Belgian New-Wave/Synthpop band founded as [i]The Schmutz[/i] in 1982 in Limbourg, Liège Province. After winning a local contest for young bands in 1983, producer Herwig Duchateau took them under his wing and produced multiple singles, including the hit song "Love Games" in 1984, and later the full length album "Lipservice" in 1985. The band also performed live during this era in the Benelux region and West Germany and was even considered a possible Belgian entry to the Eurovision song contest. A final single followed in 1991 before [i]Schmutz[/i] disbanded. The band was reformed in the early 2010s and continues to tour locally and record, with "Pillow Talk" being released in 2018 as a full length album combining old works with new songs. [i]Schmutz[/i] means dirt/mud in German, however the band claimed their inspiration for choosing it as their name was just the way it sounded when hearing it as part of a tv coverage about Swiss cyclist Godi Schmutz.
2025
Not On Label
LP, Album, Rec
2018
Starman Records
CD, Album, RM
1990
Belhouse Records, Belhouse Records
7"
1986
1985
Indisc
LP, Album
1985
Indisc
7"
1985
Indisc
7", Single
1984
1984
1983
Lark
7", Single
1983
2000
1986
Antler Records
7", Single
2022
Running Back
12"
2022
2017
Universal Music Belgium, Radio 1 (3)
5xCD, Comp
2017
Prova Records
14xFile, MP3, 320
2015
Dirt Crew Recordings
12" + CD
2015
2014
Dirt Crew Recordings
CD, Comp
2014
Dirt Crew Recordings
12", EP, Gre
2013
Parlophone, Nostalgie (4)
2xCD, Comp
2013
2012
Universal Music Belgium
Box + 10xCD, Comp, Dlx
2011
EMI
5xCD, Comp
2006
Magic
2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.
2005
2005
2003
Ariane Music
CD, Comp
1985
Belgian Artistic Promotion
LP, Comp, Promo
1985
Producciones Twins
12", Maxi, Comp
1985
Ariola
Cass, Comp, Promo
1984
Belgian Artistic Promotion
LP, Promo
1982
Mit
LP, Comp
Universal
2xCD, Comp
Not On Label
CDr, Ltd, Mixed, Unofficial
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