17-18-19 September, Peninsulas Goes Utopia
Recordings of our first little festival at Faralya, Fethiye.

MR TC @mrtcmusic <3

MR TC

Thank you Pedro F. and Lux for letting it happen just like that.
Timmy & Tummy

Vladimir Ivkovic b2b Switchdance at Lux Frágil (18.03.22)

"Always take from the past - avoiding the empty longings of nostalgia - with a view to understanding the new place it might hold in the future. Good Morning Tapes has done just that, and with the 90’s revival in something of a full swing, the label 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 thrust 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, Back to 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 memory, inspiring a new batch of ideas, and always looking back with a purpose.

"Back to Disco Valley" is available on cassette via the GMT Online Store.

@alexisletan @joakim

GMT52 Full Circle - Back to Disco Valley (Snippets)

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)

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Anatolian Weapons b2b soFa @ Kiosk Radio 08.04.2023

Just over 2 hours of the finest in cosmic dance music from two leaders of the pack... Recorded live at Sameheads during another finer than silk Club Cosmic night

Nixxon & Alexander Arpeggio
https://soundcloud.com/nixxon
https://soundcloud.com/alexanderarpeggio

Nixxon & Alexander Arpeggio B2B Excerpt - Club Cosmic At Sameheads 12.08.23

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)

"This casing holds the next chapter....Imagined & recorded in Space. Going further where you already know...Play and Live at your own speed...Take care of yourself and look out for others...What goes around comes around...Things go round in circles, such is life...We are not alone" - Full Circle 2023

Full Circle's 'Further Knowhere' cassette is available now via the Good Morning Tapes Online Store!

GMT61 Full Circle - 'Further Knowhere' Mixtape (Snippets)

Welcoming @cv-vision to the Cashmere HQ who gifted us with a splendid blend of his recent favourites. Hosted by @menqui

Artwork by @kryptic_dj

The Past Forward radio show is hosted and aired on Cashmere Radio. Find more info, the tracklist and other episodes on the Cashmere Radio website - cashmereradio.com/shows/past-forward/

Past Forward #87 with CV Vision

Nabihah Iqbal is visiting NYC and will be playing a selection of recent musical discoveries from her tour, plus some of her other favourite music. Just two hours of good tunes!

http://www.instagram.com/nabihahiqbal

Nabihah Iqbal @ The Lot Radio 02-01-2024

Jessica Boston & Desert - The Beginning
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Anamnesis
Ruins - Heavenly Tide
Holger Czukay - Longing For Daydreams
Suso Sáiz - From Memory
Cass. & Gianni Brezzo - Imence Sense
Gastr del Sol - Bauchredner
Brian Eno & David Byrne - Mountain Needles
Wolf Müller & Cass. - Aiolos
River Yarra - Cafe del Frog
Gaussian Curve - Impossible Island
Trance - Wintergarden
Peter Jahn - Abenteuer Überm Schrank
Eroc - Hundertwasser

Nits de la Tramuntana #24

'Modern Obscure Music' member & dj https://soundcloud.com/modern-obscure-music
Bookings: sergivirgilipardo@gmail.com
Curator & dj at TANGO (Razzmatazz/Lolita)
18.07.20 w/ Eva Geist
31.01.20 w/ Jex Opolis
11.10.19 w/ Nosedrip
22.06.19 w/ CC:Disco
21.09.18 w/ Jessy Lanza
22.06.18 w/ Fantastic Man
28.05.18 w/ Interstellar Funk
24.02.18 w/ Marco Passarani

21.12.19 Red58, MOM Xmas party
27.09.19 Buenas tardes Pulitzer
25.09.19 Nica w/ Eric Copelan
21.09.19 Garage 442 w/ Render
24.06.19 Palo Alto Fest
24.01.19 Garage 442 w/ Da Silva
23.11.18 Garage 442 w/ Render
16.08.18 Garage 442 w/ Junior
05.05.18 Apolo, MOM 4th Anniversary
16.03.18 Soho House, MOM x ILM
10.03.18 Club 10, Martirio (Madrid)
03.03.18 Apolo, Escena Apolo
25.12.17 Garage 442, Hypnotico Disco
28.07.17 Low Festival
28.05.17 Brunch in the city
28.05.17 Apolo, Brunch in the city
13.05.17 Music Inspire (Fórum Barcelona)
15.04.17 Razzmatazz w/ Marcello Giordani
25.12.16 Macarena Club
25.11.16 Razzmatazz w/ Univers
12.08.16 Glove Party
31.12.15 Sala Upload, Club Marabú
19.12.15 Switch pocket Club
15.05.15 Razzmatazz w/ Sau Poler
23.01.15 Razzmatazz w/ Luishock
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Nits de la Tramuntana #24

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