My current obsession on the techno front is the Ada mixtape record on Kompakt. Ada's first work came out on Areal records, but it looks as if she's moving up in the world, as releasing techno records on Kompakt is akin to releasing rock records on Interscope.
Based on the quality of the Mixtape album (named 'Adaptations'), she's earned the prestige bump. These 12 tracks all seamlessly flow from song to song, much like a DJ set, but the common theme here is that Ada the artist or Ada the producer is involved in some way throughout. There are Ada original tracks (like 'Lovestoned,' which also appears on the new Kompakt Total 10 collection) remixes of her own work (DJ Koze, Dee Pulse, and Michael Mayer all appear), or even Ada-produced remixes for other artists (Booka Shade, Alex Smoke and Anda Teichmann). All this put together makes for a very entertaining and compelling sixty-odd minutes of listening.
Ada sings on some of her tracks (her voice is somewhere in the Karin Dreijer-Andersson meets Annie school of Pop), while on others we get layered, playful instrumentals that resonate well beyond the dance floor. This record has accompanied me on long running jaunts, but also works well for home listening and party starting. This is definitely one of my favorite albums of the year and I give it a strong recommendation.
That's it for today - be careful out there.
jD
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