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Conceived in 2005 from a string of old 4-track demos and further realized via a labyrinth of digital workstations and computer software, Kontakte emerged in early 2006. The concept was to blend organic instrumentation within an electronic and hypnotic framework of programmed beats and pulsing synths. Inspired by the walls of sound of bands like Godspeed You Black Emperor and Mogwai, Kontakte’s other main passions were the ambient sounds of Brian Eno, mid-late 70’s German electronica and the early 90’s shoegaze scene. Taking elements from all of these things, Kontakte have endeavoured to create a sound that is uniquely and...

There are three artists with the name Kontakt: 1) Kontakt is an alias of American Producer Nik Kanter born and raised in New York City . The project, which began in 2000 and continues to this day, is more of a musical concept than dance music. It fits to no genre mostly and is very experimental, which fits right in along side his fellow producers on Army Collective Records, which he founded in 2005. Kontakt's new sound is best described as Desert-Progressive Trance or Progressive House. Kontakt Recordings was founded in Washington DC in 2007 and is a label focusing...