After being asleep for over a hundred years, Kaiser Wilhelm awoke to a thump thump thumping. It was a loud and thunderous boom--and solid enough that it had cleared away all the rubble from his hibernation cave along the banks of the Spree. Curious, he walked towards the sound and stumbled out into a giant cathedral with people running around half naked. They looked like they were possessed by a s
pirit, making them twist and turn in unimaginable ways. Had he awoken in Valhalla? At the front of this church was a giant podium, and instead of speaking, the preacher was playing music that sounded like the Valkyries themselves, flying through the night. At first, the powerful Kaiser was scared. The loudness and the chaos and the ecstatic cries from the people were most certainly signs he was trapped in the Underworld. But the cries were not of pain and the smiles did not look like those from souls tortured and trapped for eternity--well, except for the two guys wrapped in leather straps in that dark corner. No, these people were rolling and dancing and filled with joy and ecstasy. They were warm and welcoming, and after taking off his layers of musty clothes, the Kaiser gave in and started to move. He was overwhelmed with the fever of a thousand faeries, and he danced faster and faster until he could no longer feel his feet. He danced away the sleep of a hundred years. He danced away the weight and oppression of the 18th century, and after awhile, he felt a feeling of freedom arise within him. And he didn't stop. He danced to the booming thunder of the gods for two days without stopping. Stumbling out of the cathedral, he discovered a new Berlin. And he had a new dream. He wanted to bring the sounds of the new Berlin to the world. He imagined a world no longer oppressed by monotonous, minimal techno and vapid deep house. Instead, he wanted to unify the rawness of Detroit techno with the drama of New York house--just as he had once unified Germany. He wanted to unite organic, Latin rhythms with the booming synthetic sound of an 808. And he wanted to bring the global underground together around music, fashion, and the celebration of the bigness of life. And so Kaiser Wilhelm Records was formed.
Raw. Rowdy. Rebellious. We were the weird kids in your school. House Music, Techno, Rave, and everything in between. Artists:
