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B.C.P.A. = BIG Crimbo Pressie Alert: 

Ok, this is a special one we have been holding on to for over 10 years. Yes that's right this mix was recorded over ten years ago but only came out on Good Morning Tapes last year... Only a few people heard it before, can you believe it? 
Now things are coming even more Full Circle as it was aired live for the first time last week on Crimson's "Pink Eyed Blue" show on https://radiozora.fm/ I thought this was fitting as I will also be playing with him this summer at THE Ozora Festival! Those who know, know ;-) 
Anyways hope you will enjoy and have a great Christmas and New Year Celebration.

Some lovely words below from my great friend TC aka The Ch... for those that wish to read further! Enjoy...



The empty longings of nostalgia exist as a far cry behind taking from the past with a view to understanding a new place it might hold in the future. Now - with the 90’s revival in something of a full swing - Good Morning Tapes finally gets the chance to release a pivotal 10 year old mix that didn’t just ignite a curious wave of reflection and appropriation, it marked a culmination in the shifting sonic sands for its creator Mr. Alexis Le-Tan. His name needs little light trust upon it in these hallowed cosmic halls, with his enduring and ever present mixes being a staple for those that know. Back to Disco Valley is arguably his most important mix - it both recontextualised a dirty and forgotten sound of the past, and facilitated a wave of new freedoms for those wishing to look backwards in order to move forwards. Most importantly it planted the seed for everything Full Circle to come.

Back to Disco Valley is above all else a personal reckoning for Alexis and Joakim, it marked a moment when many problems inherent in a trapped older sound - with a sublime yet dated history of its own - could breath fresh life in the present day; a new slower realm was born. The slowing down of dance music is nothing new, and certainly where peak time beats have existed a spiritual shadow that revels in a slower ethereal space to dance has never been far away. Stylistically on one level, Back to Disco Valley might seem to build on what Baldelli or Loda were doing many years ago, and it certainly has that effortless charm, but it goes much further, not just in its re-appraisal of the frenetic fast paced sounds of Goa, but as a signifier of where many wanted to head on the dancefloor - towards a slower oasis - incorporating new releases and modern sounding rarities along the way. Indeed, in selecting the 33rpm dial rather than that marked 45, Full Circle at once opened up the new space inside a music some of us went bananas to 30 years ago, and at the same time made sense of a crucial yet forgotten heritage; a confession became a badge of honour.

Coming back to Full Circle and its genesis: it was only a matter of time before the old Goa records would come back down from the racks and spawn a new life, and perhaps whilst Le-Tan cemented something a lot of us knew, Disco Valley somehow liberated many of those early records from their stylistic shackles initiating a creative project that - along side the collaborative work with Joakim - has released a wave of inspirational edits and re-imaginations. Full Circle - in all its conceptual & metaphorical majesty - really has come to represent the most stylish of takes on past sounds, both in the realm of selection and re-working. It is certainly true that Back to Disco Valley - sounding now as it did then (to the select tuned ears that got to listen) - reflects a perfect meeting between an off-tempo past, present and future, being more than a functional assemblage, it revives many a lost memories, inspiring a new batch of ideas. There is nothing wrong with looking back, as long as it has a purpose.

Tom Colebrook

Full Circle - Back To Disco Valley (GMT 52)

Benedikt Frey DJ set @ DT CAMP 2023

Joining us for Tapes #113 is Inter­stel­lar Funk - known for his love of transcend­ing sounds, scenes, gen­res and gen­er­a­tions, which comes from work­ing at the famous­ly influ­en­tial Rush Hour record store, as well as travel­ing the world and pick­ing up his own glob­al influ­ences.

Instead of repeating the tricks that saw him break­through, he prefers to have fun mixing up the old with the new and join the dots between inspi­ra­tions from the past and take risks on unknown futures, keeping both him­self and his dancers on their toes.

Driven by a heavy bass addiction, an unconditional love for analogue synths and a craving for dusty drums, Interstellar Funk discovers more and more old and new gems by the day.

Interview & Tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/interstellar-funk-mix

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Origins Tapes 113 - Interstellar Funk

Here is the recording of my part at Tresor meets Cititrax x L.I.E.S. - 03.11.23

Tresor Meets Cititrax X L.I.E.S - 03.11.23

Benedikt Frey (@freybenedikt) has been on a journey of musical adventure and exploration over the last 15 years. He has made everything from deepest house to bottomless dub, UK jungle to irresistible edits of Notorious BIG. Those early forays came on labels like Nous'klaer Audio and Hivern Discs but in the years since the German has looked more to industrial and post-punk for inspiration. His Fastlane album on ESP Institute this summer blended those vibes with his own take on techno and resulted in his most accomplished and singular work yet. 

Now, the Lopasura label head steps up with an extra special two-hour mix that peers into the farthest corners of his sound. It is the sort of all-consuming trip that plays out like a mind movie as it works through serval different chapters - some heady and deep, some direct and unsettling, always with great control. Whether laying down electro, wave, techno or serious bass weight, Benedikt Frey is always taking you somewhere new.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 446 - Benedikt Frey

@intergalactic_gary
Dutch West Coast selector, Intergalactic Gary is in charge of this month's episode of The MUSAR Show, delivering a 90-minute flawless journey through raw Chicago house, hidden Italo gems, and chugging electro tracks. Connecting electronic music bridges at its best, enjoy! 

With more than 35 years behind the decks, Intergalactic Gary involved in The Hague music scene since day one, started in the early 90s by playing squat and club parties which later continued as a residency at The Hague's first-ever house club in 1992, playing regional pirate radio stations and travel around the world through the years and become a regular guest at some of the most respectable music festivals and clubs, such as Dekmantel Festival/Selectors, IFM Festival, Unsound, Tresor, De School to name a few.

In the studio he’s laid down mutant, disco-tinged electro as The Parallax Corporation and electro and ambient synth pop soundtracks as The Conservatives, both with I-F. He's also recently collaborated with Pasiphae on Bio Rhythm, and for Stroboscopes and Smokemachines, a new documentary about underground electronic music. He aims simply to make music he would want to hear on a night out and imbues his work with a sense of melancholy, but always paired with driving dance floor dynamics that mix up analogue and digital textures.

The MUSAR Show #63 - Intergalactic Gary

benedikt frey & chez de milo b2b all night long at the love inn, bristol

Benedikt Frey b2b Chez de Milo @ Club Blanco - The Love Inn, Bristol [18/11/23]

Lena Willikens and Moopie at A Colourful Storm, Berlin

November 10 2023
Limited Edition in Portland.
Home on the fringe of night life, family, goodness. 
Gathering No. 70.
If you know you know.

Live at Limited Edition

Vladimir Ivkovic All Night Long at 70th Limited Edition Portland

Step into the mesmerizing world of Vladimir Ivkovic's warm-up set at Peti Kupe, Zagreb, as he sets the stage for the electrifying performance by DVS1. With each carefully selected track, Ivkovic builds anticipation, gradually increasing the energy for the main event.

Puls Kluba #008 - Vladimir Ivkovic (Live @ Peti Kupe, Zagreb)

Central American born Silent Servant has performed worldwide in clubs from LA, Berlin to Osaka. A chance meeting with Karl O'Conner in 1999 would establish a friendship that would open the door to the Sandwell District label in 2006. Silent Servant's sound is a reinterpretation of early '80s post-punk electronics, paired with the deep, metallic sounds of Basic Channel and Downwards.

Silent Servant - Live at Honey Soundsystem [4-21-13]

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Dekmantel Podcast 446 - Benedikt Frey

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