Das Synthetisches Mischgewebe ‎– "Works" (Das Cassettencombinat ‎– 005) 1982

Everything is in English on this sleeve except for the band name which translates as "Synthetic Mixed fabric"?? Like you get with those cheap pull overs that one buys in Primark for six quid; made at gunpoint in Vietnam by some malnourished kid for a penny a day. 
Alas, mixed fabrics rarely keep you warm during winter. A bit like this tape? 
Its recommended to wear a 100% woolen fairtrade sweater when listening to this during those bleak winter months. Its cold electronic scraping drones tend to induce a frigid lonely feeling in the casual listener.Like squatting in the boiler room at your local synthetic fabric or garbage recycling factory.

Tracklist:

A1 Mary's Penis Operation
A2 Dead But Thinking
A3 Future
B1 Tierversuche
B2 Past
B3 Tones Of Sculls And Bottles
B4 Flesh

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TASS II ‎– "Unter-Haltung" (Das Cassettencombinat ‎– 008) 1983

What? Another Synth duo? Both of them called Thomas?
Nice hissy cassette fuzzed minimal synth tunes on the legendary Das Cassettencombinat label.
There's even a rare example of Minimal Synth Dub hidden among the murk, "Impression"; Herr Augustus von Pablo goes electronic.Probably only one country does reggae worse than Germany, and that's France.Unbelievably clueless.And then there's the dancing!!! Shocking.

Tracklist:

A1 Necrophil Deadvoice 3:23
A2 Oh God Oh My God 4:44
A3 Radio Message 4:39
B1 Unterhaltung 4:46
B2 Sound Of Nubia 3:30
B3 Impression 3:54
B4 Endsynphonie 2:06

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Sprung Aus Den Wolken - "Sprung Aus Den Wolken" (Das Cassetten Combinat) 1981

Jump from the clouds is Sprung Aus Den Wolken in translation. Fine experimental minimal wave/ post punk, with occassional hints of DAF and Gorilla Aktiv. Part of the "Geniale Dilletanten" along with Die Tödliche Doris, Einstürzende Neubauten,etc, and included future EN member ,Aleckander Hacke.
(There are more tracks on the download than were included on the cassette,including the classic "Rock'n'Roll is Dead,from their 'Debu Cassette' which you can download here,in the worst lo-fidelity you can imagine!)

Tracklist:

	Leidenschaftlich	1:35
	Junge Menschen	2:05
	Willst Du Mich Verstehen	2:35
	Jeder Tag	2:16
	Auf Dem Boden Stampfen	2:31
	Durch Die Nacht	1:53
	Es Wird Noch Mal	2:45
	Komm Her Sing Mit	1:48
	Lust Last Liebe	3:21
	Schür Die Glut	3:10
	Stampfen Tanzen Laufen	2:40

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Sentimentale Jugend ‎– "S.J. / Borsig-Werke" (Das Cassetten Combinat ‎– 810111) 1982

 Alexander Von Borsig and Christiane F were Sentimentale Jugend. A minimal electronic duo in the classic Deutsche style. Beautiful Lo-fi electronics, again, recorded in that same large shoe box somewhere in West Berlin. What a seething creative cauldron was that isolated island of western capitalism? One of the better mistakes of world dumb-ass politics.....then they let the east in, which ended it.It always happens to all inspired art movements.Like a dog ripping up its favourite toy, the 90%ers come with envious eyes and want what you've got, then fuck it up for everyone!

Tracklist:

A1	Tote Kammer
A2	Maschinen
A3	10.5.
A4	Hiroshima
B1	Pour Mon Bibi
B2	Angst
B3	Ghetto

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Meisterwerk ‎– "Meisterwerk" (Das Cassetten Combinat ‎– OUT 81028) 1981

This is a collaboration between Das Cassetten Combinat labelmates Borsig Werke, Aus Lauter Liebe, and Sprung Aus Den Wolken.
Experimental minimal wave German Post-Punk Funk melange,by the West Berlin post punk underground glitterati (breath in). Quite interesting meeting of many diverse influences, rather like the Allies meeting the Soviets on the banks of the Elbe? (sorry, I had to get a WW2 reference in, but its sadly relevant to emphasise to isolation of West Berlin,leading to anything goes stuff like this.)

Tracklist:

A1	Akcam La
A2	Que Pas
A3	Noch Lange Nicht
A4	Längst Fällig
B1	Aber Hallo
B2	Urlaub Für Ganz Berlin
B3	Gong A Minute

B4 Akcam La(demo)

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Leben Und Arbeiten ‎– "Leben Und Arbeiten" (Das Cassetten Combinat ‎– 81026) 1981

Also sharing the superb German cassette label ,"Das Cassetten Combinat", with Die Todliche Doris, was German Post-Punkers 'Leben Und Arbeiten' (Live and Work). Who made a brand of harsh Joy Div/Gang of Four/Wire type Post Punk, that sounds nicely recorded in a steel shoe box; just how we like it. Good accessible avant rock for your entertainment.

Tracklist:

A1	Meine Enkel	2:55
A2	Ein Mann Und Eine Frau	1:54
A3	Kein Auge Riskieren	2:31
B1	Annourita	2:02
B2	Hundebesitzer	2:19
B3	Gefühl Nicht Gut	2:17

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Die Tödliche Doris ‎– "Tabea und Doris dürfen doch wohl noch Apache tanzen" (Das Cassetten Combinat ‎– 81022) 1981

A valuable lesson in German Syncopation? Or a rejection of the yoke of the Teutonic marching beat that manifests itself, still, in that brainwashing tsunami of German Techno evil. This is the real Deutsche Tanzmusik, otherwise known as music for people who can't dance......eg, Germans.
This music ain't got the Funk; totally devoid of any african-american influence whatsoever!  A warped kind of first world ethnic urban folk for the white north European intelligentsia. And,oh yes! don't know if you're into this,or even if I am.......it's ever so "arty'.

Tracklist:

A1	Privatparty
A2	Apachentanz
B1	Futuristenparty
B2	Fleischration

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Die Tödliche Doris ‎– "Das Typische Ding" (Das Cassetten Combinat ‎– 81019) 1981

I was trying to think of some music that was equally as genuinely "W.E.I.R.D." as The Lemon Kittens and Karl Blake.
Basically, the only members on this list were The Early Residents, Beefheart's Trout Mask era (Too Popular these days?),Sun Ra,maybe Coil(?), and....ahh!.... Die Tödliche Doris!
This stuff easily passes the famous Clearing the Pub test, hitherto known as "Wyatting".(The verb "Wyatting" appeared in some blogs and music magazines to describe the practice of playing unusual tracks on a pub jukebox to annoy the other pub goers;obviously inspired by the solo work of Robert Wyatt.)
Karl Blake may have mastered the odd logic of dreams, but The Deadly Doris (Englische version), have mastered the illogic of a very creepy dream experienced under the influence of half a litre of out of date "Night Nurse".
Full of everything you need; desperate screamed vocals.....in German! Scraping violin strings! Incompetant childlike drumming! And no recognisable reference to modern pop culture.
This music is like a Primal Scream from a long forgotten prison cell; which I suppose West Berlin was a large version of when these nutters were active.
Unhinged genius!

Tracklist:

A1	Die Schuldstruktur
A2	Kavaliere
A3	Stümmel Mir
B1	Ein Schwarzes Kleid Und Ein Ei
B2	Der Tod Ist Ein Skandal
B3	Du Armes Ding

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