Various Artists - Kompakt 500 [3CD]

Format: 3CD
Catalogue No.: Kompakt500CD
Barcode:  4250101483684
Release Date: 13 Jun 2025
Genre: Minimal/Techno/House/Ambient

VINYL BOX SET IS VERY LIMITED AND NON-RETURNABLE.

Over the decades, the image of Kompakt as a pirate ship has taken root in our minds, braving the dangers of the seven seas of the music market. Sometimes it glides with a tailwind through calm waters, sometimes it has to survive violent storms. When we set sail in 1993, we never would have dreamt that our journey would still be going on after more than three decades and with 500 releases to date.

In our fast-paced business, the 500 mark is rarely reached, so we want to celebrate it with a lavish 5LP box set. In a democratic process, we have selected 50 pearls from the thousands of tracks released over the last 33 1/3 years and pressed them onto 5 brightly coloured vinyls. Alongside many Kompakt evergreens, there are also some real rarities from the early ‘Kompakt Sound of Cologne’, which have been lovingly remastered here to shine in new splendour.

The box also contains a 144-page book that tells the story of Kompakt from 1993 to today with detailed texts and images. In addition to the manifold musical and graphic achievements of Kompakt, the multidisciplinary links to the visual arts are also highlighted here.

The Bonus Picture Disc opens with the symbolic tolling of 500 bass drums, followed by 50 locked grooves from the 5 Kompakt founders, looping into infinity at 133 1/3 BPM, and the ‘33 1/3 Years Loop Opera’ – in which the loops are combined into one track that, in its reduced essence, is more than the sum of its individual parts. The magic of groovy loop minimalism and the ‘art of omission’ are once again brought to the proverbial point.

On 23 May 2025, the big KOMPAKT 500 art exhibition will open at the venerable Kölnischer Kunstverein to coincide with the release. The entire visual cosmos of Kompakt will be shown here in an unprecedented way on three floors, with the participation of many renowned artists. Of course, there will also be dancing and partying at the vernissage party, with DJ sets and live shows by the Kompakt Allstars.

The last one turns off the bass drum.

Tracklisting
CD 1
01    Tocotronic    Pure Vernunft Darf Niemals Siegen (Superpitcher / Wassermann Mix) (Edit)    00:03:53
02    Kaito    Everlasting (Edit)    00:04:40
03    Terranova    Paris Is For Lovers (My Love) feat. Tomas Høffding (Edit)    00:03:25
04    Justus Köhncke    Timecode (Edit)    00:03:42
05    Heiko Voss    I Think About You (Edit)    00:04:05
06    Leandro Fresco / Thore Pfeiffer    Neo (Edit)    00:03:45
07    The Bionaut    Everybody’s Kissing Everyone (Edit)    00:04:27
08    Ada    Lovestoned feat. Raz Ohara (Edit)    00:04:13
09    Superpitcher    Mushroom (Edit)    00:04:21
10    Rex The Dog    Prototype (Edit)    00:03:40
11    Dettinger    Blond 1 (Edit)    00:04:13
12    The Field    Over The Ice (Edit)    00:03:51
13    Robag Wruhme    Calma Calma (Edit)    00:03:55
14    Saschienne    Unknown (Dixon Mix) (Edit)    00:04:12
15    Max Würden    Circles (Edit)    00:03:53
16    Gas    Pop 1 (Edit)    00:03:50
17    Triola    AG Penthouse (2. Epoche) (Edit)    00:04:31
CD 2 01    
Thomas Fehlmann    
Making It Whistle (Edit)    
00:04:11
02    Scsi-9    All She Wants Is (Wighnomy Bros. Mix) (Edit)    00:03:32
03    Jürgen Paape    Reval 1 (Edit)    00:03:47
04    The Modernist    Pearly Spencer (Edit)    00:04:04
05    Aril Brikha    Berghain (Edit)    00:04:11
06    T.Raumschmiere    Augen Zu (Edit)    00:02:57
07    Reinhard Voigt    Superskunk (Edit)    00:04:00
08    Schaeben & Voss    Dicht Dran 1 (Edit)    00:03:51
09    DJ Koze    Brutalga Square (Edit)    00:04:45
10    The Orb    Masterblaster (Edit)    00:03:52
11    Michael Mayer    Pride Is Weaker Than Love (Edit)    00:04:14
12    Laurent Garnier    From The Crypt To The Astrofloor (Edit)    00:04:10
13    Anna & Kittin    Forever Ravers (Edit)    00:03:20
14    Mike Ink    Rosenkranz (Edit)    00:04:14
15    Reinhard Voigt    Stille Hände (Edit)    00:03:54
16    Forever Sweet    The Bionaut (Edit)    00:04:00
17    Wassermann    W.I.R. (Sven Väth Mix) (Edit)    00:03:58
18    Blank Gloss    Coiling (Edit)    00:03:41
CD 3 01    
Michael Mayer / Matias Aguayo    
Slow (Edit)    
00:04:15
02    Wighnomy Bros.    Wurz + Blosse (Edit)    00:04:04
03    John Tejada    Unstable Condition (Edit)    00:04:06
04    Sam Taylor-Wood produced by Pet Shop Boys    I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Gui Boratto Mix) (Edit)    00:04:04
05    Jürgen Paape    So Weit Wie Noch Nie (Edit)    00:04:23
06    Matias Aguayo    Walter Neff (Edit)    00:03:57
07    Voigt & Voigt    Tischlein Deck Dich (Edit)    00:04:00
08    Gui Boratto    Beautiful Life (Edit)    00:03:19
09    Kölsch    Goldfisch (Edit)    00:03:52
10    GusGus    Rivals (DJ Hell Mix) (Edit)    00:04:05
11    Closer Musik    Maria (Edit)    00:04:13
12    Wassermann    Fackeln Im Sturm (Edit)    00:03:50
13    Jürgen Paape    Take That (Edit)    00:04:07
14    Superpitcher    Happiness (Michael Mayer Mix) (Edit)    00:04:18
15    Markus Guentner    Regensburg (Edit)    00:04:18