DEEWEE - EMS Synthi 100 (in 4DSOUND)

Especially for Ocean Of Sound, David & Stephen Dewaele (aka Soulwax/2manydjs) are creating a 4DSOUND version of their album EMS Synthi 100 (from 2020). The duo has always been fascinated by collecting instruments and recording gear. Their passion hasn’t been born by completism: simply every new item inspires a world of new possibilities. The one item that always eluded them was the EMS Synthi 100 - a huge and rare analogue/digital hybrid synthesizer that can create a near infinite array of sounds.

The album sounds simultaneously futuristic and retro as it highlights the versatility, uniqueness and warmth of the Synthi 100. Remarkably, a synthesizer that was first launched in 1971 continues to excel in 2020, aided only by patient restoration and fresh creative input. Each side of the vinyl features a long piece of music, each of which is divided into three movements. While they can be heard separately, David & Stephen Dewaele, urge people to listen to the entire experience from start to finish.

Commissioned by STUK & Het Depot, DEEWEE - with the help of studio prodigy Pim Gombeer - created a 4DSOUND version of this already iconic album. For this they traveled to Berlin to mix the composition in MONOM's 4DSOUND studio.