ARTICLE
2006 10 Favourite Labels

ALBUMS
aMute
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Asphalt Jungle
Joseph Auer
Avia Gardner
Tommi Bass
Caural
Cdatakill
Christ.
Conjoint
Contriva
Cursor Minor
DJ Soul Slinger
DJ Wally/DJ Willie Ross
DoF
Electric Penguins
Encre
Flashbulb
Fuckpony
Funckarma
Cedric Gervais
Eglantine Gouzy
Greater Than One
Greg Haines
François Houle
Housemeister
Jan Jelinek
Eleni Karaindrou
Kode9 + Spaceape
Takagi Masakatsu
Mini
Move D
The New Law
Nuuro
Qwel & Meaty Ogre
Rant
Max Richter
Janek Schaefer
Svarte Greiner
Thighpaulsandra
Unwed Sailor
Geoff White
Wilt
Yellow6
Jesse Zubot

COMPILATIONS/MIXES
4 Women No Cry Vol. 2
Analog for Architecture
Assemblage Sessions
Jimmy Van M
King Unique/Nubreed
Monza Club Ibiza
Pop Ambient 2007
Rub-N-Tug
Thankful
The Rorschach Suite

3"/7"/10"/12"/EPs
Baseheadz
Big Toe
Franco Cangelli
Richard Chartier
Deadbeat/Monolake
Depth Affect
Diebombshelters
DJ Koze
Eltron
Johan Fotmeijer
Hellothisisalex
Mitsuaki Komamura
Múm
Ozka
Seekers Who Are Lovers
Strategy
Tandem 5
Andi Teichmann
The Twilight Sad
Ray Valioso

DJ Koze: Stompin' at the Clubfoot
Kompakt

DJ Koze (Stefan Kozalla) kicks up some typically idiosyncratic dust on this latest 3-track missive from the Cologne mothership. The mercurial “Snauzi Peitsch” indulges in radical shape-shifting throughout its eight-minute reign, careening from snuffling squelches, fragmented micro-edits, and a stealthy pulse to spindly pinpricks and a slippery house groove. A glistening guitar scratch motif then sweetly inaugurates the B side's “Djungle Froot,” clearing the way for a swinging trance-funk groove to take control. Koze deftly weaves elements of jazz-fusion, soul, and electro into a beatific collage before “Na Cha Cha” closes the disc in a swizzling electro-techno strut. Stompin' at the Clubfoot showcases many of Koze's talents, but perhaps his resourceful imagination above all else.

December 2006