Watch: The Making of "Gregor Schwellenbach spielt 20 Jahre Kompakt"

From the borderlands between faux Pop and cheerful science comes Cologne's multi-instrumentalist Gregor Schwellenbach, who separated 20 Kompakt classics (20th anniversary, get it?) from their dance roots and re-recorded them as alternative chamber music, radically shifting up some of the numerous evergreens hiding in our back catalogue. Aficionados of musical synthesis aren't the only ones likely to rub their ears in wonder when celebrated techno bangers suddenly drop as beatless, melancholic piano miniatures or hard-hitting gong workouts... played by an antique Gamelan orchestra. Hot, hot, hot! "Gregor Schwellenbach spielt 20 Jahre Kompakt" is out on May 27th and comes as CD or 2LP edition, including an extensive booklet with easily playable piano scores for solo pieces and full scores for ensemble pieces. Also, boatloads of thanks to Jan Höhe for the cool video!

Event: Terranova & Nhar at Venezia MORE festival

Venice's MORE festival is not only located in one of the world's most fascinating cities, it also hosts a multitude of exciting acts. For this year's entry, our very own Terranova and Nhar will join the already packed line-up on June 7th... more info here!

Event: Gui Boratto, Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas in Liverpool

Remaining a roofless shell since its bombing in 1941, Liverpool's St Luke's church has seen its fair share of historical impact and is now home to globetrotters, cultural activists and other trainspotters. On upcoming July 13, rather fine beats will grace the unique outside venue, with Gui Boratto and Tobias Thomas performing for Liverpool-based promoters Freeze. The event is limited to 500 tickets only and will run from mid afternoon to 11pm. The crowd then switches venues and heads over to The Kazimier, where Michael Mayer will join the festivities for some thorough mixing. More infos here!

Event: Pachanga Boys announce summer tour

• 01.06 Distortion – Copenhagen
• 06.06 Hi Beach – Nice
• 07.06 Lux – Lisbon
• 08.06 Museum of Contempory Art – Porto
• 14.06 Pratersauna – Vienna
• 15.06 A 38 – Budapest
• 16.06 20 Years Of Kompakt – Macarena Beach - Barcelona
• 18.06 Tba – Beijing
• 21.06 20 Years Of Kompakt – Cologne
• 29.06 Cabaret Sauvage – Paris (Superpitcher)
• 04.07 Block Party – Rouen
• 06.07 Astropolis – Brest
• 08.07 Calvi On The Rocks – Calvi
• 13.07 Dock Des Sud - Marseille
• 14.07 Click Clack – Dresden
• 20.07 Buiten Westen – Amsterdam
• 21.07 Petrol – Gent
• 27.07 Fabric – London (Rebolledo & Saschienne)
• 03.08 Electro Uzes – Uzes
• 06.08 The Villa – Oslo
• 10.08 Palp Festival – Martigny
• 14.09 Wire Festival – Yokohama

Event: Kölsch and Terranova play Warsaw

Warsaw has a sweaty Friday night ahead, with pitch-perfect performances from Kompakt mainstays Terranova and Kölsch. Both acts will be performing for Warsaw's 1500 M2 on May 24th. Looks great on paper, will sound even better, that's for sure.

Watch: Einsfestival besucht Kompakt

ARDs digitales Programm Einsfestival hat unser Hauptquartier mit einem Besuch beehrt. Nicht nur, daß Michael Mayer höchstpersönlcih durch den Plattenladen geführt hat, auch COMA sind für ein schnelles Interview vor die Kamera gesprungen. Das ganze Theater hier!

German TV Einsfestival visited Kompakt HQ and they even got a personal tour of our record store with Michael Mayer as guide. COMA jumped in for a quick interview, too. Watch the whole shebang here!

Watch: Sean Nicholas Savage preps next album, Other Life

Montreal's Sean Nicholas Savage will release his seventh full-length, "Other Life", on May 27 via Arbutus. In 2011 he released the albums, "Flamingo", "Won-Ton Jaz" and "Trippple Midnight Karma" with Montreal based Arbutus Records, each a new flavor in the palate of pop, always smooth and practical but with the darkness and depth of real life. Get an impression of his latest record in this little video, where Sean receives testpressings of his new record at the Arbutus Records HQ. Check also the last dates of his ongoing European tour below:

• 23.05 Spain – Barcelona – Primavera Sound
• 28.05 UK – London – Jazz Quarters
• 29.05 UK – London – Jazz Quarters

Watch: Lars Leonhard's "Long Range Cruise" NASA Video

Here's a music video for Lars Leonhard's "Long Range Cruise" from his 2011 full-length LP "1549" for BineMusic, released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The clip features shots of solar flares and prominence eruptions captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. If you missed Leonhard's previous collaboration with NASA, get a look at his "Thunderbolt".

Listen: Jennifer Cardini for El País

Correspondant's Jennifer Cardini puts the needle on the records in a sixty minutes podcast for Spanish El País. Listen to her very own blend of twisted club music and jacking techno. For our Spanish-speaking friends: El País also speaks with Jennifer Cardini about Correspondant, her residency in Paris/Cologne and the music scene in Spain.

Event: Blond:ish throw a secret beach party in London

Since their glistening "Lovers In Limbo" EP, Blond:ish have upped their ante with some pretty impressive production work and dj performances, shell-shocking clubbers worldwide with their personal brand of holistic glamour. Now, the duo infernale prepares an upcoming 12" release called "Inward Vision" for Kompakt, featuring two ricocheting tracks firing up the engine and heading for a twilight joyride on Lynch beach. One of these was premiered on Pete Tong's BBC radio 1 show just yesterday, and there's also a high probability of catching Blond:ish dropping some of the new material at their secret beach party on Thames riverbank in London tonight!