Core artists like Mathias Kaden, Robag Wruhme and Monkey Maffia feature on the Jena imprint's 50th release.
Freude Am Tanzen will reach their 50th release this spring, and to mark the occasion they've put together a label compilation called 5zig (or "fünfzig," German for "fifty").
Based in the small German city of Jena, Freude am Tanzen became one of Germany's most essential minimal and house labels over the course of the last decade. Since they set up shop in 1998, they've given us records by artists like Mathias Kaden, DJ Koze, Daniel Stefanik and perhaps most famously The Wighnomy Brothers, who now DJ and producer separately as Monkey Maffia and Robag Wruhme. In typically charismatic fashion, the label reflect on their catalog in terms of soup: "So, has it been 50 instant soups, 50 recipes to cook or has it been 50 premium soups which have been released to keep you DJ's and fans healthy and well fed?"
Rather than looking back on these past 50 soups, 5zig features all new creations from some of the artists closest to the label. It will be released on vinyl as well as digitally and on CD, though the latter two formats feature four extra tracks. Have a look at the cheery trailer below for an idea of what to expect:
Tracklist
01. Kadebostan - Mother Cries?
02. Monkey Maffia - Cruciate Ligament Dub
03. Taron Trekka - Noo Sun
04. Douglas Greed feat. Delhia de France - Back Room Deal
05. Mark Hemmann feat. Fabian Reichelt - Pictures
06. Mathias Kaden - Red Walls
07. Krause Duo - Drunkie Skunkie
08. Daniel Stefanik - Tension in Leipzig
09. Kadebostan - Mon Petit Soleil d’Algérie
10. Robag Wruhme - Haftbolle?
11. Juno6 - Guununk?
12. No Accident in Paradise - Exit9
Freude Am Tanzen will release 5zig in April 2011.