Thursday, April 30, 2020

Radio Soulwax Presents CELESTIAL VOYAGE PART 1: QUEST FOR ORLOK

There's no denying the legendary quality of the Belgian Dewaele brothers, their work as part of Soulwax and 2manydjs is truly timeless. As part of today's Throwback Thursday post we go back nearly a decade to the initial release of Radio Soulwax's amazing Celestial Voyage and its debut episode "Quest For Orlok."

A multimedia masterpiece, the hour long episode is space themed and dives through largely disco driven tracks, but basically makes room for anything under the night sky. Of course the selection and mixing is masterful, but the coolest bit of this throwback is the accompanying visuals. The album art nearly jumps off the screen, flowing forward like the infamous Star Wars openings, and somehow breaks free of their two dimensional depth, further bringing each track to life. The Star Wars style delivery is fitting in that the main theme is remixed here, as well as the likes of The Bee Gees, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Comet, who turn Lord Of The Rings into space disco.

Soulwax recommend watching and dancing to this in a darkened room without any distractions. It's as good as an escape as most of us can get right now. Enjoy on Facebook below or Vimeo here.
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