Citroën Karin

Having no new models to reveal at the 1980 Paris Salon, Citroën stylist Trevor Fiore was given the go ahead to build a model (not a driveable car) for display.

The result was the trapezoidal Karin, clearly inspired by Michel Harmand's design for a GS Coupé.

A three seater with the driver being seated centrally and ahead of the two passengers, this layout pre-empted that of the McLaren F1 of 1992.

http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/karin/karin.html

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Diviacchi – Waiting For Heaven

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R.I.P. Whitney.

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The Chance - I Wanna Freak (1983)

Classic sounding Boogie Funk from France, that puts you in a good mood. There is also an unmistakeable Chic reminiscence, right!? 

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Cosmic Communism Constructions Photographed, Frederic Chaubin

Book out now on Taschen Verlag.

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Trackman Lafonte & BonQuiQui - Pacific House

                                 
Not as yet released early nineties California House obscurity from San Jose.

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Triphouse Rotterdam Podcast 003: Intergalactic Gary

Intergalactic Gary has dozens of fantastic mixes(check the robotsforrobots site to get a glimpse) floating around the world wide web and i could choose any of them to present his very own style of putting an expressive mix together. I chose his mix for the Triphouse page, just because it's the last one i've listened to. This man tells stories! 

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Mellrose – Don't Want Start Again

A very solid piece of French Disco on Baret Records, packed in an awesome cover! Classy stuff!

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Limelight - Make me dance (Instrumental)

Synth-arpeggio-overdose on this italo-production. Great mood. Here in the instrumental. Makes me dance, but hey, i dunno how i should to!

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Jungle Drums - Wild Fantasy

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Sa. 18.02.2012: bleepgeeks w/ Intergalactic Gary (Viewlexx/IFM/Den Haag) @ Cabaret Eden

Our first booking in 2012 is no less a figure than Intergalactic Gary from The Hague! The man has quite a story, as he's connected to the club and radio scene in Holland for more than 20 years now. He's one of the greatest ambassadors of the Intergalactic fm and Viewlexx sound and a killer dj all through! We're very pleased to welcome him in Ulm for the first time!

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Organic Music Record Store

Great online used record store for all kinds of music with an impressive selection. Based in Tokyo. Exceptional!

Organic Music Online Store

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Prophet - You Really Turn Me On (1984)

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B-Movie: STAR CRASH

Starcrash (original Italian title Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione, literally "stellar clashes beyond the third dimension") is an Italian 1978 science fiction film, which was also released under the English title of The Adventures of Stella Star (in the US). The film is a low budget and is often regarded as a rip-off of Star Wars (1977). The screenplay was written by Luigi Cozzi (pen name Lewis Coates) and Nat Wachsberger, and Cozzi also directed the film. The cast included Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Robert Tessier, Christopher Plummer, and David Hasselhoff. The original music score was by Oscar winning composer John Barry (Midnight Cowboy, Goldfinger, Somewhere in Time, Dances with Wolves).

It was filmed in Technicolor with Dolby sound, and has a runtime of 94 minutes. The US release is 92 minutes, and received an MPAA rating of PG. The film is generally regarded by critics as a campy Z movie with cheap special effects and a weak, derivative plot that some people find unintentionally humorous. It appeared a couple of years after the original Star Wars and tries to re-mix the same elements, but without much success. It has been compared to Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Oh man, these italians! Cosmic bomba!

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KEYNOTES - Enter - State (Drive On Mix) (1990)

We were playing records, talking records, checking records, signing records and of course, listening to records during our funny radio show last weekend. The term detroitish(which we found cruising the web) was the trigger for some serious talk followed by collective noisy laughter as it sounds a bit rowdy and somehow like a message of half-truth. It's funny and useable anyway. I was just checking through my collection for Detroit Techno the other day and got reminded on the KEYNOTES release by relatively unsung hero Art Forest, which came out on Detroit based Incognito Records. Art Forest always seems like he was the man working behind the curtain. I'm a fan of his tracks and Enter - State is amongst his very best. Frantic melodies and romantic strings shape into pure Detroit perfection. Art made art!

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Terekke - asis

Really hoping for a speedy release of this beautiful submarine ride by Terekke from New York. By now it just exists on his soundcloud...

Terekke soundcloud

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Dezz 7 - Funny Love(Dance) (1985)

Super dry and slick Funk exercise by the Precision camp from Chicago. Vince Lawrence on mixing duties and the young Byron Stingily on Vocals. Executive production by suspicious Larry Sherman. Tune!

