Occasionally an album comes along that seems to capture the mood of the time. ‘The K&D Sessions’ was one. In the late 1990s no afterparty, smoking session or languid Sunday afternoon was complete without Kruder & Dorfmeister blasting from the Bang & Olufsen. Now approaching it’s 25th anniversary the lore around this iconic release, steeped in a silvery cloud of smoke, retains a star quality which only shines brighter as time hurtles on. With the original having sold well over a million copies by this point in time, it’s hard to imagine a mix or remix compilation being able to inform a movement like ‘The K&D Sessions’ has.

To celebrate this monumental milestone, we’ve created a limited boxset in 6LP and 3CD of ‘The K&D Sessions’, mastered and cut by LA luminary Bernie Grundman for a luxurious listening experience, with newly designed inner sleeves using unseen photos from the original photo shoot. Inserted in the box is a forty-page booklet containing multitudes more never before seen photos from the same shoot and notes which recount humorous tales surrounding the duo and the people who spent time with them in this epoch. Included on the 6th LP is their legendary 11 minute shimmering remix of Madonna’s “Nothing Really Matters”. The 6th LP also contains Peter Kruder’s Powercut Mix of Roni Size’s “Heroes” and K&D’s remix of U.F.O, “L.O.V.E.”. In addition there are two cerebral alternate remixes of Lewis Taylor, one being completely dubbed and the other the using the vocal line for this beautiful gem, “Lucky” and a special remix of “Speechless” by Count Basic. These have been staples in K&D’s sets and now take their rightful place collected in the canon of ‘The Sessions’.

STAFF COMMENTS

Darryl says: Back in 1988 this groundbreaking compilation cemented Kruder & Dorfmeister’s reputation as geniuses of their craft - a blissful blunted smoke-filled journey that appealed as much to late night sessions as it did for the lazy-hazy sunday morning recovery. This flawless compilation has now been expanded to 6LP and 3CD box set editions for its 25 year anniversary.

TRACK LISTING

3CD Tracklisting:

CD1 (Mixed):
1. Roni Size, Reprazent - Heroes (Kruder's Long Loose Bossa)
2. Alex Reece - Jazz Master (K&D Session TM)
3. Count Basic - Speechless (Drum 'n' Bass)
4. Rockers Hi-Fi - Going Under (K&D Session TM)
5. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (K&D Session TM)
6. Aphrodelics - Rollin' On Chrome (Wild Motherfucker Dub)
7. Depeche Mode - Useless (K&D Session TM)
8. Count Basic - Gotta Jazz (Richard Dorfmeister Remix)
9. Rainer Trüby Trio - Donaueschingen (Peter Kruder's Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapi-tänskajütenremix)
10. Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid (K&D Session TM)

CD2 (Mixed):
1. David Holmes - Gone Ft. Sarah Cracknell (K&D Session TM)
2. Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix)
3. Mama Oliver - Eastwest (Stoned Together)
4. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (Dub)
5. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Boogie Woogie
6. Sin - Where Shall I Turn (K&D Session TM Vol. 2)
7. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month (K&D Session TM)
8. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Lexicon
9. Knowtoryus - Bomberclad Joint (K&D Session TM)
10. Rockers Hi-Fi - Going Under (Evil Love & Insanity Dub)
11. Strange Cargo - Million Town (K&D Session TM)

CD3 (Unmixed):
1. Count Basic - Speechless (Peter Kruder Vocal Mix)
2. Lewis Taylor - Lucky (Kruder & Dorfmeister Suicide Mix)
3. Knowtoryus - The Revenge Of The Bomberclad Joint (K&D Session TM)
4. Roni Size - Heroes (Peter Kruder Powercut Mix)
5. Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix)
6. UFO - L.O.V.E. (K&D Session TM)
7. Lewis Taylor - Lucky (Kruder & Dorfmeister Reprise Mix)

