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Once again, minimal authority Kompakt delivers their annual dose of what's cool with the Total 7 compilation, due out August 22. The not-so-compact 2-CD/3-LP collection of the legendary German label's top singles of the year (as well as plenty of exclusives) features contributions from the likes of Justus Köhncke, Superpitcher, Michael Mayer, Reinhard Voigt, Thomas Fehlmann, and more.

Sonically, it covers ample ground, from space disco to microhouse to what is amusingly described (in the press release) as a "twisted land of bass drum dreams." Which is my favorite kind of dream.

Thanks to the folks at Kompakt, we've got an exclusive mp3 of the Tobias Thomas/Michael Mayer collaboration "Sweet Harmony" for your downloading pleasure.

Total 7:

CD:

DISC ONE

01 Kontrast - "Grey Skies to Blue"
02 Triola - "Polarzipper (Wighnomy Bros remix)"
03 Gui Boratto - "Arquipelago"
04 Justus Köhncke - "Love and Dancing"
05 Thomas/Mayer - "Sweet Harmony"
06 The Modernist - "Pearly Spencer"
07 SCSI-9 - "When She Said Goodbye"
08 Superpitcher - "Tonite"
09 DJ Koze - "Getreidephunk"
10 Wighnomy Bros - "Wombat"
11 Mikkel Metal - "Ulyt"
12 The Rice Twins - "For Penny and Alexis"

DISC TWO

01 Gui Boratto - "Like You (Supermayer remix)"
02 Wassermann - "In Tyrannis 2006"
03 Robert Babicz - "Sonntag"
04 Steadycam - "Knock-Kneed"
05 Jürgen Paape - "Take That"
06 Hug - "The Happy Monster"
07 Axel Bartsch - "Redlight"
08 Reinhard Voigt - "Tranceformation"
09 Thomas Fehlmann - "Saft"
10 The Field - "Over the Ice"
11 Oxia - "Domino"
12 Jonas Bering - "Melanie"

Vinyl (exclusive tracks only):

01 Jürgen Paape - "Take That"
02 Justus Köhncke - "Love and Dancing"
03 Gui Boratto - "Chromophobia"
04 Thomas Fehlmann - "Saft"
05 DJ Koze - "Getreidephunk"
06 Reinhard Voigt - "Tranceformation"
07 Kontrast - "Grey Skies to Blue"
08 SCSI-9 - "When She Said Goodbye"
09 Wassermann - "In Tyrannis 2006"
10 Thomas/Mayer - "Sweet Harmony"
11 The Modernist - "Pearly Spencer"
12 Superpitcher - "Tonite"