Japan Special: Kompakt Benefit Compilation

The second blog post in our Japan Special presents the ‘Benefit Compilation For Japan’ courtesy of Kompakt Records. Contributing artists are Marsen Jules Trio, Ezekiel Honig, Jahcoozi, Space System, Greie Gut Fraktion, Manaboo, Efdemin, Antonelli, André Lodemann, Nathalie Claude, Lawrence, Michael Mayer, Nhar, Xaver Von Treyer, Yuko Matsuyama, Cosmic Kids, My Favorite Robot, Kaito, Audision, … Continue reading »

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto – Insen

The raster-noton label from Berlin often works with a plain but magnificent artwork. For ‘insen’ (catalogue no. r-n 65) they came up with two different grey-green square footages on white background. Timeless clean lines. Well-done. Watching this cover artwork I expected a plain and clean sound-design, crystal clear piano sounds played by omnipresent Ryuichi Sakamoto … Continue reading »