Everyone’s favorite eagle returns (in seasonal green) to CD form with this third installment showcasing the best of our voluptuous techno 12″ imprint KOMPAKT EXTRA aka SPEICHER. As with previous installments, MICHAEL MAYER and JÖRG BURGER join forces once again – picking the tunes that have made the kids cry in joy and those singles that these two tastemakers hold dear to their hearts. This mix CD is unlike the turntable driven, on-the-fly, aux-natural KOMPAKT DJ mixes you’ve come to love and enjoy – SPEICHER CD3 is a purely digital mix so admittedly yes, there’s been some cheating in bringing these tunes together. Finding forgiveness is a cinch as these tunes are arranged in a glorified fellowship proving to be the perfect warm-up for those hot summer nights as festival season kicks into high gear. key selling points: – digitally mixed by MICHAEL MAYER and JÖRG BURGER (aka THE MODERNIST). – features the best of the KOMPAKT EXTRA/SPEICHER’s recent 12″ single output. The past year has proven to have been the labels’ most successful run to date. – though it may be the Cologne city crest, this bold eagle on the cover has become a synonymous symbol for KOMPAKT and it’s most revered techno imprint SPEICHER. The SPEICHER CD series has become a renown favorite for fans of the label and a great introduction for the curious.
POP AMBIENT returns…and beyond the usual anticipation, for a cause. We celebrate a decade of annual bliss with POP AMBIENT 2010! Certainly a cornerstone of the house of KOMPAKT and early awaited by followers alike. Newcomers may ask – so what is POP AMBIENT? A genre? Possibly. A statement of musical mindset? Absolutely!
POP AMBIENT was conceived by KOMPAKT co-owner and producer WOLFGANG VOIGT and remains a collection selected and curated by VOIGT.
POP AMBIENT remains an ambitious entity of KOMPAKT that certainly draws influence from his legendary GAS recordings of the late ’90′s . The musical context often characterizes densely layered ambient soundscapes that are not concerned with beats, percussion or basslines.
Throughout POP AMBIENT’s editions, the music has evolved ever so naturally – almost characterizing the blossoming of the floral arrangements that have graced the series covers year after year.
vendredi 19 mars 2010
4ème session HI-FIdelity party
1ère partie : de 22h à 22h30
PERFORMANCE : “improVISatIONS”
Artistes : emeline ULASIEN, création images et raphaël ZWEIFEL dit LoZee musicien.
2ème partie : de 22h30 à 2h00
DJ SET :
florian combe (scandium records)
entrée libre
Japan’s veteran dance producer HIROSHI WATANABE aka KAITO is that familiar whisper in the centre of KOMPAKT’s kaleidoscopic strobe light to the many loyalists that know us well. To think it has been over 8 years since he dropped the unsuspecting masterpiece “Beautiful Day” on our doorsteps makes us as giddy as the realization that we have watched his son grow up having graced the cover of nearly all 13 releases for the label. KAITO remains one of Japan’s biggest dance producers and undeniably one of the most respected artists from Asia remaining a top 3 best selling artist in Japan, USA and Greece for KOMPAKT. The silhouette of his son on the cover of “TRUST” signifies a change of pace for KAITO…dare we say WATANABE has created one of his most matured and meditative releases to date. Fear not, the euphoria remains – KAITO continues to flow through his melodies with a remarkable ease and grace that is rarely heard by producers of today. Throughout “TRUST”, KAITO seems to want to draw the listener into an aura of introspectiveness – an elative earnestness that signifies true growth and a change of pace for this talent that is sure to be welcomed by many considering these serious times and certain to draw new fans to his already full table. Another classic moment for KOMPAKT from one of our most endearing producers.
dans le cadre de son partenariat avec le label allemand de musique électronique kompakt,
le happy bar de l’hôtel HI recevra
le samedi 9 janvier le duo de DJs
“DANZCA” (paul nazca et maxime dangles)
(kompakt, scandium records)
pour un set live de 22h à 2h
noter bien ce rendez vous incontournable dans vos agendas, entrée libre.
tout d’abord signé sur CLOSER MUSIK puis BROKE, il sort aujourd’hui son second album sur le prestigieux label KOMPAKT. depuis un an Matias est l’un des producteurs, artistes les plus en vue du milieu électro et après une série de maxis qui a défrayé la chronique il sort enfin son nouvel album qui selon les dires des boss de KOMPAKT est certainement l’album le plus audacieux jamais produit par KOMPAKT. Aussi original que GUI BORATTO, mais vocal à 100% « Ay Ay Ay » déclenche déjà les acclamations, puisqu’après une écoute à Cologne dans les studios de KOMPAKT, le rédac chef de TRAX en fait SA COUVERTURE pour son numéro d’ OCTOBRE. ATTENTION la couv de l’album est signée TREVOR JACKSON !
