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CPT 296EP
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Compost Black Label 36 introduces Mladen Solomun to the Compost Black Label Crew. Solomun who was born in the heart of Bosnia, grew up and still lives in Hamburg. Beside his residency at "Uebel & Gefaehrlich" he is the host of Club "DIY" in his chosen hometown Hamburg since five years now. His first releases were on labels such as Diynamic Music, Sonar Kollektiv, Liebe*Detail, and Steve Bug's Dessous Label.
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CPT 546EP
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Mr Raoul K vs Timmy Regisford, Claudio Coccoluto, Lehar, Musumeci! Five top guys on a breakout EP. No filler, just killer. A real range of house from spooky, trippy deep house to dusty melodies and electrifying modal techy tracks, but all fitting well together and sharing a penchant for twisted dance sonics, and a tribal element.
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COMP 539EP
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Shahrokh Dini at its very best. Two ultimate smashes here, first "Change", a devastating raw house meets techno nirvana with an uplifting rubbery synth hook and a mad constructive arrangement. "Arman" is top notch, too: a solid strong beautiful atmospheric deep house affair. Shahrokh Dini has truly impressed with this double A-side release.
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COMP 521EP
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Dodi Palese's Erika/Rain Dance features gently glimmering house tunes and a magnificent Musumeci & Lehar remix (house bomb). Palese is a helpless vinyl addict: if it sounds good, he buys it. In the studio, Dodi focusses on following his instincts and getting lost in the moment: he makes music designed for dancing, and music that veers from afro-funky house to deep and supple minimal techno for the late night hours. It is slick, original stuff with real feeling imbued in the compelling grooves.
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COMP 514EP
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Spanish maestro Pablo Fierro provides three tribal, driving tropical/Afrohouse-tunes, showing his amazing production skills. Tony Allen sending imaginary greetings. Tip-top Compost Black Label 12" from start to end: no filler, just killer. Pablo Fierro is a producer, musician, DJ, born and raised in the Canary Islands, Spain. Pablo is the founder of Vida Records, one of the prominent Global Club Music record labels.
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COMP 510EP
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Two floor-filling house bombs by Compost's long-term house specialist Shahrokh Dini, backed with remixes by Karim Sahraoui and LoYoTo (Eva Be and Clé from Berlin). Purveyor to the house royals and regalness, Shahrokh Dini has had widespread support throughout his long career as a DJ and true house producer. He had releases on Strictly Rhythm in the late '90s and a boast of enviable releases on Compost Black Label. Shahrokh Dini is not only a house producer and DJ, he has been running clubs since the mid-90s.
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COMP 236EP
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Originally released in 2006. There are so many things to say about Move D... like his own successful labels Source Records and KM20... his musical education as a classical drummer, jazz guitarist, and piano player... his works for the German Goethe Institut and Bauhaus University... his countless live appearances all over the world as DJ or live act... but most of all his sheer endless output of high quality electronic music.
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COMP 503EP
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After meeting at the Black Label Sessions parties at Munich club Harry Klein, Lukas Bohlender sent the label his tune "Club Chateau" in the autumn of 2012. The label featured the track on Black Label #94 (2013). In 2013, Lukas remixed Robinn's "The Game Is Now Over". In 2016, Lukas played the label "The Sublime" and "Curly Bun". Backed up by a floor friendly remix by Beanfield and Thomas Herb, the tracks were released in 2016 (COMP 486EP). Golden Hour EP offers two powerful and emotive deep house joints, padded with layers of elegant synths and crafty percussions.
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COMP 498EP
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Since the turn of the millennium Liquid Phonk has stood for proper house productions. Over many hours of countless studio sessions Mirko Koenig and Patrick Lesser from the south-west of Germany have formed their very own style and sound. Rainer Trueby took notice of their releases on Nick Humphrey's label Lifted Digital and managed a split-release alongside the Cologne producer Sello on Compost Black Label in 2012 with their track "Heart & Soul" (COMP 417EP). Remix by Rainer Trueby & Corrado Bucci.
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COMP 495EP
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Karim Sahraoui is synonymous with sublime technique and sound quality. In his vast musical career, Karim Sahraoui has been producing gems for many years under various names such as Djinxx, Soul Monkey and Electronique Resistance. After a break 2014 saw his return to the business under his real name and producing music that is closer to him than ever. On this stunning EP, he shows his skills and variety from Detroit techno to jazz/Balearic influenced house to glistening downbeat. A tip-top EP.
