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Jonathan Kaspar
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Review: Dixon & Ame's esteemed Innervisons imprint returns with its annual round up of the very best in advanced house and emotive techno on the 15th edition in its Secret Weapons series. They have once again done a fine job of curation, with all artists representing its distinct sonic aesthetic, with highlights coming from: Chloe Caillet on the deep and introspective electro cut "Moonwalk", rising Israeli Tal Fussmann really nails the label's futuristic vibe on the suspenseful "Persona" and esteemed Dutch duo Glowal give you another taste of their intelligent indie-dance sound on "Figures". Elsewhere, the ever impressive Floyd Lavine takes a more experimental path on his hi-tech cut "Blackalicious" (feat Wayne Snow) and Spanish producer EdOne delivers the mandatory serving of dancefloor drama on the sublime "Mjolnar".
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IV 103
24 Mar 23
Minimal/Tech House
24 Mar 23
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Jonathan Kaspar, the resident of Cologne's Gewoelbe Club, has fast become a staple of hometown imprint Kompakt where he's brought an evocative style of dancefloor drama across several EPs. Much like his previous outing (the Kante EP) this latest release by Kaspar is right in line with the label's sound, faithfully recreating snapshots of their many phases over the years. The mesmerising "Muster" with its minimal acid chug, harks back to the label's output at the turn of the millenium, while the brooding atmosphere of "Alle" makes for perfect mood music during those heads down moments in the club - in typical Kompakt fashion. There are also two featured versions of "Beton"; the main one is a bouncy yet subtle tech house groove underpinned with clipped rhythm programming - the latter aspect playing centre stage on the Strip Down version.
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KOMPAKT 429D
19 Mar 21
Minimal/Tech House
19 Mar 21
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Nico Stojan & David Mayer - "Killing Your Lover" (feat Jan Blomqvist - original mix) - (7:12) 120 BPM
Played by: Jean Jacques Smoothie
Review: Crosstown Rebels boss Damian Lazarus has described Spirits, the label's new annual compilation series, as "a fresh psychedelic journey into the mind". While that might be over-egging the (Christmas) pudding a bit, there's definitely a deep, humid and occasionally hallucinatory feel to many of the showcased tracks, which mostly sit somewhere between lucid deep house and skewed tech-house wonkiness. Wisely, Lazarus has chosen tracks from new and rising stars of his various labels, with highlights coming from the likes of Magit Cacoon (the bass-heavy, Innervisions-esque "Nonsense"), Raw District (the foreboding last night hypnotism of "Another Way", featuring folksy vocalist Alice Rose) and Nico Stajan and David Mayer, whose brilliant "Killing Your Lover" layers an eyes-closed Jan Blomqvist vocal over dense but groovy tribal drums.
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CRMCD 035
08 Dec 17
Deep House
08 Dec 17
Deep House
Various
Review: The Cocoon compilation series has become an unofficial state of the nation statement for modern house and techno, and the latest instalment is no exception. It features deep, Detroit styled grooves from Damiano van Erckert and Stephen Brown alongside more accessible minimal house from Claude Von Stroke and murky, analogue jams, including the layered, dubbed out Daniel Avery track, "Your Future Looks Different in the Light". The compilation series has also been successful in spotlighting emerging artists, and volume T is no exception, as it shines a light on Yokto's bass-heavy deep house and the swaggering electro-techno of Defekt's "Terraform".
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CORLP 051DIGITAL
05 Aug 22
Techno
05 Aug 22
Techno
Joris Voorn / Various
President Bongo & Ottar Saemundsen - "1? Quadrante (Club Version 1)" (Club version 1) - (16:00) 116 BPM
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190296 812606
06 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
06 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
Various / Oliver Schories
Review: The Nu Breed series was conceived back in the early 00s as a means of showcasing upcoming DJs of that era, such as Danny Howells and Lee Burridge. Now that the series has re-launched, the same concept applies and the latest DJ to feature is German spinner Oliver Schories. With a focus on deep, emotional house music, he weaves an intoxicating path that moves from the slurred vocals of Rico Puestel's "Volute" and the melancholic piano keys of Black Light Smoke's "Fire in My Head" into driving, techy tracks like Jamie Trench's "It Never Stops" and Oliver Deutschmann's hypnotic minimalism, "Control", before climaxing with Chateau Flight's sprawling remake of AtJazz's "It's Complete". Here's to the next generation of new breed DJs.
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190296 943379
27 Oct 17
Minimal/Tech House
27 Oct 17
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Most labels and collectives are challenged to last a decade in electronic music's fleeting landscape, but so far Kompakt has endured for twice this lifespan. This is largely due to the fact that the Cologne operation boasts a tightly-knit group of artists who continue to release on its many labels. For the twentieth edition of the annual Total compilation series, many of those producers come correct; Robag Wruhme and founder Michael Mayer both deliver ponderous deep techno tracks, while Jurgen Paape goes even farther, veering into guitar-spangled melancholia on "Vox Acris". This introspective mood seeps through to more overt dance floor tracks, with Sascha Funke's eerie "Atze" and Voigt & Voigt's "Schopper Da Leu" delivering understated but impactful results.
