3 july 2018
Ron Morelli – Lowjack – Legowelt at the REX club Paris
This Saturday 7 July Ron Morelli, Lowjack and Legowelt at the legendary REX CLUB paris all nite long!!! -> more info and tickets here
3 July 2018
STAR SHEPHERD SYNTHESIZER
Enter the STAR SHEPHERD a synth I Build/bent/hacked/modified from old guitar pedals FX and EQ boxes, a small AM radio and a 1981 Casio 403 keyboard. The oscillator section is made out of Pitchshifter/Harmonizers/Sub Octavers and a graphic EQ pedal to create complex harmonic tones – transmorphed from the simple keyboard sounds fed by the Casio. The sound then goes through a bunch of circuitbend Analog delays, reverbs, Tremolos & Vibratos (figuring as makeshift LFO sources) and Wahwah pedals as filters. The AM radio is figuring as a random noise source. There is also a very simple keyboard style ‘sequencer’ made from a looper pedal.
The case is made out of cheap plywood and everything is held together with screws, glue and tape. There are also some LED strips pulsating from the inside for some extra intense magic.
It is very noisey, crackley and sometimes starts doing its own thing like some sentient synthesizer being that is alive. This makes it quite an adventerous experience.
Here are some sound samples recorded directly from the synth. With no overdubbing nor external processing:
Dream Drone
Extreme crisp lo-fi breathing ambient pads. The endless array of delays, wah filters and pitchshifters create unknown harmonic content – almost giving it an early 90s rompler 8/12 bit effect.
Satyr Meadow
Just mucking about
First Contact
The radio white noise is filtered through the wahwah pedal circuitry and lots more stuff – creating almost Ridley Scott ALIEN like talking sounds
Twin Otter Through Snowstorm
Sometimes the radio picks up distant voices that sound almost ring modulated due to all the interference of the circuitry inside – here it slowly transforms into the sound of an airplane flying through a snowstorm.
Poldertechno 154 style sweeping pads
Typical 90s style dutch ambient techno sounds (also known as ‘Poldertechno’)
And here is the synth’s logo:
And here is a video of the STAR SHEPHERD in action:
29 Juni
Legowelt in Amsterdam & Northern Ireland this weekend
Tonite Friday 29 June I DJ at The choice of Orpheu Atelier Amsterdam with Orpheu and Ron Morelli more info here and tommorow Saturday 30th of June I play in Belfast Northern Ireland at the Mandella Hall Queens University more info and tickets here See you there!!!
21 June 2018
Raggatron In Scheveningen
This Saturday 23 June I will be playing from my collection of ACIDHALL & DIGITAL ERA JAMAICAN DUB tracks at RAGGATRON WOOSAH Scheveningen Beach (North of the Zwarte Path) together with KING SILOH SOUNDSYSTEM and more. Tickets and info here (FB) See You There!!!
Clone Label Night Barcelona
This wednesday 13 June Serge, David Vunk & Legowelt in the MOOG Barcelona at the annual CLONE Records night. Tickets and info here -> See you there!!!
Legowelt in Istanbul Turkey
This Saturday 9th of June Legowelt live in Istanbul Turkey at Suma Beach – More info and tickets here (FB)
4 June 2018
Nightwind Tapes At The Intergalactic FM Shop
A small bunch of the recently sold out Nightwind Records cassette tapes have been unearthed at the Intergalactic FM shop – Bontempi 666 – Sammy Osmo and Loch Ness Expanded. Also check it out for the Franz Falckenhaus Tupolev System LP and some cool apparel and lots of other stuff!!! If you missed out ordering them last month here’s your chance! Digital versions of the tapes (including all the artwork and extras in hi-res format) are available at the Legowelt bandcamp page
29 May 2018
Cosmic Force Legowelt & Orgue Electronique track out on 12“
A few years ago, on a rainy late summer afternoon, me and Orgue visited Cosmic Force’s Sonar Traffic studios in a very nice attic in the old town center of Utrecht – we recorded this G-funk-esque electro track which has been released on vinyl on the newest Cosmic Force EP – get it at clone or your local dealer!
Here is a little making of video too…can you spot all the synths in the studio!?!?!?!
29 May 2018
Legowelt in Helsinki Finland
Its been a while but this Friday 1st of June I return to Helsinki Finland to play at THE CELLAR Puttes – > Kalevankatu 6 ! I will DJ alongside the legendary Perttu Häkkinen, Kristiina Männikkö and Stiletti Ana – See You there my fellow Finnish freaks! More info here (FB)
16 may 2018
Fresh Nightwind Records Artwork
‘The Gates Of Paradise Are Open For Everyone’ fineliner and watercolors artwork for new Cassettetape on Nightwind records coming soon