|
|
|
|
viewing 1 To 25 of 700 items
Next >>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LP
|
|
KOM 411LP
|
$26.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 11/22/2019
While during the 1990s -- higher, faster, further! -- the straight bass drum has been shot around the globe, there arose a number of variations of more or less contemplative slow and sacred music from all kinds of corners at the same time. In a sense, it's the other side of the medal: chillout, lounge, easy listening, trance, muzak, and elevator music, electronic music and intelligent techno... and of course and in particular: ambient. In classical and new variations. Beside the constant pushing forward of the so called "Sound Of Cologne" -- minimal techno in the home of Kompakt, there was also a strong faible for ambient sounds. Not only because of the labels origin and its operator's preference for the pop music of the '70s and '80s, there was evolving a variety of ambient music, that added the aspect of pop to the confusing diversity of genres during that time. Not pop in the sense of actual classic pop music: pop in the sense of subculture, of pop art and, first and foremost, in the sense of pop as an attitude. This was how Pop Ambient was launched and the way it established its own authentic music with a high recognition value. Pop Ambient is indulging the beauty and the timelessness. Pop Ambient is a sonic cosmos of attitude for itself and has no fears of contact with adjoining genres nor with kitsch, art or carnival. It's ambient if you do it nevertheless. Features Joachim Spieth, Ulf Lohmann, All, Dettinger, Geometric Farms, Mint, Markus Guentner, Reinhard Voigt, and Gustavo Lamas.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
KOM 410LP
|
$36.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 11/22/2019
Double-LP version includes 44-page art book with the whole distinctive cover-series; includes additional track by Thore Pfeiffer; includes download.Wolfgang Voigt on the release (September 2019): "20 years of Pop Ambient. Already? One didn't notice. It's an anniversary which comes quietly. An anniversary with quiet tones. In the spirit of the special restraint of pop-elegance, it has no reason to drawn attention to itself with a big 'Tam-Tam'. Or better: 'Bum-Bum'. The bass drum stays outside. Nevertheless, in fast-paced, overstimulated times of moving forward, it's a joyful occasion to look back. What strikes most by putting or listening to 20 years of Pop Ambient in a row is the central theme that holds together the dense aesthetic concept like the pearls of a necklace. Floral beauty for digital naturalists. Music like flowers, that don't wilt. Timeless. Ageless. But with all of the conceptual unity and resolution, Pop Ambient would not be Kompakt without the break, the friction, the expansion of musical boundaries in between tradition and innovation, in between conspiracy and the openness of the discourse. Aestheticism, escapism, acting in the spirit of 'nevertheless'. Swans drifting by, clouds pass over, everything is floating and: 'Boredom is a stylistic device' (Andy Warhol). Pop Ambient music is medicine against illnesses, that you don't even suffer from. It's giving everything, demanding nothing. Musical lotus leafs, off which the virtual wastewater of our time is rolling like the reality is dripping off the matrix. In this sense, we're happy about the pop-ambient anniversary greetings from new and old companions like Thore Pfeiffer, Max Würden, Yui Onodera, Jörg Burger, Thomas Fehlmann, Morgen Wurde, Leandro Fresco, as well as contributions from T.Raumschmiere, Andrew Thomas, and, after a long break, from friends from early days like Joachim Spieth, Markus Guentner, and Klimek... Breath in. Breath out. Thank you." Also features Maria Estrella, Gen Pop, and Pepo Galan.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
KOMP 155CD
|
$15.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 11/22/2019
Wolfgang Voigt on the release (September 2019): "20 years of Pop Ambient. Already? One didn't notice. It's an anniversary which comes quietly. An anniversary with quiet tones. In the spirit of the special restraint of pop-elegance, it has no reason to drawn attention to itself with a big 'Tam-Tam'. Or better: 'Bum-Bum'. The bass drum stays outside. Nevertheless, in fast-paced, overstimulated times of moving forward, it's a joyful occasion to look back. What strikes most by putting or listening to 20 years of Pop Ambient in a row is the central theme that holds together the dense aesthetic concept like the pearls of a necklace. Floral beauty for digital naturalists. Music like flowers, that don't wilt. Timeless. Ageless. But with all of the conceptual unity and resolution, Pop Ambient would not be Kompakt without the break, the friction, the