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)

To come ‘Full Circle’ is to travel the path and arrive back at the point you think you left from.

Full Circle, also known as Alexis Le-Tan (Wonders Ovze World) and Joakim (Tigersushi, Crowdspacer), a long term project with close friends Le-Tan and Joakim music project and “concept band born from loving ears that want to re-process our electronic past.”

They’ve delivered some amazing edits of obscure Goa tracks and remixed the likes of Die Orangen, 10Lec6, and Tapan and released on Good Morning Tapes and Vladimir Ivkovic’s Offen.

“To complete a journey is to learn and to slow down and re-imagine is to enrich – Full Circle hears the hedonistic sound of the 90’s in a light that reflects a different space for our current time and beyond. Always bridging the gap between the past and present: they are and continue to go Full Circle.”
 

You got that? Good… then let’s get our ears round their first recorded mix action and dig into their minds a bit more.

Listen and read the interview below:
https://www.theransomnote.com/music/shine-a-light-on-mix-full-circle-alexis-le-tan-joakim/

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INTERVIEW

Shine A Light On Mix... Full Circle (Alexis Le-Tan & Joakim)

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I was asked by Tess & Simon from @skylab_radio to present some music from the Good Morning Tapes catalogue live on air at the recent Independent Music Exchange in Melbourne.
If you're newcomer to the label's output, this might be a nice place to start...  
- Biscuit / Good Morning Tapes

Tracklist:

E Ruscha V & The Only Thingz, Too - Waves Over Stones
Ben Bondy - Kanga
Jonnine - I Won't Lift Another Finger
Pataphysical - Integument
Nueen - Split
KikI Kudo feat. Haruka - Hzauigara
Jonnine - I Don't Seem Myself Tonight
Os Sienis - Power Source (Mika Snickars Version)
Salamanda - Amazon Cactus
D.K. - The Goddess Is Dancing
Shakali - Aja Udu
Full Circle - Standing Horizontal
Gi Gi - Fainting Pill
Swampy - Far From Home (Edit)

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DJ, radio host, booker, digger, compiler, divine scene connector: for more than a decade Amsterdam’s Orpheu The Wizard @orpheuthewizard has been a beloved member of the vibrant, all kinds of music-loving scene of his hometown and beyond. As a DJ he is known for unconventional jams, that unite different styles under one slamming atmosphere that can be speedy or slow – depending on daytime and setting.

To read the full interview visit: https://edwin-europe.com/blog/post/mix-123-orpheu-the-wizard

Intro: The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa - Her Eyes Have It
1. Lee Gamble - Xith C Spray
2. Alexander Mezlack - Perfection of The Human Form
3. Shuji Wada - Endless Load
4. Auto Takei - Balabadur
5. Two Lone Swordsmen - The Branch Brothers
6. Mong Tong - Bun
7. Slow Riffs - Peace Arch
8. Dynatron feat. Enrico Demuro - Kosmokraut
9. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rain Song
10. CD3-E - Internal Content Generator
11. SVN - Dub 1
12. Ruutu Poiss - 40 (to be released)

N°123 - Orpheu The Wizard

After a long pause, we're happy to kick off the first mix of the year with no other than DJ Sundae himself. We're honored to have him contribute to our mix series and excited to share this with everyone. Read the full interview with our programmer Juan Izguerra and DJ Sundae.

Read here: https://www.homagebrewing.com/mix-series

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The breezy sound of the Canadian Riviera, from Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers.  
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Episode 72 is an archival dive into the audio works of Kyoto based multi-media collective Dumb Type. Founded in 1984 by Teiji Furuhashi the group’s work includes exhibitions, performances, video pieces, computer programs, print publications, and conceptual audio albums. Furuhashi, who passed in 1995, claimed the name represents “a society overstuffed with information but cognizant of nothing.” The group continues under the stewardship of longtime members Toru Yamanaka and Shiro Takatani. Over the years many artists have collaborated with the collective including Ryoji Ikeda and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Dumb Type’s work addresses a variety of socio-political themes including nationality, identity, communication, AIDS, civilization, media control, and explores the undefined borders of the information society for new visions of human / technological interaction. The pieces on this mix were selected from 4 decades of work including demo versions, interviews, performance soundtracks, archival sketches, and a few stunning solo pieces from Toru Yamanaka. 

Special thanks to my friend Michael Klausman for tipping me off about Yamanaka’s Bandcamp page where he’s being releasing incredible compilations surveying the group’s audio archive.

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