Several netlabels from Cologne contributed to this compilation. The c/o pop conference from 13.-17. August 2008. If you want to meet me, chances are good, that I will be there (also, don’t forget about the Evoke08, where I definitely will have a stay).

The following netlabels contributed to the compilation and are at the heartbeat of Cologne:

• Zimmerlautstaerke
• Stadtgruen
• Rest Label
• rec72
• Phonocake
• iD.EOLOGY
• FOEM
• directors cut cologne
• Der kleine grüne Würfel
• 2063music
• Soundmap of Cologne

Near Death Xperience is a Hungarian musician and producer. His debut album which called “Meditative Positions Tape 7″ is basically an ambient, chill out album. It is about the peace of mind and the transcendent trip to help people getting closer to themselves and accept them.

Download the whole release .zip or select single tracks from archive.org. If you don’t want to run your browser-buffer across all RAM, just choose the m3u-stream to play music.

How does it work? Get the BitTorrent client and install it. After that, head over The Pirate Bay or directly download the .torrent. Open it with BitTorrent and the file will be pulled through many peers around the peer-to-peer network. While downloading, you are also seeding the network with your already downloaded files.

If you like to stay a seeder for this release, just leave the BitTorrent client open and eventually play around with the settings at BitTorrent. The more people seeding this release on the network, the more conveniet it gets for others to download it. Right know I am seeding from my machine. ;)

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Soutien Gorge is a experimental electronic band from Hungary mainly made by András Hargitai and his friend Robert Potys. Their music are droney and experimental tunes with electronic stuff. András played 2004 at the Sonar-Fesival and organizes the great netlabel complementary distribution and the label Bitlab Records. Read more at their FAQ.

The Gelbes Licht Ep is a minimal engeneered music with nonlinear distribution. The line it follows is an own line. I especially like the names of the tracks. I have to say that. This ep is an exclusive work for 2063music. I asked then to come up with an ep after I heard the first release on complementary distribution. I think this is more for darker days, grey days and also the artwork from Karex is something I really like. Go on guys.

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“When I write code, then it had to be quiet, the night is best. But when I make music than everything must be on: the people in the street, the tv, everything”, said Kazooo last night via instant messaging. We were preparing this release and really put some work into it. “The Ramp” is an ep where kazooo hits the essence of his style at a very precise level. Squirrling loops and blank beats make this mixture of music that I want to call: addictive techno. I don’t know how to describe it, but when I listen to kazooo’s tracks, there is always that moment of more, that moment of don’t stop this loop, because it feels and sounds so good. I am still waiting for a website with Kazooos complete discography. Are there any teenage fanclubs out there? Would be great.

I’ve taken two of my most loved artworks from my doodlebox to illustrate the release. I am not the one to comment my own work, but feel free to leave a comment below about that.

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New artist Darren McClure is recently living in Japan. This is maybe one of his inspiration for the minimal microsounds he makes. He came to 2063music by writing a very, very nice letter (thanks again, Darren!) including his demo CD. Darren just knew exactly what he did, the sounds he sent were one hundert percent 2063music style in a pretty high quality. So it was no wonder that I agreed in releaseing this excellent EP.

Darrens music unveils itself in a natural logic, but the sounds he uses are very artificial. Some people I know can’t can listen to this very closely, but it is really worth trying. The standart themes are missing and it is very pure. If you love the sounds from Phoenelai, you will also love this EP.