Inside Out Music
| Inside Out Music | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Century Media Records |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Thomas Waber |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Music |
| Genre | Progressive rock, progressive metal |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Dortmund |
| Official website | http://www.insideoutmusic.com/ |
Inside Out Music is a German independent record label originally based in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles. In 2009, it formed a partnership with Century Media Records and moved its base of operations to Dortmund, also in North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
The label was founded in 1996 by Thomas Waber and started its publications re-issuing for Europe the albums of new American prog metal acts like Symphony X and Shadow Gallery and then signing important prog artists like Steve Hackett. Inside Out signed a worldwide distribution contract with the German music company SPV and branched out with the American division InsideOut US, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2009 SPV had to file for bankruptcy,[1] and Inside Out partnered up with Century Media Records, which had secured a worldwide distribution contract with EMI.[2]
Several important bands of the new school of progressive rock are signed to Inside Out, including The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Enchant, Pain of Salvation, Riverside and The Safety Fire. In addition, the label established links to other scene-relevant bands, issuing the solo albums of Dream Theater vocalist James La Brie and Mike Portnoy's side projects.
For some time, Inside Out also published under the sub-label Revisited Records digitally reworked re-releases of albums from the Krautrock era, for example, from the band Kraan.
The surrounding area of the label headquarters has often served as inspiration for the album art. For example, the dispenser of Spock's Beard Octane cover is in Kleve as is the lake on Threshold's Subsurface cover.
A characteristic feature for the labels releases is the lavish publication work. Several albums appear in special editions, containing extensive bonus materials such as bonus tracks, extended artwork and/or multimedia segments.
The label's founder, Thomas Waber, won the "Guiding Light" award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards.[3]
Artists
Current
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen (including his projects Ayreon and Star One)
- Ayreon
- Beardfish
- Bent Knee
- Bigelf
- Caligula's Horse
- Devin Townsend
- Enchant
- Fates Warning
- Frost*
- Haken
- IQ (outside UK)
- James LaBrie
- Jolly
- Kaipa
- Kansas
- Karmakanic
- King's X
- Knifeworld
- Leprous
- Long Distance Calling
- Nad Sylvan
- Neal Morse (outside US)
- Next To None
- Pain of Salvation
- Pallas
- Redemption
- Riverside
- Shadow Gallery
- Sound of Contact
- Spiritual Beggars
- Spock's Beard
- Steve Hackett (outside UK/Japan)
- The Flower Kings
- The Mute Gods
- The Safety Fire
- The Shadow Theory
- The Tangent
- Thought Chamber
- Tim Bowness (from No-Man)
- Transatlantic (outside US)
- Unitopia
- John Wesley
Former
- Above Symmetry
- A.C.T
- Amaseffer
- Asia
- California Guitar Trio
- Chroma Key
- Clepsydra
- David Lindley
- Deadsoul Tribe
- Derek Sherinian
- Dominici
- Ephrat
- Evergrey
- GPS
- Jelly Jam, The
- Jerry Gaskill
- Jughead
- Kevin Moore
- Kino
- Mastermind
- OSI
- Paatos
- Planet X
- Poverty's No Crime
- Ray Wilson
- Ryo Okumoto
- Saga
- Slavior
- Stream of Passion
- Stealing Axion
- Steve Howe
- Symphony X
- Tiles
- Trey Gunn (from King Crimson)
- Ty Tabor
- Vanden Plas
Revisited Records label
This label specializes in the reissue of selected Krautrock and electronic pioneers, including:
References
- ↑ "German Metal Label SPV Declared Insolvent". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ "CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Announces Cooperation With INSIDEOUT MUSIC And SUPERBALL MUSIC". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ "Prog Awards 2013 - The Winners!". Prog Rock Magazine. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.