Kitty-Yo
Berlin-based Kitty-Yo got its start in 1993 when founders Raik Hölzel and Patrick Wagner (of Surrogat) met at Hölzel's weekly radio show. Kitty-Yo artists are sonic collagists who borrow elements from rock and pop, rap and hip hop, house and techno, abstract and experimental, and even jazz, to create heterogenous, forward-looking music that eloquently describes the complex cultural landscape they inhabit.
Couch
Neo-Krautrock from Munich! Couch drifts, slides, and sometimes flies through assorted warm, esoteric instrumental compositions that are equally influenced by experimental jazz and rock music.
Etwas Benutzen
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1996
Fantasy
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1999
Profane
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2001
Gonzales
Born a Jew in Canada, now an international musical prankster, Gonzales strives to be the entertainer of the future: he combines hip hop, electro-funk, lounge, and new age goofiness to create his ironic and often surreal musical pastiches.
Freischwimmer 5 Years Of Kitty-Yo
Gonzales Uber Alles
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2000
Kante
Beautiful, sweeping, spacy, and atmospheric post-rock-electronica-pop from Germany that defies even the longest hyphenated description. Kante will lure you close to your speakers with whispered half-promises and glimpses of enticing landscapes. Take the bait; you won't be sorry.
Zwischen Den Orten
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1999
Laub
This is abstract German electronica that bridges the gap between Donna Regina, Bjork, and Moloko with ingenious creativity. Laub, along with labels Playhouse, Perlon, and Grow!, are defining a very specific and subtle German techno sound that is truly cutting edge.
Kopflastig
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1997
Intuition (Remixes)
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1999
Raz Ohara
Danish electronic soul troubadour Raz Ohara kicks out the jams with cartoon-sexy electrified postmodern pop full of breathy vocals and sinuous grooves.
Realtime Voyeur
Peaches
You might think you've heard everything, but you ain't heard anything quite like Peaches' raw, punk-flavored...hip hop? This Canadian dynamo raps slow hypersexual come-on lyrics over the primitive, slightly ominous beats of her Roland MC505 Groovebox, creating twisted little songs that are as in-your-face as they are difficult to categorize.
Lovertits EP
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2000
The Teaches of Peaches (Bonus Reissue)
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2002
Rechenzentrum
Rechenzentrum, the latest in the seemingly endless line of top-flight German production outfits, lays down a heady brew of abstract electronic hip hop, dark minimal click house, and subtle tech house. Attention Markus Nikolai, Pole, and Losoul fans: this one is for you.
Rechenzentrum
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2000
The John Peel Session
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2001
Surrogat
Shards of guitar writhe above driving bass and drums, while the singer urgently pleads for something -- in German. But you don't have to be bilingual to appreciate the strained power of his words.
Hobby
Rock
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2001
To Rococo Rot
This Berlin-based instrumental trio creates a complex world with warm, busy textures, smooth rhythms, and off-kilter sampling that reflects both a love for pop music and an inclination towards art school experimentalism. To Rococo Rot's music subtly bridges the divide between rock and electronic music.
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1996
