La.Ga.Sta.’s favorite London-based outfit Tape To Tape stops again in our station to take us straight to the club with their first killer mixtape of 2011. It features some great tunes by the likes of Pop & Eye, aka Tiger & Woods, Hercules & Love Affair, Discodeine, Booby, Tyson, Bxentric and Leftside Wobble’s edit of ‘Face It’, amongst others. Ride and enjoy!
Tape To Tape: ‘Take Me To The Club’ Mix Tracklist:
01. Dextrax: ‘E-Glez’
02. Pop & Eye: ‘Can’t Let Bluto’
03: Bxentric: ‘Foolishness’ [Vocodub Version]
04. Tingpong: ‘New Religion’ [Marcus Marr Remix]
05. Discodeine: ‘Synchronize’ [Jam Factory Dub]
06. Hercules & Love Affair: ‘My House’
07. Booby: ‘Moobeech’
08. Tyson: ‘Die On The Dancefloor [Dub]
09. Pop & Eye: ‘Spinach Spaceship’
10. Master C & J: ‘Face It’ [Leftside Wobble Edit]
11. Jimmy Edgar: ‘Tell It To My Heart’ [Art Department Remix]
12. Russ Yallop: ‘Rock Me’ [SIS Remix]
13. Maxxi Soundsystem: ‘Criticize’
DATE: January 6th, 2011
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French label Kitsuné offers a little package with five remixes for free to make a lovely start to the year! Tape To Tape’s brilliant remix of Black Strobe’s ‘Me & Madonna’ is our favorite cut from the ‘Happy 2011′ EP. Grab it now and enjoy!
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Black Strobe: ‘Me & Madonna’ [Tape To Tape Remix] [mp3]
DATE: December 21st, 2010
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To make a list of favourite mixtapes is surely a big project. Bigger than making a list of favourite albums. Among thousands of mixtapes we’ve listened to this year, we have chosen ten of our favourite mixes that have been on repeat on our car stereo. Fill it up!
THE MAGICIAN – ‘MAGIC TAPE ONE’
For us Stephen Fasano made the best mixtapes of the year. It’s hard to choose just one of them. ‘Magic Tape One’ (this is where everything started from) appeared on this list by miracle. One of Stephen’s magic tricks? Listen/download here.
CHILLY GONZALES – ‘PIANIST ENVY MIXTAPE’
His first-ever piano mixtape. One word: Magnificent! Listen/download here.
BREAKBOT – ‘VALENTINE MIXTAPE’
Breakbot only made this 30-minute mixtape in 2010 for Dazed Digital, but it was stunning. We wish it were Saint Valentine’s everyday. Download here.
AEROPLANE – ’500th ESSENTIAL MIX’
Aeroplane were the 500th DJs to mix the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. We can still FLY. Listen/download here.
FLIGHT FACILITIES – ‘PARIS SOCIAL CLUB ’70s MIX’
This amazing Flight Facilities’ ’70s DJ set at Paris Social Club works perfectly as a mixtape as well. Back to the future…Listen/download here.
MOULLINEX – ‘VILLAINS HAVE FEELINGS TOO’
We can’t imagine our night drives around the city in an old black beetle without this great mixtape. Listen/download here.
KORALLREVEN – ‘A DREAM BY KORALLREVEN’
…Because sometimes we prefer to escape from reality. Listen/download here.
VILLA – ‘IN THE MIX’ OCTOBER 2010
Great vibes! Beats of love, love, love…Listen/download here.
THE C90s – ‘NOVEMBER CHART MIX’
We love all The C90s mixtapes, but this killer mix is by far their best. Listen/download here.
MIGHTY MOUSE – ‘A SUMMER IN SPACE’
This mix is very special to us. Is our car flying or is it just our imagination? Listen/download here.
For those who follow Lagasta closely, our love for the London-based dance duo Tape To Tape is very well known. Little is known about these newcomers, which is exactly their purpose, ‘to let their music do the talking’. However much you look for press photos and bio, the only thing you will find is their two amazing EP’s ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ and ‘Pure & Easy’, which were released this year through Headman’s Relish label. Due to their forthcoming appearance in Athens, Greece this Saturday (11/12 at Yoga Bala, as special guests of Sally Spektra parties), Tape To Tape introduced themselves to us and gave us the pleasure of making an exclusive Mix for Lagasta.
Spread the love from Tape To Tape…
La.Ga.Sta.: How it all started? Tape To Tape: It all started in the summer of 2009 after we found a mutual love of all forms of electronica. So we went into the studio to see what would be the result, it came in the form of our first EP ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’. When this was completed we were really excited by the outcome and asked our friends The C90s to remix Part 1 of the EP. It then found its way over to Relish and Robi Insinnia (Headman) heard it and loved it. The rest as they say is history!
How would you describe your sound?
Tape To Tape’s sound is really just based on our emotions and influences.
What has influenced you in the past years?
We have so many influences from music from the past but would definitely say our main inspirations for the Tape To Tape project have been early house music producers such as Mr. Fingers and Marshall Jefferson, Kraftwerk, Neu and of course Giorgio Moroder up to modern day dance artists such as Daniel Wang, Morgan Geist, and LCD Soundsystem.
What are you most excited about right now?
We are definitely most excited right now by our remix of Black Strobe ‘Me & Madonna’, which is being relesed through Kitsune. Regarding artists and records there has been some great new music this year. Artists we are excited about right now are Nicolas Jaar, Kink & Neville Watson and Azari & III. Bxcentric and JR Seaton also seem to be producing some cool tracks and remixes. A track that has been getting the best reactions currently in our sets is from the unknown artist Tyson with his track ‘Die On The Dancefloor’. Definitely one to watch.
