Long awaited, now finally available via our mail order: new Black Kompakt logo shirt and White Eagle shirt! These may look familiar, as we launched them via Everpress in late Summer. They are fabricated from organic cotton with a high quality silk screen print on the front!

Coming up: This beautiful PROFAN longsleeve comes in white with the original DADAJACK artwork printed on 100% combed organic cotton. Only 12 days left to get one, shipping worldwide via Everpress! Get yours here: https://everpress.com/profan-longsleeves

On the occasion of the encyclopedic digital release "EARQUAKE – Wolfgang Voigt 1991-1999", that summarises almost all of Wolfgang Voigt’s musical work during the 1990s, Thomas Venker of german online outlet Kaput Mag met Wolfgang for an exclusive and detailed talk about the idea behind the project, a big bang called Acid and the 90ies in itself as probably the best that could have happened to Pop Culture. (german only)

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Anlässlich der Veröffentlichung von „EARQUAKE – Wolfgang Voigt 1991-1999“, einem monumentalen, 303 Tracks umfassenden Rückblick auf sein nahezu gesamtes musikalisches Schaffen während der 1990er Jahre, traf sich Wolfgang Voigt mit Kaput Mag-Redakteur Thomas Venker zu einem so exklusiven wie ausführlichen Gespräch über die Entstehungsgeschichte hinter dem Projekt, einen Urknall namens Acid und die 90er Jahre an sich, als das vielleicht Beste was der Popkultur hätte passieren können.

OUT NOW: EARQUAKE – Wolfgang Voigt 1991 – 1999

For the very first time, EARQUAKE summarises almost all of Wolfgang Voigt’s musical work during the 1990s. Available only & exclusively on kompakt.fm as USB stick case plus booklet containing 303 pieces (plus 33 bonus tracks) and as single download. Additionally, EARQUAKE is going to be supplemented by reissues and new pressings of selected vinyl-releases, starting today with DADAJACK by MIKE INK.

For the first time ever the city of Cologne has endowed a prize for exceptional achievements in pop music. Kompakt is more than honoured and proud that the "Holger Czukay Preis für Popmusik" - named after the legendary bass player of Krautrock pioneers CAN - is given to Wolfgang Voigt for his overall work that has "influenced generations of musicians". Read the full article on the Website of the city of Cologne (in german)

Zum ersten Mal vergibt die Stadt Köln einen Preis, der außergewöhnliche Leistungen im Bereich Pop Musik auszeichnet. Kompakt ist mehr als geehrt und stolz, dass der "Holger Czukay Preis für Popmusik" - benannt nach dem legendären Bassisten der Krautrock-Pioniere CAN - an Wolfgang Voigt vergeben wird. Geehrt wird er für sein allumfassendes Werk das "Generationen von Musiker*innen beinflusste". Den ganzen Artikel gibt es auf der Seite der Stadt Köln zu lesen.

'Los Lagos’ is Thomas Fehlmann's seventh solo full-length, his 4th for Kompakt following his Berlin inspired 2010 full length 'Gute Luft'. in the musician's own words it’s about "checking the juice".

Stream the first Single 'Morrislouis' now and preorder 'Los Lagos' on double vinyl + Download, Limited Edition Vinyl, CD or digital.

The Limited Edition of Total 18 not only includes all exclusive tracks but also an extra 10" with DJ Koze's remix of Matias Aguayo's 'Minimal' and Geiger's Mix of Heiko Voss' 'I Think About You' - both not available on vinyl anymore.

Total 18 will also be available as double LP version including download code, as double CD and digital formats on August 24!

Our Kompakt podcast series continues with Terranova.

TERRANOVA kicked off 2018 with a bang with ‘Cosmo EP’ (KOM378). 4 top-notch tracks showcasing the strongest outings yet in his impressive back catalogue.

This is the 45th mixtape/podcast by Terranova in his legendary pogosession series (est in 1999) featuring tracks from the forthcoming 'singularity ep' (Kompakt 389) and other upcoming releases.

FluxFM in Berlin will air this podcast exclusively in honor of our Kompakt Open Air on June 10, 2018.

We're happy to be back in Barcelona June 14-16 with our Pop Up Store set up at 33|45 (struments) in cooperation with Moritz and Brunch In Barcelona.

Find more info in the event here.

'Unblinded' is taken from Kenneth James Gibson's LP 'In The Fields Of Nothin', released in March 2018 and available here.

Staring: Chic Fojtik, Rena May Directed: Kenneth James Gibson, Travis Spencer Camera: Travis Spencer Edited: Kenneth James Gibson & Kelly Johnston-Gibson Production Assistan: Kristi Wright