out now. opted to start this rather than revive whatever the last iteration of the search und destroy threads was. as someone whose personal favorite era was earlier times, maybe from the kompakt kittens days through the mighty zambomba, i’m loving it.
also, when i got to prototype, i realized we maybe haven’t had a good techno mystery guy in a while. who is rex the dog?! who is vitalic?! who is redshape?!
― andrew m., Saturday, 24 May 2025 02:13 (one month ago)
It's true, the pageantry is missing from techno!
― LocalGarda, Saturday, 24 May 2025 06:55 (one month ago)
posted this on the Kompakt 100 thread:
Anyone taking this plunge? Too rich for my blood but hoping I can enjoy it vicariously through ILX. I'll get the CD version, but kinda want the book and the bonus LP of lock grooves and kick drums, too
https://kompakt.fm/releases/kompakt_500
I still want the vinyl box but it's like $300 and the CD version is a tenth of that
As for mystery artists: the internet has made that very difficult. Pre-reveal Burial counts, I guess. I also have no idea who is behind Topdown Dialectic or Craven Faults
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 24 May 2025 11:56 (one month ago)
Yeah Craven Faults is a good one. Don’t know, don’t need to know.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 May 2025 13:20 (one month ago)
they're all short edits? is it mixed?
― brimstead, Saturday, 24 May 2025 15:26 (one month ago)
This is kinda what's keeping me from buying it. I buy the new Total compilation every year, but this feels like it would be unsatisfying.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Saturday, 24 May 2025 16:04 (one month ago)
they are edits, and not mixed.
― andrew m., Saturday, 24 May 2025 16:05 (one month ago)