Frank De Wulf


Frank De Wulf is a Belgian DJ, musician and record label owner. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Belgian new beat and techno scene.

Life and career

Frank De Wulf was born in 1968 as the youngest of three sons. His brothers introduced him to new music and soon he started to create his first tape mixes.
In the 1980s, he had his own radio show, Seventh Heaven Radio. In 1985, he began working for SIS radio.
He also had his first jobs as resident DJ in two clubs in Gent. When New Beat became popular in Belgium around 1988 De Wulf started to produce his own tracks. One of his first hits was the 12" Acid Rock which he released with his project Rhythm Device on Music Man Records. He also released the first of his B-Sides with unfinished beats and samples, which became very popular among DJs.
Together with other musicians he founded projects such as Bass Jumpers, F.O.G., Liaisons D, Dow Jones, and Rhythm Device. As remixer he worked on tracks by Digital Boy, Santa Esmeralda, Jam & Spoon, Erasure, The Orb, The Shamen, Model 500, Biosphere, Ken Ishii and Celvin Rotane.
De Wulf also founded his own record labels Mikki House and Two Thumbs.
At the end of the 1990s De Wulf withdraw from the music business and focused on his visual effects studio GRID.

Selected discography

Albums

  • 1990: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Volume One And Two
  • 1990: Modular Expansion – Unit 1 & Unit 2
  • 1991: Frank De Wulf – ''The First 3 Years''

Singles and EPs

  • 1989: In Full EffectAnd The World Knows That
  • 1989: Kris Kastaar / Frank De Wulf – KK Mix Volume One / Compression
  • 1989: Frank De Wulf – D.W.F. Mix
  • 1990: Modular Expansion – Unit 1
  • 1990: Modular Expansion – Unit 2
  • 1990: FX. – Tape Path
  • 1990: Second ChanceHard Up
  • 1990: Frank De Wulf / Sherman – D.W.F. Mix 2 / B-Sides Mix
  • 1990: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Volume One
  • 1990: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Remixed
  • 1990: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Volume Two
  • 1990: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Volume Three
  • 1990: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Volume Four
  • 1991: Crash – Crash
  • 1992: Frank De Wulf – Beyond The B-Sides
  • 1992: Modular Expansion – Cubes
  • 1992: Bhab & Cas – Two Thumbs
  • 1992: Bhab & Cas – Two Thumbs II
  • 1992: Two Thumbs – Two Thumbs III
  • 1992: Two Thumbs – Two Thumbs IV
  • 1992: Frank De Wulf – Wishflower
  • 1993: Arena – Calor
  • 1993: In Full Effect – Inside Out
  • 1993: Frank De Wulf – People in Motion
  • 1993: Frank De Wulf – People in Motion II
  • 1994: Frank De Wulf vs. T-Quest – Play
  • 1994: Cerpent – Class One / Class Two
  • 1995: Cerpent – Pacific
  • 1995: Frank De Wulf / HardfloorDark Hearts 2
  • 1995: Frank De Wulf – Drums in a Grip
  • 1995: Sunstone – Pianohell / Deep And Refreshing
  • 1995: Sunstone – Pianohell 2 / Midas-beats
  • 1995: Sunstone – Skyline / Razorblade
  • 1996: Bypass – Zero Return
  • 1997: Frank De Wulf – Spinal Tap
  • 1999: Catella – Drums on a Roll
  • 2010: Frank De Wulf – The B-Sides Volume Five
  • 2011: Frank De Wulf / DJ HMC – ''People in Motion / Life Support Systems''