Following his contributions to our compilations, "Fistel Rose Power" is our first full-length collaboration to date with James Din A4, head of the stumble-techno label "Esel". We share territorial roots in northern Germany as well as a passion for playful electronic music in small editions, same as our mutual distribution partner Kompakt. After his record "Altes Lego" in 2000 we were dedicated fans of his weirdish, yet pushing interpretation of Techno. His output only appeared on small vinyl editions, handmade and hard to get, so James Din A4 never really got the attention he deserved. This is how we came up with the idea to release a selection of his best work, in 2007. In the course of a few months, we inspected his archive, digitized carefully from vinyl and remastered everything. It was worth it: the result is nothing less than a monument for one of the greatest artists we know. The 24-page booklet inside the elaborate CD cover designed by James himself shows much of the artwork from the original releases, and features linernotes by Kompakt’s frontman Michael Mayer.
Following his contributions to our compilations, "Fistel Rose Power" is our first full-length collaboration to date with , head of the stumble-techno label "Esel". We share territorial roots in northern Germany as well as a passion for playful electronic music in small editions, united by our mutual distribution partner Kompakt. After his record "Altes Lego" in 2000 we were dedicated fans of his weirdish, yet pushing interpretation of Techno. His output only appeared on small vinyl editions, handmade and hard to get, so James Din A4 never really got the deserved attention. This is how we came up with the idea to release a selection of his best works in 2007. In a few months we inspected his archive, digitized carefully from vinyl and remastered the whole. It was worth it: the result is nothing less than a monument for one of the greatest artists we know. The 24 page booklet inside the elaborate CD-Cover designed by James himself shows many artworks of the original releases, and features linernotes by Kompakt’s frontman Michael Mayer.