expansion of musical boundaries in between tradition and innovation, in between conspiracy and the openness of the discourse. Aestheticism, escapism, acting in the spirit of 'nevertheless'. Swans drifting by, clouds pass over, everything is floating and: 'Boredom is a stylistic device' (Andy Warhol). Pop Ambient music is medicine against illnesses, that you don't even suffer from. It's giving everything, demanding nothing. Musical lotus leafs, off which the virtual wastewater of our time is rolling like the reality is dripping off the matrix. In this sense, we're happy about the pop-ambient anniversary greetings from new and old companions like Thore Pfeiffer, Max Würden, Yui Onodera, Jörg Burger, Thomas Fehlmann, Morgen Wurde, Leandro Fresco, as well as contributions from T.Raumschmiere, Andrew Thomas, and, after a long break, from friends from early days like Joachim Spieth, Markus Guentner, and Klimek... Breath in. Breath out. Thank you." Also features Maria Estrella, Gen Pop, and Pepo Galan.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
KOM 413LP
|
$29.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 11/22/2019
If Kompakt had to name one thing fans have been consistently asking for, it's a vinyl version of The Field's legendary first album From Here We Go Sublime: originally rolled out in 2007, this much-acclaimed full-length debut of what was to become one of the most celebrated projects in the label's fold saw a regular CD edition and an accompanying 12" sampler -- but never a full vinyl release. Following Kompakt's long sold out 2014 limited edition reissue for Record Store Day, the label welcome From Here We Go Sublime back as a double-LP in gatefold vinyl.
Axel Willner, aka The Field, joined the Kompakt family in 2005, bringing forward a new fusion of ambient and techno that fed on his adoration for Wolfgang Voigt's classic '90s projects Gas and M:I:5 as well as the shoegazer rock of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. Called a "techno pop landmark" by Pitchfork, From Here We Go Sublime almost immediately became a cult favorite, starting a trend that continues to this day -- as can be seen with The Field's 2013 full-length offering, Cupid's Head, that has been lauded by critics and crowds alike. The most striking feat of From Here We Go Sublime must be its sonic cohesiveness, debuting a fully-formed artistic vision that -- seven years and three albums later -- hasn't lost any of its luster. As a fixture in The Field's discography, it remains as important as ever, with Axel Willner installing a blueprint that inspired many but sounds like no one else... except himself. Giving you a feeling of warmth and familiarity on first listen that you can't quite grasp, it's like this sound has always existed, when in fact it was the unique creation from one highly gifted producer. And it all starts here.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM EX113EP
|
After Anna & Kittin's monstrous "Forever Ravers" (KOM EX112EP) which is already deemed as one of 2019's biggest tracks, Speicher is back with three-tracker brimming with raw energy from three hotly tipped up-and-comers. Blackrachas commands the A-side with his immersive late-night tune "Giorno Di Pioggia". It's pure trance (not trance) of a darker kind with ecstatic melodic outbursts that'll tingle all the right places. Stockholm's Christian Nielsen is making his welcome return and he's out to kill. Imagine a chimera made of brute early '90s Belgian proto-techno and uplifting hard house beats that recalls Jason Nevins at his prime. Last but not least, Odd Oswald & Stephan Barnem deliver a smart industrial banger complete with unexpected twists and turns that'll certainly do the right kind of damage on any trusted main floor.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 409EP
|
$14.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 11/8/2019
In future times, culture historians will refer to Gabor Schablitzki, aka Robag Wruhme, as a creator of a singular techno sound, a rock in the murky sea of arbitrary musical dullness that befell mankind in the early 21st century. Furthermore, a lesser known quality of Schablitzki will be praised and explored: he was a relentless wordsmith, a deeply passionate inventor of elegant idioms that enriched German language. Take "Freggelswuff" or "Wemmel" as shining examples. It's within this context that a certain cultural artefact released on a Cologne-based record label called Kompakt (which towards the end of the 21st century made a hardly publicized turn to manufacturing CO2-neutral wall plug systems) that went by the sonorous title Topinambur has to be mentioned. Legend has it that Schablitzki claimed to have created the word "Topinambur", unknowingly that local farmers have been marketing a root tuber under the same name since it got imported from America in 1610AD. The following tenacious copyright lawsuit between Schablitzki and a large agricultural consortium lasted for many years. It isn't considered as a highpoint in Schablitzki's turbulent life but it still serves a staircase wit that is passed on from generation to generation amongst Black Forest moonshiners.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
