Electro

"The TPS-L2 used the basic case and mechanical parts of the TCM-600 cassette recorder. The only change to the mechanical parts was the fitment of a stereo tape head and the removal of the record key, erase protection lever, erase head and tape counter. The mechanical performance of the deck, which was originally designed more with speech and dictation in mind rather than music, was considered suitable for high-fidelity music reproduction, a clear demonstration of the high quality engineering found in the more upmarket Sony recorders.

Part of the genius of the personal cassette player concept was the elimination of the unnecessary. In the case of the TPS-L2, that meant not only no recording circuitry but no loudspeaker either. The mouldings in the chassis that accommodate the loudspeaker magnet in the TCM-600 are still visible in the TPS-L2 however. Removal of the recording circuit meant removal of the microphone socket too, though the internal microphone remained. This was used for the now famous “hot line” function. Pressing an orange button on the top of the machine (fitted in the place where the record and fast-play controls had been) faded the cassette sound down and mixed in the output of the microphone, so the listener could be talked to without stopping the tape. This was deemed attractive as two headphone sockets (humorously labelled “guys” and “gals” in the versions for some markets) were fitted so that two people could listen at once. The hot line function made a pause control unnecessary, so the arrangement fitted to the TCM-600 was removed.

The TPS-L2 was actually slightly larger than the TCM-600, partly to house the volume controls. The TCM-600 had a small edge-wise rotary control, but miniature volume controls of any type were simply not available in stereo form at the time, so two independent sliders had to be used instead. In addition to this, a two position tone switch was fitted, which allowed chrome tapes or music cassettes encoded with Dolby NR to be played back without excessive treble.

The TPS-L2 initially sold slowly but with skilful marketing demand soon soared. It was not cheap (around £100, with a second set of MDR-3 headphones costing around £15 extra) but gave good performance and created a new way to enjoy music. A whole new market had been created and within a couple of years every major Japanese electronics manufacturer had begun to offer something similar."

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TPS-L2

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R$N Premieres: March 2017

Name in Lights have been organising parties, DJing, producing music and running their own label Feed for a long time. Fact is - they are kind of royalty back in Stockholm. After releasing records on Under The Shade, Free Association, Let s Play House, as well as getting remixed by Dr Dunks and Axel Boman it s now time to present two tracks on Omena. Believe it or not but the ties between Omena and Name In Lights go way back. All Inclusive is that type or track you would either start or end the night with while Post Mortem sounds like DJ Koze and Isolee would have a baby together. On this release there are two remixes which completely flip the originals. Underground hero Samo DJ is a force to be reckoned with. With recent releases on The Trilogy Tapes, Public Possession and an album on Snaker together with Maxxxbass he found time to work All Inclusive into something completely new. Watch out for the end. Finally label boss Tooli delivers a remix filled with as much rhodes and conga as your heart desires.

OM016 - Name In Lights - All Inclusive

Claudia Peña: Voces.
Diego Gómez: Programaciones, Sintetizadores, Percusiones, Scratches.

Masterización: Camilo Silva F.

B. I Call You Or I Lose You

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Ara Koufax from Melbourne, Australia, make music that oscillates among experiments in house, techno and noise - material that steers clear of easy categorization while remaining thoroughly dancefloor friendly. The pair returns with a two-track single for Cascine's singles label, CSCN, that embodies this approach. "Kissy Fits," the single's namesake, builds at 120 BPMs along a collage of looping vocal samples, INTERPOL sirens and shuffling percussion parts. Whereas "Infrared," the B side, underlies a squelching synth with melodic chord progressions to create a pensive atmosphere that drives the listener deep into the nighttime.

