Sony PS-F9 “Flamingo” Turntable Repair

(This was originally a Twitter post from September 4, 2021)

September 4, 2021

On the bench today: I’ve had this Sony PS-F9 turntable for a few years but haven’t been able to fix it. Power LED lights in button held down. Otherwise, nothing. Any ideas?

Note: Own a Sony PS-F5 or Sony PS-F9 and missing the dust cover? You can purchase new 3D printed reproductions!

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A new dust cover for the Sony PS-F5 turntable

Sony PS-F5 and new dust cover

Introducing the Sony PS-F5– a very unique turntable created in 1983 around the same time as the Walkman. It was arguably the beginning of Sony’s own burgeoning portable music craze. It unfortunately wasn’t the same success as the Walkman. Production was halted and the remaining inventory was quickly sold at a discount and largely forgotten along with the records they played from the late 80’s through the late 2000’s.

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Guest DJ Set On WVUD 91.3FM

I’ve been invited to have a guest DJ set for All Tomorrow’s Parties on WVUD 91.3FM in Newark, DE. It’s simultaneously exciting and terrifying. The theme is synthpop, new wave and the Fairlight CMI. I’ve attempted to put together some cuts that I enjoy myself while trying to weave some threads through the artists.

I’ll be on Tuesday June 23, 2015 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm EDT.

Video: Benny Benassi “Satisfaction”

I love this Benny Benassi song “Satisfaction”, the saw-tooth bass and obvio-synthetic vocals stick in your head. Anyway, found two videos for it. The “dirty” one (below) is a RIOT! May be NSFW if girls in bikinis are frowned upon. It's sorta like the Snap-On calendar girls turned up to 11.


Satisfaction By Benny Benassi

UPDATE: The video to “Satisfaction” was taken down but I relinked the embeded player above to another site.

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B12 Records Live Radio Set

On this day of commencement at my alma mater I'm reminded of the great IDM music that was just coming of age when I first started college. B12 was signed to the WARP label which also harbored many other great acts. B12 later started their own record label as well as continued their own music. This is a two parter live radio set from Chicago's WNUR FM. Track listing included!

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B12 also released a new album titled Last Days of Silence, a 2 disc release ($13.98 MP3 Download @ Amazon).

Video: SHITDISCO, OK

Glasgow School of Art trio SHITDISCO have made a really clever video for this song OK. It's the kind of video that makes you smile because you know it's a great idea and you wish you'd thought of it first but you didn't so you just enjoy it instead. Oh yeah, the music ain't bad either.

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