10 Years of Monkeytown / Various: 10 Years of Monkeytown (Vinyl LP)

Double LP version. Ten years, a hundred releases, and countless outstanding tracks: Monkeytown Records is celebrating it's tenth anniversary with a compilation of new and exclusive productions by the artists that shaped the label in the past and will do so in the future. These artists represent electronic music in all it's shades, from more experimental to dancefloor focused approaches. Monkeytown has always tried to combine both spheres simultaneously, never neglecting fun nor freethinking. The 12 tracks from the likes of Shed, Mouse on Mars, FJAAK, Redshape, Anstam, and many more showcase and celebrate the label's continuing mission: to explore new sounds and to seek out new bangers. Monkeytown was launched in 2009 by Modeselektor. Originally conceived as a means to release music by friends and Modeselektor's own records, it soon developed into much more. The label and it's offshoot 50Weapons became key players in connecting the various strains of dance and bass music, the scenes of