KOM 407LP
|
Kompakt welcomes veteran contemporary experimental producer Marcus Schmickler with the release of his spectacular noise/techno fused medallion entitled Particle/Matter-Wave/Energy. Marcus Schmickler's fifty plus release discography is one of the most fascinating in his field. From his studies under Cologne-based Stockhausen collaborator Johannes Fritsch to his releases through legendary imprints a-Musik, Editions Mego, and Mille Plateaux, over the years Schmickler has been behind innumerable collaborations and sonic explorations. Be it through his ground-breaking indie/electronic band Pluramon or through his releases that have included collaborations with musicians such as John Tilbury, Thomas Lehn, Julee Cruise, or MIMEO, he has even had his works being performed by ensemble recherche, musikFabrik, or Paragon Ensemble. Beyond continuing to perform on the world stages, he authors theater and film and currently teaches at Institut für Musik und Medien in Dusseldorf. Particle/Matter-Wave/Energy, a 37-minute long piece (split into two parts on the LP version), explores the borders of a scientific universality of sonification towards something that becomes a singular experience -- sound. The pieces' foundational aim was to create an acoustic rendering of what it sounds like when two galaxies collide by gravitational forces. To avoid this one sheet getting lost in theory, the audible result of Particle/Matter-Wave/Energy is an incredibly, immersive work that is required listening from start to end. Contemporary experimental music and modern techno collide as waves of synths caress the listener through intense waves of frequency variables. The orchestral enormity of the piece is both discomforting yet embracing as the listener feels engulfed with its robotic caress.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM EX112EP
|
Anna returns for her third round on Speicher. Kittin (formerly known as Miss Kittin) needs no introduction -- she is nothing short of a trailblazer in dance music history by contributing countless times through her voice, music, and DJing. Together they are Forever Ravers, dispatching a message of everlasting unity for the dancefloor community. Anna brings her most voracious production skills to date interwound with Kittin sounding at her best in an explosive consequence that we can only describe as being a must-hear techno hymn. Anna takes the original past the stratosphere with her "Raving In Space Mix".
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
KOM 400LP
|
Double LP version. Includes only exclusive tracks, featuring: Jürgen Paape, Jonathan Kaspar, Thomas/Mayer, Albert Luxus, Julian Stetter, Sascha Funke, Voigt & Voigt, The Modernist, and Justus Köhncke; includes download. You may ask: "In the day and age of streaming playlists and the omnipresence of freely available mixes, what's the use of a label compilation?" The answer is simple: labels still serve as a dearly needed filter mechanism in this tsunami of music we're facing every day. Labels strive to establish trust between artists and listeners. They're like your favorite restaurant around the corner. On the spur of the moment, you might find more excitement in that hip place that just opened somewhere else. But when the novelty fades, you'll always return to your sanctuary. The safe place where they know your name and the last drink is on the house. Kompakt has become such a place for generations of fans and artists alike. And the Total compilation series serves as its menu: always changing but instantly recognizable. As per usual, Total is a collection of the past year's biggest tunes, the creme de la creme of Kompakt's steady output of 12-inches. With Jürgen Paape, the notorious Voigt brothers, Thomas/Mayer, and Jörg Burger -- all founding fathers are on board. Legacy artists Sascha Funke and Justus Köhncke make their long-awaited comebacks, the latter with a kinky Patrick Cowley homage called "Mindless Sex Track". Cologne young blood Julian Stetter nails the starry-eyed, romantic Kompakt signature sound with his remix for an up-and-coming local pop outfit called Albert Luxus. Fellow Colonian Jonathan Kaspar makes his label debut with his slinky track "Renard". DJ Balduin definitely is one to watch in 2020. His massive "E.W.B.A." transcends the friendly populism of an ancient Love Parade anthem while capturing the sincere spirit of today's electro revival. Rex The Dog's "Vortex" and Tom Demac's "Serenade" perfectly showcase why Kompakt is still one of the most played and charted labels in electronic music today. In a scene that is more fragmented than ever these two producers delivered true consensus hits that are cherished on all sizes and shapes of floors beyond genre boundaries. The second half completely belongs to a whole new breed from the label's beloved Speicher series such as ANNA, Yotam Avni, Extrawelt, Raxon, Blackrachas, John Monkman, and La Fleur alongside the label's full-time members Patrice Bäumel, Kölsch, and Gui Boratto.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2CD
