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 than 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 cds and 3lps, 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 borattos remix of sam taylor wood produced by pet shop boys, thomas fehlmanns stunning impression of the field and of course finally available, the lost remix of gotyes 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.

waajeed (slum village/bling 47) and saadiq with one of the most talked about albums of 2005. feat jay dee, sa-ra, spacek, lacks, tiombe lockhart, invincible, georgia anne muldrow, taraach and others!!

nice price deal !!! limited white label 4 track ep featuring some dope remixes from ruckus roboticus that never appeared on vinyl. until now. his dancefloor friendly remixes of bloc partys >hunting for witches<, pase rocks >so f*cking disco<, kanye wests >love lockdown< and lmfaos >i m in miami bitch<. the bloc party mix is perfect for the electro heads (think dfa or gomma), while his kanye remix might be the best house remix of that track done yet and his pase rock remix is a fidget house anthem in the making. get this!

2002 pro zak classic including plastique de reve aka christophe daze dasen remix!

1998 classic!!!

strut present the story of one of the most influential and revered labels emerging from new york in the late >70s and 80s<, ze records. after the late 70s punk and new wave explosion in new york, ze became a by-word for the anything-goes culture clashes that typified the big apple during the early 80s. formed by french art student michel esteban and british journalist michael zilkha, ze quickly created its own unique independent universe, signing artists as varied as alan vegas electronic postpunk pioneers suicide, trash disco queen cristina and maverick producer august darnell a.k.a. kid creole. with estebans sharp graphic eye leading the labels visual identity, ze hit the new york zeitgeist head on and became supremely hip û in 1982, the face magazine nominated it ôthe most fashionable label in the world.the labels early success led to a deal with chris blackwells island records, which gave zes releases worldwide exposure and brought worldwide fame to kid creole, was (not was) and more. over thirty years on and ze remains one of the great cult labels of its time. with this new compilation, strut takes a snapshot of the many weird and wonderful fusions that surfaced on its famous nyc cab-influenced yellow and black label. highlights include one of the earliest outings by was (not was), tell me that im dreaming, a disbelieving commentary on reagan-omics, bob blankÆs short-lived disco supergroup aural exciters and a larry levan mix of kid creoles biting parable about corruption in the caribbean, theres something wrong in paradise. other featured artists include ze label regulars cristina, bill laswells material, kookie french experimentalist lizzy mercier descloux, and camp disco-electro icons, les garcons.

2002 lasergun release by elliot taub aka ulysses.

nerven47 is a powerful loveletter to techno-capital berlin. and even the beastie boys are part of the party!

uk producer, remixer & musician richard earnshaw continues to be one of the most indemand guys around in house music today. responsible for seminal work across leading labels from all 4 corners of the globe, his stunning mixture of deep, soulful & vocal combined with his darker, techier more underground alter ego, pretty much covers all the boundaries when it comes to house music. bringing together 4 of his latest productions across his own duffnote, one51 & for the first time on vinyl his constantly talked about guess label, earnshaw again covers the full spectrum of house from the soulful sounds of duffnote, to the more club driven sounds of guess. this is a strictly limited vinyl run features vinyl only exclusive material.

orlando needs no introduction when it comes to his past and recent work in the world of electronic dance music. with over 100 releases on his belt and including classic recordings still played today.

after their last production faith christian pass and johannes team up again for sungod to continue their creative work. on the flip side johannes heil is celebrating life with his track true love. what else needs to be said!? supported by heiko mso, gregor tresher: excellent start for johannes heils new labeb!, toni rios, frank lorber. the same way volcanoes have eruptions, dicks have erections and bloody rivers flow: shit happens naturally! even when im on the toilet, i will not use force to squeeze it out because i know it will flow out anyway. its a state of mind, a way to live and the best description of how the creative process and the decisions of this new playground will take place. we will let it flow and get rid of the shit before it happens! we are not willing to take control, but we love to let things grow naturally.we love music, to play and to live a free life of passion, friendship and harmony.you can expect everything besides a concept label with corporate people creating corporate music. because the concept is to have none, but the heart will release the tunes we really love. no matter which genre you might order them to, of course, we are focused on club music, but still there will be music fit in perfectly to a sunny day on which you are sitting on the balcony having a barbecue with friends and drinking a cool beverage. there also might be a tune you can get laid to for the first time in your life. we dont create images, we dont believe in heroes - but we believe in you and ourselves. the most important place for us is the soul - the spot where it all is happening. so let us start with our two favourite tracks for the summertime.

the second single from jamie jones’ forthcoming album is a dancefloor destroyer from the outer realms. featuring live vocals from egyptian lover, ‘galactic space bar’ pre-empts the release of one of the most anticipated debut albums for the current house music era.

