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CFCF + Watson + Beat Broker + Leimer

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Adult Contemporary as a sound is here to stay, its become more flexible than ever and has sneaked into every genre imaginable. The most in-touch musicians weave in and out of naturally through their careers and some never leave. I picked 4 tracks for todays playlist that wear that fusion of sound on their sleeve proudly.

ISO50 presents: Lobster Theremin

Posted by Jakub

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Trying to do a few label focused playlists lately.

London based Lobster Theremin only has 4 vinyl releases under their belt with a 5th one on the way. We were fortunate enough to be offered the exclusive stream of the new Palms Trax. If you’re looking for more of what Trilogy Tapes and Opal Tapes offers than sift around Lobster’s soundcloud.

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From The Vault: Dive Single Vinyl

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Hey Guys, I’m David.  If you’ve ordered anything from the ISO50 store in the last 6 months, it’s been handled by me and my small team based out of S.F. I’ve worked with Scott in various ways over the years, beginning by carrying his prints at my design + electronics store, Dijital Fix in Brooklyn (RIP) and San Francisco since 2009. After I moved to S.F. in 2012, Scott moved his design studio into the store, and we’ve been working together making the store better since. I’ll be bringing you posts on industrial design and other gadgets, as well as other objects interest from my perspective as a design store owner.

For my inaugural post, I’m presenting a little bit of awesome I found nestled in a box filled with old prints, some very limited original pressings of the Dive Single (Black Vinyl). Enjoy!

We found a very limited amount of the already-limited-pressing of Tycho’s “Dive” single w/ remixes from Memoryhouse and Keep Shelly In Athens on Vinyl. Check out Jakub’s original post on its release here and check them out on the shop here.  Wanted to let our blog readers in on this one first!  This isn’t the clear vinyl version, but still rare!

Todd Terje & Small Black Release Covers

Posted by Jakub

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THE COVERS

Todd Terje:

Small Black:
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If you’ve been on the blog for even just a few month you’d know we’re all huge fans of both Todd Terje and Small Black, it makes us even happier when musicians pick out songs that you love and cover them. Both artists took on pretty advance songs in my opinion, these aren’t boring Fleetwood Mac covers that everyone can crap out, these are 80s-90s soft gems that you really got to nail because of precious atmosphere and timing, pretty impressed by the finished product.

THE ORIGINALS

Robert Palmer:

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Escape From New York Re-score by Mogi

Posted by Jakub

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He’s back! after completely re-scoring the original Tron back in 2011 Mogi Grumbles has finished his whole re-score of Escape From New York, below is the movie re-cut and above is the album, enjoy! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

I Heard You Were Dead is an original re-score of the movie Escape from New York (1981), composed by Mogi Grumbles, musical alias of Ann Arbor, MI native Alex Taam. In 2011, Taam asked the question, “What if Daft Punk had composed the soundtrack to the original Tron, and not its sequel?” The answer was “End of Line.” Two years later, he turned his attention to John Carpenter’s cult classic, this time posing a much simpler question, “Why not?” After amassing a collection of synths authentic to the period, Taam was inspired to compose something that was both classic and modern. Operation Black Light is sleek and stealthy, propelled by a bassline that whirs like a Blackhawk helicopter blade. Mac 10 is the sound of bombast, a grenade that’s just gone off with shrapnel bouncing everywhere. This re-cut of the film, by editor Christian Silbereis features the Mogi Grumbles re-score.

Escape From New York Re-score by Mogi Grumbles from Moodgadget on Vimeo.

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Tycho Awake Album Out Today

Posted by Scott

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It’s been over two years since I released a new full length LP and I couldn’t be more excited for today’s worldwide release of Awake once again on Ghostly International.

If you’ve seen Tycho live you’ll know that I tour with a band comprised of myself on keys / guitar, Zac Brown on bass / guitar and Rory O’Connor on drums. When I set out to record this new record my goal was the capture that live sound and take the songwriting in new directions. There is a more driven, visceral energy to the live show and a stylistic diversity that Zac and Rory bring which I believe serves the music well. So this album was very much a collaboration between the three of us, and in many ways is the first true Tycho record. By approaching this record as a band, for the first time I feel I’ve been able to directly translate the ideas and sounds that I had envisioned.

