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The ninth installment of Kompakt's annual Total series, like the ones that came before it, gathers the best stuff from the label's last year and some exclusive goodies and presents all this in one tidy little package.

Total 9, however, is also serving as a bit of a celebratory gesture, as 2008 marks the iconic German electronic label's 15th year of operations. And, boy howdy, what a soundtrack they've got for the birthday party. Total 9 gathers cuts from Gui Boratto, Superpitcher and Supermayer, Thomas Fehlmann, SCSI-9, Justus Köhncke, DJ Koze, Burger/Voigt, and quite a few more. The set arrives August 18 in Europe and August 19 in North America on two CDs or three LPs.

And what do you know, Kompakt will host a very literal party in honor of Total 9's release at Expo XXI in Cologne on August 15. Performers include Total artists Thomas Fehlmann, Supermayer, and Maxime Dangles, as well as Reinhard Voigt, Ewan Pearson, and quite a few more.

Total 9:

Disc 1:

01 Justus Köhncke: "Thanks for the Add"
02 DJ Koze: "Zouzou"
03 Superpitcher vs. the Congosound: "Say I'm Your Number One (Superpitcher Remix)"
04 Jürgen Paape: "Come Into My Life [ft. Allison Degbe]"
05 Matias Aguayo: "Minimal"
06 Supermayer: "Hey Hotties!"
07 Jörg Burger: "Modernism Begins at Home"
08 Superpitcher: "Disko (You Don't Care)"
09 Partial Arts: "Telescope"
10 Thomas Fehlmann: "With Wings"
11 Burger/Voight: "Wand Aus Klang"

Disc 2:

01 Dubshape: "Droplets (Early Night Mix)"
02 Jonas Bering: "I Can't Stop Loving You"
03 Robert Babicz: "Don't Look Back"
04 Nightguy: "Pretty Face"
05 Gui Boratto: "Annunciacion"
06 The Rice Twins: "The Signifier"
07 Nicolas Stefan: "Time is Over"
08 Kaito: "Everlasting Dub"
09 SCSI-9: "Another Day Acid"
10 Maxime Dangles: "Tulipa"
11 Freiland: "Geduld"