#89. Today’s Innovative Music: Legowelt special.
Kraak Helder special with Legowelt (real name Danny Wolfers), a man who doesn’t need much of an introduction. But if his name doesn’t ring an analog synth bell: Danny Wolfers is a musician from the city of The Hague, Holland. Starting in the early 90s, he has become one of the most prolific and well-known electronic musicians. He describes his musical style as “a hybrid form of slam jack combined with deep Chicago house, romantic ghetto technofunk and EuroHorror Soundtrack.”
Inspired by his obvious and far-reaching talent, Kraak Helder commissioned Danny to create a 40-minute piece for the show, which he composed and performed together with Jimi Hellinga aka Electrovolt on harmonium. Jimi is a music-technology student, an avid tape-loops experimenter, and also plays instruments from the middle-ages such as the hurdy-gurdy and the bagpipe. Together with Danny he formed the project Nacho Patrol in 2011.
Martijn Comes interviewed them in Legowelt’s studio in Scheveningen, The Hague. The piece was recorded under their new pseudonym “Zandvoort and Uilenbal” with the title “Geruis uit Somberdorp”.
The piece will be released on Legowelts’ imprint Nightwind Records, later this year.
Playlist: Zandvoort and Uilenbal. Geruis uit Somberdorp. Nightwind records.
Danny Wolfers & Jimi Hellinga: Parlor organ/Harmonium, Mixtur Trautonium and a Doepfer Modular synthesizer
http://www.legowelt.com/
https://legowelt.bandcamp.com/
