LoloCamp

Loloman - Liberation

Out 01-09-2014

Joris Voorn and Edwin Oosterwal's GREEN imprint has, in just seventeen releases, become a highly regarded source of modern and melodic electronica. Ripperton, Patrice Baumel and Stimming are just some of the names to have graced the label with their unique and wonderfully diverse music. GR18 displays a new musical direction for an artist who has inspired both our label heads since the 1990's. Green is proud to welcome Roland Klinkenberg with Construct #1.

Since the early 90's Roland has explored the farthest reaches of the progressive sound, crafting assonant ambiences with ease. Experimenting with dub delays and with a fresh, non-results driven outlook, the Dutchman's recent studio sessions have found him wandering in new musical directions. Using field recordings of his son Yani, Roland has created two beautiful dub-tinged tracks that have already won the hearts of Joris and Edwin and are now ready to gather your love.

Early support by Laurent Garnier, GERD, Uner, Ripperton and many more.

Roland Klinkenberg - Construct #1 (preview)

The Persistence of Memory

Ozymandias

vinyl preorder: http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/speicher_86
beatport: https://pro.beatport.com/release/speicher-86/1490985

We continue our much-acclaimed SPEICHER brand with yet another set of bangers ready to fiercely usurp hearts and minds - Berlin-based producer and Keinemusik/Rampa collaborator RE.YOU signs responsible for the latest instalment in the series, a worthy addition to its heritage of forward-looking, club-ready techno.

Two precisely engineered cuts adorn the new SPEICHER 12", with the hypnotic FANTASY taking the lead on the a-side - grinding its synth teeth

and brimming with foreboding atmosphere, this one's a particularly enigmatic stomper that pairs its compositional relentlessness with a small, but hand-picked pallet of sounds, tailored to perfection for an adventurous crowd.

The flipside brings you the uncanny ROBOT starting out as a somewhat relaxed groover embedded in what sounds like a animatronic zoo - but soon building up an seizable amount of nail-biting tension, thanks to a single rising drone that is joined by mysterious voice snippets and a stoic baseline. It's another example for RE.YOU's impressive skill set when it comes to hard-hitting techno hidden in plain sight. 

get it on beatport

Re.You - Fantasy/Robot (soundcloud preview)

Ramona is ready to reveal yet another manmade mystery to humanity – "Reframe" by Benedikt Frey. Browsing through Frey’s back catalogue, one thing has always been certain with every new record released – Frey’s music has always been mystical, was working in different layers and has never been only a further development of the record before. "SH Birds" enters the Single with waves of hypnotizing synth-sounds, a weird vocal-sample and an analog-driven beat. "Signals" has a terribly wonderful build-up, starting with a basic rhythm from a kick-drum some hi-hat and a snare here and there and only lives off carefully chosen soundscapes. "Mind The Gap" goes right the opposite way from the track before – a striking bass-line throughout the track with a hunch of acid, a clap as hard as a smack to the head and mesmerizing vibes all over the place. "Good Night Houston" marks the last track of "Reframe" and starts out with a dark soundscape that drives right into an analogue outburst of old Chicago-ish acid-vibes and loses itself in the haze of deepness later on. Ramona is proud to present you this piece of strange and exotic fruit – let’s relish together.

Farewell,
Ramona

Benedikt Frey - SH Birds (Snippet)

O-T-K - Yap Till Dub (2025 / Live Remix / Bastard Remix / Progressive Psytrance Electro House)

The Same Every Day (Add Instrumental) (6)

DANIEL STEFANIK - TWILIGHT ZONE - COR12131

First release for Family Piknik Music. Tom Pooks & Joy Kitikonti - Climb Ep.

Climb opens the account with minimal drums and deft little percussion. It’s then joined by beautiful spooky and alien synth sounds that are filled with colour. It’s a late night track full of mischief. 

Attico then comes along with stripped back and atmospheric house sounds. The rubber drums roll beneath thoughtful pads, which drift up top and zone you out. It’s a classy effort designed for the more intimate dance floors.

Climb

STREAM / DOWNLOAD

Tom Pooks, Joy Kitikonti - Climb (Snippet)

Watergate Affairs 01

Grab your copy: https://KompaktRecords.lnk.to/Total19SD

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 years biggest tunes, the creme de la creme of KOMPAKT's steady output of 12"s topped off with eight exclusive unreleased tracks that are also available on the 2LP vinyl edition of TOTAL 19.

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 our beloved SPEICHER series such as ANNA, YOTAM AVNI, EXTRAWELT, RAXON, BLACKRACHAS, JOHN MONKMAN and LA FLEUR alongside our full time members PATRICE BÄUMEL, KÖLSCH and GUI BORATTO. The energy levels are way up and the mission reads clearly: We'll never stop dancing this way.

- MICHAEL MAYER (Kompakt co-owner, curator of the TOTAL series)

Blackrachas – Rotary

Cocoon Recordings has been founded in the year 2000 as a part of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH. Sven Väth has initiated Cocoon Recordings in order to complete the Cocoon platform as a supporting tool for young artists in Electronic Music. The label philosophy is as simple as demanding: helping young producers and DJs to release their music without depending on Major Label structures. The releases can mainly be assigned to the genres Techno and House.

Cocoon Recordings as a label and Sven Väth as an artist stand for the use of vinyl as sound carrier, also in the future. Admittedly, the Digital Division of Cocoon Recordings has also been set up in 2008 and the numbers of downloads are indeed enjoyable. However, the label's focus is on vinyl, now and in the future. In order to complete the range of services that Cocoon Recordings offers, the publishing company Cocoon Publishing was founded in 2010.

DANIEL STEFANIK - TWILIGHT ZONE - COR12131

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