Kompakt

[jeffrey collins]

I was just wondering if any of you guys/gals on here were fans of this label. I remember a while back hearing that Digweed was into this label, but I always remember it from my minimal techno days of listening to Brinkmann and Mike Ink.

Do they really produce anything that would go down well on dancefloors? I really dug the minimal techno of Brinkmann, but don't think it would fit too well in one of my sets. Well maybe the beginning.

Any thoughts on this one???

[WilDFire]

Re: Kompakt

Checked a whole slew of their releases last time I was in a major record store, and made no purchases. Might sound bigger on a house system than headphones, but on the whole I didn't think they would suit a club night - more like a Holden mix CD.

[galo]

Re: Kompakt

i have some rex the dog stuff on kompakt, i am a fan of alot of the music, but would'nt play it in a club environment

[Kinetic]

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Actually, there?s this Allen & Heath publicity I?ve seen in some mags where Digweed actually says Kompakt is his favourite label.

I also like a lot of their music, and I don?t see why it couldn?t be played in club...Superpitcher, Michael Mayer (very popular here), Wighnomy Brothers, Alter Ego...c?mon! Great dance music IMO.

[Pataky P]

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I Love Digweed Music!!

[rewing3]

Kompakt a good label. I have some rex the dig and micheal mayer stuff. But I am sure any of it can be played in a club given what type of set it is.

[Jenks]

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I play Kompakt records all the time in clubs. They destroy.

[hindsight]

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Yeah, Kompakt have loads of tracks that would work in clubs (although obviously lots that wouldn't either).

[daveman]

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AMAZING STUFF MAN

[villo]

really good, different stuff that either works in the floor or great to kickback at home

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Kompakt

I'll have to get back to their mp3 site and check it all out. It'd be interesting to have a few of their tracks to play out sometime.

Any ones in particular that I might look for?

[sonatine]

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that's a quality label right there. reminds me of Hooj and how everything they put out was good.

[3d_1200]

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yes a large amount of there catalog would do very well on dance floors. but not the melodic prog dancefloors a lot of this board frequents. minimal tech is the shit.

[wowflutter]

Re: Kompakt

Kompakt is an extraordinary label. It has many quality releases from great producers such as Michael Mayer, Reinhard Voigt, Justus Kohncke, SCSI-9, The Orb, Rex the Dog and many others.

It's absurd to say Kompakt is not dancefloor-friendly. It all depends on the audience: it's quiet evident that an intransigent proghead won't dig it.

Other similar quailty labels that I'm very fond of are

- Treibstoff
- Sub Static
- Poker Flat
- Musik Krause
- Get Physical
- Boxer
- Traum Schallplatten / Trapez
- Sender
- Areal
- Palette
- Plug Research
- Immigrant
...

PM me if you want more info.

wf

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