Crammed has released over 250 albums and 250 singles by artists from all over the world, ranging from Aksak Maboul to Bel Canto, Carl Craig, DJ Morpheus (& the Freezone series), Eddie Fowlkes, Flat Earth Society, The Gruesome Twosome, The Honeymoon Killers (let's skip some letters) ... to Snooze, Suba, Tek 9 & 4hero, Zap Mama, Hector Zazou and Zuco 103 ...
Crammed's sub-labels have included the Made To Measure composers' series, world music collection Cramworld, electronic music imprints SSR, Language & Selector, and Ziriguiboom, a collection devoted to new Brazilian music. Nowadays, Crammed would like to believe that borders between genres are no longer indispensable, so most releases tend to come out under the simple "Crammed" banner.
Crammed's current roster includes Konono N°1, Cibelle, Koçani Orkestar, Taraf de Haidouks, Bebel Gilberto, Balkan Beat Box, DJ Dolores, Tuxedomoon, Shantel, Kasai Allstars, Think Of One, Mahala Rai Banda, newcomers Lonely Drifter Karen & Allá, and more.
Kasai Allstars x Khalab x Nihiloxica
A unique collaboration between legendary Kinshasa DRC-based collective Kasai Allstars and Italian maverick producer, artist & DJ Khalab.
Entitled I Need a Modem, this digital EP contains the original version of the song, written and recorded over the net in Kinshasa and Rome, as well as a remix by mighty UK/Ugandan band Nihiloxica. It’s out now on Khalab’s label, Hyperjazz.
This is the second encounter between these artists, after their 2021 collaboration, when Khalab remixed Kasai Allstars The Large Bird, the Woman and the Baby for Kasai Allstars’ Black Ants Remixes EP (which also included reworks by members of Nihiloxica, as well as Deerhoof, Ekiti Sound and Martin Meissonnier.
