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TRS-80 was formed in Chicago in 1997 by Jay Rajeck and Kent Rayhill, two friends who had been writing music and performing in bands together since they were in high school. The two were drawn to electronic music in the mid 90’s due to its experimental nature and unconventional possibilities. They soon added Deb Schimmel to the mix and began a song writing frenzy that incorporated their wide variety of influences. Rajeck assembled the band’s own recording studio at their rehearsal space, drawing upon his experience as an assistant audio engineer and the band composed many songs in the first few months. TRS-80 quickly caught the eye of local clubs and performed their first gig in 1998, opening for Death in Vegas. The band’s reputation began to grow beyond Chicago as they spent several weeks at number one on Epitonic.com with over 70,000 downloads.

Over the next two years, TRS-80 developed a solid performance reputation playing many shows at Chicago’s Empty Bottle. Some of the bands played with included Solex, Bedhead, jim o’ rourke, Oval, Sonic Boom, and Laika among others. TRS-80 began to land bigger shows, opening for The Creatures to a sold out show at Chicago’s premier live venue The Metro and The Sisters of Mercy at the 2,500 seat Riviera Theater. During this time, TRS-80 self-released two albums, Radiograbadora and industry needs electronic skills.

After signing with Invisible Records in 2000, TRS-80 released The Manhattan Love Machine. The band continued to write and perform and began receiving invitations to appear on several compilations. In 2001, Invisible asked them to put together a collection of unreleased and remixed material titled Backup : 01.

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inphanta wrote:
last month

First heard Natrescent via Epitonic years ago. A great tune.

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VinylIntl wrote:
September 2009

A couple of new live videos have been added to the TRS-80 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TRS-80/8998651858 Become a fan to receive up to date info on new releases and tour dates.

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Steris wrote:
September 2009

VIDEO

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kuterq wrote:
September 2009

rox rox roxoroxoxoxr

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q-q wrote:
May 2009

underrated group.

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UncleGropey wrote:
May 2009

I hope the band exceeds it's namesake.

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tangled_ wrote:
May 2009

<3 xoxoxox

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Aphex_Tom_9 wrote:
March 2009

true "indie-tronica" love it

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digevoc wrote:
March 2009

Freakin' suparrrrfantastic.

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graphnical wrote:
April 2008

Nice job on tinted ;) The a/v experience really brings it out. http://www.last.fm/music/Gabriel+Kent

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JayDonaldson wrote:
April 2008

The new video for Tinted is incredible

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theberlindoctor wrote:
April 2008

Love the new video. Seriously. Inspiring.

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VinylIntl wrote:
April 2008

New video for Tinted by TRS-80 has been posted, check it out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy8ui56C7PU

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rpfile wrote:
March 2008

obscure phase ftw! epic.

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theberlindoctor wrote:
March 2008

Great stuff, congrats on the new release. Just bought it through itunes. Fantastic stuff. I'd be honored if you'd check out some of my works some time, if you ever actually do visit this site =) http://www.last.fm/music/electricbirds Congrats again, and keep twisting the beats..

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James_Hartley wrote:
February 2008

Not bad. Not bad at all.

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VinylIntl wrote:
January 2008

THE NEW YOU by TRS-80 IS OUT TODAY!!! Purchase your limited edition vinyl LP from vinylinternational.com before they're gone forever. Each record comes with a free digital download card and poster. Download only copies available from iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, and others. The New You is a dynamic and captivating album not to be missed, get your copy now!

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NuWaver wrote:
January 2008

The new record sounds HOT!!!!!

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VespaLove wrote:
December 2007

I can't wait for the new album next month!!!! I ordered one in each colour. Tinted is an amazing song, thanks to whoever posted it here. TRS-80 MUST play London in 2008!

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VinylIntl wrote:
November 2007

THE NEW YOU by TRS-80 will be released Tuesday, January 29 - 2008 on the Vinyl International recording label. The EP conatains six all new songs and is now available for pre-order on limited edition clear and blue vinyl. Visit vinylinternational.com to reserve your copy today!

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