DJ Koze
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| Born | 1972 Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
Stefan Kozalla (born 1972), better known as DJ Koze (/ˈkɔːtsə/), is a German DJ and music producer.[1]
Biography
Born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, he first became known in the Hamburg music scene.[2] Kozalla competed in his first mixing competition in 1988 at the age of 16. He was part of German hip-hop act Fischmob in the 1990s, while also recording under the name Adolf Noise. He began recording under the DJ Koze moniker in the 2000s, releasing music through the German electronic label Kompakt. He recorded three full-length albums during that decade, as well as numerous singles and remixes. He started his own recording label, Pampa, in 2010,[3] and released his latest full-length recording, Knock Knock, in 2018.
In 2017, he was nominated for two Electronic Music Awards for Record of the Year and Remix of the Year, both for his Extended Disco Version of Låpsley's "Operator".[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2005: Kosi Comes Around
- 2013: Amygdala
- 2018: Knock Knock
Extended plays
- 2003: The Geklöppel Continues
- 2004: Late Check Out
- 2005: Lighta Spuba
- 2006: Kosi Comes Around - Remixes Part 1
- 2006: Stompin at the Clubfoot
- 2007: Naked
- 2018: Seeing Aliens
- 2018: Pick Up
Compilations
- 2000: Music Is Okay
- 2009: Reincarnations: The Remix Chapter 2001-2009
- 2014: Reincarnations Pt. II: The Remix Chapter 2009-2014
DJ mixsets
- 2004: All People Is My Friends
- 2009: RA.145
- 2013: FACT 387
- 2013: XLR8R 324
- 2015: DJ-Kicks: DJ Koze (#50)
With Adolf Noise
- 1996: Wunden, S. Beine Offen
- 2005: Wo die Rammelwolle fliegt
With Fischmob
- 1995: Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen
- 1998: Power
With Monaco Schranze
- 2003: Speicher 11 (with Naum)
- 2004: Speicher 25 (with Gebr. Teichmann)
References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. Reincarnations, Pt. 2: The Remix Chapter 2009-2014 at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "The alphabet according to DJ Koze". Electronic Beats. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ Cadenbach, Christoph (2010-03-20). "Technolabel Pampa Records: Wo Koze die Vögel fliegen lässt". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
External links
- Q&A: DJ Koze On Amygdala, Rhye, And The Strangeness Of American EDM (Stereogum, April 4, 2013)
- DJ Koze: Kosi Comes Around (Album review in Pitchfork, December 4, 2005)
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