6 industrialcore tracks for this new debut on headfuck negative!

this special release is dedicated to detroit dj legend ken collier. his untimely passing touched me personally as he was one of a small few who supported my music and me. because of ken collier, detroit developed a dance scene, which inspired artists & producers to make dance records, which gave birth to techno, which has provided careers for so many of you in the business today. so i dare ask all you techno producers, djs, record labels, record shops, clubs which play techno music and fans of techno to pay respect to ken collier just as you would our other fine music innovators. however, this special compilation isn t about techno, it s about h.o.u.s.e sound - broadcasting it to you from live inside the st-er-eo. this record contains no artist or track listing because i don t want this to be about who made the tracks, track titles, or even who wrote this commentary. this is my personal tribute to him, and how he has motivat ed me to make my contributions to house music. thank you ken collier, for helping me grow, not just as a dj or a record producer, but also as a person. every dj and dance artist here in detroit owes thanks to you for going out into the musical forest, chopping down trees and paving the way for us to build house.

cecille artist leon with a killer !

tensnake has been hamburgs best-kept secret. has been! past 12inchs for labels like radius, mirau (which he co-runs) or his gorgeous >keep believin< three-tracker for endless flight speak louder than words. on top he delivered all these nice remixes for the likes of junior boys ( fm÷ is theee one), sally shapiro or more recently toby tobias on rekids. firmly rooted in new yorks sweaty boogie dreams and with a soft spot for dazzling house music, >in the end< stays true to tensnakes juicy techniques and pleases our friends and colleagues (radio slave, robet dietz, prins thomas, gilbr, mark e) alike. we start off with a courageous house tune that has all the qualities of an a-side and concisely defines the dilemma of lovers: in the end someone always has to cry. but as long as it sounds like a cutty ranks rocket launcher, we want test it. the other side of the medal features >holding back my love< a slow-motion disco robot bomb with a crooning tensnake on the mic that makes everyone feel happy like they should. finally, >thethenunknown< somehow melts the moodiness of early factory records (think a certain ratio with a little finger exercise) with the atmosphere of kenneth dixon jr.s >misled< - one for the heart, soul and your headphones. at least, gerd feels and thinks like that. speaking of feelings. if downloads are your thing, you can get the digital bonus track >can you feel it< at all the usual spots. how is that for a change? this guy aint a blindschleiche

remastered nyc classics from the late 70s and early 80s. including man fridays love honey, love heartaches (produced by larry levan) resonance and yellow train & patti labelles the spirits in it

feat king gordy & bizarre -- >> incl acapella... plus amazing soul central rmx with piano driven detroit hip house style (best remix for >put ya hands up for detroit<) / special backstock

after a longer break budapest-berlin based two-b-music is back with another physical release – girl ep. this release is a personal and carefully selected mixture of emotional deep house with modern edge. steven ms (owner of two-b-music) debut ep has been already receiving a great feedback from key djs. extraordinary remix by miraus little pearl iron curtis gives some extra lovely vibes to this heartbreaking ep. irons latest production has been featured allready on some compilations including deetrons amazing fuse mix cd. >...make friends forever and go away!<

this is the first of 2 specially re cut remix 12Æs from the bent archives, leading up to the release of the hotly anticipated æbent..the best ofÆ album hitting the shelves in the summer. on the first bit of plastic we see the legendary ashley beedle remix of æmagicÆ alongside reverso 68Æs tripped out dub of æcomin backÆ. on the flip we the excellent soulchild with their version of æto be lovedÆ and to finish the package we have some good ness from nightmoves and their take on æwaiting for youÆ.