|
|
KOMP 154CD
|
You may ask: "In the day and age of streaming playlists and the omnipresence of freely available mixes, what's the use of a label compilation?" The answer is simple: labels still serve as a dearly needed filter mechanism in this tsunami of music we're facing every day. Labels strive to establish trust between artists and listeners. They're like your favorite restaurant around the corner. On the spur of the moment, you might find more excitement in that hip place that just opened somewhere else. But when the novelty fades, you'll always return to your sanctuary. The safe place where they know your name and the last drink is on the house. Kompakt has become such a place for generations of fans and artists alike. And the Total compilation series serves as its menu: always changing but instantly recognizable. As per usual, Total is a collection of the past year's biggest tunes, the creme de la creme of Kompakt's steady output of 12-inches. With Jürgen Paape, the notorious Voigt brothers, Thomas/Mayer, and Jörg Burger -- all founding fathers are on board. Legacy artists Sascha Funke and Justus Köhncke make their long-awaited comebacks, the latter with a kinky Patrick Cowley homage called "Mindless Sex Track". Cologne young blood Julian Stetter nails the starry-eyed, romantic Kompakt signature sound with his remix for an up-and-coming local pop outfit called Albert Luxus. Fellow Colonian Jonathan Kaspar makes his label debut with his slinky track "Renard". DJ Balduin definitely is one to watch in 2020. His massive "E.W.B.A." transcends the friendly populism of an ancient Love Parade anthem while capturing the sincere spirit of today's electro revival. Rex The Dog's "Vortex" and Tom Demac's "Serenade" perfectly showcase why Kompakt is still one of the most played and charted labels in electronic music today. In a scene that is more fragmented than ever these two producers delivered true consensus hits that are cherished on all sizes and shapes of floors beyond genre boundaries. The second half completely belongs to a whole new breed from the label's beloved Speicher series such as ANNA, Yotam Avni, Extrawelt, Raxon, Blackrachas, John Monkman, and La Fleur alongside the label's full-time members Patrice Bäumel, Kölsch, and Gui Boratto. Double-CD version also includes Weval, Julian Stetter, Reinhard Voigt, Anii, Clarian, Fahrland, James Monro, and an unreleased Jörg Burger.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM EX110EP
|
Hamburg-based couple Extrawelt present new material on Kompakt. "Pink Panzer" is pure analog funk. A sluggish beat is paired with a highly effective synth riff. The idea is as simple as it gets but it's executed in such a masterful way. "Argonaut" follows an equally simple recipe but ups the tempo and energy levels by 100%. Heavy prime time saw tooth techno for the new generation that recall vintage Thomas P. Heckmann -- perhaps if he were to wake up in a funky mood.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 406EP
|
Elina Shorokhova, aka Soela, is a multi-talented artist hailing from southern Russia who now calls Berlin her home. The title track emits her talent as a pianist -- broken beats float in-and-out of dub-drenched ambience that flows with cascading vocals. "Close Your Eyes" echoes a spirit of Detroit house with refreshing new intensities. "White Becomes Black" shows her own interpretation of dub techno and combines that into a classic house beat. "I Have A Dream" sounds like she bridges all of the previous track elements into a single whole.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 405EP
|
Enzo Elia's Gilli 88 EP is a tribute to the '80s Italian phenomenon, the Paninaro. Enzo found the Paninaro's fashion imagery and luxurious clothing translatable to today's social network dynamics and prime for the retro-futuristic dancefloors of today that are inspired by the golden days of Italo-disco. "Low Red" is an Italo-pop gem conceived with Quique Aldebaran and with Quique on vocals, taking inspiration from Suicide. "Aj Squinza" takes a classic '80s disco approach with sound-scaping synths that endlessly jam. "Volpinata" succumbs to a classic EBM groove that finds its way out-of-focus due to fat synth melodies that engorge this elevating track.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 404EP
