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| V/A The Minimal Wave Tapes CD/2LP/Digital |
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Minimal Wave: both a genre of underground DIY electronic music from
North America and Europe in the late 1970s and 80s, and the name of the
label devoted to unearthing these recordings. The Minimal Wave Tapes
is the first official anthology (on CD, LP and digital) of Minimal Wave
music from this label. Most of the songs were originally released on
limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only
a handful of people knew about them. They’ve been remastered from their
analog source tapes and compiled here by Minimal Wave's Veronica
Vasicka and Stones Throw's Peanut Butter Wolf. The double LP version is now exclusively available via Stones Throw and Minimal Wave. Purchase it here. Now available on CD. Release date world: January 26, 2010. |
The Minimal Wave musical genre was hallmarked by the use of the
analog synths and drum machines manufactured in the 70s and 80s, and
characterized by simple music structures made by musicians working in
the early D.I.Y. asthetic: recording on tape in their home studios,
creating their own album artwork, and often collaborating via postage
mail. The fanzine CLEM (Contact List Of Electronic Musicians) was very
influential in creating a worldwide community for this sort of music,
before digital technology and the internet came into play.
Minimal Wave the label was founded in New York City in 2005 by
Veronica Vasicka, who focused the label solely on obscure Minimal Wave
recordings, remastering and releasing them on limited vinyl and
digital.
The Minimal Waves Tapes fits neatly into Stones Throw Records'
own tradition of compiling or reissuing the independent music of the
past which influences the independent music we make today - 60s funk (The Funky 16 Corners), early 80s hip-hop (The Third Unheard) and West Coast Electro/Rap (Arabian Prince's Innovative Life) to name a few.
Also read:
Peanut Butter Wolf on Minimal Wave
Stones Throw Podcast 53: Minimal Wave Mix
The Minimal Wave Tapes
Track List:
1. “Way Out Of Living” Linear Movement
2. “Flying Turns” Crash Course In Science
3. “Radiance” Oppenheimer Analysis
4. “Who's Really Listening” Mark Lane
5. “Tempusfugit” Tara Cross
6. “Blurred” Turquoise Days
7. “Mickey, Please...” Bene Gesserit
8. “Moscú Está Helado” Esplendor Geometrico
9. “Reassurance Ritual” Das Ding
10. “Just Because” Martin Dupont
11. “Game & Performance” Deux
12. “Things I Was Due To Forget” Somnambulist
13. “My Time” Ohama
14. “The Cabinet” Das Kabinette
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Posted on Wednesday, January 13 @ 10:26:47 MST by veronica |
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