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to celebrate the release of the new failing lights "s/t" disc on intransitive, we are running a "4 for the price of 3" incentive on all in-stock intransitive cd releases *!!!* simply place an order for any 3 intransitive discs, making sure to mention in the comments field which title you want as your 4th and voila, we'll include it free of charge !!! act fast, as the incentive is limited to the inventory on hand ...

previous record label: tochnit aleph		there are 5 titles on tomlab in stock. they are listed below.		next record label: tompkins square

$6.18

back in stock as of
january 17th, 2008

first in stock on
july 19th, 2007

threads:
digital-musics
beat-research

tomlab (germany) #tom 078 ep

dat politics “alphabet series -p-” seven inch single record

like me
daddy long legs

tomlab press release...

dat politics
alphabet series -p-
7 "

the group was formed in 1998 as a 4 piece unit based in lille, northern france. since the beginning dat politics began to opperate in their own musical genre that became over the past years a certain kind of "hyper pop". mixing click-beats with glitch-melodies and sounds, but they sound very unlike most other laptop musicians. it’s all about a mixture between minimalism, electro - pop- acoustic & deconstructed techno, with a very joyful and humorous touch to it.

since their release of this years album "wow twist" the band got even more playful and wonderful than ever. for the tomlab alphabet singles series the found the time to create two brand new and exclusive tunes.

$14.04

back in stock as of
january 28th, 2009

first in stock on
november 23rd, 2004

threads:
1970s-electronic
1980s-electronic
analogue-synth
electro-acoustic-composition
live-electronic
musique-concrète
modern-composition

tomlab (germany) #tom 038 cd

“antologia de música electrónica portuguesa” compact disc

nuno canavarro - alsee (1987) 0' 52"
cândido lima - oceanos - (1978) 5' 53"
nuno rebelo - new amp - (1984) 3' 42"
isabel soveral - anamorphoses i (1994) 5' 19"
filipe pires - homo sapiens (1972) 4' 38"
telectu - performance # (1984) 4' 47"
jorge peixinho - elegia a amílcar cabral (1973) 5' 13"
rafael toral - mills session (introdução) (1997) 2' 22"
joão pedro oliveira - silence to light (1992) 3' 34"
anar band - plasticman (1977) 4' 42"
rené bertholo - áfrica aqui (1996) 1' 46"
carlos zíngaro - #444-07 (1981) 3' 24"
emanuel dimas de melo pimenta - lisbon revisited (1986) 3' 06"
no noise reduction - rlo ii (1995) 3' 32"
antónio ferreira - o verão nasceu da paixão de 1921 (1988) 8' 52"

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "filipe pires - homo sapiens (1972)"

i had been contacted a few years back by the portugese “plancton” label about this compilation when it was still in its planning stages... glad it’s finally seen the light of day via the help of rafael toral and mr. tom steinle.

when in town back in 2004, rafael explained the lack of earlier tape pieces by reminding me that “1972 was a cultural year zero for portugal”. the electronic music that followed over the next 30+ years is a mishmash of every conceivable phylum/belief system ranging from dry academic etudes to home-recorded zonk.

an astouding compilation, and the only collection of portugal’s electronic music history out there. essential.

tomlab press release...

this anthology covers authors and works informed by very different cultural backgrounds, normal as it is to the "inhabitants" of each cultural environment to live in somehow isolated communities. my goal was to weave a historic thread that would freely cross boundaries between the authors' cultural territories and also to document as many approaches to electronic music as possible, both on material and conceptual levels.

it's a work that i approached with both an artistic and personal perspective. that is to say, the anthology is also to be a work on its own, and relations between the pieces represented were determined by musical criteria, rather than chronological or other. i also intended to provide a view into each author in a possibly surprising way, always trying to escape each one's typical image, as well as to subtly evoke a playful dimension in creative processes.

these excerpts were chosen (by plancton music at first and myself later) because of their musical importance and historic relevance (either collective or personal). however, using this approach, the present anthology couldn't and wouldn't pretend to be exhaustive or complete.

rafael toral

$13.91

back in stock as of
january 17th, 2008

first in stock on
september 2nd, 2003

threads:
analogue-synth
experimental-instruments
electro-acoustic-composition

tomlab (germany) #tom 027 cd

rafael toral “electric babyland / lullabies” compact disc

electric babyland - amb
electric babyland - slo
electric babyland - rdm
electric babyland - dne
lullabies - my head on your shoulders feels like home
lullabies - little stars
lullabies - bodyjoya mix pt 12 dreaming into the locked groove

the three lullabies tracks were originally out as a meeuw muzak single, nice to have them on cd. the electric babyland pieces work a tiny music box as the only sound-sources, running the recordings through his doepfer system...

tomlab press release...

sometimes a commissioned work gets a secret life of his own, much stronger than the initial idea, much more surprising, intriguing and overwhelming than we could hope for. and so unexpected for both sides, the artist and the commissioner that the final result reveals just pure marvel, wonder and beauty.

