Gone, for the most part, are the modern classical leanings of artists like sylvain chaveau, or the blackhearted metallic scrapings the fun years. Nov 22, 2019 va pop ambient 2020 kompaktcd155d artist. Matias aguayo returns to the warm bosom of colognes kompakt label the imprint on which he first made his name for his first outing of 2014. Va pop ambient 2020 kompaktcd155d edm waves free download. Kompakt celebrates 20 years of the pop ambient series with pop ambient 2020. Pop has since been reissued in 2016 as a part of gas box now out of print and finally now, pop is released on kompakt for the first time on 3lp vinyl in its original artwork. Without a doubt, the 100% kickdrumfree pop ambient series is the most endearing and enduring concept that i have had the pleasure to curate. The pop relates, perhaps, to a fondness for the brighter hues of pop music than those found on brian enos ambient cornerstones, but all seven pop ambient volumes have adhered to. The 18 tracks on pop ambient 2020 cover typically wide ground new age, drone, and naturally, good old fashioned ambient and features luminaries and newcomers of the kompakt family, like gen pop, yui onodera, leandro fresco, and multiple. Nov 23, 2019 their annual pop ambient series, from the start, has remained a place for recognised label mates and associates to release music thats still appealing to the masses while remaining leftfield, avant garde and easy on the ears.
The fact that the variety of pop ambient has been growing slowly as only some ingredients were added over the years proves the implicit timelessness inherent in pop ambient. Check out pop ambient 2001 from kompakt on beatport. And at the same time, there is this fast moving, rebellious brother techno regarded as being its. Indeed, saties directionless modal harmonies, simple rhythmic devices, repetition and lack of resolution are all key features of contemporary ambient music. Doublelp version includes 44page art book with the whole distinctive coverseries. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for kompakt pop ambient releases. It has provided special oneoff releases, as well as sub label treats. Pan is a textbook example of a classical piece of pop ambient music.
Pop ambient 2003 by various artists, released 18 november 2002 1. Pop ambient is indulging the beauty and the timelessness. Wolfgang voigt gas plucks out 12 airy beauties from kompakt s ranks for pop ambient 2019. Va pop ambient 2018 kompakt last updated nov 19, 2017 52. The sixth edition of kompakt s highlyanticipated yearly ambient experiment, that includes new tracks specific to this compilation.
Kompakt newsletter stay in the loop and subscribe to our webshop newsletter. This video features all thirteen tracks of the compilation, mixed by chief curator wolfgang voigt. For pop ambient 2016, kompakt once again turned to a host of regulars for their take on sleepy, comforting sonics, with inclusions from the orb, jensuwe beyer, mikkel metal and wolfgang voigt. Pop ambient as a term and soundphilosophy has evolved as a solidsized contender in the ambient world. Unlike kompakts annual total collections, which function as barometers of technos fickle tastes, no one seems concerned with. Always entering the year in style, kompakt deliver their pop ambient installment for 2011. Check out pop ambient 2018 from kompakt on beatport. Pop ambient is programmed poetry, field data processing it is like a sweet way of getting drunk without having a hangover, because kompakt knows how to slow it down like none other. We say this every year but pop ambient 2010 is better than ever before. The label, a fundamental proponent in giving dance music the accessibility and popularity is has today, has always had its finger on the pulse when it comes to introducing new ideas and genre concepts going forward. Includes unlimited streaming of pop ambient 2020 via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Wolfgang voigt gas wraps up the 20th edition of kompakts perennial pop ambient series, studded with wistful. After a 6 years hiatus, ulf lohmann reports back to pop ambient. The mainstays nestle besides newer kompakt signees like leandro fresco and anton kubikov.
Per usual, the th edition presents downtempo cuts from wellknown members of the kompakt family, plus new productions from a few old hands. As we head into a new decade of sound it s a safe feeling to know that as genres evolve and change we have kompakt to guide us through such times. Aestheticism, escapism, acting in the spirit of nevertheless. Nov 22, 2019 pop ambient 2020 is released digital, as cd and of course as a chic double vinyl. Pop ambient 2020 kompaktcd155d edm waves free download. The label used to run its own digital download store at, which according to mayer was one of the. Yet, out of all the myriad releases and flavors of kompakt, it is the pop ambient series that has remained a north star in the labels total cannon. Always the first to arrive of kompakt s two annual compilations, pop ambient has showcased the cologne labels pursuit of celestial electronic music every january since 2001. Each year the familiar chimes, bells, gaseous clouds and falling rain reveal the cosier regions of electronic music each year different but same. Due in no small part to the series curator wolfgang voigt, each installment was able to create a conclusive narrative, succesfully deploying new talent alongside household names.
