There are many things we love about infamous Cologne record label Kompakt. Almost too many to list, really – there’s a reason they’re celebrating their 20th Anniversary this year. Here though is an act who sums up a lot of what we love about them: Tom Peters. Based in a …
Ahead of FatCat giving Hauschka‘s Salon des Amateurs remixes a full CD release on April 2, we felt the time was right to shine a light on one of the most beguiling mixes appearing on the set: Michael Mayer‘s minimal techno reworking of ‘Radar‘.
Kompakt godhead …
With Kompakt‘s 20th anniversary celebrations going off all over Europe this year – including a tour we recently told you about – it’d be all too easy to get lost in nostalgia for the esteemed German imprint’s colourful past. That would be doing the label an injustice, though; ever …
UK electronic stalwarts Simian Mobile Disco have announced plans to release a live album on April 15. The rather aptly-titled Live will be dropping courtesy of the band’s own Delicacies imprint and is being distributed by none other than legendary German label Kompakt.
Culled from a performance in Philadelphia …
Twenty years in and still going strong, legendary German electronic label Kompakt celebrates its vicennial anniversary this year and they’re set to do it in style, too.
To mark the occasion, the highly revered imprint will be taking their most celebrated artists on an anniversary bonanza tour across Europe – …
With the release of his sophomore full-length The Predicting Machine for legendary German label Kompakt last month, we caught up with eminent Austrian producer John Tejada to chat about his formative years, mysterious future collaborations and his brief foray into West Coast hip-hop…
You come from a pretty musical family …
With the release of his sophomore solo record Mantasy this month, Alex Cull caught up with Kompakt leader Michael Mayer for a one-to-one on juggling his manic lifestyle, the creative processes behind Mantasy, and his all-time favourite film soundtracks…
It’s been 8 years in between the releases of Touch and …
One half of Kompakt luminaries – and long-time Notion favourites – Walls, Sam Willis is set to release his debut full-length Winterval via Half Machine Records on November 5, and we’re delighted to bring you a preview of what to expect in the form of ‘Foxglissandro’.
It’s a wonderfully …
PlanetNotion caught up with our BOTW, Terranova, to talk about the Berlin clubbing scene, DJing and their abundance of music projects.
You’ve been Terranova since 1996 – that’s over fifteen years! How have you seen your music change over that time?
In the beginning we did mostly leftfield electronic down …
Two years after GusGus’s debut album ‘24/7’ comes the next addition to their discology, ‘Arabian Horse’. The full-length album features numerous guest musicians including vocalist Ur!ur “Earth” Hákonardóttir, Högni Egilsson and Samúel Jón Samúelsson. With the album being produced in the depths of nature, with only silence and beauty for …
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