{"id":1056,"date":"2016-08-18T05:36:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.projekt.com\/store\/product\/sam-rosenthal-tanzmusik-limited-edition-vinyl-lp\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T00:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T00:15:49","slug":"mmq00029l","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/product\/mmq00029l\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Rosenthal: Tanzmusik (Limited Edition 2012 Vinyl LP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album= 2296233758\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless> <a href=\"https:\/\/blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com\/album\/tanzmusik\">Tanzmusik<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"hideme\">\n<OL>Face A: <LI>The Return <LI>We Remember <LI>Out Of The Clouds <LI>A Man Like This <LI>The Sky and The Calendar <LI>Lookout Point <LI>Alone <LI>Desert Island <BR><BR>Face B: <LI>Round Trip (reprise) <LI>Year 90-10 <LI>No Luck Today <LI>Forever Returning <LI>The Coming Fall <LI>They Came At Night<\/OL><\/div>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<h3>Mannequin Records vinyl edition of 500 from 2012. Original 1985 release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/product\/PRO00006\/\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p><BR>Originally released on vinyl in early 1985, <strong>Tanzmusik<\/strong> is one of minimal synth\u2019s top Holy Grails. Recorded in the electronic style now known as synthwave, it was the first LP from Sam Rosenthal, founder of the iconic Projekt Records label and mind behind one of the most influential darkwave acts out of the US, Black Tape For A Blue Girl.  <\/p>\n<p><BR>A historic work that deserves to be torn from oblivion, <strong>Tanzmusik<\/strong> was completely recorded at home on a four-track TEAC-2340 with a super minimal setup (Korg Poly-61, Moog Realistic Concertmate MG-1, Boss Dr-110 and some effects). The \u201985 vinyl release was limited to 250 copies with a tannish card glued to a white LP jacket; the re-release in 2012 was an edition of 500 on Italy\u2019s Mannequin label.<\/p>\n<p><BR>In 2012, <strong>The Big Takeover<\/strong> wrote: \u201cReleased at a time shortly before the forming of his band, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, the listener might well be stunned by what they hear. Instead of the dark \u2014 some may call it \u2018goth\u2019 \u2014 sounds that he would soon become famous for, <strong>Tanzmusik<\/strong> is a record that is oddly upbeat, somewhat poppy in nature, yet with a prog-rock heart that\u2019s equally undeniable. It\u2019s not quite New Wave, it\u2019s not quite progressive, it\u2019s not quite darkwave \u2014 but it is an interesting compilation of the ideas of a talented young man with numerous ideas in his head about directions he could go. \u201c<\/p>\n<p><BR>Recorded when Sam was 19, the album continued in the \u201celectronic mood-music\u201d tradition established on three earlier cassette-only releases. With the added intrigues of the drum-computer, <strong>Tanzmusik<\/strong> explored the realms of electronic music that critics at the time compared to Tangerine Dream, O.M.D., Brian Eno and these days also compare to Cluster and the first Human League. <\/p>\n<p><BR>Sam writes, \u201cWhen contacted about a re-issue in 2010 by Alessandro Adriani at Mannequin, I decided to remaster the album for them. After getting the digitized recordings back from my mastering guy in Canada, I discovered it wasn\u2019t the stereo 2-track mix at all but the actual 4-track recording. Wow! I thought the multis were long gone, but here they were in pristine digital form! I remixed the album in my studio, staying true to the original &#8211; while bringing back a few instruments that were buried in the &#8217;85 mix. Sonically, the current version sounds even more incredible than it did back in 1985!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><BR>All physical formats are once again sold out, but the album lives on in the digital world at <a HREF=http:\/\/projektrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/tanzmusik-1985 TARGET=BLANK>Bandcamp<\/a>, and all the usual sources. <\/p>\n<p><BR>Sam Rosenthal is an American artist. He is the founder and leader of the band Black Tape For a Blue Girl and the record label Projekt Records (35th anniversary in 2018). He lives in Portland Oregon with his son and cat. Black Tape For a Blue Girl \u2014 begun in 1986 after his move from Florida to California \u2014 serves as a vehicle for Rosenthal\u2019s musical vision. Its signature combination of gothic, ethereal, ambient and neo-classical elements explores existential themes of loves lost and passions yet to come. After releasing 9 cassettes and the LP of his early electronic work prior to 1986, he developed a full-fledged band whose members revolve around Rosenthal\u2019s subtle electronic foundation. In the last few years he has also been releasing electronic solo work under the names As Lonely As Dave Bowman and Sam Rosenthal, as well as collaborations with other artists.  <\/p>\n<p><BR><a href=\"http:\/\/projekt.com\/store\/out-of-print\/\"> Click Here<\/a> for a list of Projekt&#8217;s out-of-print releases including Sam\u2019s early electronic releases (with some commentary).