Studio !K7
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder(s) | Horst Weidenmüller |
| Genre(s) | Electronic |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Berlin |
| Official Website | http://www.k7.com/ |
!K7 Records is renowned as one of the most diverse labels for electronic music. International success with artists like Kruder & Dorfmeister, Herbert, Ursula Rucker, and A Guy Called Gerald make !K7 one of the most influential independent labels worldwide.
The story of international success finds its beginnings way back in 1985. It all started with the idea of releasing digital video clips and specially mixed DJ sets to go with them: the X-Mix series was born. Those brilliantly compiled mixes helped X-Mix to great recognition among the club scene while the video clips proved to be award-winning all over the globe.
Ten years later, the DJ-Kicks series came to life. A revolutionary concept was realized since complete albums with DJ cuts to be used in your home stereo were completely unknown at that time. Thrilled by the idea of bringing the vibrant sound of the dancefloor to the listener's home, music innovators such as Kruder & Dorfmeister, Nightmares On Wax, Thievery Corporation and Stereo MC's dared to explore new frontiers, earning the DJ series worldwide fame.
1996 saw !K7 taking the next step. A platform for artist albums was launched to provide long-term cooperations. A global network of !K7 offices and distribution units was set up in order to offer the the best infrastructure to a large number of internationally acknowledged artists.
A decade later !K7 is reaping the rewards of this set-up with artist albums from the likes of Matthew Herbert, Dani Siciliano, Ursula Rucker and Voom Voom. Meanwhile the DJ Kicks series goes from strength to strength, continually compiled by leading figures from the electronica world such as Playgroup, Tiga and Four Tet, to name but a few.
!K7 offers a complete range of today's electronic music. Eyes, ears, minds - all wide open in order to keep apace of new developments and styles. !K7's focus is not limited to a specific genre or style, instead !K7 sees the whole picture - in full stereo - and continually delivers the top-notch releases for which the Berlin-based label stands.
