“Lovecraft” is the debut EP of Super Hans, a.k.a. The Starkiller, Harrison Fjord, Che Guerrilla, released under the keepitwiel communications label.

The EP evokes the magic, horror and strangeness of deep space exploration expressed through the medium of space disco. It is an ode to 70s and 80s space synth while borrowing heavily from the 2000s nordic/cosmic disco scene, with some added italo hints and a surprise 90s house twist.

The titular track “Lovecraft” (104 BPM) is loosely inspired by 70/80s synth slow jams like “Moments in Love”, “‘Lectric Love” and “Bubble Sex”. After a hypnotic pulsating intro with an acid bassline buildup, we are taken to a bombastic synth eruption after which the acid comes back with a vengeance. The track tries to answer the question “what would sex be like on a long dark interstellar voyage”?

“I Am Spartacus” (114 BPM) saw its first release in 2011 already. It is a full-on nordic disco banger. I imagine it’s what the Norwegian Space Agency would play when they count down to launch their first rocket into space.

“The Black Triangle” (122 BPM) invokes the euphoria of accelerating your spaceship past the event horizon into the unknown. Heavy with stabbing 90s house synths, eurodisco clichés, crazy FX and a cosmic melody, it is a true space dance banger.

“Theme From Tannhauser Gate” (102 BPM) is a long, dark and subliminal italo/space track with some heavy arp bass and a dramatic synth horn section. It depicts the ultimate fate of the entire universe: death and darkness.

“Theme From Tannhauser Gate (2009 Italo Mix)” (115 BPM) is a demo version of the previous track, sped up a bit and adding a bit of italo cheesiness.

Super Hans - Lovecraft

Edits & Remixes & Mashups

Mixtapes

A compilation of early edits and remixes. Now available on Bandcamp!

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All Killer No Filler - The Starkiller's Greatest Hits

A long forgotten mix. It used to be on SC but had to remove it because I ran out of storage. Now it's back.

The Starkiller's Nightbus To Paris Mix (Vol.1)

A remix of an iconic pop classic, the groove on this track is meant to channel moist summer air charged with thunder and lightning. It should have all your AOR disco early warning lights flashing red.

Heart Beat Drives U Mad (The Starkiller's Dreams in the Key of Thunder Remix)

No stems were timestretched in the making of this remix.

Background: THIS is the best version of Rhiannon, extended and hypnotic and all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsOkqdRHhoc

Last year I went full retard on Fleetwood Mac (every incarnation) and never going back again. Recently saw them play in Amsterdam. I hope Christine will someday rejoin them. Good luck John. RIP Bob. Thank you all.

Rhiannon (The Starkiller's Second Hand Disco Remix)

“Lovecraft” is the debut EP of Super Hans, a.k.a. The Starkiller, Harrison Fjord, Che Guerrilla, released under the keepitwiel communications label.

The EP evokes the magic, horror and strangeness of deep space exploration expressed through the medium of space disco. It is an ode to 70s and 80s space synth while borrowing heavily from the 2000s nordic/cosmic disco scene, with some added italo hints and a surprise 90s house twist.

The titular track “Lovecraft” (104 BPM) is loosely inspired by 70/80s synth slow jams like “Moments in Love”, “‘Lectric Love” and “Bubble Sex”. After a hypnotic pulsating intro with an acid bassline buildup, we are taken to a bombastic synth eruption after which the acid comes back with a vengeance. The track tries to answer the question “what would sex be like on a long dark interstellar voyage”?

“I Am Spartacus” (114 BPM) saw its first release in 2011 already. It is a full-on nordic disco banger. I imagine it’s what the Norwegian Space Agency would play when they count down to launch their first rocket into space.

“The Black Triangle” (122 BPM) invokes the euphoria of accelerating your spaceship past the event horizon into the unknown. Heavy with stabbing 90s house synths, eurodisco clichés, crazy FX and a cosmic melody, it is a true space dance banger.

“Theme From Tannhauser Gate” (102 BPM) is a long, dark and subliminal italo/space track with some heavy arp bass and a dramatic synth horn section. It depicts the ultimate fate of the entire universe: death and darkness.

“Theme From Tannhauser Gate (2009 Italo Mix)” (115 BPM) is a demo version of the previous track, sped up a bit and adding a bit of italo cheesiness.

