Robert Nacken is a composer, multiinstumentalist, producer and sound engineer from Köln, Germany, who frequently collaborates with Bernd Friedmann, Hayden Chisholm and Marcus Schmickler, among others, for their live and studio projects.
ALBUMS
Robert Nacken
It Could Be So Easy
2005, CD, Album, Dig, Nebula (4)
Robert Nacken
Majomin EP
2001, 12", EP, Spectrum Works
Jürgen Von Der Lippe, Carsten Sebastian Henn
Carpe Vinum
2012, 2xCD, Emons Verlag, 
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, Audiobook/Spoken Word
Nneka
Concrete Jungle
2009, CDr, 
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, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Nneka
No Longer At Ease
2008, CD, ,
, Soul/Neo Soul
Jürgen Von Der Lippe Liest Carsten Sebastian Henn
In Vino Veritas
2005, 3xCD, Emons Verlag
The Embassadors Feat. Michel Ongaru
Healing The Music
2007, CD, ,
, Abstract/Dub
Gregor Schwellenbach
Der Wald In Mir
2025, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Galerie (2)
Matthias Kaiser, Yan Jun, Jun-Y Ciao
Once We Run Out Of Time. Storm Remains
2024, LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Tonkunst Manufaktur, ,
, Abstract/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Contemporary
Elisabeth Coudoux, Emiszatett*
Physis
2020
Zeitkratzer & Terre Thaemlitz
Deproduction (Live)
2019, 2xCD, Album, Comatonse Recordings, zeitkratzer Records, 
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, Ambient/Modern Classical
Kasper T Toeplitz / Zeitkratzer
Agitation / Stagnation
2018, 2x CD, 
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, Drone/Contemporary/Abstract
Simon Nabatov
Simon Nabatov Plays Herbie Nichols
2010
Pluramon
The Monstrous Surplus
2007
Haifaboys
Anthology My Ass
2004
APPEARANCES +
Timid Tiger
Loveboat
2005, CD, Maxi, L'Age D'Or
Sebastian Gramss' States Of Play
Urschall (Repercussions)
2023, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Torsten Papenheim
Hellerau
2021, CD, Album, Ltd, Creative Sources
Zeitkratzer & Mariam Wallentin
The Shape Of Jazz To Come
2020, CD,
Taxi Galaxi
Taxi Galaxi
2019, 2x Vinyl Orange Clear,
Various
Recreating Finnegans Wake [In Its Whole Wholume]
2015, 17xFile, MP3, Album, VBR, Waywords And Meansigns, 
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, Sound Art/Spoken Word/Speech/Audiobook/Avantgarde
Various
Nonplace Soundtracks / Scenes 1-25
2015
Gregor Schwellenbach
Spielt 20 Jahre Kompakt
2013, 2x Vinyl Hardback Book Edition, CD, ,
, Contemporary
Arkady Shilkloper, Vadim Neselovskyi
Последний Снег / Last Snow
2013
Christoph Maria Herbst Liest Ralf Husmann
Vorsicht Vor Leuten
2012
Christoph Maria Herbst
BGB (Das Beste Aus Dem Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch)
2010, 3xCD, Argon Hörbuch, ,
, Audiobook/Education/Comedy
Various
Nonplace: 10th Anniversary Edition
2010, CD, ,
, Dub/Future Jazz/Downtempo
The Embassadors
Live At Cologne Philharmonic Hall
2009, 6xFile, MP3, VBR, Not On Label, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
The Embassadors
Coptic Dub
2009, CD Digipak, ,
, Dub/Future Jazz
Various
Openmag & Factory 10 Ans
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Naïve
Burnt Friedman* Featuring Spacek* / Enik / Theo Altenberg, Barbara Panther, Daniel Dodd-Ellis
First Night Forever
2007
Pluramon
The Monstrous Surplus
2007
Onejiru
Prophets Of Profit
2006, CD, Album, Golden Delicious Music, ,
, Dub/Pop Rock
Subtle
Throw Your Heart
2006, 12", EP, Spiral Records (3), Farlove
Señor Coconut And His Orchestra
Yellow Fever!
