Track of The Day: Justus Köhncke: Timecode (Kompakt)

Go back 15 to 20 years and Kompakt ruled the wave. The German label, which is still going strong, was heading boocoo playlists and was the last word in achingly cool electronic pop crossover, without actually doing much crossovering. This track by Justus Kohncke is my favourite on the label and pretty much typifies the whole vibe the label was trying to spawn at the time. It’s not techno, no matter how broad a church that may be, rather disco reimagined with more intelligent machines and a completely different turn of the century ambience. The pace is just right, you could dance for days to this track, and it gives off a bittersweet aura so thick it envelops you.