😍 can't stop listening to this part of the set

this is divine! what's this track id pls?

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)

Live recording from BUKA, Milan 08.07.23
Mix of the day on @resident-advisor: https://ra.co/news/79329

Alicia Carrera @ BUKA live DJ set 08.07.23

Interstellar Funk  [01.09.2023]

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/

@alexisletan @joakimbouaziz

INTERVIEW

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

Sunday evening... An unexpected visitor from Chicago named duKe comes to Kiosk Radio to enjoy the good weather, music and vibes... all of a sudden the owner of the establishment asked if he would like to play... that was accepted and exclusively as an impromptu demonstration of finds from an afternoon spent digging at Crevette Records, and after an all-nighter at Fuse’s Motion Room. 
Lock in for the ride!

The Unplanned Moment w/ duKe aka Traxx @ Kiosk Radio 08.10.2023

A mix recorded in the Gun by our talented young friend ED Kent.
Melbourne based yute Ed ( and honcho of Sleepr Tape Records) bookended a summer in London playing gigs at The Gun. We managed to capture the second from early september. Its a stunning mix of murky sounds, dub, offbeat eighties  lo fi pop, post punk, hip hop, and finishing and lovely, crunchy low slung bangers. Its the full six hours and its fucking great. Fair play young man x

Ed Kent Plays The Gun

Music in praise of the Moon
Mix series hosted by Stathis and Luigi Di Venere
38th Episode by Andrew Birds
Artwork by Thodoris Dimitropoulos

Moon Gazing 038 by Andrew Birds

Heap digs deep. Not one to bow to trends and fanciful fads he knows his shit. Real abstract electronics for the dancefloors with a twist. The Neubau founder has worked tirelessly for years showcasing the best in raw, rugged, forward thinking music. Florian Stöffelbauer is Heap. The prolific man co-leads the Vienna based record label Neubau and Wiener Brut, which keeps impressing vinyl enthusiasts since its birth in 2015. Artists like Aufgang B, Karamika, Leo James and more recently Alexander Arpeggio, Gil.Barte, MR TC and Lo Kindre joined the roster and participated with forward thinking and brave dance music.
		
As diverse and interesting as his label’s output, so is Florian’s DJing. Deep knowledge of music and many secret gems in his vinyl bag let him guide faithful listeners all over Europe.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 23 : Heap

Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary

And before you know it, 8 years fly by. It's been a wild ride with still no signs of a clear destination in sight - the music seems to keep you moving. We've been told it's a good sign when you lose track of time. In celebration of all the madness and good times, we invite you to meet again and hopefully lose track of time in good company once again at @club.ost this time with a really special dream lineup of heroes in sounds and rhythms. Save the date - THIS FRIDAY 🎂 and thank you all for the years of support and kind customership 💘 please be invited for another hurra 💘

SOUND METAPHORS 8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2023
CLUB OST
ALT-STRALAU 1-2,
10245 BERLIN
10.00pm - END

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𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢
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Temple Rat - Refuge Worldwide (Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary)

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

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

For DJ bookings:  Nemo + Castro (Sound Metaphors, H.A.N.D.) 
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Temple Rat - Refuge Worldwide (Sound Metaphors 8 year anniversary)

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