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Minimal Wave is proud to present a 6 song EP by the UK/US duo Sandra Electronics. Originally formed as Sandra Plays Electronics by Karl O’Connor in 1988, the project has evolved over the years to become a collaborative endeavor with Juan Mendez (aka Silent Servant). Three of the tracks were first released as an Untitled 10” on Downwards in 2010, and the record quickly sold out. Those songs have been re-edited and remastered for this EP, and three more rare demos and live versions have been added. The songs can be described as hypnotic industrial electronic mantras with enigmatic keyboards and treated vocals. Each track draws the listener in, with its repetitive psychedelic percussion and dark affected vocal. The record is a hand-numbered edition of 999 copies pressed on 180 gram ultra clear vinyl, and housed in a high quality heavy weight printed sleeve featuring a vintage photograph of Samia Gamal. Release date: April 30th, 2014, with special signed copies available for sale on May 10th at the Brookyln Flea RBMA Record Fair. Sandra Electronics will be doing an exclusive DJ set and record signing that day.
Purchase (vinyl):
http://minimalwave.com/releases/release/want-need/
Purchase (digital):
https://boomkat.com/downloads/1056815-sandra-electronics-want-need
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/want-need-ep/id895861022
Also check the Sessions cassette:
http://minimalwave.com/releases/release/sessions/
https://boomkat.com/downloads/1056713-sandra-electronics-feat-karl-o-connor-sessions
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sessions-feat.-karl-oconnor/id895854510

Sandra Electronics - Protection Now (Demo)

One of the most iconic pop songs to ever emerge from the German language sphere is undoubtedly Falco´s "Der Kommissar". Originally released in 1981, it was the ironic yet brazen Austrian take on then brand new New York rap music. Released only two years after the release of "Rappers Delight" by Sugar Hill Gang, "Der Kommissar" was an international sensation and a #1 chart hit in various European countries as well as a global club hit. For many teenagers during the 1980s, Falco showed that also white people can rap, even in German - probably the most difficult language for pop music.

"Der Kommissar" soon also reveberated in Brasil, particularly in the southern part of the giant South American country with its history of German migration. For Porto Alegre band Comunidade Nin-Jitsu, one of the most known rap-rock-funk groups in Brasil, "Der Kommissar" was a major influence in their prime years, so in 1998, they decided to release their take on the Austrian hit and recorded "Rap Do Trago (Vai Começar)" ("it´s about to begin"), a phonetic interpretation of "Der Kommissar" (actually meaning "The inspector" in German). The song is produced by fellow Porto Alegre kingpin Edu K and additionally called "Rap Do Trago" ("Rap about getting drunk") and celebrates the joys of cachaça drinking.

Man Recordings head honcho Daniel Haaksman played "Vai Começar" for many years as closing track in his sets, fast forward to 2024 and the Brasilian interpretation of the classic Austrian rap sees its re-releases on German label Man Recordings.

Let´s raise our cachaça glasses and sing along: "Pare bebum, vai começar!"

Man 139 Comunidade Nin-Jitsu "Rap Do Trago" (Vai Começar)

https://wavinginspace.bandcamp.com/track/im-voting

I'm Voting

Italo disco mix from 2010 live at Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn NY.

Paolo Xz live @ Cameo Gallery 5/5/2010

Charles Ditto – Pop
cabezadenego, Mbé & Leyblack – Roda
Max Graef – Albanian FM
Nicolini – TIE IT UP (ft. Hanna Tembo)
Beck, Danny Krivit – Deep Sky (Mr. K Edit)
Nicola Conte – Jet Sounds
FLUXX, TheBoyTapes & 2woBunnies – Sheik Money
HAT – Plug-In Mambo
Ensemble Entendu – Hot Heads
FIVE SINNERS – Magic
Len Leise – Stars for Jorge
Riddim Research Lab vs Lay-Far – Cry Fi Dem (vs Lay-Far)
AFX – pre memory100N pt2
John Beltran – As The Sunsets
Danny Krivit – Batutastica (Mr. K Edit)
SAULT – Envious (Breakfast Triple Remix)
L.B. Dub corp – Turner’s House
Daniel Maunick – Macumba Quebrada
SW. – Untitled A2
WHAM – RAY OF SUNLIGHT (Sam O.B. TWIST)
Akiko Yano – ト・キ・メ・キ (Waffles Edit)
Glass Domain – Interlock
Alex Picone – Mon Amour
Der Zyklus – Formenverwandler
Thys, Nikki Nair, Kelbin – Cheese Interface
PLUS ONE – tent laden plains
Ennio Morricone – Senza Sapere Niente Di Lei
Ballaké Sissoko – Maimouna

Dublab Radio w/ Photay (6.24.25)

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Excerpt from Pierre Bastien's Live album ''The Mecanocentric Worlds of Pierre Bastien'' out on 27th October on Vinyl and Digital.

More info at www.discrepant.net

Pierre Bastien - May Yam (Excerpt from The Mecanocentric Worlds of Pierre Bastien)

Snow Loop

Bendik Giske - Up

From the 2011 album "Sentimental Favourites" – originally released on Dekorder. Available digitally on Bandcamp at the nice price of pay what you want.
https://andrewpekler.bandcamp.com/album/sentimental-favourites

Sentimental Favourites

Name your price

The Twilight Of Your Smile

DEATH TOLL

Afterglow

track from Miaux's 'Black Space, White Cloud' LP

Miaux : Lunar Surface

Stream/download everywhere: https://ffm.to/ax2020
Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2T0YqzM
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/atlanticsx

Astro Nautico’s Atlantics X is a compilation celebrating a decade of the label’s existence and fundraising to provide financial assistance for its community members impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A wide range of beloved artists return to the label, including Photay, Time Wharp, Honey Oat, Michael Beharie, Lee Clarke, IGBO, Tatiana Heuman, Persona La Ave & Baraka, Andre Wiken, Basile3, and C. Form. Label co-founders Paul Jones (P X A), Sam O.B., and Kuhn all contribute new music in the tradition of the original Atlantics Vol. 1-3 compilations (’09-’13).

Astro Nautico’s first all-label compilation since 2013’s Atlantics Vol. 3, Atlantics X serves as an index of the artistic and curatorial development of a ten-year exploration of the interstices of genres, moods, and modes of musical creation.

From Photay’s chirping, thunderous dark mechanics on ‘Sea Urchin’ to Time Wharp’s feather light synth meditation ‘12-31-12,’ dynamic curves traverse a terrain of many sounds at many plateaus. Pop experimentalism in Michael Beharie, IGBO, and Sam O.B. sets a heartbeat that cracks, melts, and is resampled in the shattered electronics of Tatiana Heuman and fragmentary lo-fi trap of Kuhn, while Andre Wiken and C. Form differently treat the dancefloor as a space of reverie and intrigue.

Atlantics X is a crowning jewel of the mutual aid fund and fundraising campaign of the same name. Astro Nautico initiated this fundraiser in spring in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. All sales and streams of the Atlantics X compilation support members of the label's community with financial needs due to Covid-19. Since May, the label has published 12 projects, from singles and EPs to albums and contemplative dance videos, in this series. Astro Nautico has distributed $4,262.65 to date to fund recipients, with priority to BIPOC recipients.

More information and donation links for the Atlantics X mutual aid fund are available on GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/atlanticsx  
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Mastered by Sam O.B. in Enfield, NH
Artwork by Bennett Kuhn
Graphics by Kewi Bedoyan
Illustrations by Lee Clarke, Manuela Guillén, Michelle Ishikawa, Paul Jones, Bennett Kuhn, Sam O.B., Demi & Parker

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