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Sa. 04.02.2012: bleepgeeks radio show on free FM

Happy Saturday! We're having our radio show tonite. Lots of new tunes waiting to get explored, followed by 2 little, hot and sweet dj sets from Paul Harway and J.! Fun starts at 10.00 pm! Available via 102.6 MHz and stream.

free FM Livestream

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Trevor Jackson Interview - Metal Dance Compilation

Trevor Jackson has assembled an essential compilation for Strut Records, which contains his favourite tunes from the early till late eighties. His selection sheds light on great pieces of music, ranging from Post Punk to Ebm crossing Industrial and tellingly shows a great mixture between classic tracks and rare pieces. The former operator and designer of Output Recordings, whose works i always highly valued, showed once again that he has his fingers on the pulse of the time. In the interview above the man behind the Playgroup moniker sits down to speak about his musical influences, London nightlife and his entry to the design occupation. The compilation will be released in early Spring, so watch out, this is a must have!

Trevor Jackson - Metal Dance

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Bianca – La Fourmi...

Tres fönky leftfield stuff on Accord. From 1984.

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HOT TOPIC!

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Kroma - Sexy Films (Instrumental)

Became more and more popular these days. Here is the instrumental version.

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Pigbag - Getting Up (Dance Mix)

Pigbag on MTV....

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Jet Set Records Kyoto, Japan

I love the logo of Jet Set Records from Kyoto. Made me order a bag from them a few years back. Their logo borrows from Pan American World Airways and seems to fit perfectly for a big record store with a comprehensive selection. Loved by a lot of dj's, you can find there anything, ranging from Clubsounds to Jazz, Reggae, Japanes Pop, Rock, R&B and more. Always worth a look or two! Photo by cjw333.

Jet Set Records

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Welcome To The Room No.9 - Hunee & Maxmillion Dunbar

Our friends Hunee and Andrew on duties for Berlin Club Farbfernesehrs Podcast series Welcome To The Room. Enjoy, as we did!

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R.I.P. Don Cornelius

Rest In Peace Mr. Soultrain...

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Ruins - Fire! (1984)

The officially reissued Album of Italian Synth Band Ruins is available via Minimal Wave. Vinyl and Digital.

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Robert De Niro's Taxi Cab License

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Mastering - a step by step guide to good sound by Robert Henke a.k.a. Monolake

A great exposition by Robert Henke on the ever ubiquitous Loudness debate within 45 funny seconds!

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4 To The Bar Featuring Alexis P. Suter – Slam Me Baby! (1989)

Advanced House Music, no more, no less! The powerful vocal performance of Alexis P. Suter keeps fascinating me again and again. A plain favourite! The picture below is from Alexis, performing at the Shelter!

Alexis P. Suter

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Stevie Nicks - Smiling At You (Young Edits Going Home Version)

Kojak Giant Sounds is an edit label from Finnland and looks strongly connected to Traveller Records from Turku. Their releases seem a bit off the radar as not many German retailers carry their releases. Having already issued nearly a dozen records, their treatment of Stevie Nicks' 'Smiling At You' is one of my favourites from last year. Pure balearic bliss and always ready to bring some summerish feelings on the table!

Kojak Giant Sounds

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Lexx in the mix for Noncollective

Our man Lexx is coming with a new mix for Noncollective. He calls it 'Home Again' and follows the essential route of love. This is purest listening pleasure all the way! But this is not the only news about Lexx. He also has a new virtual home on tumblr. Lots of good things going on there. Check!

Lexx - Home Again Mix

Lexx tumblr

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Robert Moog

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Šizike - Don't Stop (1984)

Sheer greatness from Ex-Yugoslavia!

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Three Records To Go For!!! #16

Our heading "Three Records to go for!!!" is meant to highlight you some records, mostly newer ones, that turned out into the bleepgeeks music radar through utterly coincidences, well researched record hunts or any other fortunate circumstances. The stuff we introduce can be dance music, comedy, non-dance music, originals, reissues, bootlegs or limited pieces, we don't separate!

In some cases we just liked the Cover of that Record, sometimes we made a mispurchase and sometimes our mandibles came off because of the music which was carved into the rills!

We won't do any reviews, puffing these records up to holy grails or slam them into wax garbage!

It's just made for you to (hopefully) discover new music and new sleeves! We wish you a lot of fun while finding these records at your local record shop on the streets or in your world wide virtual reality through clicking on to your favourite record stop!

Vinyl, we love you lock, stock and barrell!


