Kompakt

As a record store, Kompakt has been linking the past, present and future of Colognes house and techno sound for over thirty years. Originally initiated by Wolfgang Voigt, Jurgen 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 DJs and producers, but also the Kompakt record labels and club nights. These days, the network also houses a distribution centre, booking agency, publishing house, artist and label management centre. As a label itself, Kompakt has gone from strength to strength and thanks to its ever evolving roster continues to develop musically in different directions. The cornerstones of Kompakts 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 ...