Dj Koze - Amygdala Remixes #2 (2023 Repress) [Pampa]

Despite all the collaborations on last year’s “Amygdala” album led by DJ Koze of the cult label Pampa, there was still one recurring comment from the public: the album still bore the distinctive mark of DJ Koze. That’s why we’ve been taking appropriate steps to rectify this problem, offering a series of remixes to further dissociate DJ Koze from this otherwise respectable collection of songs. Here’s the second installment.

First up on the list is Roman Flügel, co-founder of the legendary label Ongaku/Klang/Playhouse, not to mention his more recent releases on Clone and Live At Robert Johnson. We have no idea what kind of application he used, but he somehow transformed the lead track “Amygdala” from a laid-back, bell-jingling electro-pop number into a tech-house fairytale with clockwork mechanisms. Roman wisely and tastefully retains the original input of Milosh (from the duo Rhye), offering a grittier backdrop for his hypnotic vocal delivery.

Next, we have Robag Whrume, no stranger to any Pampa fan, having released an album and a mix CD with us, in addition to his countless other works. Here he has taken the pleasant lightness of DJ Koze’s “Nices Wölkchen” and incubated it into a deep house cocoon. The altered voice of guest singer Apparat is given new life, floating amidst a spellbinding mechanical rhythm. As always, there’s nothing conventional about Robag’s formula as he delivers small moments of magic.