"Kölschs success i kontinentet uden for Danmark siger mange sørgelige ting om, hvad der kan og ikke kan lade sig gøre for dansk musik. Som Rune RK var han kendt som en af de mest fremtrædende skikkelser på den danske house-scene, men meget i kraft af samarbejdet med Natasja og Stanley Most. Nu som Kölsch har han begået en formfuldendt trilogi af dansemusik med respekt for sig selv. Musik, der nok ikke bliver spillet på toppen af Rundetårn, som det blev blæst ud fra det ikoniske parisiske bindeværk af smedejern"

"1989, the third Kompakt full-length by Kölsch, is meant to evoke the year the Danish techno producer started going through puberty, as well as the period when his parents were divorcing. It was a highly emotional, difficult time for young Kölsch, and this music represents some of the stormiest, most dramatic music he's ever made .... 1989 is nothing less than a techno coming-of-age story, and judging by its ambitious scope, it wouldn't be too surprising if the artist made the leap to the big screen to continue telling his tale"