We are collectively thrilled to share this new material with you as Tycho. Thank you for your support whether you discovered us last week or have been a fan for over a decade. We couldn’t continue making music without you. Hope you enjoy Awake and our sincerest thanks for listening.

-Scott Hansen

Awake is out worldwide today! Listen to a preview of the entire album on Soundcloud and you can purchase the record direct below:

· TYCHO / ISO50 SHOP  (Vinyl/CD/Digital)
· Amazon.com  (Vinyl/CD/Digital)
· iTunes  (Digital)
· Your Local Record Store (Vinyl/CD)

Awake Tour Begins This Week

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Awake Tour 2014 kicks off next Wednesday, March 19th at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA.  We will be touring through the United States, Europe and Canada and tickets are on sale now. Come say hello in a town near you!

$ – w/ Trails and Ways
# – w/ Sylvan Esso
% – w/ Gardens & Villa

* – w/ Gems

WED, MAR 19 | Santa Cruz, CA | The Catalyst $ BUY TICKETS
THU, MAR 20 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore $ SOLD OUT
WED, MAR 26 | London, UK | Oval Space # SOLD OUT
THU, MAR 27 | Paris, FR | Trabendo # BUY TICKETS
FRI, MAR 28 | Zurich, CH | M4Music Festival BUY TICKETS
SAT, MAR 29 | Milan, IT | The Tunnel BUY TICKETS
SUN, MAR 30 | Berlin, DE | Bi Nuu BUY TICKETS
FRI, APR 04 | Denver, CO | Summit Music Hall BUY TICKETS
SAT, APR 05 | Fort Collins, CO | Aggie Theatre BUY TICKETS
MON, APR 07 | Omaha, NE | Waiting Room BUY TICKETS
TUE, APR 08 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue * BUY TICKETS
WED, APR 09 | Milwaukee, WI | Turner Hall Ballroom * BUY TICKETS
THU, APR 10 | Chicago, IL | Concord Music Hall * BUY TICKETS
FRI, APR 11 | Pontiac, MI | Crofoot Ballroom *BUY TICKETS
SAT, APR 12 | Toronto, ON | The Hoxton * SOLD OUT
MON, APR 14 | Montreal, QB | Corona Theatre * BUY TICKETS
TUE, APR 15 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground % BUY TICKETS
THU, APR 17 | Cambridge, MA | The Sinclair % SOLD OUT
FRI, APR 18 | New York, NY | Webster Hall % SOLD OUT
SAT, APR 19 | Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer % BUY TICKETS
SUN, APR 20 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club % BUY TICKETS
TUE, APR 22 | Charlottesville, VA | Jefferson Theater % BUY TICKETS
WED, APR 23 | Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle % BUY TICKETS
THU, APR 24 | Charlotte, NC | Visulite Theatre % BUY TICKETS
FRI, APR 25 | Orlando, FL | Beacham % BUY TICKETS
SUN, APR 27 | Kingston Downs, GA | Counterpoint Music Festival BUY TICKETS
MON, APR 28 | New Orleans, LA | Republic % BUY TICKETS
TUE, APR 29 | Houston, TX | Fitzgerald’s % BUY TICKETS
THU, MAY 01 | Austin, TX | The Parish % BUY TICKETS
MON, MAY 05 | Albuquerque, NM | Sister % BUY TICKETS
TUE, MAY 06 | Tucson, AZ | Club Congress % BUY TICKETS
THU, MAY 08 | Los Angeles, CA | Fonda Theater % BUY TICKETS
SAT, MAY 10 | Sacramento, CA | Harlow’s w/ Dusty Brown BUY TICKETS
SAT, JULY 5 | Wanderlust Festival | Snowmass, CO BUY TICKETS
SUN, AUG 3 | Wanderlust Festival | Whistler, BC BUY TICKETS

See you soon!