Following a feature last year on Cut Copy's celebrated compilation,  Oceans Apart, Ara Koufax have continued to gain momentum with a single for Cutters Records and an EP through their own label, Downtime. Recently their music has also drawn the attention of Tim Sweeney, Dan Snaith and BBC Radio 1, among others. 
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Ara Koufax - Kissy Fits

Remix of the track "Green Sugar" by my friend @Spectateur.
 you can listen original song and EP "Tipharet" By Spectateur here : 
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Spectateur - Green Sugar - Degiheugi Remix

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Taken from the new album 'Take Her Up To Monto' available July 8th. Pre-order here: 
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Mastermind

Maximono brings the same thirst to keep things fresh and flowing in their own productions over onto the compilation. “Bleep” is their on contribution to album, and it is a naughty little bit born for the dancefloor. With the release dropping today, it felt like perfect timing to get with the Maxi men and hear all about Selections and their plans for This Ain’t Bristol. We got with the TAB cofounders to hear all about how they’ve upped the ante for their label’s ‘Selections’ series. 

Read our interview with Maximono here: https://www.insomniac.com/media/maximono-takes-aint-bristol-selections-series-next-level

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Premiere: Maximono “Bleep”

JEX OPOLIS - SANPO 040

Shortly after Aussteiger's successful debut, "Dub Disco" introduce their long time friends https://soundcloud.com/s-and-w on board for their second release with an EP full of lovely analogue sounds. It surely stands in contrast to the first record and by that underlines exactly what Dub Disco is about: A journey through the vastness of electronic music.                 
 "Cashmere Green" here premiered is the opener on this EP. It's a true Nu-Funk, West-Coast influenced banger with a distant cosmic flair carried by meticulous and peculiar drums. Driven by a pending groove, this one invites the light into any dreamers ears and ensures your very own trippy dancefloor experience. On the flip, we dive into Wind up Bird. The track starts off as a scratchy and vibrant House track, riding on a funky bassline. It gets carried away by dreamy chords and breaks down into an incredible melancholic melody that will keep no eye dry. Finally there is Machine Love. An 80s influenced open air peak time party tool that will definitely put a smile on your face and a rocket in your pocket.

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PREMIERE : S&W - Cashmere Green

Never stop letting love linger

Featuring  Ron Basejam, Genius in Time, The Reflex, Zepherin Saint Tribe, and more!

Ol' Dirty Valentine

The first release from new vinyl only label Cherub Records. The ‘Figure of State’ EP features four tracks, including two original cuts from London upstart William Earl in analogue work out mode. Doppelate’s remix of 'Figure of State' on the a-side is a down-tempo, atmospheric trip whilst Pépe's remix of ‘Stokey Waltz’ takes us into blissfully uplifting, arpeggiated territory.

PREMIERE : William Earl - Figure Of State

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In the span of only a couple of months, we’ve been to Australia and back almost more times than we can count. If there was any doubt before then it’s completely erased now, as the land Down Under really is one of the hotbeds for house music at the moment. @beatsofnonationradio is an Australian radio show bringing you "weird and wonderful sounds from all around the globe" and it is curated by Dom Bird, Jad Lee and Sean Bate as well as their regular guests, both local and international. Launched in September of 2015 the radio show has hosted 49 episodes thus far with guests ranging from the likes of Urulu and Fouk to the Lobster Theremin crew.

Chord Memory Band is a recent collaboration between Michael Medlycott (from the band Vulture Street Tape Gang) and Dom Bird (Beats Of No Nation co-founder and member of the live disco 4 piece Mitzi). The pair have cooked up a four track record of analog tastiness entitled « Third Eye EP ». Today, we are giving you the first taste of the B1 track ‘Donostia’. This mid-tempo jam is propped up by some vibraphone chords and crisp percussion. Swelling synth work and keyboard lines adorn the piece, echoing and reverberating into the distance, creating a remarkable sense of depth. A warm bass line adds support but doesn’t overpower the mysterious air created by the interwoven melodies of the various instruments. From strings and bells to plucked synths and keys, there’s a little bit of everything all working together in this finely concocted, ear-pleasing potion.

