I was reviewing my music collection, both on vinyls and digital, wondering what were the labels I bought from the most releases over the years. I was actually asking myself what were my 3 favourites labels and if what I had in mind were exactly the reality of my actual picks.
So I started djing: around 15 years ago (I won’t take into account the period before that were I was already buying vinyls)
Most picked releases from labels:
Systematic (Marc Romboy’s label)
International Deejay Gigolos (Dj Hell’s label)
Defected : surprisingly enough as I never thought I had some many tunes from them
runner ups: Primate (which doesn’t exist any more)/ Get Physical/ Cocoon/ Ovum/ Planet E communications/ F com
CLRChris Liebing, godfather of Techno’s label. Do I need to say more? Almost every release is bangin’!
Stroboscopic ArtefactsLucy’s label, with a different approach of techno. Lots of dub techno and great, great songs (check Xhin’s new album, Sword).
Electric DeluxeThe label of another greater that great techno artist, Speedy J (his roots lays in hardcore!). Also label of my track of 2010 and 2011 (still), Speedy J - Armstrong!
Another great labels are: R&S Records, Perc Trax, Bek Audio, Ostgut Ton, Sandwell District and Wolfskuil Records.
I seem to pick up Critical Sound of Drum & Bass alot. I buy Hospital compilations frequently as they come out, seems like Deeper Kuts is in the line up. I’ve been buying more neurofunk and the labels are to scattered to see a trend, many are artist ran, and outside of Shogun and Touched I’m not seeing a trend. I’ve been more following artists.
Old school it was Good Looking every new release. Even when I just had one panasonic tt to play it.
Yep, that was the point of the thread because I wouldn’t have said it was one of my favourites, and actually it isn’t, but then, that’s a fact I have more picks from it than some others.
Cocoon
Drumcode (Suprised this thread went a full page without a mention)
Defected
DanceMania (not really anymore, but definitely a decade ago)
Subliminal
Disko B
Intec
Tresor
Missle
Hotfingers
Soma
Strictly Rhythm
Nervous
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