Legowelt - Crystal Cult 2080

Creme

£24.56

Format: 2 x 12" Vinyl

Catalogue No.: CRLP11

Release Date: 12 Jul 2021

Back in stock: 26 Oct 21

Genre: House / Techno

01 AWAKENING
02 ANCIENT RITES DEMONI MUNDI
03 EXCALIBUR R8MK2
04 PSYCHOTIC ENDURANCE
05 HOW I LIVE
06 THE FUTURE OF MYSELF
07 FUNDAMENTAL SPERSTITION
08 CRYSTAL CULT 2080
09 WHEN THE SPRING COMES AGAIN
10 CYBERSPACE IS STILL HAPPENING FOR REAL

New album by the irrepressible Dutchman... The '2080' part of the album title is taken from the Roland JV2080, a legendary digital synthesizer from the nineties that was used a lot in the making of the album. Bought second-hand in Tokyo for a couple of hundred dollars, it lends the record a very dewy eyed soul, whilst the 'Crystal' part of the title stands for the self-made 'DIY germanium crystal compressor' Legowelt used throughout the writing process. The album itself features ten new tracks of pure Legowelt music mainly recorded in De Hague in the past year, but also on the road during tours of LA, the Californian desert, Tokyo (which spawned 'Crystal Cult 2080') and Tejada Gran Canaria (where 'The Future of Myself' was written.) Where his last album The Paranormal Soul was an organic trip into misty forests, this one seems more concerned with medieval spirits; it's deeper, darker and the whole thing is tied together by a more coherent sense of ancient alchemy. Given the use of a DIY germanium crystal compressor during production, it's no wonder everything feels warm, fuzzy and mystic in a way that draws your attention in like that fabled philosopher's stone... glare too long and you might just turn to stone. Right from the opening track the mood is so encapsulating you are drawn right into Danny Wolfers' mysterious electronic world. From there various different tempos are explored and plenty of famed synthesiser work comes to the fore, wrapping grooves in trippy themes, impish spirits and plenty of organic lushness.