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[egypturnash]

I'm sitting here working on the 3 of Pentacles and listening to a stream of tango music direct from Argentina. And I'm thinking, you know what would be awesome? Tangos built with modern synthetic noises. Slutty, fluttery, sultry, bleepy screechy phasey tangos. If anyone happens to have such things in their collection I'd love pointers.

Also, it looks like spring has finally come to Boston. I went out to meet Nick at the Diesel café today and it was gorgeous - I was out in a top with no sleeves and felt nice and warm. It may dip into the low 40s by the end of the week but for the most part it seems that the studio is habitable again - and so is the back porch. Whee!

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[dagoski.livejournal.com]

Note sure if it's Tango, but Suba's Sao Paulo Confessions might have something good on that score. And, United Future Organization might have something in their discography as well.

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Thanks! To the Bit-torrents, Bobbin!

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

I throw onto the suggestion the Perry and Kingsley's "The In Sounds from Way Out", specifically Unidentified Flying Objects, Barnyard in Orbit, and Computers in Love.

... although I'm not sure any of them are Tangos, with the Basa Nova rhythms, they probably could pass.

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I think I've heard some of those during my animation school roomie's space-lounge phase - those are from the fifties, right?

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

Well, 60's, but yes. :)

[zrath.livejournal.com]

(Because I'm nuts about music, this post contains lotsa links!)

Have you ever heard of Gotan Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotan_Project)?
It's a Paris-based band that makes tango dub.
They got pretty good distribution so you should be able to find their CDs in any decent record store. All their stuff also happens to be on eMusic (non-DRMed variable-rate MP3s), so you can listen to 30-second snippets.

Their first album, very dubby: La Revancha Del Tango (http://www.emusic.com/album/Gotan-Project-La-Revancha-Del-Tango-MP3-Download/10775007.html)

Their follow-up album, a little loungier: Lunatico (http://www.emusic.com/album/Gotan-Project-Lunatico-MP3-Download/10911784.html)

And there's a remix album: Inspiracion-Espiracion Remix (http://www.emusic.com/album/Gotan-Project-Inspiracion-Espiracion-Remix-MP3-Download/10842439.html)

Recently, I stumbled across another artist in the same vein, one with a more experimental style of tango: Tango Crash.
This is their album: Otra Sanata (http://www.emusic.com/album/Tango-Crash-Otra-Sanata-MP3-Download/11184280.html)

Hope this helps! :)

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Those sound like they might be exactly the kind of thing I was imagining. Thanks for the links, I'll check 'em out!

[neogeen.livejournal.com]

I...don't have the tango. But I think I do have some techno-y Cha-Cha somewhere around here (One-Two-Three, very good, step-step-step, very good)

Its not very blippy beepy music, more...tsh tsh tsh then blip blip blip.

[eselgeist.livejournal.com]

look for stuff by Senor Coconut.
i know. i know. silly name. but he makes blip happy latin music.

[zrath.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, Señor Coconut! Good thinking!
To think the blip'a'rific Uwe Schmidt, aka Atom, aka Atom Heart, aka Lassigue Bendthaus, aka lb, aka Atomu Shinzu, also has a side project doing latino covers of rock and pop classics!
It boggles the mind.

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

I have his Kraftwerk cover album. Has he done more under that identity?

[(Anonymous)]

I have what i -think- is his first cd. I got it years ago by chance.
i'll dig it up and rip the mp3s for you.

[eselgeist.livejournal.com]

this is me, and i'm an idiot.