{"product_id":"philipp-kolbe-the-hill-ep","title":"Philipp Kolbe - The Hill EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes demos are so captivating on first listen that the initial enthusiasm turns into certainty in the blink of an eye—and consequently into a contract and the pressing of a record. Our old friend, the Cologne house icon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans Nieswandt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, recently recommended a demo to us – and he was spot on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilipp Kolbe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Leipzig won us over immediately. His music radiates so much free spirit, warmth, and lightness that the decision to sign him practically made itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf “Afrohouse” hadn’t already become a dirty word, we might classify the title track in that category. Instead, we’d rather call “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” neo-hip house, because there’s actually some proper rapping going on here. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” is wonderfully trippy deep house with jazzy undertones, while “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” sounds as if \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDJ Koze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Geier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were to meet in that proverbial elevator on Halloween. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurning Cigarettes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” rounds out the EP with gently psychedelic, soothing tones. We flip the record over and listen to it all over again from the beginning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompakt","offers":[{"title":"12 Inch Vinyl","offer_id":60486706954585,"sku":"SDZ-56779","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SRD_20261106_1900_192517_245_p_KOMPAKT511_001.jpg?v=1794595992","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/philipp-kolbe-the-hill-ep","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}