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Artist:	VA
Title:	E'de Love
Label:	E'DE COLOGNE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD/BOOK
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	EDC 001CD

The event-label E'de Cologne releases its first CD on the 10th anniversary of the correspondent party series. The release comes along like a techno-bible in jet black and glaring red and documents the history of Cologne's electronic music scene between 1999 and the present time. The "who's-who" of Cologne is included in this 36-page strong catalog with photos and musical contributions by Tobias Thomas, Michael Mayer, Hans Nieswandt, Triple R, Justus Köhncke, Ada, Eric D. Clark, The Modernist, André Kraml, Pierre Chevallier, Popnoname and Strobocop -- all linked together like the 12 apostles with a mission of love. The black and white photos of the artists could not be more charismatic. The offset paper literally seems to absorb the pictures, so that it does not have to let them go ever again. The graphic design with its contrasts in Pantone red and the interview text, which works like a play, breaks the stern rhythm of the photo series. The CD, which is included inside the cover, features nine unreleased tracks which follow the dramaturgy of a E'de Cologne Party. It musically connects Cologne and Christopher Street Day (an annual European LGBT celebration held in various cities across Europe, in honor of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969), which began exactly 40 years ago in New York. The CD opens with an ambient, dubby intro by newcomer Chevallier, followed by a minimal track from Triple R and a playful disco anthem by Nieswandt. The Modernist manages to carry the sounds so typical for him in his "Lost In Music" track before the 7th track fades in: the legendary seven year-old Mayer/Thomas remix which rocks in the typical Cologne techno manner. The CD ends with Justus Köhncke vs. Marianne Rosenberg's "Lieder Der Nacht" -- a track with so much love and emotion, that it brings tears to your eyes. 1 Euro of each sold copy goes to the AIDS-Hilfe Köln. Other artists include: Tonetraeger, Haito, and Raz Ohara.

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