2017 repress
lake peoples point ep outlines the idea of an album and manages to unfold a climax.

hot remix ep, incl robag wruhme remix.

alftavatn is thomallas second ep release on berlin-based techno-label krakatau records. the tracks captivate instantly and still surprise with imaginative variety, sudden shifts and dazzling timbre. 23 year-old thomalla was featured as a co-musician on bodi bills european ›what‹-tour in 2011/12 and recently started playing live-shows on his own. his tracks unite artistic and dancefloor-compatible appeal, which he was also able to show during last years visit of the red bull music academy in madrid. the alftavatn ep articulates his forward-looking interpretation of electronic music, embedded in references of his own eclectic education. techno without thought control

bodi bill - what remixes (apparat & thomalla) in 2011, there was no way to get around bodi bill - and it will continue in 2012. right on time for summer, the band releases two exciting remixes of their hit-single what on their own label krakatau. luminary apparat and young talent thomalla have chosen the smoothest and breeziest track of the album to rework it with verve and experimentiveness. the tracks differ considerably, and yet there are parallels between both artists: they share a vision, an affinity for progressiveness and audible enthusiasm in each track. apparat - who released his very successful album the devils walk in 2011 - breathes autumnal coolness and depth into this summery number.the result is thrilling, unexpected and spine-tingling. thomalla also rejects construction kit primetime-techno and shows his remarkable talent in two very unlike versions of what. with his overwhelming desire to experiment and discover, he created tracks to dance to, that move beyond the typical minimum radius. this record gathers pop and electronic avant-garde: the record-label and artists wanted to fathom the boundaries of rhythmics and harmony - and they clearly succeeded. here, two exceptional musicians show their vision of electronic dance music, enthralling, fascinating and exciting!

if you were to ask freedarich to state the artistic area he prefers working in, his shotgun answer would most probably be music with all its influences. what amuses and enthuses me most, is the subtly absurd introduction of different styles freedarich says about himself. generally, his main passion seems to lie in the unearthing of the concealed and unknown, and making these accessible to the listener.

winter in berlin, die stadt scheint zu schlafen - doch unter der oberfläche brodelt es wie ein vulkan. das leben zieht sich von den straßen zurück in die clubs, in die wohnzimmer, in die plattenbauten, in die ateliers und in die studios, um im frühling wieder mit voller wucht auszubrechen. passender könnte der name von bodi bills very own label krakatau also nicht sein, benannt nach einem sehr lebendigen indonesischen vulkan. das zweite release der neuen adresse für feinsten techno ist nun ganz dem jungen ausnahmetalent thomalla gewidmet. eine liebeserklärung an die stadt, denn genauso klingt er, der organismus berlin, mit seinem nebeneinander absoluter Überreizung und den stummen brachen mitten im zentrum. thomalla baut klangwelten auf, die ihresgleichen suchen, ihm gelingt ein einzigartiger spagat zwischen swingenden beats und feinen synthiemelodien und flächen. intelligenz und romantik, dunkelheit und hoffnung bringt thomalla hier zusammen und fordert seinen verdienten platz in der internationalen elektronikszene ein.

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