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KOMPAKTCD 160D
28 Aug 20
Minimal/Tech House
28 Aug 20
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: For the 13th time, Dixon has delved into the "unreleased gems" folder on his USB stick and chosen some Secret Weapons to share with Innervisions' fanatical followers. It's a bumper selection this time round too, with no less than 13 previously unheard club workouts to enjoy. The plentiful highlights include, but are no way limited to, the bleeping, electro-clash-goes-tech-house throb of 'Heart Transplant' by David Kochs, the warming wonder that is Woo York's 'Bohemia' (which sounds like Moby's classic remix of Pet Shop Boys 'Miserablism' re-imagined for the Innervisions generation), the hushed late-night sleaze of 'Ruby' by Jonathan Kaspar, and the trance-inducing, big-room ready bustle of Dominik Markz's 'Object in the Mirror'
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IV 101
05 Nov 21
Minimal/Tech House
05 Nov 21
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: Cologne powerhouse Kompakt have continually defined a unique aesthetic as label - deep, atmospheric and absolutely evocative. For the 19th edition of their revered Total series - The Voigt Brothers & Co. curate another splendid compilation featuring the very best in international electronic music from the last year, taking in a wide variety of styles, tempos moods and grooves - yet all with the label's distinct taste. Highlights (and there's many!) came courtesy of: local Gewolbe Club resident Jonathan Kaspar with the mesmerising dancefloor drama of "Renard", label co-founders Tobias Thomas & Michael mayer teaming up on the sexy lo-slung groove antics of "Total Anders", label staple and all round Berlin legend Sascha Funke delivers a typically quirky and oddball groove on "Aus Der Lamang". Elsewhere, you can get your tunnel vision on with the ever reliable Rex The Dog on "Vortex", the ascendant Anii from Poland takes you deep into the rainforest on the tribal trance of "Ride The Tiger" and ANNA from Brazil provides some dystopian narratives for the dancefloor on "Remembrance".
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KOMPAKT CD 154 D
27 Sep 19
Minimal/Tech House
27 Sep 19
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: Well, it's that time of year again when one of electronic music's finest labels presents another sonic soiree. Cologne powerhouse Kompakt serves up the 21st installment in their esteemed Total series featuring some the year's greatest hits and near misses, from their own roster and external artists but all curated in its distinct aesthetic throughout. Label staples such as Jurgen Paape appear with the balmy summer allure of "La Guitarra Romantica", label co-head Michael Mayer with the entrancing dancefloor drama of "Happy" and of course Voigt & Voigt on the paranoid afterhours minimal house of "Nicht Mein Job". Elsewhere, there's the ever reliable John Tejada making the mandatory appearance with the chilled contemplative beats of "Spectral Progressions", the always impressive Jonathan Kaspar being the label's best sound ambassador on the the deep techno epic "Von Draussen", the return of Gui Borrato on the glassy-eyed and bittersweet pop-inflections of "Wake Up" and newcomer Nicky Elisabeth with "Celeste" - which gets a slinky and hypnotic rework by the legend Roman Fluegel.
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KOMPAKTCD 168D
24 Sep 21
Experimental/Electronic
24 Sep 21
Experimental/Electronic
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Cologne institution Kompakt looks to its own doorstep for their next release, presenting a stellar EP by esteemed local producer Jonathan Kaspar. The Gewoelbe Club resident serves up four expressions of advanced house music on the Kante EP, providing sublime dancefloor narratives that perfectly sum up the Koelsch label's aesthetic: deep, atmospheric and absolutely evocative. From the electric futurism of "Kern" with its complex rhythm arrangements, to the epic dancefloor drama of "Zentrum" that's sure to create tension and suspense when that breakdown hits - this one will blend well with similar vibes on Innervisions or Exit Strategy. Not to mention the dark carnival vibe of the title track, with its crazy melodic bassline - we are really feeling Kaspar's singular sound at the moment.
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KOMPAKT 414D
21 Feb 20
Minimal/Tech House
21 Feb 20
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Cologne-based producer Jonathan Kaspar is known for his awe-inspiring work on legendary local imprint Kompakt, being one of their key artists in recent times who really encapsulates the label's idiosyncratic style. The Gewoelbe Club resident now makes an appearance on the ever reliable Crosstown Rebels for his latest EP. "Overfree" is a typically life-affirming affair optimised for those saucer-eyed moments under the strobe light, followed by the subdued yet ultra deep minimalism of "Ten". Get on your tunnel vision while being truly hypnotised on next cut "Piece Of" and ending with one more utterly evocative affair - the downbeat dancefloor drama of "Unify" (feat Graham Baxter).
