release date: 1983
format: vinyl (REP 4)
[single rate: 3 / 5] [3,12]
producer: Troels Møller and De Må Være Belgiere
label: Replik Muzick - nationality: Denmark
Tracklist: A) "Cirkler" - - B) 1. "Ingentid" - 2. "Synsforstyrrelse"
Single and only original vinyl issue by Danish post-punk band De Må Være Belgiere (at this stage they still went by the aka 'Er Det Tirsdag Må Det Være Belgien'), who were influenced by Joy Division, The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, etc. The band here consists of Jesper Hede on vocals and guitar, Nils Skovbjerg on guitar, Jacob Leth on bass, and with Majka Bjørnager on drums. The band name is said to stem from a saying refering to American tourists visiting Europe in the early 80s who couldn't answer what country they currently found themselves in and only could find some recurrence by looking it up in their tour-guide when checking for the day of the week. The quartet existed from '82 to '86, and the bands' releases of cassette material and this single has been reissued on cd format in 2006 on the album De må være belgiere, and then as of 2010, US label Dark Entries issued the vinyl compilation album Celebration / Er Det Tirsdag Må Det Være Belgien consisting of this 3-track single as the B-side mashed up with Danish post-punk band End of Your Garden, who were the first band to issue a single Celebration on Replik Muzick, which has been reissued as the A-side, both reissued as new mixes. After the split, bassist Jacob Leth later joined the industrial noise rock band Grind.
I recall seing the band play an early gigs as supporting act for Sods when they performed at the local library of my hometown.
[ collectors' item - only pressing - from €80,- ]
