The techno artist Namhar is on the rise. He was recognized in the last couple of years by top DJs in India and we expect his music to enter the dance floors in Europe. Hypnotic and powerful by nature this is true techno for the die hard fan. More->

Ron Flatter is on fire. He has already released 8 ep's with us in the past, including Ron's stunning hit Mantequilla. His new EP sounds like a never ending Party, full of raw energy. This is a direct message to the dance-floor. More->

On TRAPEZ we have the upcoming artist Bella Bits from Ireland that at young age has already earned some major positions in the DJ world and you don't want to skip his track "The Mermaid" just because it is on position 4. You will be surprised. More->

We celebrate 25 years of TRAUM Schallplatten in Cologne at the 19th of August! We dedicate our lives to techno in all colors and we have started to introduce our vision of music which was not the classic post Detroit or Chicago music a lot of djs were plaing end of the 90ies. Since then we have been the blueprint for many labels and artist to follow in a genre which is called "melodic techno"...which we ourselves just called "techno" but with our fingerprinits. Our diversity within the 25 years is noticable but we think we stay true and reales real authentic music. So the line-up is a wild mix of our current top artists and from our past like The MFA, Ron Flatter, Carsten Halm, Microtrauma (live), Oliver Hacke, Thomas Brinkmann (live) and Tour De Traum artists like Flayman from Buenos Aires and Andy Moon from Nuremberg. Support will also come from our dub label "Telrae" in the form of the Salz DJ Duo aka Emanuel Geller and Axel Erbstößer. As special of the evening that kiks off the night there will be an audiovisual ambient/electronic concert by Ümit Han who brings his whole analog studio with him to make it a special night. Visuals come from Tim Fehske who has bee a great support for TRAUM over what felt like a decade. Ticket presale here ->

Frasseck & Freitag have teamed up with Aves Volare and are releasing their second EP with us on TRAUM offering despite their own cool tracks 3 great remixes by Aparde, Alin Dimitriu and Greg Ochman. So there is a lot the release offers and that can alone account for a small DJ set itself! ->

Check out our new TRAPEZ release from well known artist Malek Ales who also compiled the 2023 Embark mix. His talent to create energy and groove is revealed again in his „Lips EP“, enjoy! More->

On our techno label TRAPEZ we feature two experienced and inventive Scandinavian producers Jason Orfan and Fonsekas who have teamed up for us to create two unique pieces of techno! They had plans to produce music together already back in the days and it became reality in 2018. . More->

This time the music comes from two artists from Peru who have been pushing underground music in their own country to a global recognition since 2012 and have earned the respect of both international producers and labels. We are speaking about Israel Vich and Tony V with whom we release these two deep eclectic, house pieces that are rhythmic monsters of no comparison. Enjoy the listening and read for more info... ->

Our compilation EMBARK 12 sums up all the great releases we had last year and features a bonus DJ mix by well-known techno pioneer Malek Ales, which we also want to release as a stand-alone product on a forthcoming TRAPEZ mix series. More->

For all Dominik Eulberg fans we are re-releasing his album "Heimische Gefilde" for the first time on vinyl. This release sums up some of the iconic early releases he had with TRAUM. "Heimische Gefilde" includes by the way the track that was made just with nature sounds! Imagine writing an 303 acid track just with the sounds of birds and frogs! More->

The first release of May on TRAUM comes from our new discovery from France: Bach Us. It is electronica on a high performing level with mesmerizing melodies and mood changes which puts him next to Max Cooper in our view. Expect also to see a follow up of this one this year. More->

After nearly 2 decades, we are looking forward to release the new album "Lights Out" by London based artist duo The MFA. It will available on vinyl and 3 extra tracks in the digital version which are worth checking out, especially the vocal house track " Girl Ahead"! As the guys say this album sums up what The MFA is all about... ranging from Pet Shop Boys influences to acid house, there are a lot of firecrackers on board! Cover photo was shot by the colognes photo journalist Steffanie Haarkamp, who was most present at the time of early techno debauchery. More->