1977

Speicher staple and renowned club juggernaut Kolsch debuts on Kompakt with?the full-length 1977, an extraordinary collection of club gems that introduces his?earlier masterpieces to exclusive new material. Here, the epic, the rad, and the?snappy find themselves under one expertly-crafted groove, making this album an?essential choice for both home clubbers and floor hounds. Your new best friend is?here and it's a record. Despite the name and despite Kompakt's well-documented?love for Cologne's beer, Kolsch isn't a local and he didn't label himself after the?famed brew. Even with a much-acclaimed print run and a series of venerated live?appearances under his belt, award-winning Danish producer Rune Reilly?Kolsch has to regularly duck quizzical questions about his heritage. And yet he?couldn't be clearer: take, for example, established floor favorites Opa (German?for grandfather), Der Alte (a classic German TV series) or Silberpfeil (a?legendary German racing car). Those track titles all refer to Rune's memories from?a childhood spent in Germany. 1977 isn't a simple best of hack job, however:?with new crackers Basshund, Bappedekkel, and Eiswinter lighting the fire,?Kolsch doesn't need to worry about future impact. And then there's a cut like?Oma, an emotive counterpart to the slightly sardonic Opa and every bit as?engaging as canonical hyper-ballad All That Matters. For the grand finale, Rune?turns to Loreley, the inaugural release of the project and to this day a massive?banger in its own right -- so powerful in fact, that the shock needs to be absorbed?by two more tracks: the sweeping Wasserschutz and a Trojan horse called?Felix, originally intended to be an album outro of sorts. But then someone?pushed the button and the transdimensional portal sprang to life.?2LP:?A1. Oma?B1. Bappedekkel?B2. Basshund?C1. Eiswinter?C2. Wasserschutz?D1. Felix