''Kompakt: Total 3'' or ''Total 3'' was released on 31 July 2001. The album is the third installment of the influential

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-based

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label's annual

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of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. Vinyl and CD editions are quite different since only six songs are included on both formats. All tracks on the vinyl format were previously unreleased when the compilation came out. "Departures" was since included on Closer Musik's album After Love, "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" was since released on 12 inch, both on Kompakt in 2002. It was this album that introduced the worldwide

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scene to the

minimal sound which was to be dominated by

Kompakt Kompakt ( Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known ...

releases.

Reception

The music

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'' placed ''Total 3'' at number 175 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

Track listing : Vinyl Edition

Closer Musik Closer or Closers may refer to: Film and television * ''Closer'' (2000 film), a documentary by Tina Gharavi * ''Closer'' (2004 film), a 2004 adaptation of Patrick Marber's play (see below), directed by Mike Nichols * ''The Closer'', a 1990 mo ...

– "Departures" (7:58) A2 The Modernist – "Abi '81" (6:58) B1

Jürgen Paape Kompakt (Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known for ...

– " So Weit Wie Noch Nie" (5:39) B2 Peter Grummich – "Schwimmen & Tauchen" (6:29) B3

Superpitcher Aksel Schaufler better known by his stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer affiliated with Cologne's Kompakt music label. Background Superpitcher made his first appearance on Kompakt's ''Total 2'' compilation album in 2000 with the song " ...

– "Stealing Beauty" (4:46) C1 M. Mayer – "Hush Hush Baby" (6:44) C2 Reinhard Voigt – "In Aller Freundschaft" (4:20) C3 Sascha Funke – Kuschelrock (5:44) D1 Schaeben &

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– "Montoya" (5:47) D2

Dettinger Dettinger is a German record producer signed to Germany's Cologne based Kompakt label. His releases include 1998's Blond 12", 1999's album Intershop (the first single-artist LP on Kompakt), Puma 12" and Totentanz 12", and 2000's album Oasis. Det ...

– "Tranquilizer" (5:49) D3 Lawrence – "French Fries" (5:54) Tracks B2, B3, C3, D1 and D3 are exclusive to vinyl version.

Track listing : CD Edition

# Sascha Funke – "Drei Auf Drei" (6:12) # Schaeben & Voss – "Ach Komm" (5:55) # M. Mayer – "Hush Hush Baby" (6:44) # The Modernist – "Abi '81" (6:58) # T.Raumschmiere – "Musick" (5:23) # Reinhard Voigt – "In Aller Freundschaft" (4:20) # Lawrence – "Teaser" (6:43) #

– "Tranquilizer" (5:49) # Superpitcher – "Tomorrow" (6:23) # Ulf Lohmann – "Because" (5:27) #

– "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" (5:39) #

– "Departures" (7:58) Six of the tracks on the CD are taken from previously released 12 inch vinyl on Kompakt (catalogue number in parentheses): #1 (KOM29); #2(KOM32); #5 (KOM37); #7 (KOM41); #9 (KOM35); #10 (KOM31).

Notes

External links

* 2001 compilation albums Kompakt compilation albums Microhouse albums Record label compilation albums {{2000s-techno-album-stub