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VA – World Of Rubber 2 [RUBBER002]

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The Rubber label may proudly hail from the iconic Lowlands area known as Den Haag, yet their sphere of influence clearly stretches much further. First up is secret Amsterdam weapon Robert Bergman, laying down some deviant acid box action in the shape of “Broadcast From Ceres” which dovetails nicely with the more psychedelic overtones of “Masquerading As Stars” from Brussels-based duo Tav Exotic. The master Das Ding opens the B-side with the subaqueous “Divebomb” whilst the unheralded Safe Swim plunges into the deep end of experimentation on “Pictures Of Skies”. It’s left to Diagonal pair Bronze Teeth to wrap up matters with the rip snorting squat party techno of “Easygroove” which was clearly produced with The Hague in mind.

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VA – World Of Rubber 2 [RUBBER002]

Das Ding – Why Is My Life So Boring? LP [EE001RTM]

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Debut release for Electronic Emergencies hailing from Rotterdam. They present their first release, a new album of Dutch cold wave legend Das Ding: Why Is My Life So Boring? It’s a brand new 10-track album, which sounds crisp and young in the club and mature when you play it at home. Das Ding has always had that certain thing; strict and detached beats combined with warm melancholic melodies, emotionally distant and intense at the same time. The sound is clearly analogue and very specific since Danny Bosten rebuilds his vintage synths and builds his own sequencers and modular systems.

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Das Ding – Why Is My Life So Boring? LP [EE001RTM]

Das Ding – Triffid Farm [SEJA008]

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Rotterdam based Danny Bosten a.k.a. Das Ding has long been active in the scene, but was operating under the radar for some time. Both side A and the B side ”We Can Rebuild Him ‘, are popping in immediately. Das Ding is aiming at two goals: being impressive, both on the dance floor as in the intimacy of the living room.

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Das Ding – Triffid Farm [SEJA008]

Das Ding – Sequencer [DHF002]

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Danny Bosten is back with brand new material as his Das Ding pseudo. Don’t expect this guy to ruminate on his eighties material though. This is about moving forward. ‘Sequencer’ contains four stoned, late night, modular synth explorations. With a far out, heavy dub feel for ”space”, this tape will find fans of Aphex Twins’ SAW 85-92, drooling all over it.

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Das Ding – Sequencer [DHF002]

VA – The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2 [STH2281]

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VARIOUS - Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two

This is the second volume of The Minimal Wave Tapes series, a collection of rare electronic music compiled from bands around the world.  Most of the songs were recorded in the 1980s and originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a handful of people knew about them.  Now they’ve been remastered from their analog source tapes, brought to you by Veronica Vasicka and Peanut Butter Wolf.

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VA – The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2 [STH2281]

VA – The Tear Apart Tapes [MW026]

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LES YEUX INTERDITS/DAS DING/LAB 80 - The Tear Apart Tapes (Front Cover)

Out of the 3 songs on this release, 2 were originally released on cassette in the 80’s by Danny Bosten of Das Ding via his own Tear Apart Tapes label. The other one (LAB 80) was a collaboration he did with his brother and has remained unreleased until now. This release was pressed in conjunction with PopWave301 to celebrate Das Ding’s live set at OT301 in Amsterdam on October 21, 2010.

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VA – The Tear Apart Tapes [MW026]

Traxx on “H.S.T.A.” Interview

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DSC 0353 1024x680 Rewind: Traxx on H.S.T.A.

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DSC 0353 1024x680 Rewind: Traxx on H.S.T.A.

Not content to be labeled as merely a DJ, a producer, or even a DJ/Producer, Melvin Oliphant III aka Traxx is a lover of music — one with a passion so intense that it overcomes genre divides to weave an altogether original, exciting, and multi-textured musical fabric which envelops both the avid clubber and the home listener, as well as everyone in between.

As a self-described “artist of sound,” Traxx morphs musical compositions into distinctive, highly emotional interpretations — he is, indeed, an innovator, and one who reshapes music into a progressive, forward-thinking document which defies classification and invites analysis and discussion. From eclectic and avant-garde tunes to old school jack tracks and lounge grooves, he hears it all without discrimination, pretension or elitism.

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  1. Rewind: Traxx on “H.S.T.A.” | Finn Johannsen:
    June 21, 2010

    […] Sounds like me 06/10 […]

  2. Steff:
    June 22, 2010

    Es gibt wohl im Netz kein ähnlich gutes, noch gehaltvolleres Interviewformat. Auch als bedingt an elektronischer Musikinteressierter, lese ich es jedes Mal mit Freude! Thanx!!

  3. Finn:
    June 22, 2010

    Das ist aber lieb… Danke!

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