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Hiele
Emo Inhaler
Stroom - Cat No: STRLP-095
- updated:2026-01-02
Brussels-based musician/composer Romain Hiele (b. 1991). Using electronics, guitar and voice, plus field recordings, he creates emotive, affective sound and stories rooted in spatial acoustics. Released on vinyl by Stroom, the long-running Belgian home of electronic and experimental music.
Track List
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1. Brumaire
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2. No Further North (feat. Clodagh Kinsella)
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3. Stringed Reeds (feat. Joachim Badenhorst)
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4. La Chute des Anges Rebelles (feat. Clodagh Kinsella)
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5. Pastiche
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6. Slink d'Ivy
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7. Sea Foam
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8. Nog Molletje
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9. Tring Trella
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10. Signs Sing (feat. Clodagh Kinsella & Joachim Badenhorst)
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11. Typische Benadering
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12. Creeky (feat. Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė)
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13. Druiven
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14. Kleintje
"No further north
The lights are out here
No further north
Incandescent darkness"
Roman Hiele (1991) is a Brussels-based musician and composer whose work explores the boundaries between improvisation and electronic composition. His music unfolds as a living system of shifting harmonies, fractured rhythms, and unexpected turns.
At the core of Hiele’s practice lies a deep fascination for contrast, where his soundscapes act as both anchor and disruption, sharpening the emotional depth of images and spaces, a sensibility that extends into his collaborations with filmmakers, visual artists, and designers.
His new album, Emo Inhaler, on Stroom is an emulsifying force, blending these threads into a single, fluid whole. The record condenses compositions born from improvisatory explorations and electro-acoustic experimentation. Recorded and concluded across various studios and train coupés, Emo Inhaler is expansive, yet tightly woven, creating a singular sonic identity that explores Hiele’s own world of musical off-key vignettes, balancing between light and sinister. With Emo Inhaler, Hiele reaffirms his place as one of Belgium’s most adventurous and distinctive contemporary voices.
The lights are out here
No further north
Incandescent darkness"
Roman Hiele (1991) is a Brussels-based musician and composer whose work explores the boundaries between improvisation and electronic composition. His music unfolds as a living system of shifting harmonies, fractured rhythms, and unexpected turns.
At the core of Hiele’s practice lies a deep fascination for contrast, where his soundscapes act as both anchor and disruption, sharpening the emotional depth of images and spaces, a sensibility that extends into his collaborations with filmmakers, visual artists, and designers.
His new album, Emo Inhaler, on Stroom is an emulsifying force, blending these threads into a single, fluid whole. The record condenses compositions born from improvisatory explorations and electro-acoustic experimentation. Recorded and concluded across various studios and train coupés, Emo Inhaler is expansive, yet tightly woven, creating a singular sonic identity that explores Hiele’s own world of musical off-key vignettes, balancing between light and sinister. With Emo Inhaler, Hiele reaffirms his place as one of Belgium’s most adventurous and distinctive contemporary voices.
- Can't go any further north, the lights have gone out. Can't go any further north, incandescent darkness -
"Romain Hiele (b. 1991) is a Brussels-based musician/composer whose work probes the boundary between improvisation and electronic music. His music unfolds as a living system of shifting harmonies, fractured rhythms and unexpected turns. His soundscapes sharpen the emotional depth of images and spaces, functioning as both anchor and disruption. His new album on Stroom, 'Emo Inhaler,' has an emulsifying effect that fuses these threads into a single fluid whole. The record distills compositions born of improvisational exploration and electroacoustic experimentation. Recorded in various studios and train compartments, the resulting 'Emo Inhaler' is expansive yet tightly woven, balancing between the luminous and the ominous, forging a singular sonic identity that explores Hiele's own musical world of off-key vignettes. With 'Emo Inhaler,' Hiele reaffirms his standing as one of Belgium's most adventurous and distinctive contemporary voices. (from the info sheet)" (Original Japanese text by Saito)