Kasper Marott is featured on the second release by Courtesy’s imprint Kulør, a label whose introduction to Copenhagen’s fast techno scene, Kulør 001, contributed a long-sought spin on contemporary techno. With his Forever Mix EP, Marott offers a 14-minute musical expedition through the slower-paced “Drømmen om Ø (Forever Mix ‘19)” and a personal take on his hometown’s accelerated blue euphoria with the floor-crushing “Sky Dreams”.

Artwork photography is by the Japanese artist Yoshinori Mizutani, and the vinyl will come with an A2 poster. Graphic design is by Spine Studio. More

ngen Tak Til Systemet (Kulør 003)
The direct English translation of the title of Rune Bagge’s debut record is “No Gratitude Towards The System” and its rolling midnight militancy is an aural testament to this sentiment. Bagge’s tracks move like a storm at sea, ready to make landfall on the city. Heavy yet rapid – like a steel door blowing off its hinges.

Claire Tabouret
Claire Tabouret received her BFA from the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 2006 and studied at Cooper Union, New York, in 2005. Her canvases often depict armored solitary women and children, and originate in Internet or archival found photographs. In 2017 her work was exhibited in dialogue with Yoko Ono at Rome’s Villa Medici as only the second show of women artists in its 200-year history. The artwork for Rune Bagge’s “Ingen Tak Til Systemet” is a drawing from her 2017 series “Les Étreintes”. More

Three Ways (Kulør 004)
IBON’s debut record marked the birth of the “blue euphoria” associated with Copenhagen fast techno. He revitalises and re-inhabits the trance of his youth by tinting blind nineties optimism with a melancholia very much born from our current moment. Three Ways is coming-of-age techno that looks reality directly in the eye but resists leaving naivety behind.

Rikard Thambert
Swedish-born Rikard Thambert received his MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2016. His sculptural practice centers on the revitalisation of a naive and organic representation of the body. The artwork for IBON’s “Three Ways” is a sculpture by Thambert commissioned by Kulør specifically for the reissue. More

Schacke’s Make Them Remember is a point of genesis. From the insectoid trippiness of “Life Is Absurd” to the anthemic martial churning of “Make Them Remember” and the ocean floor pensiveness of “A Future Not Materialized”, the record mapped out the road ahead for not just Schacke, but for Copenhagen techno as a whole – a cornerstone in fast techno.
Young Boy Dancing Group
Young Boy Dancing Group was initiated in 2014 as a mercurial dance collective with an ongoing alternating cast. The group deals critically with modes of dance production, digital culture, originality and institutionalisation. Past performances include the Lithuanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2015 and Manifesta 11 in Zurich, among others. The artwork for Schacke’s “Make Them Remember” is made up of a photo documentation from a performance by the group in Copenhagen in 2016. More