Belgian trio Lindy Versyck (vocals), Melvin Slabbinck (guitar) and Klaas Leyssen (bass)took the common Dutch diminutive suffix TJE (pronounced TYUH) and turned it into afull-blown band name. With just a minimum of gear they aim for a big impact, exploringthe boundaries of their instruments, in search of dissonance and musical friction. “Fillingthe stage with atmosphere, their musical skill and three songs, they were able to give aperformance that felt like a full evening’s setlist”, Belgian influential music magazineHUMO writes.Just a few months earlier they’d released their debut EP ‘IDOLS’, blending waywardelectronica with melancholic avant-pop and experimental post- rock. Portishead hookingup with Fever Ray, ML Buch and Astrid Sonne, and Versyck often balancing her voice,like a Belgian Björk, “between childlike naiveté and downright brooding”, as witnessed byBelgian newspaper De Standaard.TJE has also made a big impression live this year in Belgium and the Netherlands onfine venue and festival stages like Ancienne Belgique (Brussels), OLT Rivierenhof andTrix (both Antwerp), and Left of the Dial (Rotterdam). And it’s only a matter of time beforethe rest of Europe will follow.