Jens-Ingo's Tango DJ

Sharing ideas and ressources about Tango-DJing

  • Checking for corrupt FLAC files

    Recently I had some strange conditions during playback of certain FLAC files in my digital tango collection. First I thought there must be a bug in my player but checking the player’s logs showed that the problem was within the FLAC stream. Somehow, some of the files must have gotten corrupted. This could have different…

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  • Fast money with Bandoneón arrabalero

    [París 1925] Al año de hallarse Pettorossi actuando en la orquesta de Bianco-Bachicha, realizó con el segundo de ellos un negocio no muy recomendable para los autores. El joven guitarrista era un inspirado autor de tangos y una madrugada cuando ya se habían retirado los habitués y el “Palermo” comenzaba a levantar las mesas y…

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  • News from Don Esteban

    On the 3rd of July 1936 the Juan D’Arienzo orchestra recorded the tango Don Esteban. Most reeditions, especially from the RCA Víctor company, for which the tango has been recorded in 1936, contain a different version as the one which can be found on the japanese CD-collection CTA (Club Tango Argentino), Juan D’Arienzo Vol. 2…

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  • El cencerro

    Since quite recently I observe a general shift in tango djing. A lot of DJs are today putting a lot of effort into recovering the most authentic sound in the milongas. This translates into investing in high end sound devices, prefering lossless sound formats over lossy codecs, analysing sound files and playing correctly tuned tracks.…

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