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COMP 489EP
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DJ Yellow rides the rhythm with bravery. An enchanting house trip, topped with a great Ian Pooley remix. If it sounds and feels familiar, it is - a superb cover version of Marshall Jefferson's classic makes its way onto this 12". In the rapidly evolving scene of electronic music, there are few DJs that have seen the beginning, and even fewer that have maintained their position as forward-thinking musicians over the past few decades. It is without a doubt that DJ Yellow is among these select few.
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COMP 486EP
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Lukas Bohlender presents the next 12" in Compost's Black Label series. "The Sublime" is based on a strong polyphonic bassline, topped by heavenly keys and organs. "Curly Bun", with its beat-less intro and broken beat structure, starts out a bit more laid-back. It's backed by a strong bassline and topped by a dedicated synth programming and two very nice piano gimmicks. Beanfield & Thomas Herb contribute a remix of "The Sublime". The duo strip the original to its essence, adding a rougher SP1200 twist in their beat programming and taking a more repetitive/Detroit inspired route in their arrangement.
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COMP 472EP
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Felix Laband: " 'Righteous Red Berets' is an ode to Stakerlee who kills another man cause he cheated his cards. Luke Vibert reinterprets the track with his unique brand of funk and soul. 'Bag Of Bones' is my personal ballad to a life with the lights turned off. Just me and my guitar. Shane Cooper adds his beautiful double bass to this track. 'Kill The Boer' is a remix of my 2002 kwaito bass classic 'Donkey Rattle'. I base the remix around a sample of a Toy Toy from Soweto 1960."
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COMP 484EP
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Nils Penner delivers a lovely soulful in The One EP with the mesmerizing voice of Emilie Nana. The title track "The One" features a sublime vocal performance by Emilie Nana. A smoothly waving groover suits perfectly late-back beach sessions and pool parties. "Mercury" is a proper deep house jam with an Afro twist. Tricky percussion works and a playful bass line meet sophisticated orchestral vibes. With "Blue", Nils shows his true talent as an ingenious arranger. The result is a wonderful instrumental journey, some of the finest ear milk.
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COMP 485EP
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Thrilling atmospheric house in two directions. "Gohar" is a mental synth-driven power jam with a tough bass. Proper flaming stuff. "Pouran" is a sublime steel drum inflected, mid-tempo, triplet house groove. A spacey melodic grower. Shahrokh Dini produced Compost Black Label 135 in teamwork with Beanfield and Michael Reinboth in Munich. Purveyor to the house royals and regal-ness, Shahrokh has got an attracted widespread support through-out his long career as a DJ and true house producer.
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COMP 479EP
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Manoo moves Emilie Nana's '80s Janet Jackson & Prince inspired music, shaping a bouncy groove filled colorful exchange between vocal and melody. Building and burning as Nana's voice emanates out of this twisted 4/4 beat. Beanfield & Thomas Herb take this Nana-esque bass beast "Tolstoy' Changes", bending the range to deliver a dancefloor destroyer. Maintaining the original feeling of bewitchment, the extension of this production details a dark haunted house beat. Floyd Lavine stripped Black Panther Party inspired "The Meeting Legacy" and stamped his distinctive sound onto this slow stalking symbol of struggle. Lavine gives it a unique bunker feel.
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COMP 477EP
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Since the turn of the millennium, German duo Liquid Phonk (Mirko Koenig and Patrick Lesser) have stood for proper house productions. They debuted on Compost Black Label in 2013 after Rainer Trueby took notice of their releases on Nick Humphrey's Lifted Digital label and set up a split with Cologne producer Sello (COMP 417EP). Following releases on Ingo Sänger's Farside, Lost My Dog, and Something Different, Liquid Phonk return to Compost Black Label with their first solo EP on the label, supported by two stunning remixes by Henry L & Ingo Sänger and John Gazoo.
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COMP 476EP
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Philipp Stoya follows appearances on several Compost compilations (including Compost 500: Some Michael Reinboth Favourites (2015), which features his stunning 2013 remix of Madpac's "Angry Nerds") with his debut EP, a testimonial of his love for music, electric pianos and synths (such as the Fender Rhodes and the Roland Juno 106), and his wife (whose name gives the EP its title). The Rhodes and Juno give this record a unique flair and atmosphere.
