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T​.​O​.​S. EP

by Crammed Electronic Archives

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Radical Buzz - Hipnotize 06:03
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Prychotic - Psychotic (Dance 'N' Die) 04:15
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Alegria - Danger (It's For Real) 04:42
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Photon - Security 05:50
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Alien Nation Corporation - Abstracture (Space Love) 07:45
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Photon - Doin' Our Thang (WIld Thang) 06:25
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Psychotic - Psychotic (Schizo Mix) 04:27
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Alegria - Danger (Alien Remake) 06:00
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Alegria - Danger (Bass Your Brains Out) 04:48
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Psychotic - Psychotic (Hypnopulse Mix) 05:31
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A collaborative effort by half a dozen young producers from the Norwegian town of Tromsø, these two EPs came out in 1991 and laid the foundations for what later became a vibrant electronic music scene (with acts such as Todd Terje, Lindstrøm, Prins Thomas and more).

The atmosphere and landscapes of Tromsø (situated way north of the Arctic Circle) might partly explain the special sound created by the T.O.S. crew (T.O.S. being the code for the local airport), as it does for Bel Canto’s ambient pop sound.

The ten tracks on the T.O.S. EPs were mostly written and produced -in various combinations- by Per Martinsen (aka Syamese and Mental Overdrive, here appearing as Alien Nation Corporation), Geir Jenssen (aka Bleep, who became a leading ambient artist with his Biosphere project), Hans Grottheim (aka YBU), Ole Mjøs (later of Ismistik) and, last but not least, Bjørn Torske (Ismistik), who produced his debut tracks on these EPs, and went on to collaborate with Röyksopp (who also emerged from the Tromsø scene) and influence most of the subsequent Norwegian techno scene.

The T.O.S. EPs were recorded partly in Tromsø and partly in the SSR/Crammed studio Brussels, where Martinsen, Grottheim and Jenssen were based at the time.

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released August 5, 2022

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Crammed Electronic Archives Brussels, Belgium

We’re opening our vaults and reissuing over 250 rare tracks from the ‘80s and ‘90s. These digital reissues will be rolled out over the next couple of years, in several phases, each consisting of a compilation + several related EPs. Phase 1 is entitled “Rare SSR Electronica 1988-94”. Phase 2 is "Rare Global Pop 1980s", it contains music by 'lost' bands (from the UK, Congo, Iraq, Mexico & Belgium) ... more

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