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It is said that DJ Koze creates musical universes — yet what many don’t realize is this: the universe itself was created 13.8 billion years ago by DJ Koze, before he condescended to become physical matter. He was the force of gravity that held everything together — and today, as for over 35 years, he continues to surprise again and again, scattering his stardust across the night sky. It’s simply unbelievable. — (via Label)

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DJ Koze is back and, on his new EP Spiralen, once again remains true to himself. With his unmistakable feel for playful sounds and oddly beautiful dancefloor moments, he once more builds himself a small musical world entirely his own.

The title track makes clear straight away where the journey is headed. Rhythms layer over one another, repeat, circle, trace their orbits. The kick remains soft, the percussion hops around the pulse slightly offset, small particles of sound flash up and disappear again. The EP is markedly more danceable than the last album Music Can Hear Us, without, however, giving itself over completely to the club or to grand rave ecstasy. DJ Koze does work with beats to which one automatically nods along, yet instead of blunt four-four dominance he relies on movement, lightness and flow. Then there are lines such as: »In your eyes, spirals are turning / They pull me deeper than any reason / The world goes soft at its edges / And everything flies into no man’s land.« Together with the hopping, slightly displaced beats, this produces exactly the feeling the title promises: one begins to reel, briefly loses orientation and simply lets oneself drift.

As so often with DJ Koze, everything here seems astonishingly unforced. He never takes himself too seriously, and that is precisely where one of his greatest strengths lies. Spiralen shows once again that a grand gesture is not always needed. Sometimes a few clever ideas, a good feel for atmosphere and the courage to repeat are enough. — (via HHV Mag)

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After last year’s wildly eclectic ‘Music Can Hear Us’ LP, you wouldn’t be too surprised if Stefan Kozalla’s latest 12” consisted of two sides of free jazz featuring Elton John on didgeridoo. ‘Spiralen’ however sees the Hamburg-based producer stripping things back to the understated deep house pulse of his earlier Pampa releases. The title track’s enigmatic female vocal and metronomic shuffle resemble a German language version of his classic remix of Herbert’s ‘It’s Only’, while  AA-side ‘Wo’s Patric?!?’s limber groove is tinged with some twinkling synths. Both provide solid proof that DJ Koze is still pretty great even when playing it fairly straight. — (via DJ Mag)

Vinyl Tracklist

A Spiralen
B Wo's Patric?!?

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Label: Pampa Records
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP
Released: 2026
Genre: Electronic
Style: Minimal Techno

File under: House / Electro / Techno
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