It’s 2020, it’s virus season. For our first release on Kommerz Records we asked seven techno and house producers, we admire, to contribute six songs to listen to at home, rather than on the dance floor (as those are closed down up to this day). The result are six jazzy downtempo songs by DJ Piper of techno’s most hyped live act Fjaak, Glenn Astro & Hodini, Cuthead, O-Wells aka Orson Wells, Manuel Fischer and Qnete. Holla @ our first compilation "Kommerz Season 1: Anti-Virus". “Kommerz Season” will be an ongoing compilation series, which we consider as one core of the label. We will use each season to showcase a new and unexpected take on beat making and instrumental music. “Kommerz Season” pays respect to the producers behind the music.

"Kommerz Season 1: Anti-Virus" was a spontaneous idea (as we didn’t expect any of this Corona madness). Since we knew many techno and house producers share our love for instrumental hip-hop and downtempo music (while being stuck at home, too) we started to ask around friends and friends of friends. The tracks contributed by this deluxe cast speak for themselves. on our label’s very first release.

While being aware this record features an all male and all white line-up we acknowledge our responsibility as a record label to work towards diversity in music. Our future discography has to be held proof for that. Right now we’re working on “Kommerz Season 2” featuring a diverse, 100% womxn line-up.

“Kommerz Season 1: Anti Virus” will be available on 12" vinyl. The vinyl will be available with a limited line of high quality face masks, hand-made by fashion designer and actress Zarah Kofler in Berlin.

Kommerz Records
It's 2020, it's virus season. The world we know is changing. And we have no idea if towards a direction we’ll like. Launching a new label during the odd era of COVID-19 might seem naive, or even stupid. But we rather just start before asking too many questions. Not going out (& not having work) gave us the opportunity to start what we wanted to start anyways – no matter what crisis is happening around us! Holla @ Kommerz Records, a new platform for progressive flexing in instrumental hip-hop, house, jazz and beyond. We tell extraordinary stories about music and the worlds surrounding it accompanied by fun product design. We are Lukas and Jonathan Nixdorff, two brothers, who grew up thinking rap is the most important genre in the world, until we found out it’s not. Far more than a decade later we still represent hip-hop culture 100%, but meanwhile organize techno raves with our crew Paper Berlin and keep it unreal at times. We birth Kommerz Records as a platform for all aspects we love about music. No more guilty pleasures, honest appreciation instead!