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COMP 500EP
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Compost Allstars (Christian Prommer, Roland Appel, Jan Krause (Beanfield), and Compost Records founder Michael Reinboth), celebrate the 2014 20th anniversary of Compost Records with "Good Day," a top-notch, impulsively deep tech-house track with vocals by legendary Fingers Inc. vocalist Robert Owens. The mighty SHOW-B contributes a versatile peak-time rework and an instrumental. Also includes a dub by Prommer.
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COMP 475EP
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Cologne's finest, Rafael da Cruz, follows his 2014 Compost Black Label debut, Renaissance (COMP 454EP), with the dark and floating "Rex." 2015 was a good one for Rafael da Cruz. He toured through South America, Thailand, India, and Europe and played legendary spots like D-Edge, Warung, and Watergate, in addition to running his Right to Love night at the Gewölbe club in Cologne. This 12" includes an incredible remix by Edgar Peng and an epic version from André Lodemann, which has earned a lot of love from guys like Âme, Dixon, Sandrino, and more.
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COMP 469EP
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"We are Jürgen Graf and Christian Nainggolan. Some YOKTO tracks are solo creations by myself, and some tracks have been created in cooperation with Christian. YOKTO's studio is located in my home in the countryside close to the French border in the Saarland, Germany. Our first EP (COMP 446EP, 2014) can be described as 'modern house with vintage attitude.' Our second EP, released on Lossless, was more like 'psychedelic, modern house with a touch of class.' Now it's up to you to describe our third release. We think it sounds like 'raw, romantic house on the border of techno.'"
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COMP 468EP
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Two remixes of "White Noise" from Düsseldorf duo BAR's 2014 debut album, Welcome to BAR, by Shahrokh Dini and Michael Marshelli. Stabil Elite musician Lucas Croon and Christina Irrgang's music is a hybrid of new wave, balearic, shoegaze, dream pop, and noir songwriting. Croon sings as if he had studied with Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, and Chris Isaak. Irrgang is no less elegant; her timbre seems completely absorbed in the music, and yet it somehow floats above it, bold and cool. The effect is reminiscent of Claudia Brücken from the Düsseldorf synthpop band Propaganda.
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COMP 277EP
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2023 repress. Very few producers have built their reputation as quickly as Inverse Cinematics, the duo of Danilo Plessow and Joachim Tobias. In addition to solo releases on Pulver, Plessow has recorded tracks as Hipster Wonkaz and Aphro Pzyko for Pablo Valentino's Faces label and Mad Mats's Raw Fusion imprint. Motor City Drum Ensemble concentrates on Plessow's electronic side. Before he started to go more leftfield/broken-beat-ish with his Inverse Cinematics project, he was heavily influenced by the likes of Larry Heard, Chez Damier, UR, Moodymann, and Mike Huckaby, and labels like Soul City, KMS, Prescription, Harmonie Park.
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COMP 473EP
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From his classical roots in tabla and percussion to his Detroit influence in deeper house, techno, and minimal, DJ and producer Pawas Gupta has carved his niche, with releases on Spectral Sound, Night Drive Music, Mood Music, Brut!, and more. Mathias Schaffhäuser debuted on Definitive Records in 1994; he has since appeared on Mo's Ferry, Tic Tac Toe, Blu Fin, Force Inc., Adjunct, Lebensfreude, and many others. He is the founder and owner of Ware, which released his club hit "Hey Little Girl" in 2001. This 12" includes remixes by Patrick Zigon and Nuno dos Santos.
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COMP 467EP
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Vinyl collector, producer, and resident DJ at influential Italian underground club CIRQ, Olderic delivers nothing less than a banger in "Alma." The dramatic melody break will take you on a journey and the gentle but effective bass and rhythm will shake your senses, bringing you back to reality. Drum master Christian Prommer remixes "Alma" with an irresistible rhythmic sequence arranged around the anthemic layers of the song. The B-side features the intriguing interlaces and pulsating beats of "Oasis" -- luscious, sensual, and mysterious. Engrave Ltd head Musumeci adds his own combination of twisted arpeggios and an outrageous bassline to "Oasis."
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