The new TRAPEZ comes by the very popular Mexican techno producer Erik Yahnkovf who has released on labels such as Natura Viva, Gain Records, Naked Lunch, Frequenza Records etc and who combines the rhythmic side of South American music with hard hitting techno and a massive production side.. More->
The British artist Not so k is giving his very first debut on TRAUM! The artist is fortunate to live a creative life working as a music producer, mixing and mastering engineer at a studio in London while on the weekends he develops his own music. Listen to this introvert and very emotional composition. More->
The British artist Jim Rivers is already internationally established with releases on Bedrock, Intec, Renaissance, Global Underground and many more. It would be impossible to break down his stages starting in 2006 with his debut Single "Restore" so we leave it for you to trace down his musical footprints of the past. Jim’s back catalogue is extensive, all made with depth and warmth few can match. After finding time to immerse himself back into the studio, Jim has a string of new productions kicking off with this highly anticipated three tracker: ‘Pyracantha’ EP. More->
Our new ep with Martyn Playfrd on TRAPEZ features 5 new tracks. Always raw, always minimal... this is techno which creates itself through a lot of conservation and a skilled mind such as Martyn’s. More->
Since then, the spokesman of Frontpage Magazine Jürgen Laarmann has appeared in the international press with his podcast "1000 Tage Techno", which won a prize on Apple Music. The myth of Frontpage has risen again with the big party in Berlin last week celebrating their 30-year anniversary and finally the releasing the Frontpage hymn "Forcing The Future" we have been waiting for so long. Initiated by Jürgen Laarmann, it was written and produced by the legendary Mijk van Dijk. More->
We are releasing our first ep with the artist collective Dark Arps, Savaggio and Kostiya, which might not mean much to you, but every single artist has been active in the Vancouver electronic scene and beyond. They have spread their music in cities from Berlin to New York to Hong Kong to build up an international reputation. Expect eccentric sound design, analoge finesse and deep deep music. More->
If you have not heard French artist Bach Us you have missed out on exciting music. His tracks are short and deliver a firework of vocals snippets and a rhythmic overkill in the positive way. Hold on to your seat belts as is ep number two "Idylle" wastes no time to tell 3 episodes. More->
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->
We would like to invite you all to take a deep dive into our new Tour De Traum! The 25th issue correlates with our 25th anniversary of Traum Schallplatten which we will celebrate on the 19th of August in Cologne at the Artheater. Riley Reinhold has compiled new faces from the underground scene, bedroom productions as well as music made in high quality studios over the last 6 months. While we feature some artists you have come across on TRAUM there are also many artists you might not have heard of yet. This time a lot of US and British artists are included next to other artists form all over the world. 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->