External links
- Superpitcher at Allmusic
- Superpitcher discography at Discogs
- (in French) Interview Superpitcher – Actualites Electroniques
- (in English) Interview Superpitcher – Actualites Electroniques
Superpitcher | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aksel Schaufler |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Electronic Indie electronic Microhouse Experimental techno |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Kompakt |
Aksel Schaufler better known by his stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer affiliated with Cologne's Kompakt music label.
Superpitcher made his first appearance on Kompakt's Total 2 compilation album in 2000 with the song "Shadows". In 2001, he contributed a track to Kompakt's first Speicher 12" and released Heroin, a three-track 12" with three different sounds; "Tomorrow" was later included on that year's Total 3 . On 2002's Total 4 there was another track by Schaufler, an electropop cover of Brian Eno's "Baby's on Fire". Soon after that, Schaufler released his second 12", Yesterday, which featured re-workings of the songs "Tomorrow" and "Heroin". He also made another appearance that year on Kompakt's fourth Speicher 12".
Since stepping out, Schaufler has done steady remixing work for the likes of Dntel, Carsten Jost and several others. In early 2004, Superpitcher released Here Comes Love . A year later, he released a mix album for Kompakt called Today .
Superpitcher and Michael Mayer have collaborated under the pseudonym Supermayer. Their debut album, Save The World , was released on September the 17th 2007 in Europe and September the 25th in the USA. The duo performed under the pseudonym at the 2008 Festival Internacional de Benicàssim and at Copenhagen Distortion in 2009 and 2011.
Superpitcher, together with Rebolledo, is also part of the acclaimed duo the Pachanga Boys and tours extensively.
James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello also known by his stage name Dntel, is an American electronic music artist and DJ.
Fabric 13 is a DJ mix compilation album by Michael Mayer, as part of the Fabric Mix Series.
John Tejada is an Austrian-born American electronic music producer and composer. Tejada’s output of music began in 1994, including four albums for Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label of 22 years, Palette Recordings.
Kompakt 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 their Total compilation series which reached its seventeenth installment in 2017.
Michael Mayer is an electronic musician from Cologne, Germany. Mayer is a remixer, DJ, and producer, and has released several singles on the Kompakt music label, working with founder Wolfgang Voigt. Mayer has also released music on Kompakt-related labels New Trance Atlantic and Kreisel 99.
Guilherme Boratto is a Brazilian electronic music producer. In the 1990s, he was a member of Sect.
Kompakt: Total 2 or Total 2 was released on 25 July 2000. The album is the second installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. Except one all tracks on the vinyl edition were previously unreleased at the time of release. CD edition includes most of the tracks from the vinyl edition, and additionally some songs which were at the time of release already available on 12 inch from Kompakt.
Kompakt: Total 3 or Total 3 was released on 31 July 2001. The album is the third installment of the influential Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation 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 electronic music scene to the Cologne minimal sound which was to be dominated by Kompakt releases.
Kompakt: Total 4 or Total 4 is the fourth installment, released on 23 July 2002, of the influential Cologne-based microhouse label Kompakt's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. All tracks on the vinyl edition are previously unreleased. The CD edition includes most of the tracks from the vinyl edition, and additionally some songs which were at the time of release already available on 12-inch format.
Kompakt: Total 5 or Total 5 was released on 22 July 2003. The album is the fifth installment of the influential Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. All tracks on the vinyl edition are previously unreleased. Five songs appear on both the vinyl and CD formats.
Kompakt 100 is a double-disc/4x12" compilation album released on 25 June 2004, to celebrate Kompakt's 100th release. On it the various familiar artists affiliated with the Cologne-based microhouse label were asked to remix their favourite Kompakt tracks from the past 100 releases.
Kompakt: Total 6 or Total 6 is a techno album released on 30 July 2005 on Kompakt.
Kompakt: Total 7 or Total 7 was released on 21 August 2006. The album is the seventh installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. All tracks on the vinyl edition are previously unreleased. The CD edition includes all tracks from the vinyl edition except one, and additionally some songs which were at the time of release already available on 12 inch format.
Axel Willner is a Swedish electronic music producer and DJ from Stockholm and currently based in Berlin, best known for his releases as The Field, blending micro-samples of pop songs into atmospheric minimal techno.
Kompakt: Total 8 or Total 8 was released on 13 August 2007. The album is the eighth installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. All tracks on the vinyl edition are previously unreleased. As with its predecessor, the CD edition includes all tracks from the vinyl edition, and additionally fourteen tracks taken already available 12 inch singles.
Wighnomy Brothers were an electronic music duo from Jena, Germany, composed of Gabor Schablitzki and Sören Bodner. Wighnomy Brothers' live mixes include an eclectic blend of deep house, minimal techno, jazz, and soul, and their original releases are infused with a unique deep-house sound. They have released their music on Freude-Am-Tanzen, Kompakt, Vakant, Broque and other electronic music labels.
Kompakt: Total 9 or Total 9 was released on 18 August 2008. The album is the ninth installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers.
Kompakt: Total 11 or Total 11 was released on 23 August 2010. The album is the eleventh, and latest installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers.
Aimlessness is an album by Dntel. It was released on June 1, 2012. It is also Dntel's first LP under the Pampa Records label.
The Golden Ravedays is the third studio album by Aksel Schaufler under his alias of Superpitcher. It was released by his label Hippie Dance over the course of 2017, with one 12" "chapter" vinyl record released at the end of each month The album has been described as autobiographical, inspired by all of Schaufler's favourite musical touchstones. Schaufler wished to release all of the songs included within in their original lengths, which necessitated the release of a series of 12" records.