Legowelt is the recording name used by Dutch producer Danny Wolfers, who is from Scheveningen in the Netherlands. His work sits in electronic and techno music, and the descriptive tags attached to it include electro, electroclash and electronica.

Style and influences

Legowelt’s music combines several strands of dance music and soundtrack material. It is described as mixing slam jack electronix with deep Chicago tracks, ghetto technofunk, Euro-horror soundtracks and Italo disco. Wolfers begins producing in the early 1990s, initially shaped by Detroit and Chicago artists including Underground Resistance, Model 500, Blake Baxter, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Armando Gallop and Mr. Fingers. Later influences include early Mu-Ziq, Aphex Twin, Drexciya and releases on Irdial Discs, as well as other deep and unusual electronic music. A major turning point comes when he hears Unit Moebius on the radio, leading him to the Bunker Records office and into a scene of contemporary electronic music that sits outside mainstream house and club sounds.

Early releases and labels

In 1998, Bunker Records releases Legowelt’s first vinyl, Pimpshifter, a six-track record combining Italo and Chicago influences. It becomes a cult release and includes the tracks “Sturmvogel” and “Total Pussy Control”. Over the years he releases around a dozen projects on different formats, mainly through Bunker Records and his own label, Strange Life Records, both based in The Hague.

Aliases and collaborations

Wolfers records under many aliases in addition to Legowelt. These include Africa Jet Band, Catnip, The Chicago Shags, Dickie Smabers & The Moerwijk Crew, Florenza Mavelli, Franz Falckenhaus, Gladio, Klaus Weltman, Los Hermanos Rodriguez, Mr. Clavio, Nacho Patrol, Phalangius, Polarius, Raheem Hershel, Salamandos, Sammy Osmo, Smackos, Smackulator, Squadra Blanco, Twilight Moose and Venom 18. Some of these names involve collaborations, including Catnip with Luke Eargoggle, Legowelt vs. Orgue Electronique & Macho Cat Garage with Orgue Electronique, Los Hermanos Rodriguez with Guy Tavares, Mr. Clavio with TLR, and Smackulator with Grackle.

Notable track

His best-known track is “Disco Rout”, which is voted track of the year in 2002 by Groove.