LP Tracklisting:
A1. Roni Size, Reprazent - Heroes (Kruder's Long Loose Bossa)
A2. Alex Reece - Jazzmaster (K&D Session TM)
B1. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (K&D Session TM)
B2. Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid (K&D Session TM)
C1. Count Basic - Speechless (Drum 'n' Bass)
C2. Rockers Hi-Fi - Going Under (K&D Session TM)
D1. Depeche Mode - Useless (K&D Session TM)
D2. Count Basic - Gotta Jazz (Richard Dorfmeister Remix)
E1. Aphrodelics - Rollin' On Chrome (Wild Motherfucker Dub)
E2. Knowtoryus – The Revenge Of The Bomberclad Joint (K&D Session)
F1. Truby Trio - Donaueschingen (Peter Kruder's Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänskajütenremix)
G1. David Holmes - Gone Ft. Sarah Cracknell (K&D Session TM)
G2. Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix)
H1. Mama Oliver - Eastwest (Stoned Together)
H2. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (Dub)
H3. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Boogie Woogie
I1. Sin - Where Shall I Turn (K&D Session TM)
I2. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month (K&D Session TM)
I3. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Lexicon
J1. Knowtoryus - Bomberclad Joint (K&D Session TM)
J2. Rockers Hi-Fi - Going Under (Evil Love & Insanity Dub)
J3. Strange Cargo - Million Town (K&D Session TM)
K1. Count Basic - Speechless (Peter Kruder Vocal Mix)
K2. Lewis Taylor - Lucky (Kruder & Dorfmeister Suicide Mix)
K3. Roni Size - Heroes (Peter Kruder Powercut Mix)
L1. Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix)
L2. UFO - L.O.V.E. (K&D Session TM)
L3. Lewis Taylor - Lucky (Kruder & Dorfmeister Reprise Mix)

The Austrian music duo Kruder & Dorfmeister, consisting of Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, launched a world career in the 1990s. The duo is known for their down tempo remixes of hip hop, pop and drum and bass songs. Their successful mix album "The K&D Sessions" (1998) was played up and down in clubs from Ibiza to New York and the album is considered a classic of the genre. Throughout time the two musicians were assigned remix work by artists such as Madonna, Depeche Mode and Roni Size.

After this, Kruder & Dorfmeister went their separate ways and were successful with solo projects. In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, they released another album together. It is titled "1995" - a reference to the heyday of Kruder & Dorfmeister.

This remastered "Conversions - A K&D Selection" is now be released on double vinyl for the first time. An almost historic musical document of one of the most successful Austrian music duos.

TRACK LISTING

"Dat's Cool" - DJ Unknown Face
"Searchin'" - Dead Calm
"Come On (Simon Templar Remix)" - The Ballistic Brothers
"Nu Birth Of Cool" - Omni Trio
"One And Only" - PFM
"Find Me" - Skanna
"Speechless Drum & Bass" - Count Basic
"Visible From Space (Aquasky Remix)" - Hunch
"Time Zone" - Space Link
"The Lick" - Earl Grey

Originally released on Studio !K7 Records in 1998, Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister's groundbreaking release, 'The K&D Sessions' reset the bar for what could be achieved in a compilation. Across an array of original tracks, dubs and infamous ‘K&D Session’ remixes, the DJ and producer duo took the listener on a smoke-filled blunted journey that flowed flawlessly. Often compared to DJ Shadow's 'Endtroducing' for its similarly deft craft of rhythm and quoted by Allmusic as "the most blissfully blunted music the world has ever heard", the album has sold over 1,000,000 copies to date and was included in Spin’s ‘Top 20 albums of 1999’. The album has long since been deleted on Vinyl with original 4LP sets changing hands for €300+ on the collectors market and even a bootleg vinyl copy will set a buyer back over €100. Sixteen years later, this legendary album will be available as a long overdue 5LP reissue remastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Roni Size - Heroes Kruder'S Long Loose Bossa
A2. Alex Reece - Jazz Master K&D Session Tm
B1. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust K&D Session Tm
B2. Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid K&D Session Tm
C1. Count Basic - Speechless Drum 'N' Bass
C2. Rocker’S Hi Fi - Going Under K&D Session Tm
D1. Depeche Mode - Useless K&D Session Tm
D2. Count Basic - Gotta Jazz Richard Dorfmeister Remix
E1. Aphrodelics - Rollin' On Chrome Wild Motherfucker Dub
E2. Knowtoryous - The Revenge Of Bomberclaad K&D Session Tm
F1. Rainer Trüby Trio - Donaueschingen Peter Kruders, Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänskajütenremix
G1. David Holmes - Gone K&D Session Tm
G2. Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers Richard Dorfmeister Remix
H1. Mama Oliver - Eastwest Stoned Together
H2. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust Dub
H3. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Boogie Woogie
I1. Sin - Where Shall I Turn K&D Session Tm Vol. 2
I2. Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony - 1St Of Tha Month K&D Session Tm
I3. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Lexicon
J1. Knowtoryous - Bomberclaad Joint K&D Session Tm
J2. Rocker’S Hi Fi - Going Under Evil Love And Insanity Dub
J3. Strange Cargo - Million Town K&D Session Tm.