In assessing the recent reissue of Illuminati, Danny Wolfers celebrated work as Squadra Blanco, this writer made the observation that in contrast to this 2002 work, the Dutch producer’s recent output was veering towards the mainstream. That’s not to suggest that he’ll be gyrating with one of his synths on a festival main stage any time soon, but take a listen to last year’s Paranormal Soul album and it’s clear that Wolfers has made his madcap fusion of Italo, Detroit electro and jacking house more accessible, even to the point that his productions are now more DJ friendly than ever before.
The Rome label shifts back to contemporary acts with records forthcoming from Deathday, Sixth June and Police De Mouers.
Danny Wolfers will return to Créme Organisation under his most universally recognised name with a forthcoming album.
Watch Legowelt make one of this year’s greatest music video cameos in the visual accompaniment for Xosar’s new track “The Calling”.
The coming together of two of modern electronic music’s most intriguing minds provided the highlight of our week when Actress met Legowelt on Clone Jack For Daze.
Actress and Legowelt may not come across as very compatible at a glance, but they actually have quite the shared heritage. Both of their catalogues trudge through the difficult-to-pin-down territory between experimental and dance music, and each producer appears capable of balancing their introverted and extroverted sides by managing an eclectic output while retaining a hermetic loner mystique of sorts.
Fledgling label Beyond The Speaker have shared details of their debut release, a split 12″ between Legowelt and Willie Burns.
Delve into the world of “deep west coast mystic arcade cassette funk wave” with the video for Legowelt’s latest analogue creation.
It seems almost impossible to go through seven days without the arrival of another Danny Wolfers track at the moment, and true to form, another 12″ arrived from the producer this week on Unknown To The Unknown.
Actress joins the Jack For Daze fold with two remixes of the Legowelt jam “Elements of Houz Music”.
Ever wondered what’s going on inside Danny Wolfers head? The answer may lie in the video for “Visions In My Mind” taken from Legowelt’s forthcoming Unknown To The Unknown debut.
Although their appearance in the top label lists for many online outlets (ours included) may have seemed like it came out of nowhere, in reality L.I.E.S. have been releasing music for over two years and have already racked up about 25 releases – the majority of which arrived in the past 12 months.
Danny Wolfers will adopt his Nacho Patrol guise for the next release on Mike Simonetti’s recently minted New Jersey imprint.
The Hague can do strange things to a man’s soul. Just ask Danny Wolfers, who comes from the west coast of Holland. For the past 15 years, the Dutch producer has been releasing his individualistic take on electronic dance music, mainly as Legowelt, but also under an almost schizophrenic range of guises like Gladio, Venom 18, Raheem Hershel, Jackmaster Corky and Smackos. Wolfers is among the second wave of artists from Holland’s West Coast/Hague environs. It’s tempting to posit that the grey skyline and relentless churn of the North Sea have had an effect on Wolfers, but it is certainly true that musical developments in Holland’s administrative capital played an even greater role, including the warped interpretation of US dance music articulated by I-F’s Unit Moebius band and Bunker Records. As Wolfers explains: “I came a little bit later than those guys you mention, in the early 90s. I was also listening to the usual stuff from Chicago, Detroit and Aphex Twin and other artists from the UK. I don’t know why other people started to make techno, but I was 14 and I just wanted to make music in a certain way – I started with just an Amiga. At the time most adolescent kids were playing in bands, so what I was doing was considered pretty weird.”
It’s rare that electronic music artists push themselves to the same degree as Danny Wolfers. The Dutch artist is one of the most prolific contemporary artists, working under an often bewildering array of guises – The Paranormal Soul is his ninth album as Legowelt – but this latest release sees him go deeper than before.
Acquire a taste for the unreleased American Noise with “Ferns From Draconis”, Legowelt’s contribution to the forthcoming L.I.E.S compilation. Read more
Rush Hour will release Unsolved Universe, the debut release from Legowelt and Xosar’s Xamiga project next month.
The bonafide disco classic “And The Beat Goes On” from The Whispers gets a wondrous makeover from Legowelt here.