Bleep

Brothers WOLFGANG and REINHARD VOIGT are rightly considered main initiators of Kompakt’s aesthetic, with the prolific output from both artists ranging from early Profan’s anti-beat science to richly layered ambient studies or dry-witted techno anthems for demanding floors. As a duo, VOIGT & VOIGT have been responsible for some of Kompakt’s most notorious releases – there’s the raucous Erdingertrax 12” triplet, the cinematic psychedelics from their full-length “Die Zauberhafte Welt Der Anderen” (KOMPAKT 274 CD 104) and – as essential as they come – much-acclaimed Speicher cuts such as “Roxy” (KOMPAKT EXTRA 3), “Gong Audio” (KOMPAKT EXTRA 54) or “Supertrip” (KOMPAKT EXTRA 82). For the series’ latest instalment SPEICHER 99, they present crisp belter SANFTE GRÜSSE, embroidering a stoic shuffle with mysterious, pitch-happy synth motives. On the flipside lives the post-industrial DURCHDRINGUNG, a pulsating soundscape revelling in metallic noises and hypnotic feedback loops. So close to the 100thth Speicher release, these cuts serve as a powerful reminder of the series’ roots in rough-and-ready techno with a twist – and of two of its leading trailblazers in peak form.