Artist. Donna Regina
Title. Welt in einer Stadt
Taken from the 7" release "Welt in einer Stadt"
Out: 08.10.2021

Welt in einer Stadt

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Donna Regina - Ich sehe den Blumen beim Sterben zu

Taken from the album "LUXE"
Karaoke Kalk 124 DL
Out: 17.12.2021

LUXE

Hannu Karjalainen - Silkworms

2nd single release from the album Standards Vol. VI
by The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland
Out: 02.06.2023

Standards Vol VI

I Wish You Love

taken from the album "this river only brings poison"
karaoke kalk 130 (2lp)
out: 29.09.2023
https://linktr.ee/karaoke_kalk

This River Only Brings Poison (20th anniversary edition)

dakota suite - how safe we must seem

Taken From The Album "Oval Sun Patch".
Out: 08.12.2023

Oval Sun Patch

Golden Diskó Ship - Ephemeral Carnivores

Taken From The Album "Oval Sun Patch".
1st Digital Single Release
Out:13.10.2023

»Dolphins With Soft Helmets« is the first single from Theresa Stroetges’ fifth solo album as Golden Diskó Ship, »Oval Sun Patch.« Working with an upbeat disco groove complete with a Moroder-like bassline, she sets the stage for playful synth melodies, her characteristic guitar playing, and her unique approach to using her voice, creating complex canons as counterpoints to her anthemic lead vocals.

Golden Diskó Ship - Dolphins With Soft Helmets

Marla Hansen’s "Dresden" is an instant hymn. Lush yet subtle string arrangements, intricate vocals and amazing songwriting make "Dresden" a song to last. This is the second single of her forthcoming album "Salt“.

Salt

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Marla Hansen - Dresden

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Marla Hansen (The National, Sufjan Stevens) returns with her new single "Chains". Taken off her forthcoming album "Salt", the single is driven by a gliding bass line, bobbing 808 snares, deep chords and a mesmerizing chorus doubled by Hansen's luscious strings, marking the beginning of a new chapter in her creative journey.

Marla Hansen - Chains

After more than two decades as an experimental ambient composer,
Emanuele Errante unveils a new musical venture named eXe.
Departing from the ambient landscape, eXe explores a fusion of
electronic genres, including urban, trip hop and techno. Despite
this stylistic shift, this new project maintains a dedication to 
sound research, ensuring a unique and engaging sonic experience.

"Alone" narrates the story of a woman enduring persistent bullying and psychological violence from her husband. However, the song takes a significant turn as she discovers the strength to reclaim her life. 

The song was recorded at Emanuele Errante's studio. Several synthesizers including a vocal synth were used for this production. 

The mood is intentionally melancholic and dark, capturing the emotional depth of the narrative.

Mastered by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering, Berlin

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Alone

eXe - Alone

Taken from the album "For"
Out: 03.05.2024

YELKA - Amerika

Taken From The Album "Far Islands And Near Places" By Quentin Sirjacq
Karaoke Kalk 93 (CD/LP)

Far Islands And Near Places

Quentin Sirjacq - Aquarius

Quentin Sirjacq - Orange

Artist. Various Artists
Title. Jeff Özdemir & Friends Vol.2
Cat.No. KARAOKE KALK 99
Format: CD/2LP/DL
LC CODE: 10028

