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Philipp Matalla lives and works in the triangle of Halle, Leipzig and Berlin, in Germany. He has previously released music on labels such as Optimo Music, KANN and Kashual Plastik. His new album on Meakusma delves into some of the themes that have so far defined his work, this time increasing the tension between moments of musical harshness and flickers of introspection, ease and downright beauty. Matalla aims not for perfection, instead deploying the listener's sense of imagination. His work toys with the notion of abstraction in electronic music, often going as far cutting short melodic and other ideas, making for a confrontational stance unafraid of leaving his material in a state of difficult to define rawness, based on versatile ingredients equally rooted in rural and urban territory. Stakes is a gorgeous and gorgeously far out album, integrating elements of psychedelic rock and dub, blending in melodic ideas that are at times abstracted, at times soothing. It is pastoral music for the digital age, where raw bursts of noise and energy dislocate and set the record straight. There is even a croonerish feel to some of its tracks, croonerish from a distorted future that is. Stakes is an experience in eclecticism and musical logic. It dissolves structures and ideas and turns musically recognisable elements on their head. More

Philipp Matalla is the latest stallion in the stable of KANN. The label was able to win him for a beautiful artist EP in manner of his independent music selections as DJ. After last years debut on Prins Thomas´ Internasjonal he convinces now with two eclectic spring tunes to be No.14 of our catalog. MM/KM, a masters collab between Kassem Mosse and Mix Mup, completes the journey with a unexpected outbreaking remix, straight from the street.
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Leipzig healing chef Mary Yalex dives deep into affecting, organic sound expanses on her KANN debut. A newcomer on the label’s lineups, Mary delivers a distinctive balancing act between bleepy ambient listening and free thinking, heart-rending, dancefloor material.
‘River’ is an invitation extended to listeners to lose themselves in sound with light tones, graceful harmonics, and smart rhythms. Running through IDM inflexions, ambient sound baths and low-key house hypnotics, it’s music that seems to have fallen out of time.


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KANN knocks out an early-year tracker from cmd q. By means of two strong tracks he holds up a mirror to the label, while pointing out the tireless quest for quite and its clash with the constant unrest.



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Llewellyn is the new alias of Lake People. With this first full EP on KANN under his newly found identity he releases himself in a refreshing disorderly manner and moves on to pastures new in house fields. Check out these three fine late summer cuts from the labels internal professor of frequencies himself.
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KANN selected another proper “Family Horror” 8 track compilation with both renowned and new faces, after the first edition saw the day of light in 2011. Check out the range that represents their own vision of spacey house & deeper techno nowadays. For this reissued family celebration the following relatives joined the stock: Pablo Mateo from hot burning Lack Rec., Knutsson / Berg - a sweet swedish collaboration of Hans Berg and Johanna Knutsson, Llewellyn aka Lake People, Hiver from Curle Recordings fame and more of the label’s local connections such as Perm the analog prince, Falke, QY and Alkohole.


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Professional Youth Club” terms another fine 2track ep from label owners Sevensol & Bender. With KANN-21 both again renew their status as trusty soldiers of rhythm and atmosphere, while reconfirming their own “trollig” – sentiment even though the obvious glimpse is addressed to never ending dance floors.
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KANN is most delighted to calmly present “Things from the Basement” Vol.1 as their 20th release. This soundscaping and atmospheric collection of interluding House takes you to the most enjoyable basement you can imagine.
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The new artist EP of Map.ache goes by the name “leave and keep”. Luckily he is not going to leave the label, but turns in three new tracks, where he is stressing the fine line between dancefloor and good listening. His indescision remains our pleasure.
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Three cuts from Sven Tasnadi, member of the neighboring Leipzig based Moon Harbour family. With this “Small things” EP he is stripping down functional dancefloor ambitions and goes back to the subtle side of deeper housemusic. Beside these three originals Map.ache adds a pushing remix which portrays the first sign of musical life since his album release one and a half years ago.
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With "Algebra" of Falke KANN records continues to work with artists, who became fond of the label. No overdriven claptrap - but deep and real as falcons normally do. Enjoy!
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Mr. Stefanik concludes his “days of old” ep series on KANN with this third and final part. As highly valued friend and artist from the labels neighborhood he locks his diverse journey to its own past with another awesome track collection. As part “one” and “two” already certified, KANN15 teases out Daniel Stefaniks many-faced shining talents in techno and housemusic More