Marc Hollander is a Belgian musician, producer and creator of the

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, Crammed Discs. Hollander is the leader of the Belgian avant-rock group Aksak Maboul, which he founded in 1977 with Vincent Kenis. Aksak Maboul first released two albums, ''

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'' (1977) and ''

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'' (1980), went on a long hiatus, and was revived in 2015. Hollander joined Art Bears for their European tour in 1979, and was a member of The Honeymoon Killers and Cos. Hollander has also collaborated with a number of musicians, including

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and Chris Cutler. In 1980 Hollander founded Crammed Discs, which he still actively runs, while acting as the label's artistic director. With Crammed, he has discovered, launched and/or developed the careers of artists such as Bebel Gilberto,

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, Taraf de Haïdouks, Tuxedomoon,

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, Balkan Beat Box,

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, SKIP&DIE, Yasmine Hamdan, Juana Molina,

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and others. In 2014, Crammed Discs released ''Ex-Futur Album'', under the name

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& Aksak Maboul. It is the unfinished album which was meant to become the third Aksak Maboul album, and had been written and recorded by Hollander and

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vocalist Vincent between 1980 and 1983. It was shelved for over 30 years, and assembled and revamped by Hollander in 2014. Following the positive reception of ''Ex-Futur Album'', Marc Hollander and Véronique Vincent formed a new live line-up of Aksak Maboul in 2015, and performed dozens of concerts around Europe. Now revolving around Hollander and Véronique Vincent, Aksak Maboul have written and recorded a brand-new double album, entitled ''Figures''. It was released in 2020.

Discography

*Cos: ''Viva Boma'' (1976, LP, Best Seller, Belgium/Netherlands) * Aksak Maboul: ''

'' (1977, LP, Kamikaze Records, re-issued on Crammed Discs, Belgium) * Aksak Maboul: ''

'' (1980, LP, Crammed Discs, Belgium) * The Honeymoon Killers: ''Les Tueurs De La Lune De Miel'' (1982, LP, Crammed Discs, Belgium) * Aksak Maboul: ''Un Chien mérite un mort de chien'' (1983, in ''Made To Measure Vol.1'', Crammed Discs, Belgium) *Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul: ''Ex-Futur Album'' (2014, Crammed Discs, Belgium) *Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul: ''16 Visions of Ex-Futur'' (2016, Crammed Discs, Belgium) * Aksak Maboul: ''Figures'' (2020, double album, Crammed Discs, Belgium) *Contributions to various albums as a musician and/or producer: see http://www.crammed.be/index.php?id=34&art_id=85

Literature

* Verlag Gebrüder Gerstenberg GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim, .

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