Artists / Ghent, BE

Elske Maes

DJ and producer, Euro house with New Beat influence, Ghent.

Elske Maes

Based: Ghent, BE
From: Ledeberg
Does: DJ, producer
Sound: Belgian-tinged Euro house, New Beat ghosts
On GLB since: 2024
Bookings: GLB Artists, Berlin

Elske Maes grew up in Ledeberg, Ghent, and works the slow, heavy swing of late-eighties Belgian New Beat into contemporary house. Tom Ashby heard her on a community radio show in 2023, and she became the label's first Belgian signing the following year.

"Ledeberg" came out in spring 2024, followed by "Sint-Pieters" (2025) and "Vooruit" (2026). Her slowed version of "Bassin à Flot" appears on the covers compilation "GLB Plays GLB" (GLB050).

She programmes a small film-and-music night in Ghent and plays Kompass Klub regularly. Other dates include C12 and Fuse in Brussels, RADION in Amsterdam, Phonox in London and La Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Elske Maes

Elske Maes

Records

Various Artists, Round 8 sleeve

Round 8Various Artists

Various Artists, Round 7 sleeve

Round 7Various Artists

Elske Maes, Vooruit sleeve

VooruitElske Maes

Various Artists, Round 6 sleeve

Round 6Various Artists

Various Artists, GLB Plays GLB sleeve

GLB Plays GLBVarious Artists

Elske Maes, Sint-Pieters sleeve

Sint-PietersElske Maes

Various Artists, Round 5 sleeve

Round 5Various Artists

Elske Maes, Ledeberg sleeve

LedebergElske Maes

Dates

Sat 27 Feb 2027Seven Years GhentElske Maes, Les QuaisKompass Klub, GhentSeven Years Sat 26 Jun 2027The Long CountFrieda Lux, Anselm Reuter, Elske MaesSisyphos, BerlinClub Fri 30 Jul 2027Dekmantel FestivalFrieda Lux, Elske MaesAmsterdamProvisional Sat 28 Aug 2027Lost VillageSacha Vidal, Elske MaesNorton DisneyFestival Fri 22 Oct 2027GLB Records showcaseAnselm Reuter, Frieda Lux, Elske MaesAmsterdamProvisional Sat 20 Nov 2027The Long CountElske Maes, Tobias WendtFuse, BrusselsClub April 2028DGTL AmsterdamElske Maes, Sacha VidalAmsterdamFestival Sat 17 Jun 2028The Long CountAnselm Reuter, Elske Maes, Ilse MorgenSisyphos, BerlinClub July 2028AstropolisFrieda Lux, Elske MaesBrestFestival August 2028HoughtonElske Maes, Anselm ReuterHoughton, NorfolkFestival Sat 2 Dec 2028Round 9 launchMargaux Delorme, Les Quais, Elske MaesRex Club, ParisClub Sat 17 Oct 2026Seven Years BerlinAnselm Reuter, Ilse Morgen, Elske Maes://about blank, BerlinSeven Years Sat 19 Sep 2026Elske Maes: VooruitElske MaesKompass Klub, GhentClub Sat 31 Jan 2026The Long CountAnselm Reuter, Elske MaesRADION, AmsterdamClub

Played

News

On the road / 1 October 2026

Seven Years tour: dates

Ten nights from October to April, from Brixton to Glasgow and back to fabric.

Release notes / 10 October 2025

Out now: GLB Plays GLB (GLB050)

Double 12 inch of label artists covering each other. The catalogue moves from 35 to 50 for the sixth birthday.

Label news / 23 September 2025

Paris desk opens

The label now has a desk in the 11th, run by Camille Aubert.