Merck Records
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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.
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[edit] 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.
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.
A sublabel, Narita Records, has been set up by Merck to put out more dancefloor-oriented music.
[edit] Artists
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- Adam Johnson
- Blamstrain
- Deceptikon
- Deru
- Esem
- Helios
- Ilkae
- Kristuit Salu vs. Morris Nightingale (aka Jimmy Edgar)
- Lackluster
- Lateduster
- Landau
- Machinedrum
- md
- Mr. Projectile
- Malcom Kipe
- Proem
- Proswell
- Secede
- Syndrone
- Tiki Obmar
- Temp Sound Solutions
[edit] Narita Records
[edit] See also
- List of record labels
- List of electronic music record labels
- Electronica
- Intelligent dance music
- Techno
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