Which is the ideal place to listen to your music?
As tape to tape are currently releasing tracks for the dancefloor we would have to say the most ideal place to listen to our releases would be in a club, preferably Fabric nightclub with its bodysonic soundsystem!
What do you love and hate most in London?
London is great for its melting pot of music, arts and culture but definitely one thing it lacks is sunshine!
Top-3 albums of 2010…
There seemed to be a lack of great albums released this year, but three that have been played a lot are:
Four Tet: ‘There Is Love In You’
Gil Scott-Heron: ‘I’m New Here’
Matthew Dear: ‘Black City’
Which is the last tape you bought?
The last tape we bought was Shit Robot’s ‘From The Cradle To The Rave’.
What’s next for Tape To Tape?
We will start working on our new single early next year with the promise of making this a big dancefloor track with a few surprises thrown. I suppose our next step would be our debut album.
Which tape do you love to listen to while driving your car?
Right now we have been listening to our Tape To Tape exclusive MIx for our favourite blog Lagasta! For this Mix we wanted to create something that could be listened to in the car, but still had elements of a club set. We really like the finished result and hope you like it too. Enjoy!
DATE: December 1st, 2010
CATEGORIES: News
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Lagasta’s recommended events of December in Athens/Thessaloniki:
PLISSKEN FESTIVAL 2010
Κέντρο Πολιτισμού ‘Ελληνικός Κόσμος’, Κτήριο 56, Athens, Dec 4
Ό,τι καλύτερο παίζει στην πόλη. Περισσότερα εδώ.
MONARCHY
Partizan, Thessaloniki, Dec 3
Για πρώτη φορά στην Ελλάδα από την ομάδα ‘Can You Relate?’. RELATED!
PILOOSKI
Bios, Athens, Dec 3
Η ομάδα του Night Vision υποδέχεται τον Pilooski. Έχουμε “συγχρονίσει” για τα καλά.
CHROMATICS
Bios, Athens, Dec 10 / Gaia, Thessaloniki Dec 11.
Chromatics do it better!
ΤAPE TO TAPE
Yoga Bala, Athens, Dec 11 Sally Spektra καλεί Λονδίνο. Μέσα!
THE DIVINE COMEDY
Gagarin 205, Athens, Dec 13
Πριν από 12 χρόνια είχαμε περάσει ωραία στο Ρόδον. Απο τότε πολλά έχουν αλλάξει…
MIGHTY MOUSE
Partizan, Thessaloniki, Dec 17 / Philipp Champagne Bar, Athens, Dec 18
Tην επόμενη μέρα θα τρέχεις να αγοράσεις καινούργια παπούτσια. Ντύσου γάτα!
Plisskën Festival 2010 Memorabilia Poster by One Man Show
Black Strobe’s hit single ‘Me and Madonna’ will be released with new remixes on December 6th via Kitsuné. The EP featuring remixes by the likes of Jolie Chérie, Tape To Tape and The Twelves. Until then, you can grab Black Strobe’s ‘Me and Madonna’ remix by Grand Crüe (Rebotini and Dj Pone) here.
Daddy Can Boogie Too: To celebrate the release, Rebotini has made a special DJ Mix that you can download for free here.
DATE: October 29th, 2010
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Tape To Tape from London stops again in our station. Today we share with you Raymond & Hayes’ new amazing rework of Tape To Tape’s tune ‘The Devil Made Me Do It Part 1′. Lagasta is happy. Expect good things to come from Tape To Tape. Grab it now!
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Tape To Tape: ‘The Devil Made Me Do It Part 1′ [Raymond & Hayes Rework] [mp3]
Here is Tape To Tape’s new tasty mixtape. A cool selection of old and new tunes. Listen/download the Slomoacidisco Mix below and enjoy!
We really like Tape To Tape. Their new EP, ‘Pure & Easy’ has been on rotation on our station for a few weeks now. This Friday we choose to share with you their new excellent autumn mix. It includes some of our favourite tunes. Also, you can preview their new remix of Black Strobe’s track, ‘Me and Madonna’, out in December. Bang! Just in time for the weekend. Listen/download below and enjoy!
Tape To Tape Autumn Mix Tracklisting:
01. Kool DJ Dust: ‘Back To The Future’
02. Hannulelauri: ‘Super Monkey [Headman Rework]‘
03. Prince Language: ‘I Washed You’
04. Tape To Tape: ‘Pure And Easy [JR Seaton's Phonebox Tapa]‘
05. Harvey Presents Locussolus: ‘Tan Sedan’
06. T Coy: ‘Carino [Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix]‘
07. Fast Eddie: ‘Hip House’
08. Blackstrobe: ‘Me And Madonna’ [Tape To Tape 2010 Remix]‘
09. Runaway: ‘The Fire Below [The Revenge Remix]‘
10. Precious: ‘Definition Of A Track’
11. Permanent Vacation: ‘Zuckerhut [TBD Remix]‘
12. Gonzales: ‘Never Stop [Erol Alkan Rework]‘
13. The Chemical Brothers: ‘Nude Night’
14. Odyessey Who/Pierre’s Phantasy Club: ‘Dream Girl [Raymond and Heys Edit]‘
DATE: August 18th, 2010
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Here it is. The new Tape To Tape EP ‘Pure & Easy’ finally released through Headman’s Relish label. Following on from the success of their ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ EP, the rising London-based outfit delivered another slice of fuzzy analogue goodness. The release is backed by two alternative mixes by Black Strobe and fellow Relish artist JR Seaton. You can buy your copy here and stream the Black Strobe remix below. Yes, it’s pure gold…
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TAPE TO TAPE : TAKE ME TO THE CLUB MIX 2011 
