Kompakt proudly presents their newest compilation, ‘Total 24.’ With 17 tracks gifted from some of the industry’s finest, veterans and new blood alike, there’s something for everyone on this VA.
Having admired Tee Mango from afar for many years, Kompakt invited him to this year’s ‘Total’ VA. On ‘So In Love,’ he keeps the early tradition of minimal funk of the imprint’s early years alive.
Reinhard Voigt has always placed great emphasis on loving animals. On the track with the unsurprising title ‘Der, der mit dem Gummiball sang (Orange)’, he lets whole hordes of different four-legged friends and poultry on the microphone.
When Rhenish cheerfulness meets holiday anticipation, the result is something like this Hawaiian shirt turned music called ‘Chee-Caruso’ by Jurgen Paape. No animals were tortured for this piece either, even if it sounds like it.
Staying in the realm of fauna, it’s time for London’s award-winning pedigree dog Rex The Dog. ‘Laika’ is a heart-warming ode to the mongrel dog of the same name, who was the first living creature to make it from the streets of Moscow into space.
A little-known fact about Michael Mayer is that he is one of the fastest crossword puzzle foxes on the left bank of the Rhine, always in relentless rivalry with Wolfgang Voigt, who thinks he is even faster. The big battle is yet to come. Uninvited guest with five letters? ‘Urian.’
As an integral part of the family, Jonathan Kaspar is of course not to be missed. ‘Are You’ celebrates the kind of early morning rapture that is commonplace at his new DJ venue, the brand new Cologne superclub FI. Everything is so colourful here.
Sascha Funke takes a bow to one of the greats of German showbiz with the trippy electro smasher ‘The Heck.’ Born – like DJ Koze and Barnt – in Flensburg, died in Berlin in 2018 and wore glasses. More will not be revealed.
More emotion, more love, more sing-along factor? Si, claro! Argia’s ‘Love Keeps You Running’ masterfully combines groove and pop – a blend that sounds very familiar to us. She may be at home in Madrid, but there’s Cologne DNA in her somewhere. We’re sure of it.
Jorg Burger is still in a psychedelic mood in 2024 where a parallel universe is conceivable in which such music is affectionately called ‘Legacy of Ashes.’
You can now listen to the full premiere of Jonathan Kaspar’s ‘Are You’ exclusively on When We Dip. Enjoy!
Release Date: September 6th, 2024. Buy Here
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