It might sound like an empty phrase, but when Oliver Koletzki founded Stil vor Talent in 2005, he certainly didn’t anticipate where his label would be today. Now – six years and over sixty releases later – Stil vor Talent can look back at many magnificent moments in the label’s history. Originally started to give other musicians the chance to showcase their music, Stil vor Talent has preserved this very down-to-earth attitude until today and has helped foster the careers of producers such as Channel X, Niko Schwind, Juli Holz or David August to name just a few. While there have never been any musical or stylistic limitations, an open philosophy dominated by quality and individualism prevails at Oliver’s label, from delicately designed record sleeves to their own fashion line and to music that varies from house to pop to jacking dancefloor cuts.

Now it is time to congratulate everyone involved and the fans of Stil vor Talent with a special birthday present: two six-year anniversary EPs celebrating present and future of the label. Part 2 features five new tracks focusing on different facets of a contemporary tech house sound. Kellerkind’s ‘Läncer is a Dancer’ starts things off with a rhythmic tour through jazz and soul influences by nailing a catchy organ to an upbeat groove. Moving on, ‘Rudeboy’ by Mick Rubin dazzles its listeners with laid-back yet jumpy piano stabs while engineering genius Florian Meindl cheekily showcases his take on disco at the EP’s centre – here, dub sounds seamlessly intermingle with charming xylophones and vocal hooks. On ‘My Way’, Ryan Dupree ups the tempo again by making full use of a successful tech house formula with a wide range of horns and pianos. Things reach a climax in Tobi Kramer’s wonderfully Spanish ‘Me Kamav Tu’ which is sure to draw everyone on the dancefloors and thus concludes the second five of 10 individual birthday presents released on vinyl.

Catalogue number: SVT067