<\/p>\n<p><BR><a HREF=\"https:\/\/ultravillage.com\/projekt-electronic-amerika\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/A> for an informative (but not too long) article on Sam&#8217;s pre-1986 electronic releases.<\/p>\n<p><BR><HR><\/p>\n<h3>A 2012 conversation with Sam Rosenthal from <A HREF=https:\/\/therecoup.com\/2013\/01\/07\/tanzmuzik-a-conversation-with-sam-rosenthal\/amp\/>The Recoup<\/A><\/h3>\n<p><BR>In 1985, a 19-year old Florida kid living at home scraped together some money and pressed a twelve-inch record of his bedroom recordings, released under the name Projekt Electronic Amerika. That young man was named Sam Rosenthal, and in just a few years time, he would go from fledgling bedroom musician to the well-known founder of Projekt, a label that helped to define a genre of dark, electronic music, and would soon launch his most successful band, Black Tape for a Blue Girl.<\/p>\n<p><BR>This Fall, Rosenthal\u2013in conjunction with Italian label Mannequin\u2013reissued <strong>Tanzmusik<\/strong>, both digitally and physically. To no one\u2019s surprise, the vinyl version quickly sold out. The digital version is available via Projekt, and can be listened to in its entirety below.<\/p>\n<p><BR>Thank you to Mr. Rosenthal for taking the time to dig deep into his psyche and offer his recollections!<\/p>\n<p><BR>TR: When I listen to the record, I feel like I\u2019m listening to a young man discover and explore numerous ideas. What was going through your head as you wrote and recorded music? What were you looking for in terms of sound?<\/p>\n<p><BR><em>SR: Let me get my time machine and ask the 19 year old me (Laughs). I don\u2019t remember that kind of stuff. I had recorded three cassettes of music at that point. Being the first vinyl, <em>Tanzmusik<\/em> was a bit like a \u201cbest of\u201d from the styles I had worked in. But really, I don\u2019t know what goes through my head when I make music. I just make music, and know when it\u2019s right and when it needs to be fixed to make it right. It\u2019s not really logical. At the time, I was listening to a lot of Tangerine Dream, Peter Baumann, Brian Eno, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, John Foxx, Soft Cell, Kraftwerk. Your typical freaky kid! (Laughs)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><BR>TR: As you listen to this, 27 years later, what do you think about it?<\/p>\n<p><BR><em>SR: Before I remixed the album, I had not listened to it in probably 15 years. In my memories of the album, I thought the ambient songs were the good ones, and the synth-pop ones were the weak link. But now I think I like the synth-pop ones \u2014 like \u201cAlone\u201d and \u201cWe Return\u201d \u2014 more. On the other hand, I really like that sequencer at the beginning of \u201cThe Coming Fall.\u201d If my Korg Poly-61 wasn\u2019t dead, I would set up that patch again and write something new around it; I still have all the notes for my synth settings for the songs. Scary. Overall, I am a lot happier with the album than I expected to be. When Alessandro Adriani at Mannequin Records in Italy got in touch with me about releasing it, I was sort of skeptical, and procrastinated a whole bunch. But  when I started actually working on it, I liked it. It\u2019s quite a nice album. Schizophrenic, as you point out. But that\u2019s OK.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><BR>TR: On the cover illustration of you, there\u2019s no mouth. Were you planning\u2013or intending\u2013to develop into an instrumental artist? Were you sure of your voice yet?<\/p>\n<p><BR><em>SR: I was just really bad at drawing mouths. (Laughs) But then it sorta made sense, as the music was instrumental.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><HR WIDTH=75%><\/p>\n<p>A 1985 review from BSIDE MAGAZINE #1, Nov\/Dec 1986<\/p>\n<p><BR>This is an album that&#8217;s guaranteed to become a classic. TANZMUSIK is rich in texture without overwhelming the senses. The music glides off the turntable and into the ears with an ease that belies the complicated thought and programming that went into it. Founder, driving force and sole member Sam Rosenthal has created music that is clean, almost classical in its presentation &#8211; no heavy clatter of gadgets and funky sounds &#8211; yet manages to convey a wealth of emotion and mood. At a time when most artists tend to lean towards heavy rock or synthesized pop, TANZMUSIK is a change of pace. Inflences range from Eno, Kitaro, Budd, Vangelis, to Kraftwerk and early OMD. Ambient, danceable, smooth&#8230; TANZMUSIK is all that and more. Well worth the money, this is an absolute must buy.<br \/>\n&#8211; Carol Schutzbank<\/p>\n<p><HR WIDTH=75%><\/p>\n<p>A 2013 review from <A HREF=http:\/\/www.bigtakeover.com\/recordings\/sam-rosenthal-tanzmusik-projekt>The Big Takeover<\/A><br \/>\nby Joseph Kyle<\/p>\n<p><BR>TANZMUSIK was one of the first releases by Sam Rosenthal, the long-running mastermind behind the esteemed label Projekt. Originally released in 1985, this was the first vinyl release by Rosenthal, (at the time credited to Projekt America). Released at a time shortly before the forming of his band, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, the listener might well be stunned by what they hear. Instead of the dark\u2014some may call it \u201cgoth\u201d\u2014sounds that he would soon become famous for, TANZMUSIK is a record that is oddly upbeat, somewhat poppy in nature, yet with a prog-rock heart that\u2019s equally undeniable. It\u2019s not quite New