Frank De Wulf (born 1968) is a Belgian DJ, musician and record label owner. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Belgian
new beat
New beat is a Belgian electronic dance music genre that fuses elements of new wave, hi-NRG,Simon Reynolds: ''Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture.'' Routledge 1999, , p. 124. EBM and hip hop (e.g. scratching).Ti ...
and
techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...
scene.
Life and career
Frank De Wulf was born in 1968 as the youngest of three sons.
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frankdewulf.com, access date 13 March 2015 His brothers introduced him to new music and soon he started to create his first tape mixes.
In the 1980s, he had his own radio show, ''Seventh Heaven Radio''.
In 1985, he began working for SIS radio.
He also had his first jobs as resident DJ in two clubs in
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch language, Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghen ...
. When New Beat became popular in Belgium around 1988 De Wulf started to produce his own tracks. One of his first hits was the 12" ''Acid Rock'' which he released with his project ''Rhythm Device'' on
Music Man Records.
Interview: Frank De Wulf
, kmag.co.uk, access date 13 March 2015 He also released the first of his ''B-Sides'' with unfinished beats and samples, which became very popular among DJs.
Together with other musicians he founded projects such as Bass Jumpers, F.O.G., Liaisons D, Dow Jones (later renamed Sounds In Order for legal reasons), and Rhythm Device. As remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
er he worked on tracks by Digital Boy, Santa Esmeralda
Santa Esmeralda is a French-American disco group formed in the 1970s. The group had hits with its remake of the 1960s hits "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "House of the Rising Sun". Santa Esmeralda featured original lead singer Leroy Gómez i ...
, Jam & Spoon
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worke ...
, Erasure
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, The Orb
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, The Shamen
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, Model 500, Biosphere
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, Ken Ishii
is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms: FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun.
Strongly influenced by Detroit techn ...
and Celvin Rotane.
De Wulf also founded his own record labels ''Mikki House'' and ''Two Thumbs''.
At the end of the 1990s De Wulf withdraw from the music business and focused on his visual effects studio ''GRID''.
Selected discography
Albums
* 1990: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Volume One And Two'' (Music Man Records, compilation)
* 1990: Modular Expansion – ''Unit 1 & Unit 2'' (Music Man Records)
* 1991: Frank De Wulf – ''The First 3 Years'' (Mikki House, compilation, DJ mix)
Singles and EPs
* 1989: In Full Effect – ''And The World Knows That'' (Brother Bear Records)
* 1989: Kris Kastaar / Frank De Wulf – ''KK Mix Volume One / Compression'' (Music Man Records)
* 1989: Frank De Wulf – ''D.W.F. Mix (Volume 1)'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Modular Expansion – ''Unit 1'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Modular Expansion – ''Unit 2'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: FX. – ''Tape Path'' (Mikki House)
* 1990: Second Chance – ''Hard Up'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Frank De Wulf / Sherman – ''D.W.F. Mix 2 / B-Sides Mix'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Volume One'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Remixed'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Volume Two'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Volume Three'' (Music Man Records)
* 1990: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Volume Four'' (Music Man Records)
* 1991: Crash – ''Crash'' (Streetbeats)
* 1992: Frank De Wulf – ''Beyond The B-Sides'' (Music Man Records)
* 1992: Modular Expansion – ''Cubes '' (Flarenasch )
* 1992: Bhab & Cas – ''Two Thumbs'' (Mikki House)
* 1992: Bhab & Cas – ''Two Thumbs II'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1992: Two Thumbs – ''Two Thumbs III'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1992: Two Thumbs – ''Two Thumbs IV'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1992: Frank De Wulf – ''Wishflower'' (Mikki House)
* 1993: Arena – ''Calor'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1993: In Full Effect – ''Inside Out'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1993: Frank De Wulf – ''People in Motion'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1993: Frank De Wulf – ''People in Motion II'' (Two Thumbs)
* 1994: Frank De Wulf vs. T-Quest – ''Play'' (R&S Records
R&S Records is an independent record label founded in 1983 in Ghent, Belgium. R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label. R&S Records has had several subsidiaries, most notably Apollo R ...
)
* 1994: Cerpent – ''Class One / Class Two'' (Growth)
* 1995: Cerpent – ''Pacific'' (Growth)
* 1995: Frank De Wulf / Hardfloor
Hardfloor is a German electronic music duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" (often titled more simply as "Acperience" on many compilation albums) and chosen by Feargal Sharkey as one of h ...
– ''Dark Hearts 2'' (Harthouse
Harthouse is a German record label specializing in techno music.
The company was founded by Sven Väth in the early 1990s as a sublabel of Eye Q Records with the divisions Harthouse Frankfurt, Harthouse UK and Harthouse America.
In the begin ...
)
* 1995: Frank De Wulf – ''Drums in a Grip'' (Harthouse)
* 1995: Sunstone – ''Pianohell / Deep And Refreshing'' (Tribal Sun)
* 1995: Sunstone – ''Pianohell 2 / Midas-beats'' (Tribal Sun)
* 1995: Sunstone – ''Skyline / Razorblade'' (Tribal Sun)
* 1996: Bypass – ''Zero Return'' (Bonzai Records
Bonzai Records, also known as Bonzai Music or Bonzai Progressive, is a Belgium-based record label specializing in techno, trance, hard trance, Goa trance, rave music and hardcore music.
It was formed by DJ Fly in the back of record-shop The ...
)
* 1997: Frank De Wulf – ''Spinal Tap'' (Generations)
* 1999: Catella – ''Drums on a Roll'' (Music Man Records)
* 2010: Frank De Wulf – ''The B-Sides Volume Five'' (B-Sides)
* 2011: Frank De Wulf / DJ HMC – ''People in Motion / Life Support Systems'' (Darkroom Dubs)
External links
Official website frankdewulf.com
Official website of his post production studio GRID
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References
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1968 births
Living people
Belgian DJs
Belgian dance musicians
Belgian electronic musicians
Electronic dance music DJs