Dettinger

Olaf Dettinger is one of the top-shelf producers on the Cologne, Germany-based Kompakt roster. Often bathing his ambient tracks in analog synths and lush atmospherics, he's equally capable of generating comforting bliss and discomforting paranoia. With 1999's Intershop, Dettinger became the first artist to release a single-artist LP on Kompakt, which followed a pair of 12" singles released in 1998 and earlier in 1999 (Blond and Puma). 2000 saw the release of the Totentanz 12" and his second LP, Oasis; in addition, his profile was raised by appearing on Mille Plateaux's all-thi...