Written, produced and recorded by Giel van de Wiel
Mastered by Michael Southard

Lovecraft

I Am Spartacus (2022 Mix)

Super Hans - I Am Spartacus

The Black Triangle

Super Hans - The Black Triangle

Theme From Tannhauser Gate

Super Hans - Theme From Tannhauser Gate

Theme From Tannhauser Gate (2009 Italo Mix)

Super Hans - Theme From Tannhauser Gate (2009 Italo Mix)

Ghetto Disco is by far one of the funkiest disco tracks I know, and I only found out about it last week. I had to do something with this... Enjoy!

Ghetto Disco (The Starkiller's Eazy Edit)

This audio was generated using "just-another-music-generator" (github.com/keepitwiel/just-another-music-generator) version 0.7.1.

The parameters used were:

Number of rules: 1
Tone range: 257
Sequence length: 256
Skip: 0
Tone interval: 0.125
Tone duration: 0.5
Scale: pentatonic
Root frequency: 440
Random seed: -1

Automatone v0.7.1 experiment 0

Selected rules: [26, 135]
Random seed: -1
Tone range: 24
Sequence length: 256
Skip: 128
Tone interval: 0.25
Tone duration: 0.25
Scale: major
Root frequency: 110

Automatone v0.8.1 experiment 0

Automatone v0.8.3 experiment 0

A concatenation of melodies, all created using elementary cellular automata [26, 135] but with each individual melody generated with a different tone range on the major scale.

Automatone v0.8.3 (concatenated)

Made with just-another-music-generator v0.10.2

Automatone v0.10.2 stereo experiment

A very chirpy track generated using one line of code. Cover your ears

Automatone - Chirpy Chirpy Chip Shop

This mix is my entrance into the Secret Circus Competition Mix. 30 minutes of nu-dancing disco mayhem for the kids! (more info here: http://www.slothboogie.com/p/competitions.html)

If you like it PLEASE play it again on http://www.mixcloud.com/TheStarkiller/secret-circus-competition-mix/ because the number of plays there helps in deciding the winner.

Tracklisting:
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Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Den Haan - Universal Energy
La Bionda - I'Ve Got Your Number
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
Lindstrom & Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Dub)
Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted (Disconet Remix)
Duchess Says - Black Flag (Emperor Machine Dub)
Poni Hoax - Budapest (Joakim Italo Dub)
Prince - I Would Die 4 U
Music Go Music - Warm In The Shadows (Villa Remix)
Crystal Fighters -At Home (Pony Pony Run Run Remix)

Cheers!

The Starkiller - Secret Circus Competition Mix

This is a guest mix I made for the Balearic Social radio show on Northern Underground (aired 19 April 2011).

Please also check out the full show: http://soundcloud.com/andyp10/balearic-social-radio-show-19

Tracklisting
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Brooklyn Express - Trans Brooklyn Express
Round One - In Zaire
Beautiful Ballet - Energy (Rudy's Mix)
Hot Toddy - Magnetic
Natasha King - AM-FM (Disconet Remix)
Tornado Wallace - Tornado Never Dies
Malcolm McLaren - World's Famous (COPYCAT's Slight Re-edit)
In Flagranti - Erector Set
Simian Mobile Disco (feat. Beth Ditto) - Cruel Intentions (Heartbreak's Slow Action Remix)
Orlando Johnson - Can't Break Loose (Touchsoul Regroove)
LeSale - Time After Time
Sally Shapiro - Jackie Junior (Junior Boys Remix)
Visti &amp; Meyland - Stars (Original Mix)
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 12" Remix)


The Starkiller's Balearic Social Guest Mix [2011-04-19]

You know I was wondering...
If you could keep on because...
The force it's got a lot of power
It make me feel like
MELTINGGGGGG WOOH!

[Free calippos while supplies last]

I'm Melting (The Starkiller's Calippo Remix)

If you’re looking for a chuggin' good time just below and above the 100bpm mark you’re in the right place!

I've been messing around with electronic music since early age, and along the years I've built up quite a portfolio of tracks. Some released, but many more (hundreds? thousands?) patiently sitting on the shelf, waiting for a bit of TLC and polish.

