what are the best electronic music labels?

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seeing that the entire genre is becoming more and more commercialized and pathetic (well, compared to a decade ago), i wondered if there are anymore labels out there that still press out gritty, technical masterpeices?

― brandon sixkiller, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

this isn't going to be another thread where we get into fights about who bought their basic channel cd in a brown paper sleeve and who bought it in the tin, is it?

(the answer is kompakt, btw.)

― jess, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

On the fly:

2000 Black
Balihu
Cajual
Delsin
Environ
Force Tracks
Frictional
Genuine
Ghostly
Glasgow Underground
Guidance
KDJ
Klang Elektronik
Kompakt
Ladomat 2000
Moods & Grooves
Pandamonium
Perlon
Persona
Planet E
Rush Hour
Seventh City
Sound Signature
Track Mode
UR

― Andy K, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

...and Warp, of course. Even with some flukey letdowns, they're still pretty solid.

― Matt Riedl (veal), Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

on the fly and in alphabetical order = on the ONE!!

― mark s, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

One can only aspire to Dean Martian status yeah.

― Andy K, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There is a techno label called Chronobrain in France which I don't like that much, but Chronobrain has a number of sub labels, including COMBUSTIBLE (tech-house), ADULT ONLY (house) and TAKA (tribal). Those three labels contain amazing tracks. I never see these labels mentioned by critics and non-DJ fans, and yet every good DJ I have met, including tech-house genius Casey Hogan, love these labels. Taka is especially gritty, while Adult Only is pretty smooth. As for technique, there are a lot of quirky noises and samples. Very unique. I can spot these tracks from a mile away.

― Aaron G!, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Morr. and Zealelectronic.

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tresor (especially for their amazing Globus mixes).

― vahid, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Merck.

― justin, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Morr and Monika (being the only ones I really know)

― jel --, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Klingklang...once in a blue moon.

― Jez, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

rephlex, Clone ( just put out the new drexiya release ) City Center Offices, Bunker, Kompakt, Playhouse, perlon, mego..etc etc.. theres a lot of gritty technical music out there...

― jk, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Bonzai Records. Over the last ten years consistently very high quality: Yves De Ruyter, Mike Diericx (Push, Moon Project, M.I.K.E), Mass Effect, Jones & Stephenson, Altitude, Planisphere.

― Siegbran Hetteson, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

siegbran, you forgot Blue Alphabet!

― gareth, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

morr, heimelektro ulm

kittyyo, darla, 555 recordings, earworm and their friends (see their compilations) do the odd good electronic things. like Fingernail who are my faves.

― nickie, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

and mu (don't know how to get hte icon). label of mike paradinas. check Kid Spatula - he great.

― nickie, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

siegbran, you forgot Blue Alphabet

They are great! But are they still active?

― Siegbran Hetteson, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

well damn, those are some really wicked-ass labels and I forgot all about kompakt and bonzai records. thanks for reaffirming my affection towards electronic music

― brandon six-killer, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

warp, schematic, cco, mego, merck, leaf, kompakt and force inc are all grate

i used to like morr until i realized i had like 7 of their records and i couldn't tell any of them apart

― mark p, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Some more: Stimulant, Afterglow, Vandit, XL.

― Siegbran Hetteson, Sunday, 18 August 2002 12:01 (twenty-three years ago)

I was gonna say 555 til I realised the electronic stuff does not constitute their best releases by a screaming mile.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 18 August 2002 23:44 (twenty-three years ago)

The usual suspects: Underground Resistance, Kompakt, Ladomat, International DeeJay Gigolo's, Force Tracks.

― Omar, Monday, 19 August 2002 09:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Andy's list was great but he forgot Italic, Ware and Poker Flat Recordings.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 19 August 2002 11:59 (twenty-three years ago)

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