Brussels Sound Revolution

Brussels Sound Revolution

Company type	Music group
Industry	Music
Founded	1989
Founder	Paul Denoy, Jacky Maurer
Defunct	1990
Headquarters	Belgium
Products	Music singles and remixes

Brussels Sound Revolution was a Belgian new beat ensemble known for their novelty success in Belgium with the 1989 track Qui...?. This single incorporated audio excerpts from former Prime Minister Paul Vanden Boeynants following his abduction by the gang led by Patrick Haemers.

History

The formation of Brussels Sound Revolution was the brainchild of Paul Denoy, who previously played bass for Marine, Snowy Red, and La Muerte, in collaboration with producer Jacky Maurer. Their track Qui...? drew inspiration from the January 1989 abduction of Paul Vanden Boeynants. Upon the kidnappers’ capture on February 13, Vanden Boeynants held a press briefing where he famously lamented the loss of his trademark pipe with the phrase: Qui m'a enlevé ma pipe? (Who took my pipe?). Denoy and Maurer utilized this statement as a sample to produce a new beat composition named Qui...?. The band’s name was a nod to the initials of the police force responsible for arresting the perpetrators. The single achieved commercial success in Belgium, surpassing 50,000 copies sold and accompanied by a music video. Although Vanden Boeynants consented to its distribution, he pursued legal action to secure publicity rights.

Another release, C'est Moi, featured samples from Patrick Haemers’ press conference but failed to gain commercial traction.

Discography

• Pump Up The Twist (1989) – a remix compilation of twist-era songs such as The Twist, Surfin' Bird, and Be-Bop-A-Lula
• Qui...? (1989)
• La Danse des Canards/ De Vogeltjesdans (1990) – a remix version of the Chicken Dance

See also

• Qui...?

External links

• https://www.discogs.com/artist/133192-Brussels-Sound-Revolution