Strata Records rose from the ashes of Detroit\u2019s tumultuous 1960s decline, leading to mass exodus of those who could afford to relocate out of the city. Following this event, American pianist Kenny Cox founded Strata as a community organization that initially ran food drives and jazz programs. Over four years, the label released no less than ten albums, most of which became huge critical and commercial successes with multiple reissues (notably by BBE Music<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n How does the Berlin-based production collective Jazzanova find itself reimagining songs from the iconic record label? DJ Amir, labelhead for 180-Proof Records which in 2011 began reissuing the Strata Records back catalog, has the answer: \u201cI couldn\u2019t think of a more perfect band to do this work<\/em>, because they brought passion and love to the project. And on top of that, they know how to play<\/em>.\u201d Founded in 1995 by its five members, Jazzanova came together as a collaboration between DJs and producers inspired by their love for “funk, jazz, disco, Latin… all kinds of things – but mostly old records<\/em>\u201d, founding member Stefan Leisering explains. For him, there is no contradiction with a Berlin-based collective celebrating the legacy of an obscure jazz label from Detroit: \u201cbecause we aren\u2019t just musicians and remixers, we are also record collectors, and I love listening to stuff that isn\u2019t even available, because it\u2019s obscure and lost<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n