Raphaël Desmarets

🦟🕷️🐛🐞 Vrij, blijvend 🦋🪳🪲🐜🪰 Het eerste nummer van een nieuw hoofdstuk waar ik enorm naar uitkijk ❤️ Tweeënhalf jaar geleden kwam alles in een stroomversnelling terecht toen ik halsoverkop verliefd werd op een ander en besloot om mijn relatie van zes jaar te beëindigen en voor het onbekende te kiezen. Wat volgde was een ongelooflijk intense, prachtige en woelige periode. Vrij, blijvend is het eerste nummer dat uit die storm voortkwam. Het vangt de innerlijke tweestrijd tussen euforie en verlies: enerzijds de roes van tot over je oren verliefd zijn, anderzijds het verdriet om wat achtergelaten werd.� Met de zin “ben ik vrij, is dit vrij, blijvend” wordt gespeeld met de dubbelzinnigheid van het woord ‘vrijblijvend’. Is deze nieuwe liefde iets dat echte vrijheid biedt én kan blijven duren? Of is het net iets zonder houvast? Zie onderaan dit bericht welke mooie mensen hier aanhebben meegewerkt 🤍 ————— 🇬🇧 Two and a half years ago, everything suddenly accelerated when I fell head over heels in love with someone else. I decided to end my six-year relationship and choose the unknown. What followed was an incredibly intense and turbulent period. Vrij, blijvend is the first song that emerged from that storm. It captures the inner conflict between euphoria and loss: on one hand, the rush of a new love, and on the other, the grief for what was left behind. With the line “am I free, is this free, lasting,” the song plays on the double meaning of the Dutch word vrijblijvend, which can mean both “non-committal” and literally “free and lasting.” Is this new love something that offers true freedom and can endure? Or is it something without stability or certainty? Grateful to everyone who plays a part in this @onthelevell @tenderdove_ @raphaeldesmarets @analog.narrative @frederikdaelemans @indre____ @gaetanvandewoude @think_records_diskunion @cochleamastering Full version of the clip via link in bio!

Last month, we gathered to play and record a few songs that had been resting in my Pandora’s box for quite some time 🫐 As spring arrives, we’re happy to share these fresh yet vulnerable sprouts as they begin to take root 🫛 You can watch the full performance on YouTube, or join us live on May 2nd at Un Peu @unpeudeux 🍓 We’re looking forward to sharing a beautiful moment with you 🍬 Together with: Piano & Effects: Alexandre Lesage @alexlesage_ Guitar & Effects: Raphaël Desmarets @raphaeldesmarets Upright Bass: Federico Stocchi @fedez_stocchi Drums: Rob Swennen @dont.tell.robswennen Sound Engineer, recording & mixing: Clement Grumberg @stevy_lab Film: x26studio @x26studio Supported by Un Peu @unpeudeux 💛☘️ 🔗（you can find link in bio)

One day before our 1 year anniversary show (come all & come merry tomorrow at the record store!!!), we'd like to share some pictures of last sweet musical unison! 🧞‍♂️🧞‍♀️🧞 We were hugged by the hearth that is the Julie Deppish band. Such soft coming together of three people that feel each other's wavelengths so well. Thank you so much to these musicians! 🪐🌂 More pictures of the show coming soon. See you all, in store today or on another lovely gathering! 🛴🛴🛴

Another video from our last concert @unpeudeux ! Merci @cayopictures for the video/photo! Merciii Matthieu Ha @noirscampi @theolanau @garancemidi @snout_moth @raphaeldesmarets Next one, next week ---> feb 3rd @atelier210 !

Little résumé of the qtee concert @unpeudeux , merci à Cayo et Matthieu! Merci à @jachejache , @camalban @wipofficiel @stanmaris @lara.hbert pour les vidéos! More videos from Cayo and @jun_thabell in the near future. Thanks @kanenglolang for sharing the evening with us. Merci à @noirscampi , @theolanau , @garancemidi @raphaeldesmarets @snout_moth pour la musique! Le prochain concert ca sera avec la meme équipe à l' @atelier210 le 3 février!

Sweethearts of the city! 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩💏 We've a very exciting evening programmed for you all at the end of January, with a debut concert starring the sweet, posty improv of the JULIE DEPPISH band (uniting the US of A with some Belgian rakkers) & a fingerlickingly good woodcut movie performance brought by the now local legend BOB NICHOLS. 🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨 Jullie Deppish unites Asa Horvitz, Gaspard Sicx (Fievel is Glauque, Supergum, Garance Midi, Woolvs, ...) & Raphael Desmarets (raphaël s'améliore) & will, well, play music you've never heard before 🐛🐛🐛 The latter artist also helped make the soundtrack of the movie that will be performed live after the show! The movie (titled SCOOPS OF GLORY) tells the story of a performance artist turned mayor that sparks a rather violent gangwar among local ice-cream dealers. Bring your own cornettos (& also bring protective gear). 🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨 Wishing you all a great month with enough gloves to get you through the days, big kisses, 72Records & Santé Loisirs ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY STARTING AT 7PM 7 EURO DONATION TO THE ARTISTS Poster by @streepstreep