This two hour selection gives you an eclectic range of my downtempo remixes (released as The Starkiller) and some original material (as my alter egos Che Guerrilla and Super Hans), building up from the early 2000s to now. Some of these have never been released before, others didn’t make the cut (yet) - if you like this, be on the lookout for Volume 2!

Track listing:
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Chant from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Che Guerrilla - [unreleased] (2001)
Beck - Loser (The Starkiller Edit) (2012)
Bert Kaempfert - Afrikaan Beat (The Starkiller Edit) [unreleased] (2013)
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (The Starkiller Space Remix) (2011)
The Beatles vs. The Starkiller - Here Come Ol' Flat Top (2016)
Janis Ian - From Me To You (The Starkiller Remix) (2016)
Super Hans - [unreleased] (2010)
Trailer for "Zardoz" (1974)
Super Hans - [unreleased] (2010)
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (The Starkiller's Seventeen Lightyears Remix) (2010)
Bernard Fevre - Space Team (The Starkiller Remix) (2012)
Super Hans - Lovecraft (2022)
Super Hans - [unreleased] (2010)
Che Guerrilla - Dick Dale in India [unreleased] (2011)
Che Guerrilla - Underwater Sounds [unreleased] (2006)
Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy (The Starkiller Remix) [unreleased] (2011)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light (The Starkiller Remix) [unreleased] (2012)
The Starkiller - Chugging Along the Nile (2016)
Super Hans - [unreleased] (2011)
Third World vs. Talking Heads - Now That We Found Love Once In A Lifetime (The Starkiller Mashup) [unreleased] (2014)
Sebastien Tellier - L'Amour et la Violence (The Starkiller's Ultraviolent Destruction Remix) (2012)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pagan Baby (The Starkiller's Pagan Ritual Rework) (2011)
Che Guerrilla - Everybody [unreleased] (2001)
Sample from "VH1 Classic Albums - Aja" (1999?)
Super Hans - [unreleased] (2010)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (A Capella) (1977)
Super Hans - [unreleased] (2010)
Bruce Springsteen - Missing (The Starkiller Remix) (2012)

My Bandcamp

Super Hans vs. The Starkiller - A Selection Volume 1

<3 2 <3 u (v1)

Sure Know Something (The Starkiller's French Kiss Disco Edit)

Sloop John Acid

Playlist
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    Hipnosis "Windland"
    Justice "Planisphere Pt. 1"
    B.W.H. "Stop"
    4 M International "Space Operator"
    Starflight "Dance to The Beat"
    B.W.H. "Livin' Up"
    Magazine 60 "Don Quichotte"
    Boney M "Nightflight to Venus"
    Captain Planet "Lagos Speedway"
    Padded Cell "Signal Failure"
    Automat "Droid (Cecile Edit)"
    Unknown Artist "Pulstar (In The Style of Hipnosis' Cover of Original by Vangelis)"
    Jackpot "Ragazza"
    Klein & M.B.O. "The M.B.O. Theme"
    Felix Da Housecat "Magic Fly"
    Retro\Grade "Moda (Edit)"
    X-Ray Connection "Get Ready"
    Cyborg Unknown "Year 2001"
    A Number of Names "Sharevari (Vocal Version)"
    Spoonich "Laserdance"
    Tantra "Hills of Katmandu (Patrick Cowley Megamix)"
    Black Devil Disco Club "Follow Me (Instrumental)"
    Sheila & The Black Devotion "Spacer"
    Dharma "Plastic Doll (Club Mix)"
    Cut/Copy "Hearts on Fire (Aeroplane Pop Remix)"
    Sister Sledge "Lost in Music (The Revenge Rework)"
    The KLF "Build A Fire"
    The Voyagers "Distant Planet"

2010 - The Year We Make Space Disco

Something About Regulators (Daft Punk vs. Warren G & Nate Dogg)

Clap your hands. Start a drum circle. Join a club. Quit your job. Become a hippie. Abide.

Loser (The Starkiller Edit)

Blasphemous as it is I just had to rework a classic CCR evergreen into this occult discorock bastard. Worship and dance to the pipes of pan all you heathens!

