Styrofoam

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Arne Van Petegem, known professionally as Styrofoam and formerly as Tin Foil Star, is a Belgian musician. He began playing guitar at 12 and formed his first band at 15, influenced by Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and Hüsker Dü. Van Petegem gained recognition in the electronica scene through Styrofoam releases on Morr Music, including The Point Misser (2000) and Nothing’s Lost (2004), the latter featuring collaborations with artists such as Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie. In 2008, he released A Thousand Words on Nettwerk Records, with guest appearances from Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World and Blake Hazard of The Submarines. He also co-founded and contributed to Dieter Sermeus’ project The Go Find, recording the album Miami.

Top tracks

04	Space Gangster	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			03:55
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
03	Couches In Alleys (feat. Benjamin Gibbard)	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			04:46
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Benjamin Gibbard / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Benjamin Gibbard
02	Bleed	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			07:28
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
03	Runnin Circles	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			04:11
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall

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Discography

Albums

The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)

℗ 2024 Silent Face: 06-09-2024

The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)

01	I Built Your House	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			06:14
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	Bad Natured (Album Version)	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			07:36
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Overseas	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			06:20
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Real Life Fake out	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			03:57
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	I Will Try If You Need It	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			05:06
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	There Is No Easy Way	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			04:37
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Oh But You Are, Totally (Album Version)	Styrofoam	The Lost Album (Previously Unreleased Recordings 2000 2001)			04:34
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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Present The Empathy Exams

Silent Face: 24-02-2023

Present The Empathy Exams

01	Take Back the Moment	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			03:17
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus
02	(All I Want Is To) Disappear	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			03:10
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus
03	Every Step	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			04:00
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus
04	Close to the Knives	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			03:48
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus
05	Through You	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			03:12
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus
06	Loose Ends	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			04:32
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus
07	Old Enough to Care	Styrofoam	Present The Empathy Exams			04:02
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Dieter Sermeus

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Happiness is Obsolete

Silent Face: 02-12-2022

Happiness is Obsolete

01	Smile Though Your Heart is Breaking	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			09:38
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	Accidentally Left-Wing	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			06:13
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Baroque Tape	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			04:04
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Tape Travel Is Lonely	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			02:07
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	The Inherent Value of Perception	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			03:04
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	The Night Always Comes (Radio Edit)	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			02:53
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Control Field	Styrofoam	Happiness is Obsolete			04:56
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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Political Songs

Silent Face: 04-09-2020

Political Songs

01	Political Song for Theodor W. Adorno to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			07:17
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	Political Song for James Baldwin to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			07:28
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Political Song for Hannah Arendt to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			03:42
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Political Song for Angela Y. Davis to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			05:32
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	Political Song for Susan Sontag to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			04:00
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	Political Song for the Lonely City to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			05:50
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Political Song for Brian Eno to Sing	Styrofoam	Political Songs			03:30
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

Isle of Youth

℗ 2021 Styröfoam: 08-06-2019

Isle of Youth

01	HigherExtance	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			04:59
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam
02	Japan, Again.	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			04:04
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam
03	Brimstone Apple	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			04:36
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam
04	Moonmiles	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			03:55
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam
05	Rapture	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			03:12
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam
06	Napalmydeth	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			06:44
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam
07	Sick Disk-O	Styrofoam	Isle of Youth			03:42
	Writer: Styrofoam / Composers: Styrofoam

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We Can Never Go Home

Silent Face: 26-10-2018

We Can Never Go Home

01	Fully Present	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			05:01
	Composers: Styrofoam
02	It Isn't Real So It Doesn't Count	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			03:04
	Composers: Styrofoam
03	The Crook of Your Elbow	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			05:35
	Composers: Styrofoam
04	Did Your Mouth Buy You This Scar?	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			07:38
	Composers: Styrofoam
05	Love Restores Almost Everything	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			03:25
	Composers: Styrofoam
06	We Can Never Go Home	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			03:41
	Composers: Styrofoam
07	This Terrible and Beautiful World	Styrofoam	We Can Never Go Home			03:13
	Composers: Styrofoam

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Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)

Silent Face: 25-06-2013

Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)

01	Broken, Every Record	Styrofoam	Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)			05:18
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda
02	Everyday Was a Chance	Styrofoam	Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)			04:12
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda
03	Sun, Water	Styrofoam	Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)			05:03
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda
04	Benin Shuffle	Styrofoam	Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)			04:22
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda
05	Three Strikes	Styrofoam	Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)			04:33
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda
06	Polynoise Cotonou	Styrofoam	Coho Lips (10th Anniversary Edition)			06:55
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Chantal Acda

Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers

Silent Face: 12-10-2010

Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers

01	Carolyn	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			04:30
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	Get Smarter (Kids Mix)	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			04:28
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Extra Careful (feat. Chantal Acda)	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			04:50
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Kids On Acid	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			04:21
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	The Only One To Curse	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			02:53
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	Looking Glass Two Zero	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			04:14
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Mile After Mile	Styrofoam	Disco Synthesizers & Daily Tranquilizers			04:36
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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A Thousand Words

Silent Face: 06-05-2008

A Thousand Words

01	After Sunset	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			03:41
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	A Thousand Words	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			03:43
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	My Next Mistake (feat. Jim Adkins)	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			04:41
	Writer: Jim Adkins - Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Jim Adkins - Arne Van Petegem
04	No Happy Endings (feat. Blondfire)	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			04:08
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	Microscope (feat. Blake Hazard)	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			03:55
	Writer: Blake Hazard - Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Blake Hazard - Arne Van Petegem
06	Thirty To One	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			04:37
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Other Side of Town	Styrofoam	A Thousand Words			04:20
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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The Same Channel

Morr Music: 06-10-2006

The Same Channel

01	Acid Rain Robot Repair	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			04:06
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
02	Bleed	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			07:28
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
03	Runnin Circles	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			04:11
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
04	Space Gangster	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			03:55
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
05	Nervous Inaction	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			02:51
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
06	Upgrade	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			05:31
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall
07	Scream It Out	Fat Jon	The Same Channel			04:43
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Jon Erin Marshall

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Live

Silent Face: 01-11-2005

Live

01	You Pretend You Own This Place (Live at Pukkelpop 2005)	Styrofoam	Live			07:21
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	The Longest Wait (Live at Pukkelpop 2005)	Styrofoam	Live			03:56
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Fade Out Your Eyes (Live at Pukkelpop 2005)	Styrofoam	Live			04:08
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Misguided (feat. Valerie Trebeljahr & Alias) (Live at AB 2004)	Styrofoam	Live			04:40
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Brendon Whitney / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Brendon Whitney
05	Beequeen (Live at AB 2004)	Styrofoam	Live			04:43
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	Safe + Broken (Live at AB 2004)	Styrofoam	Live			03:47
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Make It Mine (Live at AB 2004)	Styrofoam	Live			09:50
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

Nothing's Lost

Silent Face: 16-11-2004

Nothing's Lost

01	Misguided (feat. Valerie Trebeljahr & Alias)	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			04:14
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Brendon Whitney / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Brendon Whitney
02	Ticket Out Of Town	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			03:46
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Couches In Alleys (feat. Benjamin Gibbard)	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			04:46
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Benjamin Gibbard / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Benjamin Gibbard
04	Beequeen	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			04:38
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	Your Eyes Only	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			03:17
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem - Benjamin Gibbard / Composers: Arne Van Petegem - Benjamin Gibbard
06	Front to Back (feat. Andrew Kenny)	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			04:45
	Writer: Andrew Kenny - Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Andrew Kenny - Arne Van Petegem
07	Safe + Broken	Styrofoam	Nothing's Lost			03:37
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing

Silent Face: 07-04-2003

I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing

01	The Long Wait	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			04:30
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	A Heart Without a Mind	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			05:43
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	You Pretend You Own This Place	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			06:43
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Forever, You Said Forever	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			05:08
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	It Wouldn't Change a Thing	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			03:43
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	I Have to Keep Reminding Myself to Be Pleased	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			06:03
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Blow It Away From Your Eyes	Styrofoam	I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing			05:52
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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the point_misser

Silent Face: 11-07-2000

the point_misser

01	The Sign That Points One Way	Styrofoam	the point_misser			02:31
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
02	Heaven Is Burning, Pt. 1	Styrofoam	the point_misser			09:04
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
03	Words Never Spoken	Styrofoam	the point_misser			06:29
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
04	Future Debt Collector	Styrofoam	the point_misser			04:27
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
05	Off Is Not a Speed	Styrofoam	the point_misser			04:47
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
06	It Was the Earth He Was Standing On That Was Moving	Styrofoam	the point_misser			06:43
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem
07	Dead Air	Styrofoam	the point_misser			04:09
	Writer: Arne Van Petegem / Composers: Arne Van Petegem

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EPs

Sleeping As Much of the Day As We Wanted

Silent Face: 26-06-2020

Sleeping As Much of the Day As We Wanted

01	Sleeping As Much of the Day As We Wanted	Styrofoam	Sleeping As Much of the Day As We Wanted			18:07
	Composers: Arne Van Petegem