For us The Rares are the role model for how harder analog techno can still be funky and cool. We sincerely think they are among the best out there. Since their maxim is to never really appear in person but to keep under the radar, it is our duty and our pleasure to expose them to you the audience. We hope you are by now also a The Rares fan! Enjoy their new tracks/Ep. More->

With some years delay we finally managed our release with Boss Axis known for their eps on Parquet and their work with Joachim Pastor, Township Rebellion, Solee, N'to and our TRAUM artists Ryan Davis and Moonbeam. Also enjoy the remix by Tysher! More->

Forest People is the alter ego of Dragan Lakic. We already released an EP with him a year ago and this is a perfect follow up on our label TRAPEZ. What makes Forest People’s music so special is that it is genuine techno which comes from the inside and has to be released through trax. More->

So welcome to our TRAUM release by Johannes Klingebiel. He is an established artist in the electronic scene with various top releases on Beats In Space and Mule Musiq, Mireia, Feines Tier and Bloomer as well as DJ appearances in some of the best clubs. His track "Latewood" and "Positional Play" made him internationally popular. Check out his 4 track release "Happily Drowning"! More->

On TRAPEZ we are releasing our third single by Berlin techno icon Mijk van Dijk who has again teamed up with British producer Alex Blanco. You can look forward to some rumble. More->

We will be opening the month with a 3 track vinyl 12" from TRAUM’s long time family members Extrawelt. A unique techno track for the dance-floor on the a side, a trippy track on b1 and a very musical one as B2! More->

The second EP on TRAUM this month comes by the English artist Waywell. Known for his music that has an exceptional flow and spiritual aura in the slow beat genre, he releases with us for the first time also music that is more uptempo in this new established "Hangpan Series“. Waywell has build up his own audience for years now getting support from his brother who has also done the animation for "Forest Floor". More->

The first TRAPEZ release of 2024 comes from the Irish artists Bella Bits who also released in August 2023 with us. His mad vocoder drenched vocals are to the point describing club life as they are a surreal and full of phosphorus colors. More->

We are kicking off the new year with a long awaited follow up from Scandinavian artist Arnodd. It is the departure from his club music towards his emotional ambient electronic music, where the main actor is the piano. We think Arnodd has taken his music to the next level so please check out his EP. More->

Our last release in 2023 comes from one of the originators of the early TRAUM and MBF sound: Steve Barnes aka Process aka Cosmic Sandwich. He has for the last 3 years concentrated on music he writes in his bedroom near Brighton in the UK and has managed to bring his knowledge of analog synth on the table with a computer. His 7-track EP offers new unreleased tracks. Enjoy his deep dwelling spacious music with a true minimalist approach! More->

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->

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->

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 ->

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->