Chilean born, German raised MATIAS AGUAYO is one of those rare talents you come across that genuinely works in music for the sake of loving music. KOMPAKT’s long, love affair with MATIAS AGUAYO runs all the way back to his first official act (together with Dirk Leyers) as CLOSER MUSIK back in 2000. To call “Ay Ay Ay” ambitious would be an understatement – we can proudly state that MATIAS AGUAYO has managed to accomplish a rare achievement in music today – come up with a recording that is undeniably all his own and a landmark release for KOMPAKT.
Le groupe électronique islandais Gus Gus se forme à Reykjavik en 1995. A la base, le groupe est conçu pour des activités cinématographiques. Il comprend alors les réalisateurs Stefan Arni et Siggi Kjartansson. La formation s’élargit avec l’arrivée progressive du DJ Herb Legowitz, du programmeur Biggi Thorarinsson, des chanteurs / compositeurs Daniel Agust, Hafdis Huld et Magnus Jonsson et du producteur Baldur Stefansson. Après avoir signé des maxis intitulés Club mix EP, Gus Gus enregistre son premier album Polydistortion en 1997. Suivent les albums This is Normal en 1999 et Gus Gus vs the world en l’an 2000. Ils reviennent à l’été 2002 avec Attention et en mars 2007 sort Forever.
“You could compare GusGus´s 6th studio album with a whale.
An animal that spends most of it´s time under the surface, but when it comes up above sea-level, it usually surfaces with a magnificent speciality – much like the latest GusGus creation. Therefore, you should not glean over this work; every moment of it is laid out with painstaking and elaborate candour.
24/7 is a wet dream
The spine of the music is original, created in the “intestines” of GusGus. “On the Job” is the working man´s phrenetic song to the unbroken animal called love.
The opus “Thin Ice´” describes the bloated donkey dancing on ice. And in “Add This Song” the listener is encouraged to add that particular song to his collection.
The GusGus analogue sound environment has never been better, and Daniel Agust´s vocals take the reigns again and thus opens the group’s variability to new heights. As on previous occasions GusGus performs a song written by Jimi Tenor, the fantastic “Take me Baby” where Jimi Tenor is a guest singer.
”Hateful” is a pretty family-type song that GusGus and Aaron-Carl composed together while being on different sides of the Atlantic.”
Kompakt perpétue la tradition annuelle avec kompakt total 10,
Avec ses 2cd’s, le total 10 vous propose les nouveautés de DJ koze, thomas/mayer, juergen paape, wassermann aka wolfgang voigt et bien d’autres encore…
Ce que l’on remarquera de différent des autres éditions est l’inclusion de remix, comme celui de sam taylor wood par gui boratto, produit par les Pet Shop Boys.
Avec un des épisodes les plus riches en rebondissements de la série total, le label kompakt prouve qu’il est capable de se renouveler ; kompakt 10 fête dignement l’age de raison de ce grand label !
So it’s time for 10…what a run it’s been folks and we’re set to celebrate with our jubilee rollout for 2009 – still standing and stronger that ever KOMPAKT returns with our annual tradition – the Cologne event this year set for the 14th of August and the collection.
Spanning the course of 2 CD’s and 3LP’s, TOTAL 10 aims to be the collection of essential tunes from our catalogue and highlights exclusive, new music from the likes of DJ KOZE, THOMAS/MAYER, JUERGEN PAAPE, WASSERMANN aka WOLFGANG VOIGT and others. What one immediately will notice in comparison to other editions is the inclusion of remixes….the likes of IVAN SMAGGHE & TIM PARIS aka IT’S A FINE LINE tackling the likes of BURGER/VOIGT, GUI BORATTO’s remix of SAM TAYLOR WOOD produced by PET SHOP BOYS, THOMAS FEHLMANN’s stunning impression of THE FIELD and of course finally available, the lost remix of GOTYE’s hit “Heart’s A Mess” by SUPERMAYER.
Expect the unexpected this year, TOTAL 10 promises to be one of the most diverse collections of tracks the label has ever brought forward in our history.
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