ARBEID ADELT!

Arbeid Adelt! is the contrary electro-pop band that Marcel Vanthilt (vocals) and Jan Vanroelen (electronics) founded in 1981. Their debut Jonge Helden from 1983 is a Belpop classic that they already performed live in its entirety in 2011 in the Rewind series of AB.

HERRIE! is the third release by Arbeid Adelt! since their comeback in 2015, after Slik (2022) and Het Heelal Is Hier (2023). This time it is a 20-minute cassette containing four songs, and is being released in a limited edition. You can safely call the songs on HERRIE! all 'typically Arbeid Adelt!' call, with their mix of electro and accessible industrial sounds, and all this with lyrics by Marcel Vanthilt, who at retirement age still sounds as witty and absurd as he did at 24, with this time songs about noise polution, money (or the lack thereof), and bisexuality. So you're up to date again.

The title of this tape is spelled in capital letters, with an exclamation mark after it. The band name always had an exclamation mark. And this is all in its place here. HERRIE! is the third good Arbeid Adelt! release in a row since their reunion. Try to see them live too in the next couple of months, it's worth it.

https://arbeidadelt.bandcamp.com/album/herrie

Joeri BRUYNINCKX
07/05/2025