I just ftp'd this from techno.stanford.edu in /pub/ambient/labels (thanks
Mike B!) so enjoy... I hope it wasn't too redundant sending this to the
list but these has been recent discussion/inquiries along these lines, so
here goes... BTW what do the dates like 20/93 or 38/93 mean?
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FAX RECORDS
Germany
fax: +49 69 450464
Distributor: N.E.W.S.
Gent
BELGIUM
tel: + 32 92 250 230
fax: + 32 92 331 049
NOTE: Wholesale only
Fax Records was set up in 1992 (?) by Peter Kuhlman in Germany. The main body
of the label's output is ambient (eg 4Voice, Synsyl, The Putney) or ambient
trance (Sequential), but some hardtrance (Sextant) and techno fit into the
bill as well. Peter's motto is that the day he has to compromise in his music
he will quit. He has kept up his standard reasonably well, considering that
Fax is putting out at least a release per week - sometimes even four releses
(or more) during the same week and some of them are full length CDs! Peter
himself works on various projects and under many guises (see artist profile
for aliases). The ambient sound of Fax is mostly very calm and minmal, just a
few synth layers, an odd chord here and there and maybe an odd drum or
vocal sample. This is not to say that the music is bad, it just may not be
everybody's cup of tea as it is very ... er... simple. Furthermore I wouldn't
suggest gathering the whole back catalogue of Fax even if one is a devoted
fan, because of the somewhat redundant nature of the recordings. Still,
there are some true gems in there and a healthy range of diversity (compare
for instance the works of Sequential to those of Silence), so anybody
interested in the current affairs of ambient should check out this label.
DR. ATMO
Works at BOY record shop and DJs at Warehouse (Cologne), XS (Frankfurt)
and occasionally in MusicHall (Frankfurt) as a chill out DJ.
Production credits: Six Mullahs (on Frankfurt Trax II), Silence, Escape.
DJ HUBEE
Works at BOY. DJs at Cookies (Frankfurt) and as a guest in Dorian Gray, Omni 1,
XS & Music Hall. Production credits include Sextant & Stanley Conaway.
STELLA LEU
Works as a design artists and writes lyrics for songs.
Production credits: Olympic
ALA PERRY
DJs at underground raves and works (produces) under the alias Harmonize.
redruM
Production credits: Sielwolf, Crypt Corp.
DJ PUSSY LOVER
works at BOY and DJs at XS (Frankfurt). Production credits: Oversize Pussy.
LUDWIG REHBERG
Head of EMS Rehberg-synthesizers. Created sounds for Pink Floyd ("Dark Side
of the Moon"), Jean-Michel Jarre ("Oxygene"), Frank Farian, Klaus Doldinger
("Das Boot") and many others. Produces Putney.
PETE NAMLOOK
Aka Pete Kuhlman. The head of the Fax Records.
Produces: Sequential, Lunatic, Baretta, Roktron, Airflash, Flux, On Vision,
Mutation Nation, Millennium, True Colours, Deltraxx, Limelight, Pulsation,
Hearts of Space, Synsyl, Subsequence, 4Voice, Escape, Silence, Sextant,
Sequential, Crypt Corp., Harmonize, Olympic, Minimalistic Source, Stanley
Conaway, Oversize Pussy, Air, Dreamfish, The Putney...
SELECTED RELEASES (in order of release):
PK 08/25 Silence (CD) Licensed to Rising High
PK 08/54 Air Licensed to Music Man & Rising High
PW 02 Dreamfish (CD) Released 20/93
PK 08/05 Compilation 3 (2CD) 21/93
PK 08/68 Silence II (CD) 22/93
PK 08/73 Sequential (CD) 24/93
PK 08/76 The Putney (CD) 26/93
PW 04 Glitch "Inertia" (CD) 26/93
PK 08/78 Namlook - Live at XS 28/93
PK 08/79 4Voice (CD) 28/93
PS 08/23 Sad World (CD) 33/93 Dr. Atmo & Ramin
PK 08/80 Hearts of Space 5 33/93 Pascal F.E.O.S. & P.N.
PK 08/01 Compilation 1 (CD) 34/93
PK 08/06 Ambient Compilation 4 35/93
PK 08/81 Hearts of Space (CD) 36/93 Pascal F.E.O.S. & P.N.
PW 05 2350 Broadway (2CD) 37/93 Ambient with Tetsu Inoue & P.N.
PK 08/07 Compilation 4 (2CD) 38/93
PW 06 Alien Community (CD) 39/93 Ambient with Jonah Sharp & P.N.
Some of the earlier releases have been licensed to Rising High (UK), Music
Man (Belgium), R & S (Belgium) and Injection Records.
To date (1.Sep.1993) there has been more than 80 Fax relesas so one should be
able to find something interesting among the releases that haven't yet sold
out (unfortunately quite many have sold out).
[*NOTE* Could someone please add to the above list? It's hard to keep up,
and the author of this article hasn't got time to do the research. -Mike]
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