A-Musik
A-Musik in Cologne is a record shop, label and distribution outlet that serves as a central gathering point for experimental electronics.
Areal Records
Now headquartered in Berlin, this label for “advanced-tech electronic minimalism” features DJs and acts like Jan Eric Kaiser, Ada and Mitope.
Basic Channel
Home to the Berlin-Detroit-Connection featuring Moritz von Oswald and Marc Ernestus.
Bpitch Control
Berlin showcase label run by Ellen Allien, spanning the gamut of electronic music since 1997.
Cocoon
Home of Sven Väth’s Frankfurt club empire. In addition to the master himself, Cocoon Recordings features artists Martin Buttrich, Dominik Eulberg and Phonogenic.
Compost Records
Michael Reinboth and Reiner Trüby’s well-known Munich label – from Acid Jazz to Electro Fusion and back again.
Dial Records
Hamburg indie label for techno, house and experimental music, ranging from Carsten Jost to efdemin
Diskob
Electro site featuring Munich pioneer DJ Upstart originating from an independent label.
Diynamic
A network of Hamburg clubs and labels for house-infused atmospheres by the likes of (Martin) Stimming, H.O.S.H. and Solomun.
Etui Records
Rooted in Dresden’s electronic scene, Etui promotes regional teams and producers like Soeren Matschiste and Insect O.
Freude-am-Tanzen
“Nice Housemusic since 1998” is the motto of this indie label from Jena, which manages acts such as the Wighnomy Brothers.
Get Physical
Label set up by Thomas Koch, founder and ex-publisher of Groove magazine, for house and foot-thumpers from Berlin
Gigolo Records
The homepage of DJ Hell and his version of dancefloor, electroclash and glamour.
Gomma
Jonas Imberry and Mathias Modica’s Munich-based label for new wave funk, punk and all sorts of electro clash stuff, which started in 1999.
Haute Areal
Berlin indie at the punk/electronic interface with Werle & Stankowski, MIT, The Man No.9
Innervisions
DJ Dixon’s Berlin flagship address for complex house music with Markus Worgull, Ame or Henrik Schwarz
Italic
After ten years in Cologne, this techno and electronica label is moving its headquarters to Berlin. From Antonelli Electr through Einmusik to the band sound of Coloma.
Kanzleramt
Grown big in the countryside of Rheinland-Pfalz, producers such as Heiko Laux in Berlin have been involved here for a few years.
Karaoke Kalk
Thorsten Lütz alias DJ Strobocop’s Berlin Label with roots in Cologne presents acts like Donna Regina, Wechsel Garland and Pluramon.
kitty-yo
Traditional Berlin indie label, which has increasingly been moving towards electro and related genres in recent years.
Kompakt
The home, sales and download site of the renowned Cologne electro label built around Mike Ink, Michael Meier and Superpitcher. From minimal sounds to the Justus Köhncke Band
Mellowjet
Surging synthesizer sound from Germany’s Eifel region. Electronicists like Stefan Erbe or Moonbooter turn out steady streams of electro music – chock-a-block with allusions to Tangerine Dream.
Monika Enterprise
Berlin label run by Gudrun Gut for electronic and refined pop with artists like Barbara Morgenstern, Cobra Killer, Michaela Melián or Quarks
Morr Music
Thomas Morr in Berlin has been handling music ranging from minimalist to pop since 1999.
Ostgut Ton
Home label of the Berlin Berghain Club for hardcore techno arrangements by Ben Klock et al.
Playhouse Records
Traditional label from Frankfurt established in 1993, run by Ata Macias and Heiko MSO Schäfer, publishing acts and DJs such as Losoul, Isolée and Bodo Elsel or Ricardo VILLALOBOS.
Pokerflat Recordings
Steve Bug’s home-grown Hamburg label for techno and related genres, sister company Dessous Recordings is for house.
Scape Music
Avant-garde and electronica label run by Barbara Preisinger and Stefan Betke (Pole
Sender Records
Mastermind Benno Blome combines minimal with traditional-school techno.
Shitkatapult
Atypical techno concepts from label-makers Marco Haas (T. Raumschmiere) and Sascha Ring (Apparat) with Rechenzentrum, Phon.o and Das Bierbeben
Sonar Kollektiv
Berlin home of groove-orientated DJ and producer team Jazzanova.
Staubgold
Avant-garde label that started life in Cologne but has now moved to Berlin. Acts such as Kammerflimmer Kollektief or Harald “Sack” Ziegler can be found here.
TokTok Records
DJ/producer Riley Reinhold operates the Cologne label group Traum/Trapez/MBF for minimal and more....
Traum
DJ/producer Riley Reinhold operates the Cologne label group Traum/Trapez/MBF for minimal and more
Treibstoff
Since 1997 Marcel Janovsky and Rob Acid have been keeping the music hale and hard within the orbit of the Sound of Cologne.
Unique Records
DJ Henry Storch’s freestyle label in Düsseldorf between downbeat, electro and the Xaver Fischer Trio jazz band
Ware
Cologne-based label for house and techno run by mastermind Mathias Schaffhäuser, with acts like Decomposed Subsonic (“Blaue Löwen”) or Markus Güntner.
