THE AGE OF CANDY by SMACKOS

Nice and droopy analog ambient/film music by Legowelt originally released on his own imprint Strange Life in CD format but now finally on Vinyl by UK's Berceuse Heroique!Even for the most committed fan with aeons of time on their hands, the discography of Danny Wolfers can feel like an insurmountable task to stay on top of. A cursory check of the Dutch artist’s aliases listed on Discogs counts thirty different names, and Smackos is but one of them with five CDr albums worth of ambient material to delve into. That the first of these, 2004’s The Age Of Candy Candy, sells second hand for up to £20, says a lot about the desirability of the music contained within, which some perceive to be an un-commissioned soundtrack to the cult Japanese animé series Candy Candy. Fortunately, the Berceuse Heroique label have taken it upon themselves to lift the album from obscurity with the announcement of plans to issue The Age Of Candy Candy “sooner than you think” in double LP format with all new artwork based on the below image. As the label themselves state, the record contains, “no dance music. Just pure Legowelt soundtrack vibes.” It’s also worth noting that the release has been remastered by Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin which should bring the soothing synth tones to life even more.