Dutch electro producer Legowelt (the vintage kind of electro, not the main stage rave kind of electro) has released a surprise new album, The TEAC Life, for free download, with the modest request that folks who like what they here paypal him some euros.

“You can donate some $ or Euro… so I can buy more crap synthesizers to make stuff like this and repair my Juno 106,” the producer wrote on his website, where the download is being offered. A quick check of the preview streams (in case the free download is too cumbersom for some), reveals the sort of classic analog techno that Legowelt is known for via a decade of releases for labels like Bunker, Cocoon and Clone.

We recommend getting the album now and kicking in a few sheckles if for no other reason than …