Since its inception in 2001, the pop ambient compilation series has played host to an incessantly growing pool of highly distinctive artists, yet somehow managed to stay focussed on its overarching aesthetic ideas. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. As one of the first to break the mould, lohmann has shaped kompakt s early ambient sound in a decisive manner. The typically atmospheric legende is not a great departure musically his usual skewed pop, minimal techno, subtle new wave guitars, fuzzy electronica and woozy ambient influences are all present and correct but it is decidedly impressive. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. It is followed by a familiar face from past times who is making an anonymous return on kompakt under his new pseudonym morek. Kompakt as a label has brought diversity of sound with a strong focus on the electronic side of the sonic spectrum. Successful ambient music is also about dichotomies, of the darkness below the surface, and being as ignorable as it is interesting, as brian eno once put it. The time has come once again to treat your ears to kompakt s annual compilation of lush drones and beautiful ambient soundscapes. Falling leaves, log fires, mittens and pop ambient releases all signal the coming pleasures of winter. Kompakt begin their 2010 with the latest pop ambient collection, featuring exclusive cuts from wolfgang voigt, dj koze, thomas fehlmann and the orb among other key contributors to the much loved series. Kompakt has been noted for releases enriching abstract techno tracks with pop elements such as vocals mayer has stated that we grew up with pop music and really like traces of pop in techno music. Marsen jules is up first with the sound of one lip kissing, riffing on a single repeating chord that leaves vapour trails of ambience and flickering percussion behind it.
Klimek let the snakes crinkle their heads to death pop ambient 2005 album. Glistening, glittering collection from colognes mighty kompakt family, featuring tracks from wolfgang voigt, olaf dettinger, jorg burger and many more. And for all of the old and young fans and collectors there is the pop ambient 2001 in a overhauled original version out on vinyl for the very first time. Through its course, kompakt has sent around the world, all kinds of subgenres, concept series and crossover adventures based on the non negotiable 44 beat. Label coowner wolfgang voigt takes prominence with two further versions of ruckverzauberung and a luxurious remix of michael mayers sully from the mantasy album, thematically complemented by. Pop ambient 2020 is released digital, as cd and of course as a chic double vinyl. As a record store, kompakt has been linking the past, present and future of colognes house and techno sound since for 25 years. Download new club compilation kompakt germany pop ambient 2019 2018 mp3 from. Various artists pop ambient 2020 kompakt 410 by kompakt. Beside kompakt s renowned and indispensable protagonists of this movement think markus guentner, ulf lohmann, klimek and triola, there are some new names amongst this years challengers. Pop ambient is a sonic cosmos of attitude for itself and has no fears of contact with adjoining genres nor with kitsch, art or carnival.
Pop ambient is the orchid in the pleasure garden of ambient music. Dec 10, 20 klimek let the snakes crinkle their heads to death pop ambient 2005 album duration. His piece jackson is borne by a slightly uncanny, spherical voice floating above a jazzy pop accord coolness and faintly 70ies sequencer aesthetics. Pop ambient 2018 alex fireman 10 march 1 comments ambient downtempo, electronic chuck johnson, fresco. Lc 12012 is a colognebased electronic music independent record.
Since its inception in 2001, each entry in the pop ambient series has included its year of conception in its title, an irony in the fact that many consider the music being timeless in more than one way. Instead, pop ambient 2014 is the fluffiest, most cushioned set of zoneouts in the series recent history. The whole distinctive coverseries as an art book of 44 pages. Includes unlimited streaming of pop via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in. Ulf lohmanns sicht puffs out a silky, chiming melody, while thomas fehlmanns treatment. Kompakt s pop ambient series has long recognised this balance, and. I preordered the latest, which ive been awaiting with great anticipation, and im really happy with this years offering. Download free va pop ambient 2020 kompakt, released on kompakt, tagged in electronica downtempo download in 320kbps. The typically atmospheric legende is not a great departure musically his usual skewed pop, minimal techno, subtle new wave guitars, fuzzy electronica and woozy ambient influences are all present and correct but it is decidedly. If last years edition of kompakt s annual pop ambient series found the label swapping out many of the names that had helped them build the popular brand for newbies like sylvain chaveau, tim hecker and the great mopeydrone duo the fun yearsand in turn presenting arguably the series most organic and neoclassical set to date pop ambient 2010. This time round contributions come from klimek, dj koze, the field and wolfgang voigt among others, and as ever the dominant aesthetic is one of luscious, effulgent soundscaping.
The more experimental membership of the kompakt roster reconvene for another instalment in the pop ambient series, always one of the highlights in kompakt s year. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. But with all of the conceptual unity and resolution, pop ambient would not be kompakt without the break, the friction, the expansion of musical boundaries in between tradition and innovation, in between conspiracy and the openness of the discourse. Pop ambient, kompakts longestrunning compilation series after total, sees its 2017 installment. Im a follower of the kompakt pop ambient series, with all of them either on cd or download. This years pop ambient pulls together quite a lineup tim hecker, sylvain chauveau, the fun years, klimek, mint aka wolfgang voigt.
Includes unlimited streaming of pop ambient 2001 via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Explore releases from the kompakt pop ambient label. Pop ambient 2020 kompaktcd155d compilation 2019 edm. Markus guenter opens the record up with the cinematic. Pop ambient 2019 by kompakt free listening on soundcloud. Includes unlimited streaming of pop ambient 2019 via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.