goin' with writing house history of KZbin!

[@sparkidee]

Another top interview this was really interesting!! Got a suggestion for a future video... DJ Astrid she's a Dutch trance producer/DJ. She had a few hits but has gone into obscurity. I'm guessing she lives in your country so might be good for an interview. Keep up the great work! :)

[@muzikxpress]

Sparki Dee yes she does, but... She didn’t really produce herself, plus for my vlogs I focus on big hits and famous classics. So not really someone I would ask for my channel tbh. I like to talk to people that are actually responsible for the music etc 😉 Edit: And thanks for the kind words, more to come soon!

[@sparkidee]

@@muzikxpress oh I didn't know she didn't produce her own stuff, that's fair enough. And yes your channel is brilliant keep the videos coming :)

[@muzikxpress]

Sparki Dee Thanks so much!!! Next interview will be online on Sunday January 12!

[@mrcosta6963]

Legendary track! You seem to imply that he only produced that song for Confetti´s and not the rest?

[@muzikxpress]

Mr Costa No no, he was involved with all the tracks. But this was the first one and the biggest one, so I focussed on that track. I always focus on 1 track FYI. And he talks about the Confetti’s album and the act as well, so I don’t really know where I imply he only did this one for the act? Hehe

[@adriangussolovskiworld]

Belgium power!!! Love from Sweden

[@gavsmith1980]

I don’t remember this track but a cool piece of history covered here

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much!

[@sandrodellisanti1139]

i had a conversion here at youtube with someone, who said, that this Song was House Music and no followup to EBM, so you all please stay safe from the Corona Virus and many greetings from Brunswick in Germany :)

[@muzikxpress]

It’s a New Beat classic 😉 Hope you enjoyed the vlog! Stay safe!

[@sandrodellisanti1139]

thx.. want to visit Belgium soon. here some older Songs of mine: www soundcloud.com/indi69 so here we go..

[@djSnobro]

Would love to hear the very first version of The Sound Of C I thought it was Sound of Confetti's that was changed to Sound of C, so it could be played in other clubs. My ex-girlfriend worked at Confetti's and she was a good friend of Krisje.

[@muzikxpress]

Same! Would be cool to hear the very first version they made hehe

[@mcpainting6923]

Respect x 👍💋

[@MrCartershow]

Genius❤

[@phmwu7368]

2023, R.I.P. Confetti's frontman/singer Peter Renkens (aged 55) 😪

[@muzikxpress]

So sad, way too young …. 😢

[@blange8440]

Mooie tijd.

[@mrfleamino9350]

thank you

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you too, hope you enjoyed the interview!

[@klinkske]

Holy smokes. Waarom vond ik dit kanaal niet eerder. Goe bezig. Enig werkpuntje is je Engels met bleed through Nederlands accent 😉

[@muzikxpress]

Dank je! En ik ben nou eenmaal in Nederland geboren en getogen, dus ja, uiteraard heb ik een accent. Ik zie het probleem niet zo, zolang mensen alles kunnen begrijpen en verstaan is het wat mij betreft prima ;-) Dit is een hobby voor me, het gaat om de verhalen en het is ook zeker geen "how to perfectly speak English" kanaal. En ongeveer 90% van de tijd zijn de gasten die ik interview aan het woord, maar als mensen het echt zo vervelend vinden, dan moeten ze maar vlug weg klikken ;-)

[@modernmabuse]

T.P.F.F Keep On Doin' is awesome!

[@ksnelle]

great itv!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much!

[@audiorhino4231]

This guy has some memory 👍

[@muzikxpress]

For sure right? More than 30 years ago and he still remembers all the equipment etc, wow!

