About this concert

‘There are many musical styles in me: soul, jazz, but also dance. This is an album that is influenced by the nightlife. You can hear ravey synths and booming beats, but also catchy hooks.’ (Lien De Greef aka Lady Linn aka Linn)

Howie & Linn is a M/F duo from Ghent, from which we hardly need to introduce the voice (for those who have been living on Mars for the last twenty years: Ghent is the epicentre of the Belgium's nightlife, with as principle export products 2ManyDJs and The Subs). In the company of her Magnificent Seven, Lady Linn has turned into one of our greatest singers over the last few years. Last Autumn she and her trusted companion Howie Dunham put the finishing touches on an album full of… synth-pop songs! In a not-so-distant past, producer Howie Dunham formed a part of the band Skeemz together with Lady Linn. The unexpected success of Lady Linn and her Magnificent Seven delayed work on the second Skeemz album, but the hours that Dunham spent in the waiting-room have proven to be exceptionally fruitful. New sound, new name, and Skeemz was rechristened Howie & Linn.

The untitled debut contains eleven richly coloured synth-pop songs that burst with playing-pleasure and to which you're just as likely to have to dance as sing-along. An album made by two best buddies but the sound – a strong mix of pop, dance, (nu)rave and even a touch of permissible eurotrance here and there – is totally 2010, totally NOW. The album was mixed by Alain 'BC' Croisy (Felix da Housecat's right-hand man) and will be released on 5 April by NEWS. Live, Howie & Linn will be accompanied by Isolde Lasoen (drums), Jan Goossens (bass) and Luc Vermeir (keyboards).