Buy it: http://bit.ly/2kZVLnt

PREMIERE : Chord Memory Band - Donostia

Vol. I de /AMBIANCE\ estará disponible en todas las plataformas digitales a partir del 24 de febrero y puedes adquirirlo en: https://durolabel.bandcamp.com/album/vol-i

[Premiere THUMP] /AMBIANCE\ - Camino al Parke

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Joan Bibiloni - The Boogie - (Ray Mang Edit)

The haunting flowers would struggle to survive the winter months. The ghost orchid would lose its blossom and the cascading petals would fall quite abruptly to the forest floor below. Nature was a cruel mistress by which the jungle must abide, everything was in its place and right where it was supposed to be. The ghosts of winter would soon run riot through this empty trees whilst the animals slept in hibernation between the glow of the distant moon. 

Benjamin Fröhlich recently released music on Permanent Vacation. Now, it is his turn to be remixed, as is so often the way. Lauer, Shan, Jack Pattern and Cleveland all step up to reimagine his work. The latter is who's version we bring to you.

Rude Remixes

PREMIERE: Benjamin Fröhlich - Ghost Orchid (Cleveland Remix)[Permanent Vacation]

'Mayday Remixes' Pt.1 & P2.

Pt.1
1. "Overthrow" (Boys Noize 303 Overdub)
2. "Mayday" (Club Version)
3. "Dynamite" ft. Benga (Dub Mix)
4. "Euphoria" ft. Remy Banks (Boys Noize x MXM Bootleg)
5. "2 Live" (Boys Noize Silent Mix)
6. "Starchild" (Reprise)
7. "Birthday" (Rockewell Remix)

Pt.2
1. "Overthrow" (Extended Mix)
2. "Euphoria" (Amato Remix)
3. "Rock The Bells" (Gila Remix)
4. "Starchild" (Tensnake Remix)
5. "Midnight" (Raito Remix)
6. "Hardkotzen" (Jensen Interceptor Remix)
7. "Birthday" (Chambray Remix)

Boys Noize "Mayday Remixes" (Teaser)

Through the Eyes of... with Eli Escobar

30 minute Hot Mix with Gina Breeze

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01. Powerdance - A Safe and Happy Place [Powerdance]
02. Ifran Rainy & Baba Israel- Freedom Music (Who Remix) 
03. Hercules & Love Affair - Controller (Feat. Faris Badwan) [International Man]
04. Juju and Jordash - Wednesday Something [Dekmantel]
05. Doc L Jnr - We Love To Dance
06. Sauce81 - Dance Tonight(Disco Dub) [Eglo]
07. Franklin Black - Gifted People (Kaytronik's Gifted & Black Remix)
08. Paris Brightledge & Marlon Hoff - I Love You (Original)[Ten Eight Seven
09. Louie Vega - I Deserve to Breathe (Glenn Underground Remix)[Vega Records]
10. Unknown - U Da Shit (Derrick Carter Remix) [White Label]
11. Ron Bacardi - Back For More [Razor-N-Tape]
12. Eli Escobar - Happiness (Kon Remix) [Classic Music Company]

Business as Usual, because… well, it is. I will be playing dance music that you may or may not have heard, that will be readily available, if pointed in the right direction of course. The idea is for you to use me as your selector slash shop assistant in a virtual record store. I will be your slightly odd, slightly off-centre, guide. But ultimately and most importantly, your friendly on-line record shop assistant.

Featuring the brand new feature 'Through The Eyes Of’, where I invite producer and DJ friends onto the show to pick 3 records that are “classic” to them.. Tune in.

Luke Solomon

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Business As Usual March 2017: Luke Solomon, Eli Escobar & Gina Breeze

The difficulty with language is that it can be hard to articulate, decipher and change. What is said cannot be erased and taken back, it stands firm in the passage of time for a life to come. This is why such holy books have paved the way across the ages, they cannot be taken back. Nowadays it is all about a turn of phrase, depicting what may come next and rephrasing that which was mistaken. Perhaps in the future we will learn better, and take our time. 

Teniente Castillo is set to release a new EP on Playpal Music. Operating out of Madrid he creates tripped out electronic music rife with drive and bass. He is remixed by Undo.

PREMIERE: Teniente Castillo - Rephrased (Undo Remix)[Play Pal Music]

As he charged victoriously towards the finish life he reflected upon a charmed life. Hardship? No. Pain? No. This was all far too easy, in the distance he could hear the echo of a tannoy blaring out loudly to a crowd of onlookers. 