Mutant Beat Dance – AnotherWorld


DJ Sotofett – Pulehouse


The Shortwave Mystery - Down And Out In A Town Of Yardsales

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Mutual Dreaming's New Dance City Special on E.S.P. TV

Great TV recording from E.S.P. TV of Mutual Dreaming's Halloween Party called New Dance City in New York. Music from Vidrio, Steve Summers, Meridian 7, Ron Morelli and Traxx. Live Video mix to VHS by Louis V.E.S.P.(Scott Kiernan and Ethan Miller). Fantastic visualisation and a psyched out Halloween ride!

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Abidjan City Breakers - A.C.B. Rap

Recorded in London, Remixed and Vocals on A.C.B. Rap at JBZ Studio (Abidjan)

Members of A.C.B.
- Frank Freeze
- Guillaume Shalamar
- Oliver Cool
- Patrice Jackson
- Michel Michael
- Thierry Breeze
- Yves Junior

Pressed in France but released and distributed in Ivory Coast

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ERB - The Weekend (1992)

The Weekend House Anthem! Produced(in one of their brightest moments...) by Ron Trent and Braxton Holmes with their short-lived ERB Project, this track truly deserves the term classic. Hard to get these days and definitely a rarer record of the legendary Clubhouse imprint. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, THE WEEKEND!

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Headphone Highlights with Kerri Chandler

Kerri Chandler leading us through a wonderful hour of House Music and great stories on this insightful Podcast for RBMA radio. KERRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII FOREVER!

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Africa - A.I.E. (A Mwana)

Sympathic italo-remake of this uber-classic from Black Blood. Ohhhh Banana, i come!

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KAMP!

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Felix Lebarty - Mummy and Daddy (1983)

A funky and sunny love song for all mommies and fathers by African Pop Star Felix Lebarty. Released on Tabansi Sublabel Taretone. Plus the great Jake Sollo on Bass and Electric Guitar!

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Roy Gee & The Energee - Holt Tight (Instrumental)

Som' saxy and horny style with a slippy guitar, and, this time without the vocals....

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Beautiful Ballet - Work-Out

Man, it's wintertime and i really need to do som' workout for my body and ... errr... ears...

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Şenay - Kent Yasami

Classy Turkish disco version of this 'everyone knows' song!

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Parris Mitchell - All Night Long (Dance Mania)

This is one of my favourite 'Explicit Lyrics House' records of all times. Almost logically released on the great Chicago based Label Dance Mania, All Night Long is a prime example of Dance Manias activities in the mid-nineties. Raw as fuck, underproduced, badly pressed, somewhat mindless, funky as hell, incredibly short and pumped up with explicit lyrics. Dance Mania was a cult imprint(it still is amongst the heads) with a world-wide following(especially in Europe) back in the days, and i wouldn't be surprised if those cuts get unearthed again to a wider audience. Parris Mitchell delivered some pure Ghetto House bliss!

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Finn Johannsen Electro Mix for mnml SSGS

Finn Johannsen is among the most dedicated record collectors we know. Period. He's an archivist of vinyl, a great dj and receiving a new mix from Mr. Macro is always good news. He made an interesting Electro mix for mnml SSGS, and reading the info confirms, that it's his first 100% Electro mix ever. Listening to this is pure pleasure!

Finn Johannsen Electro Mix

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Conny Dreher - Atelier Conradi

Our Berliner friend Conny from lookylooky has her own space on the internet now. She's really gifted and her works are always fun to watch and peerless. We wish her good luck and we hope to see many more art and graphic designs in the near future!

Atelier Conradi

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Sa. 21.01.2012: bleepgeeks @ Cabaret eden

We had a nice journey into 2012(kitchen stories! for those who know...) and the first bleepgeeks installment for this year is knocking on doors! We didn't rest on our laurels. Records are polished, research and digging trips are constantly on a good flow. We have a lot of new and thrilling stuff in our music store and we're armed for this night and excited to enjoy another great year for bleepgeeks. Start? On Saturday night.

You're welcome!

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Gizeh Records: Free Winter 2011/2012 Sampler

Nice giveaway from this british label. Gizeh Records says:"We have made this release available as a free digital download - however, you do have the choice to make a donation when ordering. Please note all donations will be used to fund future Gizeh releases."
Click for more: Gizeh Records

Gizeh Records // Winter Sampler 2011/12 by Gizeh

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Deuce - Keeping Peace

Listen to the boys of DEUCE about keeping peace! Say no to Gangs and Bad Things!
From 1989 on GEE Records.

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PEACE 2012!

Hello lovely people, we're back again from nowhere into 2012, without New Year's resolutions but we have still loads of passion in absorbing everything which sounds like love, feels like love and produces love! Thanks for your current, past and possibly further visit on www.bleepgeeks.blogspot.com! You keep this site alive! PEACE!

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