by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Monologue |
Der Hammer DJs are coming to Germany! Come and see us (me as Lady Boy, and Soft Riot) on Friday the 5th of June at the dark synth night Labyrinth at Berlin’s 1820 Club. Although we have no more Der Hammer nights planned for Sheffield, we have been invited to DJ at the ever-popular gothic festival Infest in August this year, in Bradford UK. Head on over to the Infest website for more details and to book your tickets for the 3-day...
by admin | May 21, 2015 | Monologue |
…in Sheffield anyway! A final live synth event on 29th of May, featuring Berlin synth-punk Ben Bloodygrave and local duo Promenade Cinéma, as well as the ineffable Soft Riot. DJing from Marcel Wave aka Lady Boy. This time the venue is the Red House. Not to worry though as we shall be purveying our synthetic sounds at other locations in the UK and abroad over the coming months. More info to follow...
by admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Monologue |
Fans of Canadian synth purveyor Soft Riot will be thrilled to learn of Marcel Wave’s appearance as a bassoonist on his new limited edition CD “You Never Know What Might Come Next“. I can be heard in the middle 8 on the urban dystopia-inspired track ‘Mass Exodus’. I haven’t been playing bassoon very long – I started it in January 2013, hiring a Czech instrument from Howarth’s in London. The bassoon has been described as one of the most difficult instruments in the orchestra and its sound has been likened to a sea god singing. It’s the only instrument that cannot be synthesized according to Synthesizer Patel, so it seemed an obvious choice for me. I was taken with it instantly and was lucky to find a good teacher to get started in London. After relocating to Sheffield I replaced it with a fine German Schreiber bassoon from Windstruments, a woodwind and brass emporium nestling in the West Yorkshire countryside. It’s the only shop in Crossflatts apart from a curry house and Tesco’s. It has a whole separate building full of bassoons… I also play bassoon on the Marcel Wave tracks Lady in Pieces and Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde, which can be heard on Soundcloud....
by admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Monologue |
Sheffield synth nite Der Hammer is back, this time at Harrison’s (1864) bar. After the distressing closure of Dada Bar to make way for a restaurant, DJ JJD and I combed the streets to find a venue that was suitable. Harrison’s was chosen due to having more of a cocktail bar ambiance (and I did sample the cocktails on my reconnaissance visit). There are plenty of indie nights at rock pubs here, but that’s not what we wanted to create. I’ve prepared a new mix as an indication of what delights may await patrons. Swathed in the mercurial glamour embodied by my favourite synth stars, it spans time and space from the 80s to the present day, from New York to great Casablanca, from Gina to Gino. Obviously I couldn’t resist sidling in between Lana Del Rey and John Sex… But then again who could? JJD has also curated a selection on Mixcloud....
by admin | Dec 8, 2014 | Monologue |
Marcel Wave wishes all fans a Happy Christmas via the medium of a festive novelty song in a synth/am rock hybrid style. It makes heavy use of a Roland JX-3P and a recording of some sleigh bells. It’s free to download from Soundcloud over the coming month, as Marcel’s gift to you all. Just click the little arrow in the top right corner of the Santa cat bow picture. Let’s hope the title won’t prove prescient! Ho ho...
