VA - We are punks 2

December 22, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases |

Given wings by the outstanding success of the first edition of the anthology as well as the “Various Punks Volume A”- double EP, Anthony Rother and Matthias Gustke aka Ziel 100 are once again choosing the best melodies from the successful label. With over 150 minutes playing time on two completely mixed albums, the second chapter of “We Are Punks“-series is an intensive bridging of the past and future of a label, which has defined the sound of modern clubs like nothing else, through a fertilization of techno and electro into a new hybrid. In addition to the compiled datapunk club hits of the last few months (among others Anthony Rother’s “Moderntronic 3″ and his current single “So Good”, Billy Nasty’s “Iconic Warfare” and/or “Electro maloquerio”, Umek’s “Vandal Derivate” or Kiko’s “30.1″), many of which are appearing in on an album format for the first time, there are seven exclusive tracks which until now have not been released, which will appear on two vinyl maxis at the same time and will showcase the soundprofile of the label for the new year.

Particularly worth mentioning are the label debuts of the Polish producer Robert M aka Elektro One and Daniel Wilhelm from Hamburg. Robert M´s “Elektro Tape” is a prime example of a playful and aggressive version of electronic dance music, which shows an exciting way out of the uniformity of the minimal techno dogma, and the organ sounds of “Alster Dream” by Daniel Wilhelm remain constantly present in the balance of a night dancing away. In addition Ziel 100 shines with a streamlined bassline feat (”Ready To Fog”), while Frank Kusserow provides a sensual balance with his melodramatic “Just a little tragedy” and the tradition of electro comes into its own with a return to the old by Miss Kittin and The Hacker (”Midlife Crisis”). Finally in year five of the still young label history, there is one thing that datapunk doesn’t want under any circumstances: to mark time!