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Merck Records is a record label based out of Miami and run by Gabe Koch. They have been releasing electronic music since January of 2000. Image File history File links Merck_rec_logo. ...
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Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ...
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Background
Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to indie-influenced electronic music like Tiki Obmar or Lateduster. They also release a wide geographical range of artists, from all over Europe and the US, as well as Australia, Russia and Japan. Also Merck is somewhat known for only putting forth minimal artist images, and not promoting the label in the traditional music industry push style. Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music which came into existence in roughly the mid 70s but became a large part of modern day pop culture in the late 80s. ...
Machinedrum is the recording alias of Travis Stewart, one of the artists who helped launch the Merck label with his debut release under one of his aliases called Syndrone. ...
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Proem, otherwise known as Richard Bailey, is a 30 year old web designer living in Austin, Texas. ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...
Lateduster is composed an “all-star” lineup from the vibrant Minneapolis musical underground. ...
Merck has produced 44 CD releases and 46 vinyl releases as of June 2006. In September 2005, Merck announced their eventual closedown. Once they have released 50 CDs and 50 vinyls in 2006, they plan to stop releasing any new material. While the exact reasons for this are unknown, it has been postulated that poor sales and the increasing costs of releasing material may have made continuing business unprofitable. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A sublabel, Narita Records, has been set up by Merck to put out more dancefloor-oriented music. Profile Narita Records is a record label based out of Miami and run by Gabe Koch. ...
Artists
Merck Records Helios is the moniker of ambient and experimental music producer and songwriter Keith Kenniff. ...
Jimmy Edgar is a Detroit-based electronic music artist, signed to Warp Records. ...
Lackluster is the stage name of Esa Juhani Ruoho, resident of Kontula, Helsinki, Finland, who also records as Esa Ruoho, canolard and XLLV. Born on the 26th of October 1978 in Helsinki, Esa has lived most of his life in Helsinki, but has also, since 2000, travelled to...
Lateduster is composed an “all-star” lineup from the vibrant Minneapolis musical underground. ...
Machinedrum is the recording alias of Travis Stewart, one of the artists who helped launch the Merck label with his debut release under one of his aliases called Syndrone. ...
Proem, otherwise known as Richard Bailey, is a 30 year old web designer living in Austin, Texas. ...
Carrot Dossier Proswell is the stage name of Joseph Misra, an electronic musician from Chicago, Illinois. ...
Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity. ...
Machinedrum is the recording alias of Travis Stewart, one of the artists who helped launch the Merck label with his debut release under one of his aliases called Syndrone. ...
Narita Records This article needs to be wikified. ...
Brothomstates is the stage name of Lassi Nikko, a Finnish IDM musician. ...
See also The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...
A list of notable electronic music record labels: 0–9 *69 Records A Additive Records All Around The World Ambulatore - Oviedo, Spain - Official site Anjunabeats Antiopic - New York City - Official site Ant-Zen Artificial Bliss Recordings - Official site Astralwerks Audiobulb Records Audio Dregs B Bedrock Records Benbecula Records Binary Dilemma...
Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ...
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Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ...
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