|
Leipzig's DJ Balduin proclaims to produce music that creates "states of hypnosis with an occasional, gentle 'hands-up-face-slap' every now and then" which perfectly sums up Lost Cat, his first release for KOMPAKT. "E.W.B.A." features a classic rave synth meeting an infectious open snare to break through the beat. The kick drum thud of "Sheee" seems to be all too menacing at first, but surprisingly learns how to open itself into a gorgeously seductive uplifting house tune. "Lost Cat And An Untied Shoe" brings that beat back with soaring synths and a playful natural bass line.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM EX109EP
|
Yotam Avni has been a long fixture of the Tel-Aviv nightlife scene, well known internationally thanks to releases on Ovum, Innervisions, and Hotflush. Kompakt welcome him to their Speicher series with three unlikely cuts. "Mañana Mañana" swells with a mid-90s prowess that echo the earliest of Kompakt's days in the best of ways. "Track For Agoria" thrives from the method of true minimal techno but abstractedly brought into harmony with bells and tweaking synths. "Heavy Lifting" is righteously led by a soaring synth that envelops itself into snap dragon snares and washed out hi-hats,
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 403EP
|
Here is Vortex... so when Michael Mayer listened to the demo, he tripped and banged his head on a cupboard. When he woke up he said: "... Do you remember the first time you saw colored lights blinking, a blasting smoke machine and lasers cutting through the room? I was so fascinated by that first experience that I started spending all my spare time and pocket money on music and lights . . . Looking at Rex The Dog's self-made modular gear always opens a vortex of childhood memories. Disco music and flashing lights... it just never gets old."
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
3LP
|
|
KOM 370-2LP
|
Königsforst -- following the 1997 release of Zauberberg (KOM 370-1LP), Wolfgang Voigt's GAS project returned with Königsforst in 1998, a full-length that has stood the test of time as a template for introducing fundamentals of '90s techno into the principles of contemporary electronic music. Originally released in 1998 on the iconic Frankfurt imprint Mille Plateaux, and then reissued in 2016 as a part of GAS Box (KOM 370LP), Königsforst is now released on Voigt's own label, Kompakt, as a 180 gram, triple-LP vinyl in its original artwork. Königsforst brings glimmers of light into Voigt's dark, magnificent forest. Melodic strings and brass are added to his signature layers of ominous intensity. The forest path is laid out by muffled kick drums as classical music loops incessantly swirl with no direction. Includes download.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 402EP
|
Reinhard Voigt returns to his own label with another episode of satiric techno. Reinhard embraces all that wildlife has to offer with Was Wir Spüren. A bass drum on "Das Singende, Klingende Ding" guides you through a voracious bee storm as the rooster crows gloriously towards duck quacking oblivion. "Tausendmal Zu Viel" fits perfectly as the soundtrack for to the artwork created by Mareena von Cube. "Der Mann, Der Nie Nach Deutz Kam" is classic Reinhard Voigt techno at peak-time point. A throttling bass drum is voraciously fueled by the jungle twilight.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM EX108EP
|
Kompakt open the Speicher gates to Swedish export La Fleur. La Fleur fulfills the difficult matrimony of bridging minimal-house percussion with deep emotive groove on "Tears". In her own words, "I wanted to create a feeling of melancholy, the dreamer wanted this dream to be true and then on waking up realized that it was all just a dream. Hence the vocal, washing my dreams away with tears." John Monkman and James Monro are an unlikely pairing in the best of ways. They offer "Pesto Punk", a raging conglomeration of delinquent-techno madness.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
KOMRSD 005LP
|
RSD 2019 release. Long-time, hidden gem and one of the pivotal releases that shaped what would later on become the "Sound of Cologne". Originally released in 1993 on CD at the opening of the Delirium Recordshop in Cologne -- the birth house of Kompakt. Now available for the first time on vinyl! Released under their monikers The Bionaut (Jörg Burger) and Mike Ink (Wolfgang Voigt), Music For Stock Exchange marks one of the many highlights evolving from this artistic relationship. Ethik perfectly showcases the pair's very own take on electronica/IDM that soon led into their Harvest releases as Burger/Ink, The Bionaut, and The Modernist. 25 years after its inception, Ethik sounds strangely contemporary and will delight the old and surely find many new friends. 180 gram vinyl.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
