Kleinkunst (album)

Kleinkunst
Studio album by Joost
Released	1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)
Genre	Gabberpop happy hardcore Eurotrance
Length	56:00
Language	Dutch English
Producer	Vieze Asbak Max Crebolder Ctjenulvijf Mark Ćwiertnia I'm DMA iPadKid2001 Thijmen Melissant Novation Supernova 2 Pro X Gladde Paling Sekko Arie Storm Tantu Beats Used Dylan van Dael
Joost chronology
Unity (2025) Kleinkunst (2026)

Kleinkunst is the tenth studio album by Dutch musician Joost Klein. It was self-released on 1 January 2026.

Background

Kleinkunst was announced for 31 December 2025, and released a day later on New Year's Day. The album was released in the lead-up to Klein's 2026 world tour, which will include performances in South America and the American festival Coachella. ^{[1] [2]}

Production

The production of Kleinkunst was largely handled by Tantu Beats and mainly contains influences from gabber, happy hardcore and Eurotrance. ^{[1] [3]} The song 'Zonder Jou' has been described as a combination of gabber and rock. ^{[2] [3]} Due to its international success and upcoming world tour, the album contains more English lyrics and references to the Spanish-speaking world than before. ^[4] On the album, Klein collaborates with various national and international artists. A notable contribution comes from singer Anouk on the song 'Zonder Jou', in which she sings the chorus. Other guest artists include German singer Mark Forster, German DJ HorsegiirL, Mr. Polska, rapper ADF Samski, Gladde Paling, Vieze Asbak and painter Daan Koens. ^{[5] [6]}

Reception

Reviewers reacted to the album in a mixed way. NRC described Kleinkunst as more energetic and cheerful than Klein's previous work, but criticized the playing time and parts that were perceived as less substantive. ^[3] De Morgen and de Volkskrant were also critical of the album's length. They stated that the lack of selection was detrimental to its cohesion and that the album would have benefited from more moments of calm. Both newspapers rated the album three out of five stars. ^{[2] [7]} The Leeuwarder Courant was more positive and awarded the album four stars, although the length was also mentioned as a drawback. ^[4]

In the week of its release, Kleinkunst reached fourth place in the worldwide chart for new albums on streaming service Spotify. ^[6]

Track listing

Kleinkunst track listing ^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Capitalism :D"	Joost Klein Teun de Kruif Thijmen Melissant	Tantu Beats Melissant	2:43
2.	"Shanghai Night"	Klein De Kruif Christophe Doprolis Wessel Okkes	Tantu Beats Ctjenulvijf	2:23
3.	"Farmcore" (with HorsegiirL)	Klein De Kruif HorsegiirL	Tantu Beats	3:27
4.	"Medellín" (with MCR-T)	Klein De Kruif MCR-T	Tantu Beats	2:28
5.	"Coachella"	Klein De Kruif	Tantu Beats	2:58
6.	"Hardcore Junkie" (with Daan Koens)	Klein De Kruif Daan Koens		1:48
7.	"Tetetetete (Español)"	Klein Max Crebolder	Tantu Beats Crebolder	2:43
8.	"Latin Gabber" (featuring Vieze Asbak)	Klein De Kruif	Tantu Beats Vieze Asbak	1:36
9.	"Hackers Theme"	Klein De Kruif Jo Eelen	Tantu Beats Used	1:32
10.	"Enjoy the Ride" (featuring Gladde Paling)	Klein De Kruif Gladde Paling	Tantu Beats Paling	2:38
11.	"Funny Onion Song" (featuring Internetcafe247)	Dell Dimension 4100	Novation Supernova 2 Pro X	1:45
12.	"Wtffff :P" (with I'm DMA)	Klein De Kruif Dmitrii Voskresenskii	Tantu Beats I'm DMA	2:30
13.	"Jailbreak Life" (with Jailbreak iPhone Now)	Klein Mr Jailbreak	Tantu Beats iPadKid2001	1:51
14.	"Ansichtkaart"	Klein De Kruif Doprolis	Tantu Beats Ctjenulvijf	2:17
15.	"Zonder Jou" (with Anouk)	Klein De Kruif Arie Storm Anouk Teeuwe	Tantu Beats Storm	2:45
16.	"Full Circle" (with Mark Forster)	Klein Mark Ćwiertnia	Tantu Beats Ćwiertnia Dylan van Dael	1:35
17.	"Joost Klein 5"	Klein De Kruif	Tantu Beats	1:35
18.	"Everyday (Everyday)"	Klein De Kruif	Tantu Beats	1:47
19.	"Panchiii" (with ADF Samski)	Klein James M. Franks Samir Plasschaert	Tantu Beats Melissant	2:13
20.	"Break the Law" (with Mr. Polska)	Klein Dominik Czajka	Tantu Beats Paling	2:42
21.	"Radio"	Klein De Kruif Doprolis	Tantu Beats Ctjenulvijf	2:24
22.	"Holanda NL"	Klein De Kruif Doprolis	Tantu Beats Ctjenulvijf	2:16
23.	"Klikobak"	Klein De Kruif Okkes	Tantu Beats Sekko	2:02
24.	"Rooftop Freestyle" (with DJ Lucas)	Klein Lucas White Kendall	Tantu Beats Paling	2:02
Total length:				56:00

References

1. Thieme, Dulan (2026-01-02). "Joost - Kleinkunst" (in Dutch). 3voor12 . Retrieved 2026-01-06.
2. Van Assche, Gunter (2026-01-01). "Joost Klein is de naam, groot is de ambitie, dat bewijst ook 'Kleinkunst'" (in Dutch). De Morgen . Retrieved 2026-01-06.
3. Dekkers, Jonasz (2026-01-05). "Joost Klein is vrolijker en levenslustiger dan ooit op 'Kleinkunst' – maar het album had wat korter gemogen" (in Dutch). NRC . Retrieved 2026-01-06.
4. Haagsma, Jacob (2026-01-06). "Joost schept zijn eigen wereld op 'Kleinkunst', een album volgepropt met gabber, happy hardcore en de 'smaak naar meer'" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant . Retrieved 2026-01-08.
5. "Anouk te horen op nieuw album Joost Klein" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
6. "Joost Klein scoort wereldwijd met album Kleinkunst op Spotify" (in Dutch). RTL Boulevard. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
7. Kamer, Gijsbert (2026-01-08). "Te weinig rust en selectie op spervuur aan gabber- en happyhardcorebeats: Joost heeft een nieuw album" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant . Retrieved 2026-01-08.
8. "Kleinkunst / Joost / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 16 January 2026.