Established in 1998 by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape, the Kompakt label has since managed to become synonymous with an entire subgenre of electronic music: the German minimalistic techno sound, championed by its owners and a plethora of associated artists, most of them hailing from Kompakt's home-town Cologne.
Tracks on "Pop Ambient 2011"
This Compilation is featured in Update #066:
This Year's Best Albums For A Special Price
A hot and long summer finally at our doorstep, it is once again time to appreciate the best music of the year so far in our Summer Sale 2011!
From Moebius to Moby, from the deepest electronic underground to chart-topping heights, 150 of our favourite albums more...
Top 5 in Best Rated Releases of Week #5
This Compilation is featured in Update #047:
BPitch Control, Seefeel, Hercules & Love Affair
The new year's release schedule reaches a fever pitch with a barrage of huge albums and essential singles. BPitch Control's 'Werkschau' compilation surely stands tall among the rest, presenting unreleased material by the label's entire line-up of illustrious more...
Picked!
Kompakt's annual Pop Ambient compilation appears with many of the usual suspects and a few newcomers this year. Highlight tracks include a collaboration between Carsten Nicolai and Blixa Bargeld, a dreamy excursion by Bhutan Tiger Rescue (Ewan Pearson & October) and an elusive Crato. Divine.