Chaos

Seippelabel returns with 8 new tracks for our latest various artists compilation. Inspired by our love for hard-hitting club music with a darker edge, Seippelabel vol. 14 focuses on the powerful South African gqom genre. As always, we proudly showcase an international roster of artists with unique styles, ranging from pounding taxi kicks to more left-field interpretations of gqom. We are also thrilled to welcome back past contributors to our compilations, including Toby Davis, Darius, and ADEAD, alongside some exciting new additions to the lineup, such as Emo Kid, Puzzy Stack, B E N N, Dominowe, and KΣITO.

Seippelabel 帶著 8 首新曲目收錄於最新的多位藝人合輯中。Seippelabel vol. 14 專注於強大的南非 gqom 音樂流派。Gqom（發音類似 "gom"）是一種源自南非德班（Durban）的電子舞曲風格，大約在2010年代初期興起。它的特點是深沉、強烈且充滿能量的節奏，融合了 minimalistic（極簡主義）但富有衝擊力的鼓點、黑暗氛圍，以及獨特的「破碎」節奏（syncopated beats）。相較於傳統的 house 或 kwaito 音樂，Gqom 更具侵略性，並且通常不使用旋律性的和弦，而是以鼓點、低音和人聲切片（vocal chops）為主。這種音樂風格不僅影響了全球的電子音樂場景，還催生了像「Afro-tech」或「Amapiano」等新興南非音樂風格的發展。

Bandcamp: https://seippelabel.bandcamp.com/album/seippelabel-vol-14
Curated & mastered by Brad M. Seippel at Brevity of Motion Sounds (Beijing, China 2025)
Album art & design: Grant Carroll (Studio Umbra)
Digital distribution: VerseOne