VA – Pop Ambient 2019 / KOMPAKTCD150D

RELEASE: Pop Ambient 2019
ARTIST(S): Coupler, Gregor Schwellenbach, Kenneth James Gibson, Last Train To Brooklyn, Leandro Fresco, Maria Estrella, Morgen Wurde, Max Würden, Luis Reichard, The Black Frame, Thomas Fehlmann, Thore Pfeiffer, Triola, Yui Onodera

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LABEL: Kompakt / KOMPAKTCD150D
GENRE: Lossless, Electronica / Downtempo
RELEASED: 2018-11-30
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 320Kbps + FLAC
DOWNLOAD SIZE: (177.93 MB MP3)

TOTAL TRACKS 13

1. Thore Pfeiffer – Alles Wird Gut (Original Mix) (06:33) / Bmaj, 138bpm
2. Coupler – A Plain Of Reeds (Original Mix) (05:53) / C♯min, 66bpm
3. The Black Frame – The Uncertainty Principle (Original Mix) (05:05) / D♭maj, 91bpm
4. Kenneth James Gibson – Gone Too Soon (Original Mix) (05:42) / G♭maj, 128bpm
5. Maria Estrella, Morgen Wurde – Schien Immer feat. Maria Estrella (Original Mix) (10:11) / B♭min, 128bpm
6. Gregor Schwellenbach – Rot 2 (Original Mix) (06:14) / Cmin, 83bpm
7. Last Train To Brooklyn – Bluebird (Original Mix) (05:43) / Amin, 125bpm
8. Max Würden, Luis Reichard – Zweitens feat. Luis Reichard (Original Mix) (06:13) / Gmin, 93bpm
9. Thomas Fehlmann – Karenina (Original Mix) (05:17) / B♭min, 99bpm
10. Leandro Fresco – Arana De Vidrio (Original Mix) (05:10) / E♭min, 123bpm
11. Yui Onodera – Cromo 3 (Original Mix) (03:12) / Bmin, 131bpm
12. Triola – Adren (Original Mix) (05:07) / Emin, 106bpm
13. Max Würden – Core (Original Mix) (07:14) / Dmaj, 118bpm

Total Playtime: 01:17:34 min

Boum Boum Boum! 25 years of KOMPAKT. When a record label still thrives after a quarter of a century thanks to a focus of what was expected to be a short lived music phenomenon called TECHNO, then it stands to prove two things; that it techno has taken its place amongst serious, multilayered musical genres like rock’n’roll, pop and folk music. And that KOMPAKT has never been only for techno, but KOMPAKT stands as a broad-minded, genre-defying entity that has set out to cross-pollinate all kinds of musical inventions within the realm of electronic music. Through its course, KOMPAKT has sent “Around The World”, all kinds of sub-genres, concept series and crossover adventures based on the non- negotiable 4/4 beat. And back again.

Without a doubt, the 100% kickdrum-free POP AMBIENT series is the most endearing and enduring concept that I have had the pleasure to curate. From the start, I felt there was a strong need to add a certain pop- elegance – ensouled by discourse as much as hedonism – to a sound that was recognized as “Chill Out” music that could be heard in seedy techno club back rooms and forgotten festival areas. Over the years, I like to imagine that POP AMBIENT has crystallized into a highly recognizable trademark sound and a multi-facetted musical universe of its own.

So once again, I had the pleasure to put together this year’s edition by plowing through an ocean of sonic jewelry that had been submitted from all over the world by new and old friends. The task was clear: for this special edition, I must create a homogenous listening experience that would both appeal to our trusting followers, to continue our tradition while integrating new micro facets , variations and influences from neighboring musical universes as possible. Obligatory while being innovative. Conspirative while being cosmopolitan. Albeit the headline “Ambient” might sound a little too humble for a compilation that encompasses aspects of neo classic, atonal music and the most beautiful aural kitsch imaginable, it still helps as a necessary means of orientation in the best possible sense. Same goes for another dear tradition: Veronika Unland’s abstract-floral cover design that keeps on pleasing our sore eyes year after year.

Although each and every POP AMBIENT edition doesn’t shy away from diving into the relevant question of “What is contemporary discourse music” – in the end it all boils down to that elevated moment where all theory dissolves into ambient air, into a higher state of cosmic bliss. POP AMBIENT is sacral music for non-believers.