This beautiful lineup is back ! Remember ? Rain kept this long awaited show from happening at @kiosk.radio back in april, and now the bands are back in their best shapes ! ..... 🌼🌼 On October 12 🌼🌼 🌼🌼 at @chevalmarin_brussels 🌼🌼 🌼🌼 🌼 we get 🌼🌼 🌼🌼 ⛸️ Forever Overhead (Geneva) ⛸️ @forever.overhead The siblings duo of Lorraine @ldkldkl and Julien Dinkel in perfect harmony and with only hit songs to make you boogie, you might remember Lorraine opening for Fievel is Glauque back in 2023 with her solo act Lorraine92 which made a big impression on people I could tell 🎨 raphaël s'améliore (Brussels) 🎨 @raphaeldesmarets The solo project of Brussels legend Raphaël Desmarets, who released his first EP on Santé Loisirs late last year ! His songs always use the best chords and are certified fresh. Raphaël has played with countless fresh people like Alabaster Deplume, Rozi Plain, Fievel is Glauque and this list expands. Playing in raphaël s'améliore are other Brussels legends of their own: Lara Humbert 🎹 @lara.hbert Sylvain Haenen 🎸 Theo Lanau 🥁 @theolanau And maybe some special guests !! His beautiful EP is still up in our bandcamp if you haven't checked it out yet 👀 Timing: 20h Forever Overhead 21h raphaël s'améliore ~Entrée libre ! woodcut poster by @eric_kinny updated by raphaël

Thrilled about this! On August 7 we'll have the extreme pleasure to have @chrifcohen and his band live for a new Santé Loisirs night at @chevalmarin_brussels 🌻 Chris has been releasing incredible albums since his debut "Overgrown Path" in 2012 🎀 Equally stocked to have qtee, the unique project of @quentinstokart "A little bit out of tune and not perfectly executed, Quentin's project qtee alternates between melodic passages and improvised sections." Qtee players: 🎹 @garancemidi 🎹 @raphaeldesmarets 🎸@noirscampi Bass - Sylvain Haenen 🥁 @anatoledamien1 🎸 @quentinstokart Free entrance Timing 20h qtee 21h Chris Cohen @chevalmarin_brussels Quai aux Briques 90 1000 Brussels Woodcut poster by @eric_kinny

Le 22 janvier dernier on a joué à l’ @atelier210 avec mon groupe, j’ai beaucoup aimé ce concert, en voici quelques mini-bouts. il faisait sombre mais les lumières étaient belles, du moins, le caméscope de @mariecormerais et la prise de vue de @eric_kinny influence mon souvenir et le son était bon! (merci à @wood_alex_morgan ) raphaël s’améliore live band : @theolanau @lara.hbert , Sylvain Haenen et moi-même + ce soir là nous avions invité @alejopless @johannes_eimermacher @meowmeow_catbug @elias_musicbe @ma__clement à nous rejoindre sur “le groupe”. c’était MEGA NICE vivement le prochain r+++ show, À SAVOIR : le vendredi 3 octobre au @botanique_bxl dans le cadre du festival @francofaune en première partie de @leoniepernet !!! Ô PLÉZIIIR !!!!

RAPHAËL S’AMÉLIORE 🇧🇪 Poissons-chansons ❤️ Pour les fans de: Mathieu Boogaerts, Ricky Hollywood, Air 🎙️ A chanté: “Tes tout fané, René / Euh… moi c’est Raphaël, et je vais m’envoler” Après avoir roulé sa bosse en tant qu’instrumentiste dans la fine fleur du vivier pop bruxellois (Le Colisée, Robbing Millions, Le Ton Mité…), Raphaël Desmarets s’est résolu à donner corps aux centaines d’idées de chansons grouillant dans ses disques durs. Il partage depuis une musique pop, profonde et lumineuse, réconfortante, douce-amère et extatique. EN PRATIQUE 🏠 Botanique (Rotonde), Rue Royale 236, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 📆 vendredi 3 octobre 2025, 20h 🤝 Le même soir: Léonie Pernet 🎟 21,5€ (prévente) / 24,5€ (sur place) / pass FrancoFaune 👉 Infos et réservations: www.francofaune.be

Mercii @lara.hbert , @noirscampi Angelina Campos Nuñez, Sylvain Haenen, @raphaeldesmarets pour ces deux concerts! merci encore a @djangogent , le Cobra Jaune et aux personnes qui sont venues!

it was really nice to perform with qtee at @djangogent ! thanks to Roel! up next is this tuesday at le cobra jaune! with @noirscampi @lara.hbert @raphaeldesmarets Sylvain Haenen Start around 20h30/21h Hope to see you there!