Pagan Baby (The Starkiller's Pagan Ritual Rework)

From: me, The Starkiller, to: you, Janis Ian

From Me To You (The Starkiller Remix)

Here Come Ol' Flat Top

Big Love (The Starkiller's Buckingham Palace Remix)

Inspired by Timothy J. Fairplay's "Cleopatra Loves The Acid" that left me pinned down to the kitchen floor first time I heard it blasting from a tiny DAB radio

Chugging Along The Nile

Part of Fingerman's Hot Digits: Year Three compilation album (see Buy link)

Acid Baby

"Never get out of the boat. Absolutely goddamn right. Unless you were goin' all the way. Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole fuckin' program."

Down By The River (The Starkiller's Never Get Out Of The Boat Balearic AOR Yacht Rock Remix)

Missing (The Starkiller Remix)

Me, the Fatback Band and some tweaking of the lower frequencies. And cowbells.

Yum Yum Gimme Some (The Starkiller's Gimme Some Cowbell Edit)

Do your buffalo stance and get with it. Props to the easter bunny.

Hotstepper (The Starkiller's Intergalactic Rudeboy Disco Shuffle)

Immigrant Song (The Starkiller's Howling Banshee Edit)

Scrub the deck and get out the Caña & Coke, we're gonna rock the waves! Bring your own life vest.

[UPDATE] something went wrong with the BPM so I re-recorded and re-upped the track. On the plus side, it's now 1 second longer!

It's All Gone (The Starkiller's Extended Yacht Party Rework)

Diamonds on the Souls of her Shoes (The Starkiller Edit)

I wanted to do a big, spacey, cosmic-themed disco version of this classic. Here's the result, 8 minutes 53 seconds in all. It's like you're a big interstellar spaceship pumping through the star-sprangled void. 

Edge of Seventeen (The Starkiller's Seventeen Lightyears Remix)

A slow banging funky mixtape for your typical rainy November afternoon.

01) Intro by Carl Sagan
02) Hot R.S. - Slow Blow
03) Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
04) Area Code 615 - Stone Fox Chase
05) Trickski - Pill Collins
06) The Destroyers - 'Lectric Love
07) The 6th Borough Project - Do It To The Max
08) Les Rhythmes Digitales - About Funk
09) Tourist - Hooked On You
10) Daft Punk - Something About You
11) Gwen McCrae - Funky Sensation
12) The KMDS - Highwire (D-Pulse Instrumental Remix)
13) Arpadys - Funky Bass
14) Sébastien Tellier - Fingers Of Steel
15) Oneness Of Juju - African Rhythms
16) Toto - Afrika (Rune Lindbaek Edit)

Big Bang Mixtape

L'Amour et la Violence (The Starkiller's Ultraviolent Destruction)

Back II Life (The Starkiller's After The Flood Remix)

Get some of that Harlan County moonshine

(Consider a Bitcoin donation to: 1E7meMEePUdSfsjqHiVuTJQ1astvRYoa6B)

I'm Gonna Make Her Love Me (The Starkiller's Duelling Cowbells Re-Deliverance)

Shake your cocktail maker. It's the special feeling you get from Tom Cruise in the movie Cocktail. Forget business school, you can always mix it up in the Caribbean...

Taken from the original stems. Props to https://soundcloud.com/adigitalneedle!

Please leave a message if you download or give a like on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/The-Starkiller/193029737375890)!

Take On Me (The Starkiller's Rum & Coke Aha-Erlebnis) [192kbps]

The original brings up very dreamy visions. I tried to amplify this by adding lots of echos and reverbs. 

[edit: replaced 128kbps download with 320kbps]

Life's What You Make It (The Starkiller's Space Remix)

FINALLY. After hours of tweaking and subtle stereo panning I couldn't stand it anymore... So here it is for you. Not exactly a pure disco track but it's got square enough corners to dance to. ENJOY

[P.S. still contemplating "enable download" so in the meantime please be patient and check back often :) ]
[P.P.S. download enabled!]

Love is the Drug (The Starkiller's Intravenous Disco Re-drip)

The Starkiller (AKA Super Hans AKA Che Guerrilla) has been making electronic music and remixes since the late 1990s. He likes to keep things slow - his favourite BPM is 111. 

Influences are (among others) Giorgio Moroder, Kraftwerk, Hall & Oates, Daft Punk, Chic, and lots of other lesser known but equally important artists.

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