the mighty hk return with a debut from up and coming dj / producer steve haines æbe with you featured on the highly successful æsummer mix comp hed kandi have commisioned tasty remixes from hed kandi fave esquire & new boys robot lovers who provide a sublime electro vibe.steves tracks have received support across the dance music spectrum, from ferry corsten to stonebridge through to cevin fisher

lyrical wit is in abundance, magnified by russell maels soaring falsetto gymnastics. failure with the opposite sex is a recurring topic, from the adolescent fumblings of amateur hour to the resignation of falling in love with myself again. its easy to see why the teenage morrissey was a dedicated fan. the track that really grabbed the publics attention was this town aint big enough for both of us, a classic stomper with a gravity defying melody. 1974s kimono my house is the sound of sparks firing on all four cylinders, providing one of the most curious and comical albums of the 70s. freddie mercury wasnt the only operatic rocker on the block in the mid 70s. the genre was pretty much taken to its logical conclusion by ron and russell mael, the decidedly odd couple who formed the nucleus of sparks. dropping references to immanuel kant and yehudi menuhin, these boys werent your average dumb rock band. kimono my house was their third album, recorded after the brothers had relocated from la to london (where tolerance of tongue in cheek pomp pop was obviously much higher).

already supported by carl craig , luciano, ricardo villalobos, tobi neumann, agoria, loco dice

nice price deal !!! electro-rock 1st decade style, delivered by neonman in 2004. and dont get fooled by the records title - there s nothing weak in here!

part 2 out of 3 eps for the upcoming summer season on pacha/ibiza!! tracks by fedde le grand feat mitch crown, jerry ropero java & caesars scissors feat majuri and dennis ferrer!!

brand new vocaldub mix + dub mix + club mix!

we ve got some original 1990 copies of this old blake baxter classic on ye olde detroit label incognito. raw drum machine beats and blake giving it in the techno gent steez over the top. not much else to say about it, classic techno and a must have for everyone. limited quantities so get snapping.

seventh solo album and the follow up to you & me, which received raving reviews, entered the us blues charts at no.1 and was awarded the best blues album of 2006 by classic rock magazine, uk. sloe gin effortlessly ranges through heavy blues and acoustic numbers alike, a textured flow.

yet another live/production outfit has sprouted from the fertile techno soil of amsterdam. its name - gimikk - echoes the unpretentious attitudes and sounds of our flourishing underground scene. it was the open and co-operative spirit of our new school techno generation that brought daniel sanchez and eelco augustijn aka. e-contact together. after two well-received eps and a lot of hard work their debute album is a fact. we present to you untitled concept, a killer collection of tracks set to shake up dancefloors around the globe.

>sidonia< opens, immediately announcing that this wont be merely business as usual. with its groaning sub-bass and flickering percussive flashes, the track echoes the dubby, drifting melancholy of classic warp records-always, in truth, a key influence for cadenza. bells and voices lend an atmosphere of shimmering energy thats carried over into >around the angel< which sails jubilantly forward, propelled by intricate polyrhythms and uplifting female vocals.

the rustys crew strike again ! no 4 on the label and another expertly mined duo of underground classics first up we have the awesome savarese produced 1979 killer >come inside my love< from bonnie oliver championed by ron hardy at the seminal music box, this uptempo vocal joint still sounds fresh 30 years after its original release !! on the flip we have the ludicrously rare & sought after >good love< by rome jefferies, a celebrated and super soulful boogie joint released in 1983 on the crazy rare rain label. both tracks have been remastered and are essential additions to any serious collection, not to mention impossible to find elsewhere ! as usual, theres only a small number of these around - 500 in fact, so dont delay as we have a >first come, first served< policy on the limited goods

limited re-issue on 180 gram vinyl.
great compilation of marlena shaws jazzy soul work that spans her years at chess/cadet, blue note, and columbia, 16 tracks on 2 lps including her most sampled songs *woman of the ghetto* and *california soul*.

long awaited new material from the detroit master andres on moodymanns >other< label. in true mahogani music style they decided to release the second of his two eps before the first. there has been a new andres album rumoured for a while now so we are thinking this is the second half of it. theres eleven tracks in total, with a few skits and interludes bridging the gap between classic detroit house jams and gospel style vocal tracks that kdj himself would be proud of. this one was well worth the wait!!

original from 1984

2005 re release of the 1993 classic!!

