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Kompakt has been operating for 25 years. In electronic music terms, that's not quite archaic, but it's hard to think of many other German labels that have survived for so long – and evolved from experimental house and early minimal techno to all kinds of music, including a cohesive but widespread hub...
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Kompakt has been operating for 25 years. In electronic music terms, that's not quite archaic, but it's hard to think of many other German labels that have survived for so long – and evolved from experimental house and early minimal techno to all kinds of music, including a cohesive but widespread hub of distribution, booking, publishing and management. Founded by Wolfgang Voigt, Jürgen Paape, Reinhard Voigt and Michael Mayer in 1993, it has become the home for hundreds of artists including The Field, Kölsch, Weval, Patrice Bäumel and The Orb. Many have shaped their careers via the iconic imprint. The complete story too long to tell in a paragraph but Wolfgang always says it best: “Forward ever, backwards never."
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