Twenty-one years. 300 releases. A catalogue built without ever standing still. Kittball Records reaches its milestone 300th release with 300, Pt. 1, a various-artists compilation celebrating more than two decades of house music, collaboration, and an enduring commitment to the next record.
Bringing together a diverse selection of artists from across the label’s international family for the first of three milestone compilations, Tube & Berger join forces with Frank Sonic and Freddy Muller, while Noah Loco and Mat.Joe, Denace 2 Society, Jochem Hamerling, Roxy Nox, Purple Palms and Raffi Habel, and GIORG each add their own voice to the collection. Together, the names reflect Kittball’s long-standing commitment to established favourites, emerging talent, and artists pushing the label’s sound forward.
At the heart of the 300th release is Back to the Stars, a new track from Kittball founders Tube & Berger alongside Frank Sonic and Freddy Muller. More than simply part of the compilation, the dreamy track serves as a musical reflection of the journey behind Kittball’s 300 releases—and the shared belief that authentic music has kept the label moving forward for more than two decades.
300 releases sounds like a big number, but for us it’s really just a lot of music, a lot of great people and more than 20 years of somehow keeping this thing alive. We’ve had amazing years, difficult ones, made good decisions and definitely a few questionable ones. But we’re still here, still releasing music we believe in. And that probably means more to me than the number 300 itself.
Founded in Solingen in 2005 by Tube & Berger and Juliet Sikora, Kittball entered the German house scene with a simple approach: stay uncompromising and keep putting quality records into the world. Twenty-one years later, that philosophy remains largely unchanged.
Over the years, the label has weathered its share of highs and lows, building a catalogue that reflects the artists and moments that have shaped the industry. Notable contributors include Purple Disco Machine, Robert Owens, Timo Maas, andhim, Ida Engberg, Format:B, Junior Jack, and Volkoder. Despite the milestone, the team behind Kittball isn’t looking backwards for long; they are keeping their pedal to the metal to ensure the records keep coming.
300, Pt. 1 is out now via Kittball Records.