12"
|
|
KOM 399EP
|
Tom Demac returns to Kompakt, this time solo with the three-tracker Serenade. The title track is delicately brought together by a fragile piano rhythm and poetic wisdom over the might of the kick drum. "Seventh Sign" was initially intended an experiment in cello recordings through an effects pedal but ended up being track brimming with pure techno groove. "Second Skin" is the perfect finale embracing epic elements of broken beat and even IDM sensibilities with a gorgeously misguided horn leading the march.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
KOMP 152CD
|
Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 introduces a new compilation series on Kompakt, curated by one of Cologne's leading figures in electronic music, Jörg Burger (aka The Modernist, The Bionaut, Burger/Ink, and many more). Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 combines elements of rock, folk, country, surf, krautrock, and psychedelic in contemporary electronic music. The compilation features unreleased music and mixes from Matias Aguayo (Terrapin), Fantastic Twins, Paulor, Rebolledo, Sascha Funke & Cosmo Vitelli, Superpitcher, The Modernist, and more. The concept shares some similarities to Kompakt's Pop Ambient series as unlike a conventional compilation of tracks from different artists, Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 is a collection of music that creates a distinct vibe and atmosphere. The release is intended to be heard as you would hear an album from an (imaginary) band. Jörg Burger is responsible for the concept and selection. The styles of music presented on Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 play a crucial role and influence in his work for many years. Now he has created a platform for these styles. Beside showcasing his own music, Jörg Burger kept to inviting a close circle of friends and colleagues that share similar influences in their work. All of their contributions were specially composed or remixed for this collection. Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 features the first new Burger/Ink track since the release of their iconic full length Las Vegas on Harvest and Matador Records in 1996. Also features The Novotones, Cologne Tape, Kenneth James Gibson. CD version includes tracks by Jörg Burger, Metope, and Paul Mac.
"Just think... from Sergio Leone to David Lynch, from Elvis in his deepest moments to Johnny Cash somewhere between amphetamine backlash and American Recordings, from 'Hollywood Babylon' to 'Hotel California', from Mulholland Drive to Paris, Texas. Served with a pinch of Tago Mago and Pink Floyd at Pompeii. Then you know exactly what Velvet Desert Music is about... " --Jörg Burger
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
KOM 398LP
|
Double LP version. 180 gram vinyl; Includes download code. Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 introduces a new compilation series on Kompakt, curated by one of Cologne's leading figures in electronic music, Jörg Burger (aka The Modernist, The Bionaut, Burger/Ink, and many more). Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 combines elements of rock, folk, country, surf, krautrock, and psychedelic in contemporary electronic music. The compilation features unreleased music and mixes from Matias Aguayo (Terrapin), Fantastic Twins, Paulor, Rebolledo, Sascha Funke & Cosmo Vitelli, Superpitcher, The Modernist, and more. The concept shares some similarities to Kompakt's Pop Ambient series as unlike a conventional compilation of tracks from different artists, Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 is a collection of music that creates a distinct vibe and atmosphere. The release is intended to be heard as you would hear an album from an (imaginary) band. Jörg Burger is responsible for the concept and selection. The styles of music presented on Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 play a crucial role and influence in his work for many years. Now he has created a platform for these styles. Beside showcasing his own music, Jörg Burger kept to inviting a close circle of friends and colleagues that share similar influences in their work. All of their contributions were specially composed or remixed for this collection. Velvet Desert Music Vol. 1 features the first new Burger/Ink track since the release of their iconic full length Las Vegas on Harvest and Matador Records in 1996. Also features The Novotones, Cologne Tape, Kenneth James Gibson. CD version includes tracks by Jörg Burger, Metope, and Paul Mac.
