RTL Powerstation, Volume 3

Intercord’s third RTL Powerstation compilation captures the label’s knack for balancing commercial appeal with underground credibility. This collection assembles deep house and techno producers who dominated German radio rotation in the late 80s and early 90s, when club music and mainstream broadcast occupied the same cultural space. The compilation’s 10,000-plus listens suggest its enduring appeal to both archivists and contemporary producers mining that era’s production techniques and groove sensibilities.