Hypnos (label)

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Hypnos is an independent record label, located in Portland, Oregon. It was started in 1996 by M. Griffin to release his own recordings, both solo and for his collaborative project, Viridian Sun, and has since expanded into one of the best and well-known ambient-oriented record labels in the U.S. as well as globally.

The musicians, since most ambient artists tend to work solo, tend to be noted for a more dark ambient and/or drone style of music, although there are certain exceptions. Viridian Sun and Rod Modell & Michael Mantra are duos, and Hypnos also focuses on releasing guitar-only ambient music, a genre it has become well-established in, with such artists as David Tollefson, Jeff Pearce, and Markus Reuter. Undeniably, though, most of the music on Hypnos is primarily electronic.

Their first release was the CD Washed in Mercury by Saul Stokes in 1997. More than 50 CDs have been released by Hypnos and Binary over the years. Their most recent release is again by Griffin, entitled I Am Breathing Dreams Out Of The Air.

1 Side labels
2 Current bands
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] Side labels

Over the years, M. Griffin has also started several side-labels with collaborators to focus on different genres of music. These currently include the Binary and Hypnos Secret Sounds sub-labels.