Wave, it\u2019s not quite progressive, it\u2019s not quite darkwave \u2014 but it is an interesting compilation of the ideas of a talented young man with numerous ideas in his head about directions he could go. Many of the songs found here are extremely short, with nearly half the songs barely breaking the one-minute mark* \u2014 indeed Tanzmusik feels more like a sketchbook than a cohesive album. Still, there are interesting glimpses of what would soon com e \u2014turn down the happy on \u201cYear 90-10\u201d and you\u2019ll find a cold, dark song. \u201cOut of the Clouds\u201d sounds like pure horror movie music, whereas \u201cThe Coming Fall\u201d reminds greatly of the neo-classical\/industrial hybrid of In The Nursery or even the 1980s work of Tangerine Dream. While on some level this reissue of TANZMUSIK is for the collector and the serious fan\u2014original copies of the highly limited edition album go for hundreds of dollars\u2014it is still an interesting, intriguing portrait of the artist as a young man.<\/p>\n<p><BR>* Factually, 6 of the 14 tracks are under 2-minutes long.<\/p>\n<p><HR WIDTH=75%><\/p>\n<p>A review from <A HREF=http:\/\/www.versacrum.com\/vs\/2012\/11\/sam-rosenthal-tanzmusik.html>Ver Sacrum<\/A><\/p>\n<p><BR>(English Translation:) The Mannequin brings to light, in a limited edition of 250 copies, TANZMUSIK, a jewel album by Sam Rosenthal buried in the temporal depths. TANZMUSIK, originally recorded in 1985, was part of the \u201cPROJEKT ELECTRONIC AMERIKA\u201d series of cassettes, dedicated to the so-called \u201celectronic mood music\u201d created by the boss of the influential Projekt Records and leader of the legendary Black Tape of a Blue Girl. The music, after many years, has not aged and keeps all its charm out of time. It is a cosmic and obscure journey in the name of minimal electronics that owes much to the lessons of Brian Eno and the Cosmic Couriers; in particular one feels the influence of less radical Clusters, those of albums like Zuckerzeit and Sowiesoso. Another source of inspiration is the synth-pop of the first Human League. The disc is composed of short electronic sound frames that flow placidly creating a constant hypnotic flow: the atmospheres created are in some cases dark and shadowy as in the sidereal \u201cOut of the Clouds\u201d and in \u201cLookout Point\u201d, a track that evokes extraterrestrial landscapes desolate lost in the depths of the Cosmos. \u201cThe Sky and the Calendar\u201d recalls Tangerine Dream while \u201cDesert Island\u201d from the title pays tribute to Brian Eno. TANZMUSIK is therefore an excellent work that deserved to be torn from oblivion. Later Sam Rosenthal will further develop his interest in ambient music as demonstrated by Terrace of Memories, the 1992 album in collaboration with the Belgian Vidna Obmana, one of the most influential names of the genre. The great importance accorded to Steve Roach within the Projekt catalog, an artist whose masterpieces continue to reprint, should also be emphasized. <\/p>\n<p><BR><a href=\"mailto:sr.projekt@gmail.com?subject=Add%20me%20to%20the%20BlackTape,%20Projekt%20AlbumPage!\"><IMG SRC=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/Box-Blacktapejoinus2.jpg WIDTH=400><br \/>\nClick to Join, hit send, and I&#8217;ll add you to the list. &#8211; Sam <\/p>\n<div class=\"socials\"><h2>love it, share it<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Fmmq00029l%2F&t=Sam+Rosenthal%3A+Tanzmusik+%28Limited+Edition+2012+Vinyl+LP%29\" class=\"socials-small facebook-small\"  target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" >facebook<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Fmmq00029l%2F&text=Sam+Rosenthal%3A+Tanzmusik+%28Limited+Edition+2012+Vinyl+LP%29\" class=\"socials-small twitter-small\"  target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" >twitter<\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Fmmq00029l%2F&media=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/MMQ00029.jpg&description=+%0D%0AThis+item+is+out+of+print%2C+and+here+for+historical+reasons.%0D%0A\" class=\"socials-small pinterest-small\"  onclick=\"window.open(this.href); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinterest\" >pinterest<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Fmmq00029l%2F&title=Sam+Rosenthal%3A+Tanzmusik+%28Limited+Edition+2012+Vinyl+LP%29\" class=\"socials-small google-small\"  target=\"_blank\" title=\"Google\" >google<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color:red;\">This item is out of print, and here for historical reasons.<\/h3><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com\/album\/tanzmusik\" TARGET=BLANK><IMG SRC=\/store\/assets\/images\/Button-Bandcamp.png width=129><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><h3 style=\"color:red;\">This item is out of print, and here for historical reasons.<\/h3><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[54,50,74,49,572,69],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1056","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all","product_cat-ambient","product_cat-black-tape-for-a-blue-girl","product_cat-electronic","product_cat-sam-rosenthal","product_cat-vinyl","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-external","border"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1056"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1056"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}