Brightness Shallan Davar / Smackos – Whispers Of An Ancient World II LP [WAWII]

February 11, 2023February 10, 2023 hipodromeambient, brightness shallan davar, danny wolfers, legowelt, mystic and quantum, smackos, synth waveLeave a comment

Keeping up with the number of different aliases Legowelt has is as hard as keeping up with the number of personal beefs Prince Harry has, only far more worthy of your time. Here the prolific Dutch producer becomes Smackos and links up with Brightness Shallan Davar for a second of 10 proposed volumes of Whispers Of An Ancient World. Davar takes care of the first side, which offers four deeply atmospheric pieces of analogue ambient fuzz and cosmic imagery. Smackos steps up on the B-side with a more mystic ambient sound and plenty of his signature shapeshifting synth patterns that melt the mind and submerse you deep in an interplanetary world.

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2022 Giveaways

December 24, 2022February 9, 2023 hipodromeadrian marth, anthony rother, arash, curses, danny wolfers, elfenberg, free download, free tracks, hard fist, hugo bussiere, hysteric, italo moderni, khemir, legowelt, lvrin, mascarpone, nico band, nightwind records, pinkman records, psi49net, quasar, slow motion records, smackos, taka nodaLeave a comment

We are starting this year’s retrospective with some “musical gifts” we discovered on the net. Music shared for free download / pay-what you want from artists and label we admire.

Smackos – Fables From a Silent Wave [NW032] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 hipodromealbum, danny wolfers, electro, experimental, free download, free tracks, legowelt, nightwind records, smackos, vaporwaveLeave a comment

New Danny Wolfers AKA Legowelt album under the Smackos alias on his Nightwind Records. Most of this album was recorded around 2017 at the North Sea Institute for the Overmind. As usual heavy tripped out raw melodic Smackos synth compositions for all your deep listening hobbies. Instruments used: Novation Supernova, Akai S900, Waldorf Blofeld, Waldorf Pulse 2, Roland JP08 & JV2080 and probably lots more.

VA – Shadow Wolf Cyberzine Covertape II [NW31] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

December 31, 2021December 21, 2022 hipodromealan harman, alectro rammer, alina valentina, ambient, compilation, danny wolfers, electro, experimental, free download, free tracks, ian martin, legowelt, luke eargoggle, max schreiber, mystica tribe, nightwind records, northern trashman, occult orientated crime, smackos, synth waveLeave a comment

The latest issue of “Internets most controversial underground e-zine” the Shadow Wolf Cyberzine issue#10 is out now on Nightwind Records. A 19 track ‘cover tape’ compilation with various artists. The term ‘cover tape’ stems from when magazines came with a cassette tape full of music or software on the cover back in the 1980s/1990s.

Smackos – Eden In A Sea Of Misery [NW027] FREE DOWNLOAD

December 27, 2020December 23, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, danny wolfers, experimental, free download, free tracks, legowelt, smackosLeave a comment

Danny Wolfers striking another album at the Northsea Institute For The Overmind. This time is coming under the Smackos alias, providing a 11 track album free to download / name your price on his bandcamp.

2020 Giveaways

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 hipodromearnaud rebotini, black propaganda, brokntoys, creme organization, danny wolfers, david carretta, djedjotronic, ekman, gesloten cirkel, innershades, jensen interceptor, k100 signal, kris baha, lake haze, legowelt, marco bernardi, mark du mosch, modern obscure music, myriadd, nightwind records, obergman, pedro vian, perel, perseus traxx, phormix tapes, ratsnake, rodhad, simoncino, smackos, wsnwg, xy0815Leave a comment

2020 was a tough year for almost everyone and definitely a year to forget for our scene. Events and gigs canceled, venues closed, artists lacking a way to earn a decent living and club culture facing a threat like never before.
In the midst of these events were several people / organizations who tried to ease the pain, offering out some comfort by releasing music to people for free or by pay as you want download. This was always done, but this year I noticed that more and more artists are doing this.
Here is a selection of albums and compilations I came across this year and that I think is worth mentioning again.

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VA – Jura Soundsystem Presents Transmission One [ISLELP003]

July 15, 2018June 24, 2020 hipodromeambient, astral engineering, blindboy, compilation, dub, experimental, funk, isle of jura recods, jura soundsystem, kash, ken dang, kevin griffiths, minus group, smackos, tabou combo superstars, trevor bastowLeave a comment

The first in a series of compilations by Jura Soundsystem is a blend of Dub, Ambient, Downtempo, Boogie and Proto House with a focus on music never before released on Vinyl, sought after out of print titles and some special versions edited specifically for the album. The intention with this project was to delve deeper into the reissue pond and unearth some lesser known tracks and artists. Highlights include Smackos (AKA Legowelt) Ambient epic ‘We Can Watch Alf In The Hotel Room’, never before released on Vinyl, the Dub / Psych hybrid of Minus Group’s ‘Black Shadow’, Kash’s sought after ‘Percussion Sundance’ and special edits of Ken Dang and Tabou Combo. The end of the album includes some soothing Ambient tools.

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Smackos – A Vampire Goes West [NW011]

January 22, 2017September 26, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient, danny wolfers, experimental, legowelt, nightwind records, smackosLeave a comment

Seven years after his last release as Smackos, music making machine Legowelt surprises us all with ‘A Vampire Goes West,’ a brand new and ever-experimental ambient album. It comes on his own Nightwind label and was made in total isolation on the North Sea coast last Christmas. As for the music, it is smudgy and cosmic; an “all out amateur spacejazz spiritual ambient eruption on smudgey cassettetape” that will take you far away from reality across 14 absorbing and atmospheric cuts. It includes some extra fun treats too: a fridge magnet and microzine with a map in ASCII art that has a quest attached to it which, if decoded, reveals a password that unlocks some secret and special prizes.

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Smackos – The Age Of Candy Candy [BH018]

August 2, 2015November 22, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient, berceuse heroique, danny wolfers, electronics, legowelt, re-release, reissue, smackos, strange life recordsLeave a comment

Smackos is one of Danny ‘Legowelt’ Wolfers lesser-known aliases. It was first used in 2004 for The Age of Candy Candy, a suitably eccentric experimental electronica full-length that was only ever released on CD in limited quantities. Here that album finally appears on vinyl thanks to the efforts of Berceuse Heroique, and it’s every bit as weird, wonderful and out-there as you’d expect, with Wolfers pursuing his passion for spacey, weightless electronics, far-out soundscapes, occasional skuzzy rhythms and dystopian synthesizer workouts. It’s previously been something of a hidden gem in his vast discography, and should be an essential purchase.

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Brightness Shallan Davar / Smackos – Whispers Of An Ancient World II LP [WAWII]

2022 Giveaways

Smackos – Fables From a Silent Wave [NW032] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

VA – Shadow Wolf Cyberzine Covertape II [NW31] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Smackos – Eden In A Sea Of Misery [NW027] FREE DOWNLOAD

2020 Giveaways

VA – Jura Soundsystem Presents Transmission One [ISLELP003]

Smackos – A Vampire Goes West [NW011]

Smackos – The Age Of Candy Candy [BH018]

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