2006, CD, ,
, Bossa Nova/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Merengue/Rumba/Salsa/Latin Jazz
Flanger
Spirituals
2005, CD, ,
, Dixieland/Swing
Various
Kalk Seeds - A Karaoke Kalk Compilation
2005, CD, ,
, Glitch/Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Difficult Easy Listening
2004
Kabuki = カブキ*
Signal To Noise = シグナル・トゥ・ノイズ
2004, CD, ,
, Drum n Bass/Downtempo
Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players
Can't Cool
2003, CD, ,
, Dub/Downtempo/Abstract
Various
Folky 2 - Acoustic Music In Digital Times
2002, CD, ,
, Leftfield/Acoustic/Experimental/Folk/Easy Listening
Various
Goa°Berlin 2001
2001, CD, Comp + CD, Mixed, Telemetric, ,
, Downtempo/Goa Trance/Ambient
Karma
Modifications
2000, CD, Comp, Enh, Spectrum Works, ,
, Future Jazz/Downtempo
Jazzanova
The Remixes 1997-2000
2000, 5x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Latin/Broken Beat/Soul/Future Jazz/Deep House/Breaks
Various
Pop 2000 - 50 Jahre Popmusik Und Jugendkultur In Deutschland
1999, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Grönland Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll/Disco/Pop Rock/House/Pop Rap/Punk/Avantgarde/Schlager/Instrumental/New Wave/Techno/Psychedelic Rock/Hip Hop/Hard Rock/Synth-pop/Experimental/Classic Rock
Various
Drum Rhythm Sound Check
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, PIAS Germany, ,
, Trip Hop/Dub/Downtempo
Karma
5
1999, Vinyl, ,
, Broken Beat/Downtempo/Latin Jazz
Karma
6
1999, ,
, Future Jazz/Downtempo
David Mancuso
The Loft
1999, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, 
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, Disco/House/Soul/Reggae-Pop/Deep House/Gospel/Garage House/Downtempo/Dub/Funk/African
Karma
Pad Sounds
1997, CD, ,
, Breakbeat/Downtempo/Drum n Bass/Ambient/Trip Hop
Dimitri From Paris
Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House Of Funk
1997, 3x Vinyl, ,
, House/Deep House/Nu-Disco
Various
Mind The Gap - The Compilation
1996, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Downtempo/Future Jazz/Drum n Bass
Karma
Everything Is Everything Ep
1995, Cass, EP, Groove Attack Productions
Karma
Karma
1995
Various
The Future Sound Of Jazz (Ambientelectronicabstractdigitaljazz Vol. 1)
1995, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Trip Hop/House/Future Jazz/Disco/Instrumental/Techno/Ambient/Breakbeat
Various
Acid Jazz Vol. 12
CD, Comp, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
This Is Phazz-A-Delic
2007, CD, Comp, Phazz-a-delic, ,
, Breakbeat/Downtempo/Dub/Trip Hop/Easy Listening/Acid Jazz
De Phazz*
Days Of Twang (Special Edition)
2007
Various
Jazz For More Vol.2
2006, CD, Comp, Rip Curl Recordings
Lava
HUGmusic
2006, CD, Dig, Media Factory
Various
Compact Vinyl 1
2005, CD, Comp, Cisco Stevier, ,
, House/Deep House/Progressive House
Various
Spectrum Works - Evolution In Standard
2004, CD, Comp, Nebula (4), ,
, Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Luxus - Schöner Wohnen Mit Musik & Möbeln Aus Deutschland
2004, CD, Comp, Ltd, Inpartmaint Inc., Actus (2)
Various
Folky 2: For American Rag Cie
2002, CD, Comp, Quattro Disc, Lastrum
Various
Folky Acoustic Music In Digital Times
2002
Various
Nonplace - Difficult Easy Listening
2004, CD, 
,
, Dub/Future Jazz/Downtempo/Abstract
Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players
Can't Cool
2003, CD, ,
, Dub/Abstract
Various
Loft Classics Volume 14
1995, 12", Unofficial, Loft Classics, ,
, Disco
Various
The Future Sound Of Jazz (Ambientelectronicabstractdigitaljazz Vol. 1)
1995, CD, ,
, Trip Hop/House/Future Jazz/Instrumental/Techno/Ambient/Breakbeat/Downtempo
Flanger
Spirituals