Michael Mayer

Fango's "Valvae" is propulsive, nightmarish, and pretty damn solid [Premiere]

May 24, 2016
MacEagon Voyce

German dance music maven Michael Mayer has called Fango “the most insane Italian since Berlusconi.” Considering the litany of controversies that surround Italy’s former prime minister, we can only hope…

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Kompakt's 'Total 14' compilation and a Q&A with Michael Mayer

August 19, 2014
Alyce Currier

Founded in 1998, the ever-classy Kompakt Records label grew out of a Cologne record store and has been one of the techno world's mostly highly-regarded labels since its inception. Kompakt's first Total compilation…

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Michael Mayer – Total 12 Megaset

December 7, 2011
Philip James de Vries

Cologne-based super label Kompakt recently put on its annual Total party–this year saw the likes of co-founder Michael Mayer helm his mixing gear into what has been dubbed the Total…

Fango's "Valvae" is propulsive, nightmarish, and pretty damn solid [Premiere]

Kompakt's 'Total 14' compilation and a Q&A with Michael Mayer

Michael Mayer – Total 12 Megaset

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