San Francisco’s Club Activ brings us a nice recording of Legowelt’s live appearance at their club last month. It’s been almost a year since I last saw Mr. Wolfers last perform live, so it’s nice to hear some of his Beyond the Congo EP, which has been on heavy rotation at my house, in live form. Complex, thematic, weird yet still paced to rock a dance floor, the Beyond the Congo ranks high among my favorite Bunker releases.

[ download - Legowelt Live @ Club Activ - .mp3 ]

Another release well-worth mentioning from Legowelt is his Dark Days album, a collection of tracks from once-lost tapes dating back to 1992 released on his own Strange Life Records. I’m not sure where this CD is available for purchase other than directly from the artist, but it is worth tracking down for a glimpse into the evolution of Wolfers’ sound. The main theme of the Dark Days album is spaced out, distorted deep techno with hypnotic synth melodies, with a nice marriage of dramatic synth washes over over jacking Chicago-style crunchy beats acid lines. Some of the best tracks hail from his 1996 tape release, “Space Force”, including my favorite, Lego Resistance, a stunning track that (excuse my resorting to a comparison here) rivals Aphex Twin’s similar SAW material.

[ download - Lego Resistance by Legowelt - .mp3 courtesy of Legowelt.com ]