Kompakt
As a record store, Kompakt has been linking the past, present and future of Cologne’s house and techno sound for over fifteen years. Originally initiated by Wolfgang Voigt, Jürgen Paape, Reinhard Voigt and Michael Mayer, the shop quickly gained a reputation as a cultural hub, much like other record shops that have become the basis of so much more (Rough Trade, Wax Trax), and in turn grew to harbor not only a round of like-minded DJ’s and producers, but also the Kompakt record labels and club nights. The cornerstones of Kompakt’s rise has as much to do with the busy hands of its producers as it does with a collective of deft ears that can slice through to the most compelling details of a long history of club music, strip them, redress them, and throw them back at an audience as something deceptively new. What makes it work is the label’s obsession with pop sensibility – sensibility, not the music itself – and the uncanny ability to grow together as a group, proving yet again that all that rises must converge.
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Cool dense winter ambient from the Kompakt Headquarters in Cologne, Germany.
CRATO - 20.12.1992
Cool dense winter ambient from the Kompakt Headquarters in Cologne, Germany.
Los Angeles based electronic pop outfit Rainbow Arabia have built a strong west coast fan base over their short time having already toured with the likes of Gang Gang Dance and this is a single taken from their full length album “Boys and Diamonds” out on Kompakt. Video directed by Milica Jovchic and Aleksandra Milenkovic.
Rainbow Arabia - Without You
Los Angeles based electronic pop outfit Rainbow Arabia have built a strong west coast fan base over their short time having already toured with the likes of Gang Gang Dance and this is a single taken from their full length album “Boys and Diamonds” out on Kompakt. Video directed by Milica Jovchic and Aleksandra Milenkovic.
Video by Julia Kasprzak with Matias Aguayo and his drawings for the song Ritmo Juarez from the album “Ay Ay Ay” released on Kompakt. Sesame Street meets Tropicana!
Matias Aguayo - Ritmo Juarez
Video by Julia Kasprzak with Matias Aguayo and his drawings for the song Ritmo Juarez from the album “Ay Ay Ay” released on Kompakt. Sesame Street meets Tropicana!
New from the Kompakt signed and very secretive trio liveact called Jatoma. This is one of the more dancefloor oriented tracks taken from the recently released self titled album.
Jatoma - Bou
New from the Kompakt signed and very secretive trio liveact called Jatoma. This is one of the more dancefloor oriented tracks taken from the recently released self titled album.
This is the first music video from Aksel Schaufler aka Superpitcher since Happiness in 2005. Directed by his congenial mate Marco dos Santos, Superpitcher draws you in the abandoned and lonely streets of Paris. Superpitcher “Kilimanjaro” is now available on 3LP/CD and CD via Kompakt.
Superpitcher - Rabbits In A Hurry
This is the first music video from Aksel Schaufler aka Superpitcher since Happiness in 2005. Directed by his congenial mate Marco dos Santos, Superpitcher draws you in the abandoned and lonely streets of Paris. Superpitcher “Kilimanjaro” is now available on 3LP/CD and CD via Kompakt.
In a remix by Kompakt’s Ada and Mayburg (Michael Mayer and Jörg Burger). The track is featured on the brand new Kompakt 11 compilation.
GusGus - Hateful (Ada feat. Mayburg Remix)
In a remix by Kompakt’s Ada and Mayburg (Michael Mayer and Jörg Burger). The track is featured on the brand new Kompakt 11 compilation.
Video directed by London based art director, designer, moving-image maker and music producer Trevor Jackson. The track was the first single from his album “Ay Ay Ay” from 2009.
Matias Aguayo - Rollerskate
Video directed by London based art director, designer, moving-image maker and music producer Trevor Jackson. The track was the first single from his album “Ay Ay Ay” from 2009.
GusGus is one of Iceland’s leading electronic bands and the track is the single from their full length album 24/7. Video directed by Heimir Sverrisson & Jón Atli Helgason
GusGus - Thin Ice
GusGus is one of Iceland’s leading electronic bands and the track is the single from their full length album 24/7. Video directed by Heimir Sverrisson & Jón Atli Helgason
Pluxus are Sebastian Tesch, Adam Kammerland and Anders Ekert - an electronic music outfit from Stockholm. The clip was directed by Daniel Norrby. Track taken from the Solid State album, first released in 2006.
Pluxus - Kinoton
Pluxus are Sebastian Tesch, Adam Kammerland and Anders Ekert - an electronic music outfit from Stockholm. The clip was directed by Daniel Norrby. Track taken from the Solid State album, first released in 2006.
Video for the architect, producer, musician and composer, Gui Boratto from São Paulo, Brazil. A smashit in 2007 and here with the official music video directed by Cadú Datoro.
Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life
Video for the architect, producer, musician and composer, Gui Boratto from São Paulo, Brazil. A smashit in 2007 and here with the official music video directed by Cadú Datoro.
Video made by Justus Köhncke an shot out of his Cologne kitchen window. Track first released in 2004 on Kompakt.
Justus Köhncke - Timecode
Video made by Justus Köhncke an shot out of his Cologne kitchen window. Track first released in 2004 on Kompakt.
Track taken from Kompakt household name Aksel Schaufler aka Superpitcher’s debut album on “Here Comes Love” from 2004.
Superpitcher - Happiness
Track taken from Kompakt household name Aksel Schaufler aka Superpitcher’s debut album on “Here Comes Love” from 2004.
Music Video directed by Claudia Rorarius and was shot at the famous Radio Telescope Effelsberg near Bonn/Germany, an observatory unique in Europe dedicated to researching astronomical objects through radio and infrared emissions.
Justus Köhncke - Was Ist Musik
Music Video directed by Claudia Rorarius and was shot at the famous Radio Telescope Effelsberg near Bonn/Germany, an observatory unique in Europe dedicated to researching astronomical objects through radio and infrared emissions.
Video made by Cologne based Bruno Tait and Okinawa 69 with production by Tasso Trei.
Popnoname - Hello Gorgeous
Video made by Cologne based Bruno Tait and Okinawa 69 with production by Tasso Trei.
New GusGus album out on Kompakt. Heimir Sverrisson and Jon Atli Helgason directed this clip with assistance by Raffaella Brizuela.
GusGus - Add This Song
New GusGus album out on Kompakt. Heimir Sverrisson and Jon Atli Helgason directed this clip with assistance by Raffaella Brizuela.
Video directed by Jeremy Wulff aka Swayways who started out as a Vj with residencies in London and Brighton. Jonas Bering returns with another release on Cologne based imprint Kompakt, this time perhaps a little bit more vocal and melodic that what we’re used to.
Jonas Bering - Can’t Stop Loving You
Video directed by Jeremy Wulff aka Swayways who started out as a Vj with residencies in London and Brighton. Jonas Bering returns with another release on Cologne based imprint Kompakt, this time perhaps a little bit more vocal and melodic that what we’re used to.
Video shot by Justus Köhncke himself, at the Berlin Zoo Aquarium.
Justus Köhncke - Feuerland
Video shot by Justus Köhncke himself, at the Berlin Zoo Aquarium.
Track released in 2008 on Kompakt Pop. Produced by the Pet Shop Boys. Video Directed by Baillie Walsh.
Sam Taylor-Wood & Pet Shop Boys - I’m In Love With A German Film Star
Track released in 2008 on Kompakt Pop. Produced by the Pet Shop Boys. Video Directed by Baillie Walsh.
