Frequent flirtations with pop, glam, ambient, and trance have always made Kompakt hard to pigeonhole. But recently, the techno super-label's arsenal of producers has swelled even faster than its ever-expanding aesthetic. Last year, the boys from Cologne once again reached beyond the Reine, signing São Paulo-based beatsmith Gui Boratto. This newbie didn't disappoint, releasing "Arquipélago", a minimal mind-blower that spun in clubs worldwide and that laid the groundwork for Supermayer's reworking of "Like You." But these singles only proved an appetizer to his debut full-length, Chromophobia — a record chock-full of brawny dance-floor workouts, shimmering comedowns, and last year's first essential techno anthem, "Beautiful Life."