The non-profit foundation Kontrans was started in 1986 and has since realized many projects involving experimental music and other media.
As a record label, Kontrans started in 1993. So far there have been 30 releases,
28 of which are still available as CDs.
All titles can be downloaded.
All the releases are listed below.
Click on the pictures to go to their respective pages
Order from:
Bandcamp (download as well)
ToonDist
SubDist
Jaap Blonk by e-mail
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Kontrans 1167 (2021)
Reissue as a double CD of two titles
that went out of print
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Kontrans 367 (2020)
Live recording from Chicago
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Kontrans 1066 (2020)
Double CD. First recording by an exciting new band!
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Kontrans 666 (2020)
"To Have Done With the Judgment of God", Artaud's notorious last completed text,
in English translation, embedded in an electronic soundscape
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Kontrans 864 (2019)
The long-awaited release of the Chicago recordings from 2012
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Kontrans 965
(2019)
The 6th title in the Kontrans "improvisors" series
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Kontrans 264
(2017)
Fifth CD in the Kontrans Voice & Electronics series
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Kontrans 164
(2017)
CD with solo work from 2014 to 2017
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Kontrans 561
(2014)
Eight meditations on just intonations
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Kontrans 760
(2014)
Images converted to text and sound
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Kontrans 660
(2014)
A disturbingly engaging collections of songs on insomnia
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Kontrans 460
(2013)
Four layers of voice form a fascinating landscape
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Kontrans 360
(2013)
A mesmerizing and hallucinating hour of electronic music
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Kontrans 259
(2012)
A somewhat quieter collaboration
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Kontrans 159
(2012)
Live quartet recording from Chicago
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Kontrans 651
(2005)
Two voices and electronics live
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Kontrans 551
(2005)
Soundscapes
with analog synth, voice and laptop
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Kontrans 950
(2004)
Improvisors: voice, percussion and banjo/guitar
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Kontrans 850
(2004)
Very entertaining vocal duos
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Kontrans 1649
(2003)
Double CD with 8 longer compositions
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Kontrans 749
(2003)
Improvisors: tuba, turntables and voice
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Kontrans 448
(2001)
Third CD by BRAAXTAAL
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Kontrans 947
(2001)
First solo work with electronics
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Kontrans 1545 (1999)
Double CD with 13-piece ensemble
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Kontrans 844 (1998)
Sound poems from 1916 by Hugo Ball
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Kontrans 244 (1997)
Second CD by BRAAXTAAL
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Kontrans 343 (1996)
Improvisors: voice, bass and alto saxophone / clarinet
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Kontrans 143 (1996)
First title in the Kontrans improvisors series
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Kontrans 939 (1993)
Voice, keyboards and drums
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Kontrans 739 (1993)
First release by Kontrans: modern jazz septet