[@TomVable]

We Belgians have great memories 😊

[@mcpainting6923]

👍💛🍀👍❤💚

[@juanchovidal7361]

exelente nota se ve pero no la entiendo traduscan al español o coloquen sub titulos , muchas gracias, en sud America Argentina se vailo muchisimo esta musica , toda una rebolucion

[@muzikxpress]

Sorry, I don’t speak Spanish. So I won’t be able to add subtitles in Spanish. And since Muzikxpress is “just” a hobby for me and all my free time goes into preparing, recording and editing interviews, I simply don’t have time to add subtitles to every video. I’m doing everything for Muzikxpress by myself, there’s no big team behind me, all is done by me. Thanks for your understanding.

[@juanchovidal7361]

@@muzikxpress Thank you! por tu respuesta , mi hija q sabe ingles me lo tradujo , saludos!...

[@muzikxpress]

@@juanchovidal7361 perfecto 😉🙏🏻

[@muzikxpress]

Sad news.... It has just been announced that Peter Renkens from The Confetti's passed away..... RIP

[@sophiedelepaut3488]

Le nom de famille de ma maman est aussi Ramaekers ! De naam van mijn moeder is ook Ramaekers ! My mother’s name is too Ramaekers !

[@muzikxpress]

Sophie Delépaut ah maybe you are related somehow 😉

[@hecticherman]

What I wonder about is, how this guy made a lot of music where he touched the crowd which went mad, but himself is down to earth and show almost no emotion,

[@muzikxpress]

Serge is just a very calm and relaxed person. You don't have to be all hyper to make great music haha ;-)

[@ralphooms4776]

Welk boek van TSOB hield jij omhoog in je vlog? Wist niet dat daar ook een boek van was. Heb wel de LP

[@muzikxpress]

Dat is geen boek maar een DVD ;-) Check even de link in de video, daar kun je meer info vinden!

[@bdttrance4194]

In the thumbnail he looks like Matthew Broderick... or it might just be me

[@slaff632]

Make a report about Telex☝️🙂

[@muzikxpress]

Not doing any requests of looking for suggestions for now, sorry! Check the post from early April in the community tab for more info, I just have sooooo much coming up. I simply don't have time for anything new right now... And my travel budget is 0 right now..... Keep in mind this is "just" a hobby for me, thanks for your understanding!

[@deg6788]

this is the sound of Chrisje...who knew

[@muzikxpress]

That was interesting right? ;-)

[@hansbertvanhove2728]

1:12 It started as a joke....lachen Serge. 😂

[@muzikxpress]

Hansbert Vanhove 😂

[@robbe4711]

Peter was the Belgian Rick Mayall.

[@chriswilton9976]

Twan, Apotheosis - O Fortuna had the same effect of making the club go wild(Club X, Detroit). It was also one of the first tracks to use sampling and was deemed illegal use by the descendants of Carl Orff. Would appreciate something about it. I was ecstatic when you interviewed BT! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j33OaXSDg6iiaJY "I represented the label years back, when attorneys at White & Case, which represented the Orff Estate, came after my client for copyright infringement. Over fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies provided by the law firm, we had a friendly discussion. Counsel for the Orff Estate related how the Estate was unhappy and thought this put the work in a bad light. I suggested that the obviously "profane" work and Orff's less than stellar behavior during the Nazi era would be interesting to a jury. (Actually, Orff's behavior was declared "acceptable" during De-Nazification.) After that, my client pulled the record from distribution. And here it is, glad everyone can hear it, even though the original is much better!"

[@muzikxpress]

Hi Chris, I was a big fan of that track! I managed to buy the CD maxi single before they had to take it out of the stores because of the illlegal use of the Orff music. So it is on my wish list and I hope I will be able to get this done somewhere in the near future, fingers crossed ;-) Cheers, Twan

[@kaisarr7632]

Is peter renkens deceased?

[@muzikxpress]

I don’t think so?

[@guilhermewieneke1533]

C in China?

[@muzikxpress]

Yes that’s also a track by the Confetti’s

[@Elaba_]

En ik maar denken dat C van China kwam.

[@natalievandenberg6444]

Goed accent🤣🤣

[@СатанистРа]

Ricardo Milos flex