Kompakt
The Cologne label that grew out of the Delirium record shop in 1998, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape.
Releases mostly Electronica, with Techno (Peak Time / Driving) as its other main strand. Releasing since the late 1990s; hundreds of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Kompakt Extra, Kompakt Digital and Get Physical Music.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
735 releases from 351 artists, 1997 to 2026. Remixers on 25% of releases, against a 30% median. 68% of the 976 releases this edition holds come from artists with three or more, against 45%.
Catalogue totals are Beatport’s count for the label; release shares are computed over the releases this edition holds, usually the larger set. Medians across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition.
Who releases here1
The 351 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gui Boratto | 32 | 2005–2025 |
| Michael Mayer | 26 | 1999–2025 |
| Reinhard Voigt | 22 | 1999–2025 |
| Justus Köhncke | 21 | 2001–2022 |
| Kölsch | 18 | 2012–2024 |
| John Tejada | 17 | 2011–2023 |
| Gusgus | 17 | 2009–2024 |
| Kaito | 17 | 2001–2014 |
| Thomas Fehlmann | 17 | 2001–2021 |
| Rex the Dog | 16 | 2004–2026 |
| Weval | 14 | 2014–2019 |
| Superpitcher | 14 | 2001–2025 |
| Terranova | 13 | 2011–2018 |
| The Field | 12 | 2005 |
| Jürgen Paape | 12 | 1998–2025 |
| Matias Aguayo | 12 | 2005–2022 |
| Gas | 11 | 2008–2026 |
| COMA | 11 | 2009–2016 |
| The Orb | 10 | 2003–2017 |
| Jonathan Kaspar | 9 | 2019–2022 |
| Walls | 8 | 2010–2012 |
| Sascha Funke | 8 | 2000–2025 |
| WhoMadeWho | 8 | 2011–2020 |
| Agents Of Time | 8 | 2020–2023 |
Show all 351 artists — 327 more
The shape of the catalogue4
Of 735 releases, 182 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
79 of 735 · median 7%.
498 artists are credited across the 735 releases.
Releases per year · peak 42 in 2015.
Medians are across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition. A label can sit above the median on one measure and below it on another; neither is a judgement of the label.
Also release on2
Other labels in this edition with artists in common.
And beyond the edition3
Labels outside this edition where the same artists turn up.
- Cocoon Recordings19
- Correspondant Records13
- Turbo Recordings13
- !K7 Records12
- Mule Musiq11
- Nervous Records11
- Systematic Recordings11
- Ellum10
- Last Night On Earth10
- Permanent Vacation10
- Sincopat10
- Fabric Records9