Connaisseur Recordings was established in 2004 by the two friends and music activists Alex Flitsch and Martin Henkel, and is also run Hilary Koeners, with the main goal of putting out music that is distinguished by warmth and deepness while not being linked to a specific phase in time. Their first releases came from their buddy-producers Patrick Chardronnet, Afrilounge and Markus Müller and fit in very well with the then-evolving minimal emotional sound aesthetic. Since autumn 2006 the label has gradually defined a more trancy sound to distance itself from the minimal wave everybody was surfing on. Since then more established producers and remixers like Rekleiner, Fairmont or Ripperton have contributed works. The rather unique artwork completes this delightful imprint.