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 2013"
This Album is featured in Update #086:
Drexciya, Night Slugs Allstars, Theo Parrish, Pop Ambient 2013
2013's first month might have started out a bit slow, but in the end a flush of excellent releases should have left none of you cold. Whether it's Theo Parrish's brilliantly experimental house tunes, Kompakt's sublime 'Pop Ambient 2013' or a wealth of great more...
The 2013 entry in Kompakt's Pop Ambient series proves once again a mid-winter delight. Supplied mostly by steady contributors to Kompakt's sprawling sonic universe, its ten tracks revolve around majestic drones, hushed pianos and ethereal strings in a sublime and timeless fashion. One of the best to date.