Skam Records, based in Manchester, is an Electronic/IDM record label founded by Andy Maddocks around 1990. Image File history File links Skam_records. ... Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the year. ...

Skam's first 12-inch single is rumored to have never been officially released, only distributed as a promo. The self-titled debut from Lego Feet (SKA001) is now commonly known to be the pioneering duo Autechre. Approximately 100-150 copies are believed to exist. The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... Autechre is an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ... Autechre is an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ...

The label followed with two 12" records from a project known as Gescom, whose members vary between each release. It is widely believed that Sean Booth and Rob Brown of Autechre are staple members, however. Other early Skam releases came from the likes of Freeform, Bola, Jega, and Boards of Canada. Gescom is an electronic music project based in England with close ties to the band Autechre. ... Autechre are an English electronic music group. ... Two people go by the name of Rob Brown Rob Brown (music), member of the band, Autechre. ... Autechre is an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ... The word freeform may refer to: Freeform art - an approach to the arts, particularly sculpture and painting but also applicable to other creative endeavors such as: Freeform hardcore, a subgenre of the hardcore genre of electronic dance music Freeform (radio format), a radio station programming format Freeform, a type of... A Bola (from Spanish and Portuguese word for ball) can be one of a number of things: Bolas, a hunting weapon. ... Jega is the recording name of Manchester-based electronic music artist Dylan Nathan. ... Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprising Michael Sandison (b. ...

The first ten label releases are commonly regarded as classic electronic records, during which Skam was at its prime. With the exception of Boards of Canada's reprinted Hi Scores EP (SKA008) and Gescom's reprinted Keynell (SKA007), the early releases still fetch high prices on the collector's market. Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprising Michael Sandison (b. ... Hi Scores is an EP and CD released by Boards of Canada in 1996. ... Gescom is an electronic music project based in England with close ties to the band Autechre. ...

Skam entered the full-length market in 1998 with the release of Soup by Bola (SKALD/P2) and Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada, the latter being jointly released with Warp Records (SKALD/P1, WARPCD/LP55), both of which have praised by the IDM community as classic recordings. A Bola (from Spanish and Portuguese word for ball) can be one of a number of things: Bolas, a hunting weapon. ... Music Has The Right To Children was the first generally available album by Scottish electronica artists Boards of Canada. ... Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprising Michael Sandison (b. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ...

Skam is renowned for its multiple series of records within the label, all of which are an anagram of "SKAM". Skam's early 12" compilation "MASK" records are now extremely rare and valuable. The first three records were produced in conjunction with Musik Aus Strom, and the latter two by Skam alone.

Up until the 2004 release of Mr 76ix's Hits of 76ix, the label produced a 7" single for each full-length album; the 7" catalogue numbers began with the letters "KMAS". Boards of Canada's rare single for Aquarius, for example, is KMAS001. Skam has since stated on its website that future KMAS releases will feature purely exclusive tracks to complement full-length recordings of the same number. Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprising Michael Sandison (b. ...

In 2001, Skam began the "SMAK" series. Each SMAK 12" showcased two artists, one per record side. Some SMAK artists, like Quinoline Yellow (SMAK09), have gone on to become full Skam musicians. NMB Allstars (SMAK07, "North Manchester Bedroom Allstars") went on to become part of the sublabel 33, which Skam has been known to refer to as "a part of the family." Others, like Ola Bergman (SMAK05) and Posthuman (SMAK01) went on to set up their own record labels: New Speak and the poor man's Skam Seed Records respectively. Also, some artists, such as Made (band) (SMAK03), are renowned Skam live acts. In October 2004, Skam gave birth to the "AMKS" series with Supermechamaximegamegablast by Mortal Chemist, which is, as the catalogue number may suggest, a mix. Quinoline yellow is a yellow dye which has been used in foods. ... North Manchester Bedroom Allstars, more commonly known as NMB Allstars, is a loose collective of musicians and artists based in Manchester, England. ... Ola Bergman (also known as Ola) is an electronica musician from Sweden. ... Posthuman can have the following meanings: Posthuman (Human evolution), a hypothetical future being whose basic capacities so radically exceed those of present humans as to be no longer human by our current standards. ... Newspeak is a fictional language in George Orwells famous novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Seed Records was a record label started by Paul Clark in 1972. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent UK record labels

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External Links

• Official site