lisztomania is the first single of the much acclaimed new phoenix album wolfgang amadeus phoenix . kitsune have asked the new electro scene to remix it and this led to this great and exciting ep! new yorkers holy ghost! (dfa), with this great version of crystal fighters xtatic truth, put everyone in agreement - on their knees. la based classixx deliver a production thats evocative of a corvette in the sun, carefree, before it all gets dangerously heated up. quite convenient too when youre fifteen (at least spiritually) to french kiss for a whole five minutes. finally half of digitalism, der die das, brings the track to the dancefloor with an uplifted and breathtaking version.

zwischen arcade fire und beirut: grosse gefuehle und grossartiger folkrock im dezember 2006 gruendeten jamie, rory, dave, andy, arne, ian und gill im schottischen edinburgh eine band - broken records. ihr sound verbindet traditionellen europaeischen folk mit modernem alternative rock made in scotland. bereits die erste 7-inch-single if the news makes you sad don?t watch it erschien auf dem coolen londoner label young turks und wurde von den ueblichen verdaechtigen gefeiert - von radio 1 bis nme. letzterer erklaerte broken records zu one of the countrys most exciting new bands. das albumdebut auf 4ad entstand im monnow valley studio in wales, wurde von ian caple produziert und vereint grosse gefuehle mit grossartigem folkrock zwischen arcade fire und beirut.

2nd album by canadian mstrkrft after their debut-hit >the look<. features collaborations with lil mo, john legend, n.o.r.e., e-40 and more. banging electrorock for you to party like there s no tomorrow!

ill keep on loving you lays down a commanding piece of old fashioned electro-disco, particularly notable for its blurry, washed out vocals and stately downtempo synth-funk. next, >living without your lov< weighs in with a bassline that halfway between >another one bites the dust< and daft punks >around the world< before sublime synths, twangin guitar and vocal edits pile into the mix to round off a delightful piece of grade-a rose-tinted disco.

daniel bovie & roy rox: already up to no. 15 in the ultra top single charts. follow up for 1 of the biggest club hits in the beginning of 2009. almost played by everyone.

hardcore 4 track massacre by autopsy and dj tugie!

this album features all the genres of electro, from electro funk to electrotech and includes collaborations by some of the greatest electro legends of all time with todays hottest, most prolific nu electro producers and artists.
side d contains 2 mastermixes by freddy fresh featuring the bladerunners and diplomat.

it has been quite a while since the last release from jark prongo on the mojuba sublabel, but now we are back with some fresh music from the prolific mr. weisemann. its his a.r.t.less debut and it is very hard to capture the feeling arising from this great music in words. all belongs were it has to be, its like one of those a+ essays in music, there are deep emotions as well as demanding grooves and the balance of subtlety and roughness is just impressing à but please take a listen for yourself!

bodycode reveals tight, jacking rhythms and romantic dancefloor universalism. on baby fords remix of >what did you say?<, the legendary uk acid-house pioneer drags the tempo down to a crawl and beefs up the bass, giving the track the distant, slo-mo feel of walking underwater

grainy lines zeigt lucys lust auf rave und abfahrt, >go and see my love< steht dagegen für verspieltheit und hinwegsetzen über die ehernen gesetze des dancefloors. rené breitbarth wiederum taucht meilenweit in die house-tiefsee ab und liefert zwei betörende remixe von >grainy lines< : einmal jazzig-rollend, einmal kosmisch und verzaubernd

the brazilian hard techno tribe returns! o.b.i. is on a roll with another set of great tunes with buchecha from brasil. alex tb the brazilian superstar returns and marcio m needs no introduction! raw!

xrabit & dmgs arent so much stepping into your world as inviting you to step into theirs. the trio have fashioned an album the like of which hasnt been heard before, a unique mix of influences drawn from across the world and meeting in one of the funniest, most irreverent, freshest hip hop records you ll have come across in a long, long while.

you can not stop them! with each release they even seem to get higher and yes...deeper too. we are proud to present shahrokh sound of ks fourth black label appearance with three remixes of their highly acclaimed album >dripping point<.dripping point got massive support from djs like rainer trüby, peter kruder, atjazz, sasse and me.

this track is jaw droppingly good, a veritable masterclass in sophisticated modern pop!! the kind of music that will make you glad to be alive and remind you that maybe the world isnt such a terrible place after all...