Das Pop was a Belgian band founded in

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by school friends Reinhard Vanbergen, Niek Meul, Lieven Moors and Bent Van Looy.

Biography

Das Pop was initially called Things to Come, but the band changed its name to Das Pop when Tom Kestens joined the band. In 1998, they won Belgium's influential

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contest. Tom Kestens and Lieven Moors later left the band, and in 2007 New Zealander Matt Eccles (formerly drums in

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) joined the band as the new drummer. In January 2008 Das Pop released "Fool For Love" on UK independent label Prestel Records. The release featured remixes from French DJ SebastiAn and Yuksek, and was called a "monumental new single from the Belgian electro band" in the Culture section of UK newspaper ''

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''. In 2008 Das Pop toured extensively with other acts including

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and

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. They also played at many festivals including Rockness, V Festival, Reading and Leeds,

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as well as Lovebox and

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where they played three sets in one day across three different stages. In 2010 the song "Never Get Enough" was featured in ''Gossip Girl'' episode " Goodbye, Columbia". In 2011 the band recorded their album "The Game" in

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at Water Music Studios, produced and engineered by

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. The album was mixed in Manning's

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studio. Bent van Looy toured as MC through Europe along concert halls like

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, Palacio da bolsa and many others with Soulwaxmas. That is the Christmas party organised by

Das Pop member Reinhard Vanbergen produced albums for The Hickey Underworld,

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and

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. ''Entropology'', the debut album of

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, was recorded at Motormusic Studios and was also produced & mixed by Vanbergen. The album was released in 2011. On 24 November 2012, Van Looy announced a break. The band would not perform for a year. The last concert was given on 20 December that year in Eeklo.

Biography

Discography

Albums

Singles

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