"Just think... from Sergio Leone to David Lynch, from Elvis in his deepest moments to Johnny Cash somewhere between amphetamine backlash and American Recordings, from 'Hollywood Babylon' to 'Hotel California', from Mulholland Drive to Paris, Texas. Served with a pinch of Tago Mago and Pink Floyd at Pompeii. Then you know exactly what Velvet Desert Music is about... " --Jörg Burger
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
KOMP 151CD
|
Straight in the wake of their eponymous debut LP (KOMP 131CD/KOM 352LP, 2016), Weval return to Kompakt with their sophomore album, The Weight, breaking their pop-mellow, nostalgia-friendly style further out in the open as they arrive "at this place again were everything felt spontaneous, new and exciting, like we had in the beginning". Orbiting around that ever-luminous yet wistful melodic halo that surrounds their music, this second full-length effort sweeps an extra-wide and languidly woven palette of emotions and moods, making for a uniquely ambitious and generously colored mosaic of sound. If the recording sessions "often started grumpy and emotionless" by Harm and Merijn's own admission, the pair was "surprised by the joy it gave us, which can be compared to the emotions we felt back in the first days of making music together"; subsequently reconnecting with that fresh, naïve feeling of "absolute creative freedom" they were after. The album is also the fruit of a whole new working process for them -- more playful and unpredictable -- which saw them switch from "guitars lying around to piano, onto our own synths and the most cheap quirky toy synths you can imagine", and involved "recording all of our own samples, voice and almost every instrument out of the box. We've always wanted a narrative for the album, and finding the right order perhaps took the most effort." As a whole, The Weight breathes with that transformative richness, free of limits and rules. Amidst this collection of songs and instrumentals that live by Weval's singularly positive take on music -- one that can "lift you up, and make you feel hopeful without being necessarily straight out 'happy'" as they define it, the title-track and lead single stays true to the duo's dynamic approach, putting on a fine balance of floor and dream inducing adaptability that sound engineer David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The XX) subtly made palpable. There's heavy showers of funk drops pouring from endless bars of thunderstorm clouds and laid-back riffs beating a restrained poolside-party kind of pulse, but also sensual vocals rising from beneath the sheets and rueful polaroid-filtered ambiences to soundtrack all possible moments in life -- from the most euphoric to those when music seems the only viable healing potion. Weightless and airy, yet texturally dense and widely magnetic overall, The Weight is a synthesis of the duo's multi-angle take on electronics: blissed-out, heartening and infinitely free.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
KOM 396LP
|
Double LP version, includes download. Straight in the wake of their eponymous debut LP (KOMP 131CD/KOM 352LP, 2016), Weval return to Kompakt with their sophomore album, The Weight, breaking their pop-mellow, nostalgia-friendly style further out in the open as they arrive "at this place again were everything felt spontaneous, new and exciting, like we had in the beginning". Orbiting around that ever-luminous yet wistful melodic halo that surrounds their music, this second full-length effort sweeps an extra-wide and languidly woven palette of emotions and moods, making for a uniquely ambitious and generously colored mosaic of sound. If the recording sessions "often started grumpy and emotionless" by Harm and Merijn's own admission, the pair was "surprised by the joy it gave us, which can be compared to the emotions we felt back in the first days of making music together"; subsequently reconnecting with that fresh, naïve feeling of "absolute creative freedom" they were after. The album is also the fruit of a whole new working process for them -- more playful and unpredictable -- which saw them switch from "guitars lying around to piano, onto our own synths and the most cheap quirky toy synths you can imagine", and involved "recording all of our own samples, voice and almost every instrument out of the box. We've always wanted a narrative for the album, and finding the right order perhaps took the most effort." As a whole, The Weight breathes with that transformative richness, free of limits and rules. Amidst this collection of songs and instrumentals that live by Weval's singularly positive take on music -- one that can "lift you up, and make you feel hopeful without being necessarily straight out 'happy'" as they define it, the title-track and lead single stays true to the duo's dynamic approach, putting on a fine balance of floor and dream inducing adaptability that sound engineer David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The XX) subtly made palpable. There's heavy showers of funk drops pouring from endless bars of thunderstorm clouds and laid-back riffs beating a restrained poolside-party kind of pulse, but also sensual vocals rising from beneath the sheets and rueful polaroid-filtered ambiences to soundtrack all possible moments in life -- from the most euphoric to those when music seems the only viable healing potion. Weightless and airy, yet texturally dense and widely magnetic overall, The Weight is a synthesis of the duo's multi-angle take on electronics: blissed-out, heartening and infinitely free.
|
viewing 1 To 25 of 700 items
Next >>
|
|