MaxPacemaker

MaxPacemaker is the alter ego of Antwerp-based multi-instrumentalist Max Philipp Weies. He explored pretty much every sort of genre from Metal to Punk, from Psychedelic music to Jazz. Growing up near Cologne, he found his love for electronic music in the Club scene of the 90's. As a guitar-player he founded the electro-acoustic band Go March, which shifted from Krautrock towards a sound that was heavily influenced by Dance-music, ranging from Italo-Disco to Techno. Meanwhile Weies was experimenting with drum computers sent through guitar effects, hardware synthesizers and Ableton Live. He eventually assembled his own customized Techno machine using a modular synth with an Ableton effect-rack and recently played first solo shows as MaxPacemaker. Influenced by the likes of Ritchie Hawtin, Blawan and Speedy J, his improvised sets are always different, but undeniably situated on the darker side of the spectrum. Polyrhythmic percussion, acidic elements and reverberating rumbles merge together and create a maze of tunnels that may or may not lead you to light.