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CRM 277
09 Sep 22
Minimal/Tech House
09 Sep 22
Minimal/Tech House
Review: This is Kaspar's second release on Pets having also put out material recently for Upon You and Kompakt's Exklusiv offshoot. Like Pets' owners, Catz N'Dogz, Kaspar mines a freestyle form of minimal house and techno. This is most audible on "Strout". The bass lunges and lurches unpredictably, there are blasts and bursts of atonal noise and a rickety percussive accompaniment that holds the arrangement together. He adopts a far different approach on "Roundhouse"; closer in sound to late 90s party techno, it centers on a rolling rhythm, larger than life horn stabs and the kind of rolling snares that are the polar opposite of glum minimalism.
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PETS 070
16 Sep 16
Techno
16 Sep 16
Techno
Various
Thomas Gandey & Alex Kaspersky - "To Find Reason" (Luigi Gori & Larsun Hesh dub remix) - (6:19) 122 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Progressive House
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5054197 516870
21 Apr 23
Progressive House
21 Apr 23
Progressive House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: It can be a tricky task keeping up with Pets Recordings jam-packed release schedule. That's why the imprint's "My Favourite Pets" compilation series, which gathers together brilliant bits from the catalogue you may have missed, is essential listening. Volume six is naturally full to bursting with tried-and-tested treats from Catz 'N' Dogz excellent imprint. Highlights are plentiful throughout, of course, but our favourites include Kassian's exclusive rework of recent Catz 'N' Dogs single "Wave" (a bumpin' chunk of peak-time brilliance), the exotic dancefloor hypnotism of Sei A's fine remix of "This Time" by Adam Port and Jennifer Touch, the low-slung sleaze of Jonathan Kaspar's "Cicatrice", the classic West Coast deep house bump of Beesmunt Soundsystem's "Searchin (Borrowed Identity Remix)" and the mid-tempo Balearic house beauty of Kamp's "Azure".
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PETSDIG 009
19 Jul 19
Deep House
19 Jul 19
Deep House
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505419 7215025
09 Sep 22
Progressive House
09 Sep 22
Progressive House
Review: After a string of releases on Ouie and Kompakt, Jonathan Kaspar makes his debut on Cocoon. This is an expertly executed EP that draws on the legacy of German trance, minimal and techno to deliver a really distinctive set of tracks. "Last Romance" is an unusual track that brings together glitchy percussion and majestic synth sweeps. However, instead of going for the jugular, Kaspar keeps the tempo down to create an alluring, infectious track. This theme continues on "Off The Shore"; set to a mid-pace, it allows Kaspar the opportunity to drop a teased out arrangement that is full of subtle sound effects and deft percussive twists and turns. Of course this being Cocoon, there is also a dance floor focus, and this comes on the title track, where Kaspar drops a simmering, moody slice of tranced out techno that will prove irresistible to DJs.
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COR 12169DIGITAL
09 Jul 21
Techno
09 Jul 21
Techno
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KX 16D
19 Aug 16
Minimal/Tech House
19 Aug 16
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Returning to Damien Lazarus' Crosstown Rebels label, Jonathan Kaspar presents his latest EP, "We Come", delving into melodic techno realms. With prior contributions to other major indies like Cocoon and Kompakt, Kaspar's signature confidently navigates a big room, dubby trance, and crunchy electro sound with straight up house inspirations. Resisting easy classification, Kaspar weighs up his genres, taking in "Flash Point" as a standout track, with ducking and distortion, plus sidechain, central to the mix here next to some lovely syncopated stabs Additionally, Paul Brenning's rendition of "Transposed Sky" deserves some close attention for its unique flip treatment. In Crosstown we trust.
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CRM 306
15 Mar 24
Minimal/Tech House
15 Mar 24
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Cologne's Jonathan Kaspar is up next on Berlin's Petz Recordings. Following up great releases on Ojektivity and KX, the man from Cologne serves up the late night tech house of "Paradise" where that very refrain is repeated in pitch shifted fashion over a slinky groove with a seriously buzzing bass line. "Mellow" is a fitting title for this deep and atmospheric trip that uses tribal rhythms and a hypnotic one-note loop beneath some "erotic Discourse" style tape delay madness. Finally, if deep tribal acid house is your thing then "Cicatrice" will be right up your alley: druggy Sunday morning afterhours business right here.
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PETS 086
29 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
29 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
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VOD 005
15 May 20
Minimal/Tech House
15 May 20
Minimal/Tech House
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OUIE 010
07 Dec 18
Minimal/Tech House
07 Dec 18
Minimal/Tech House
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OUIE 019
06 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
06 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
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EYE 007
13 Jul 18
Minimal/Tech House
13 Jul 18
Minimal/Tech House
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KOMPAKT EX 127 D
23 Jun 23
Techno
23 Jun 23
Techno
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OBJ 052D
21 Jul 17
Minimal/Tech House
21 Jul 17
Minimal/Tech House
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EYE 010
02 Aug 19
Minimal/Tech House
02 Aug 19
Minimal/Tech House