Release Date: 07.07.2017

Berlin-based musician and mass collaborator, Jeff Özdemir, is back with a new double vinyl and this time he’s gone for gold. With cinematographic soundscapes, thick bass lines, tangible percussion, eerie keys and charming vocals, this synergetic masterpiece treads the boundaries between jazz, Gameboy sounds, chanson, psychedelic desert, soul, minimal, seventies pop, dub, electronic and classical music with a hint of a John Carpenter-esque style to boot. Rooted in the past but spanning to the future, Jeff Özdemir & Friends vol. 2 refuses to be pigeon-holed into any one decade or genre, transcending these categories without destroying them. Through deep experimentation, Turkish-born multi-instrumentalist Özdemir and his circle of friends have managed to create their own unique sound whilst remaining changeable and varied. Much like the collaborators of the project itself, each song has its own personality drawing from the various corners of the musical universe and joining together to create a new world. The tracks oscillate between Özdemir’s solo-work, to dual collaborations, to group projects and include names such as F.S. Blumm, Andrew Pekler, Halloumi Express, Sonja Polligkeit, Benjamin Wild and Dizzy from Rotation. Drawing from their creators’ diverse backgrounds the songs incorporate multi-cultural, multi-linguistic elements including French, Japanese, Turkish and Portuguese. Despite its wide scope this double-vinyl - also available as a CD and mp3 download - and its catchy, lingering melodies is both cerebral and accessible. Jeff Özdemir & Friends vol. 2 gives you an insight into Özdemir’s world which he centres around his record store, 33rpm Store, in the heart of Berlin Kreuzberg. It is through this hub that he and his friends join together to discuss, listen to and, of course, make music. So have a peek through the window of Jeff Özdemir’s mind and enter once again into a universe of sound both familiar and entirely new…

Juliette Wallace
 
https://www.facebook.com/JeffOezdemir
https://soundcloud.com/33rpm-records
http://www.karaokekalk.de/

Jeff Özdemir & Friends Vol.II

Jeff Özdemir & Friends Vol.2 - Karaoke Kalk 99 - Preview

Taken from the album Transient
Out: 22.02.2019

Transient

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Donna Regina - Lass uns so tun

Taken from the album Ema by the sea
Karaoke Kalk 115 (CD/LP/DL)
Out: 29.11.2019

Ema by the sea

Pink Shabab - Last of the boys

Karaoke Kalk is a record label founded in 1997 in Cologne. The name comes from the „Köln-Kalk“ district where the label started out. Over the past 25 years the label has amounted a superb catalog totaling well over 120 releases by a dazzling array of artists spanning the broadest possible spectrum of musical output.

Some of the most notable musicians to have released on Kalk include Scottish post-jazz pianist Bill Wells, To Rococo Rot bassist Mapstation aka Stefan Schneider, Static aka classically trained drummer Hanno Leichtmann, tireless musical activist Guido Möbius and the meister of prepared-piano Hauschka. Of all the acts to appear on KK, the later has undoubtedly reached the widest audience, with continued success and international acclaim, it was Kalk that first brought Hauschka's unique style to the world. While between them Bill Wells and Stefan Schneider have worked with everyone from Aidan Moffat and Barbara Morgenstern to Mahar Shalal Hash Baz and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Other well established acts that have released on Kalk include the electronic pop duo Donna Regina and the English post-jazz ensemble Dakota Suite.
Of course, besides all these well known names Karaoke Kalk is very much about supporting new talent and bringing to light fantastic new artists who might not otherwise get a break. And so the label is proud to support young artists which recent releases by the likes of Emanuele Errante, Toulouse Low Trax, Roman and J.R.Plankton goes to show.

In 2004 the label relocated from Cologne to Berlin where label head Thorsten Lütz aka DJ Strobocop is extremely active with residencies and regular appearances at some of the best clubs around town. The label is now firmly established as one of the finest the „Musical Capital“ of Europe has to offer. A year later, Karaoke Kalk spawned the Kalk Pets sublabel again proving the Kalk's ongoing support of the clubscene with a focus on remix 12“s. So far the sublabel has released over 20 vinyl Eps with contributions from the likes of DeWalta, Paul Frick (from Brandt, Brauer, Frick), Daniel Meteo, Atom TM and Chica Paula. Kalk Pets proves the labels undying love for the vinyl format and affinity with traditional djing and ever changing club landscape. Since 2006 the label has had its own publisher too - Karaoke Kalk Musikverlag – empowering its artists to retain control of their rights. 

Karaoke Kalk release wonderful electronic and indie sounds beyond the cliches: label boss Thorsten Lütz likes to sit on the fence, creating his own niche for music beyond all the fleeting trends and typical media categorizations. It is one of the few genuinely eclectic labels out there, covering an astonishingly wide range of genres encompassing everything from ambient and indie to electronic, experimental and singer-songwriter. It's one of the true joys of Karaoke Kalk that one just never knows that the label is going to release next: it could go in any direction. The fact is no matter what style of music the label selects, its always of the highest standard and never fails to surprise and delight with each new release.

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