Elektrovolt

Elektrovolt is a Dutch electronic project by Jimi Hellinga who is also part of the Trapper Drone Orchestra. Not a lot of music is getting released… which is strange considering the quality of his work…

As the name suggests it is mostly elektro which you get served… but the new digital album “Dune Magnetic” has quite a lot of variation when it comes to sounds and moods… from classic elektro beats to spacey and trippy krautrock inspired tracks… and the combination of the two… which works very well for me…

Still I like the ambient / soundscape tracks the best… ‘Seqvens A’ for example… a playful and laid-back ambient track… and ‘Duin-Magnetisch Experiment’… which is reminiscent of Klaus Schulze… perfect to trip away on…

Here is promotional video featuring images of Elektrovolt live on stage with knob handling and all that… and you can get the digital release here…

Trapper [drone orchestra] live at Radio Resistencia

trapperdroneorchestraThis week on thursday (19th of May) there is another recording session of Radio Resistencia at Kapitaal in Utrecht. As always doors open at 20.00 hour and close again at 23.00 hour…

Live performing  will be the Dutch ensemble Trapper [drone orchestra]… as the name suggests this collection of musicians serve you drones… slow soundscapes built around electronics and instruments as a cello and a hurry gurdy… and sometimes with a bicycle…

Here is a short promo video of the ensemble… just to get an impression

And here is a piece / live recording… just to get into the mood…