™ can be seen in that aspect. a record that has been tom's dream for many many years time - ever since the "lullabies" 7 inch single came out on the obscure dutch label meeuw musak with 3 wonderful pieces for guitar and musicbox.

in a pragmatic viewpoint, ™ is what has been coming out of the initial idea to extend the original lullabies into a more complete work. first versions of these pieces have been performed during the electric babyland european tour in 2002, revealing a lot of potential from just the live versions. and now, after a lot of studio work the final release of these pieces eventually sees the daylight.

rafael toral is using music box and analog modular system here. but the result is maybe his most beautiful and accessible record since "sound mind sound body". quite an achievement!

$13.91

back in stock as of
january 17th, 2008

first in stock on
november 23rd, 2004

threads:
digital-musics
guitar-themed

file under:
guitar-themed
lap-top
sound-research
minimal-drones

tomlab (germany) #tom 026 lp

fonica “ripple” long playing record

soar
twang
whirr
perch
fluid
coda
rusl
zephyr

lp version, vastly superior fantastic disc by this japanese duo whom opened for greg & i in tokyo @ star pine’s... i was floored by their set their, and here in the comfort of my own home/studio/record shop their dulcet guitar-laced digital tones are providing the ultimate antidote to the november blahs. perfect...

tomlab press release...

fonica ist a male - female duo from tokyo, japan - keiichi sugimoto and cheason. their debut "ripple" (released as cd version in japan) in november 2002 has been highly acclaimed in their home country and is now published by tomlab in europe and north america. the tomlab version comes as cd/lp with special artwork and a reduced tracklisting. the japan release contains 2 additional tracks - remixes by sogar/12k as well as by mitchell akiyama/raster noton.

fonica use a lot of live instruments and dsp processing in parallel. their approach of combining electronic and acoustic is very spontaneous and is so beautiful, revelling and dreamy in a way that can only be described by using the band mum as a reference. "ripple" works without ressorting to clichees or kitsch and somehow reminds "endless summer" - with sack+blumm waving their hands in the background.

the most wonderful part in all of this: "ripple" doesn't sound like a typical, eclectic, japan style combination of references. fonica have been inspired by quite a couple of things out there but at the same time they have managed to record an album that shows a unique character, verycharming, joyful - a pleasure to listen to.

a small ripple announcing a big wave? definitely a very beautiful start into the springtime - and maybe they will be surfing into an endless summer, too!

$13.91

back in stock as of
january 17th, 2008

first in stock on
july 19th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
bedroom

tomlab (germany) #tom 023 lp

the phenomenological boys “melody, melody, melody and more melody” long playing record

intro
he's so dumb
interlude
everything's got a shade of green
visit to venus
interlude
will there be yodeling in heaven
let's get rid of richard
interlude
i like what you like
what do you take me for
interlude
invented part of the world
the
anti-beard song
the (go go goatee)
interlude
ice cream
most beautiful day of my life
the
end

... aka angela from weirdo records / preggy peggy & the lazy baby-makers fame and dave dougan of life partners fame & pals ...

tomlab press release...

the phenomenological boys
melody, melody, melody & more melody

another triumph for the fine feelings of the phenomenological boys! the phenomenological boys toot their horns for the fun of it! no doubt that's a major reason why we all enjoy listening to them so much. their own glowing enthusiasm for boisterous beeps bursts forth in every golden note. in other words, the phenomenological boys are entertaining because they love to entertain. currently the boys are riding a crest of great popularity with some sweet songs that pour out like honey. the boys' melody, melody, melody, melody and more melody should be a runaway best seller for tomlab. for in that collection are several pert and perky tunes bound to become standards overnight!

melody, melody, melody, melody and more melody is the latest project these p-boys recorded in somerville ma, usa and it's a pleasure to observe all those somerville musicians "dig" the boys. all the pros couldn't wait to get back into the studio with the phenom boys and go at it again. small wonder! the phenomenological boys are geniuses in their studios and these discerning people who work with them are the first to recognize and appreciate it.

not only is the phenomenological presence at home in somerville, but the boys can point with pride to their appearances with the famed life partners as featured vocalist and occupant of the first keyboard chair during the summer season of 2002. it was no stretch, as these very big boys blow everything from britney to bach with equal amounts of enthusiasm and skill.

every sound from that remarkable phenomenological viewpoint heralds the enormous versatility of these jubilant compadres. perfectionists who can read an intricate scoring at sight, they also improvise with the best of the swinging ensembles and the cool cats. yet these boys admit to being happiest when they're simply playing pretty for the people- which is exactly what they're doing here.

here again we have the phenoms surrounded by all their original melodic musical cohorts. if it weren't a worn phrase not worthy of their huge talent, we'd say "by popular demand" ... more melody!

and now...?

what is true and what is wrong? a full allstar-orchestra or the reincarnation of marylin monroe as rriot punk girl who is using her computer to pour out like honey one wonderful song after the other? the phenomenological boys keep all their seriousness regardless of their sometimes comical character!

but these songs don't sound really angry or cynical - feminism galore is not the target here. but still, these supersweet songs get you from the back with bittersweet comments and unbelievable i-want-to-sing-along allures. true hits - true subversion!

film music, cool jazz, country and punkrock are cooked together in an ingenious way and it is true pleasure to see with what ease and breathtaking elegance angela is moving from chanteuse to equivocal entertainer and back again. this album is a triumph - and not a quiet one!

previous record label:
tochnit aleph

...and that's everything on tomlab in stock.
(why not take a look at the previous and next labels?)

next record label:
tompkins square

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