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DATA CASSETTES

by TEK TRONICS

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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    A Data cassette, 15 minutes of pure electro, techno, acid - only 5 in existence - car boot find?

    As the Tapes were originally without any case (just 5 in a single clear plastic case) - they have a card wrap and some replication of the branding.

    Includes unlimited streaming of DATA CASSETTES via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    shipping out on or around April 23, 2024
    3 remaining
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ELEKTROMATIK 07:18
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TERRENCE 07:28

about

Right, so I'm at this car boot sale, yeah? Rummaging through piles of old tat, looking for hidden gems. Suddenly, I spot these five data cassettes, all labeled "Tek Tronics." I'm thinking, "What's this then? Some sort of retro tech company?"

Curious as ever, I hand over a couple of quid to the bloke running the stall and take the tapes home. I dust off my ancient tape player, pop in the first cassette, and press play. Boom! It's like someone took a time machine back to the golden age of British underground dance music and bottled the essence of a sweaty, packed warehouse party.

The funny thing is, each tape has the exact same tunes on it. Fifteen minutes of pure, unadulterated electronic bliss, repeated five times over. I'm thinking, "What's the deal here? Did some aspiring bedroom producer record a bunch of demo tapes and then forget about them?"

I start to imagine the story behind Tek Tronics. Maybe it was a group of bedroom producers, huddled around a stack of synthesizers and drum machines, creating these banging tracks in their parents' garages. Or perhaps it was some sort of secret society, a bunch of techno heads who met up in abandoned warehouses to share their latest creations.

As I listen to the tapes on repeat, I can't help but chuckle at the absurdity of it all. Five identical tapes, each one a snapshot of a bygone era, a testament to the enduring spirit of British electronic music. It's like I've stumbled upon a lost artifact, a piece of underground history that's been waiting all these years to be rediscovered.

I may never uncover the true story behind Tek Tronics, but one thing's for sure—these tapes are a proper gem. A reminder of a time when the music was raw, the parties were wild, and the spirit of the underground reigned supreme. And who knows? Maybe someday, some unsuspecting raver will stumble upon these tapes at another car boot sale, and the legacy of Tek Tronics will live on.

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released March 23, 2024

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