"We are here today..." 

All that nonsense got old pretty freakin' fast when you were running your socks off upon the bareback concrete in extreme temperatures. Little did they know that he would be just fine. 

Kiwi features as part of the latest edition of the Mushroom House series on Toy Tonics Records. He contributes alongside Ponty Mython, Tom Trago, Munk and The Barking Dogs.

Mushroom House EP 3

PREMIERE: Kiwi - We Are Here [Toy Tonics]

Frank Wiedemann - co-founder of Innervisions and one half of German deep house duo Âme alongside Kristian Beyer - is launching a new label called BIGAMO, focused on music from outside the house spectrum.

Out 8th March, the first record on the label comes from Fred und Luna - an alias for German artist Rainer Buchmüller - who has previously released an EP on Optimo and remixed Prins Thomas for Innervisions. New album 'Im Klanggarten' is rather different - a new style which Buchmüller describes as 'Elektrokraut' or 'Krautelektro' - essentially modern Krautrock with an emphasis on beautiful melodies and modern electronic sounds.

We're premiering the opening track, 'Minisong'. It's a haunting, moody number with a slowly evolving melody that could soundtrack a misty morning by the lake.

Im Klanggarten

Buy here

PREMIERE: Frank und Luna - Minisong [BIGAMO]

Wolfstream was made in wintry St. Petersburg and absorbed the "cold of abandoned manufactories and the sound of empty railroad depot". The duo makes hasteless and mesmerising music full of analog synths, percussions and live basslines. On this cut taken from their new four track EP, they collaborate with a certain Mister Gray. Creeping out of the darkness of one of those ghost town monoliths above, it fills up with swirling ethnicity, military snares and sitar styled vibes. Coiled and apprehensive and ticking like a Soviet time bomb, it grows more menacing as you step closer. Beware.

Pre-order here: http://www.junodownload.com/products/wolfstream-i-am-god/3340808-02/?=tcs

I Am God

PREMIERE: Wolfstream - Precious Bodily Fluids (with Duncan Gray)[Mange_Moi]

Believe it or not but the ties between Omena and Name In Lights go way back, even before Omena existed.  This trio of friends calling themselves Name in Lights have been organising parties, DJing, producing music and running their own label Feed for a long time.  Somewhere along those years we meet and it's been nothing but smiles and good times ever since. 

After releasing records on Under The Shade, Free Association, FEED and Let's Play House as well as getting remixed by Dr Dunks and Axel Boman it's now time to present two tracks on Omena. 

All Inclusive is the first track on the EP and is the perfect track to open a DJ-set, listening to while traveling on a train deep into the woods (that's what Tooli did first time he heard it), sharing an apple pie with your best friend, playing while the party is about to end and providing the perfect soundtrack to your way home early in the morning. 
In short - it's a very good track. 

Order the EP here :

Deejay.de - http://bit.ly/2mivtAH
Diskunion - http://bit.ly/2lhr69y
Juno Records - http://bit.ly/2mwUxEG
Piccadilly Records - http://bit.ly/2lDgpKl
Redeye Records - http://bit.ly/2lhoWqd

Name In Lights - All Inclusive (OM016, Side A1)

The hotel towered fiercely above the city skyline. It loomed ominously, casting a black shadow amidst the skyscrapers and its pitch black windows allowed not one soul to peer inside. This was a place that was exclusive, all inclusive and yet deprived. Only the rich were welcome and the weak were left cast aside on the street outside. In this concrete prism people would dance well into the small hours, blissfully unaware of the world outside, a tower of doom, despair and ignorance. 

Name in Lights have been steadily working behind the scenes for many years, producing music, running party and pioneering their record label Feed. Now they release on Omena records and are remixed by Samo DJ.

All Inclusive

PREMIERE: Name In Lights - All Inclusive (Samo DJ Remix) [Omena]

From the Name In Lights release "All Inclusive".
Label art by Ivo Kiusalaas.

Order the EP here :

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Name In Lights - Post Mortem (OM016, Side B1)

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