Cool Hunting
Hailing from Germany's southern wine country, Compost Records has spent the past 11 years perfecting and then re-inventing their recipe for releasing some of the most sought-after and intoxicating independent left-field club music. Dispensing with tired cliches like nu-jazz, brazil-electro or downtempo, Compost's forward-thinking compilation series "Future Sound of Jazz", "Soulsearching", "Glücklich" and "I Like It" have continuously set the mark for high quality dance music that defies easy categorization.
To celebrate their 200th release, Compost 200 presents a splendid tasting of recent vinyl offerings from underground remix artist favorites Alex Attias, Beanfield, Domu, Intuit, Trüby Trio, Laurent Garnier, Henrick Schwarz, and more as well as a sampling of upcoming album material from new artists Alif Tree, Jean-Paul Bondy, Muallem and Ben Mono.
Stand outs include the opening fabulously cheeky disco funk hooks of "Protection (Sirius Mo Remix)" by Ben Mono and Bajka, and the wicked cosmic funk of "Transmission" by Ben Mono and Capitol A, as well as the total dance floor scorcher "10,000 Leagues Deeper (Laurent "Laboratoire" Garnier Remix) by Alex Attias, Bembe Segue & Mustang and the brokenbeat madness of Domu's remix of "Shamed" by Eddie Meets Yannah. This is a perfect compilation for any impromptu holiday party after-party, makes an excellent stocking stuffer in its special CD packaging, and is available at the iTunes store as well.
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