ARTIST...: Das Ding
TITLE....: Missing Tapes
YEAR.....: 2016
LABEL....: Minimal Wave
CAT.NO...: MW061
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 27:05
SIZE.....: 62,09 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2017/02/19
WEBSITE..: https://play.google.com
TRACKLIST
01) (04:55) Somewhere
02) (03:34) Sad But True
03) (05:10) I-C Anything Processed
04) (04:12) Try Out
05) (03:13) Raid
06) (06:01) 16
Minimal Wave is proud to present an album of long lost tracks by Dutch electronic
music pioneer Das Ding, entitled ôMissing Tapesö.
Danny Bosten formed Das Ding as a solo project in the early 1980s and released his
music and friendsÆ music via his own cassette label called Tear Apart Tapes. At the
time, he was studying graphic design at art school, and in turn he ended up designing
the artwork, cassette-sleeves and illustrations for the label himself. Meanwhile, he
recorded his own music as Das Ding. Powerful dark electro, he made several addictive
and danceable tracks which later become Minimal Wave hits. Danny made all his music
in his bedroom which essentially turned into a small recording studio. He went on to
release many of his own tapes and also played some live gigs.
Old tapes were uncovered around 2010, and Minimal Wave released a remastered version
of ôH.S.T.A.ö and select other tracks. A wave of renewed interest followed the
recordÆs release and soon people were in touch to propose live shows. Twenty years
later, and after some deliberation, Das Ding was reincarnated under its old moniker
but now with a revised line-up and a working set-up that reflected inevitable
technological change.
Recently, Danny came across further tape archives from those early days. And from the
batch, we selected our favorites to present to you in vinyl release form. ôMissing
Tapesö is a limited edition LP pressed on 180 gram creamy yellow vinyl, and housed in
a heavy weight printed glossy black and white sleeve featuring one of DannyÆs
original illustrations from 1982. The release is now ready for pre-order and will
shipping on March 18th. Digital release to follow.
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