Publications
Books built from archives: unseen photography, flyers, fanzines and first-hand testimony, published by Les Iles Publishers.
Available now
The punk explosion in Belgium 1976–1979
Joeri Cardon & Ronny Wynants
The internationally acclaimed book documenting the explosion of Belgian punk: years of research, unseen photography and first-hand testimony, hardcover and richly illustrated.
Het onstuimige leven van Suïcide X
Ludo Halsberghe
The restless life of Suïcide X, told from the inside — the earliest Belgian punk years, on stage and off.
Hubble Bubble — chroniques d'une errance punk
Jean-Paul Fertinel
A biography of Hubble Bubble, prefaced by Christian Eudeline: leather, chewing gum and the Belgian punk wandering years.
The series
In development
Working title
Cold synths, black coats and a country reinventing pop. The next chapter in the series.
Dedicated page in preparation
In development
Working title
Electronic body music: the Belgian export that hit harder than anyone expected.
Dedicated page in preparation
Planned
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Squats, cassettes and networks operating far below the radar.
Dedicated page in preparation
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Archive Editions
Monographs dedicated to the photographers who documented the scenes.
Dedicated page in preparation
Planned
Archive Editions
Venues, posters and setlists reconstructed gig by gig.
Dedicated page in preparation
About Les Iles Publishers
MABEL is closely connected to Les Iles Publishers, the independent Belgian publishing house behind the internationally acclaimed Bloody Belgium book and other publications documenting Belgian music and cultural history.
The experience, network and archive built through Les Iles Publishers provide the foundation from which MABEL is growing into a much broader cultural platform.