Artoffact Records is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

/ Icelandic record label that concentrates on

industrial Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...

, postpunk, heavy metal, and

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...

. The label was founded in 1999.

History

In 1997, Jacek Kozlowski laid the groundwork for Artoffact Records. In June 2013, the label put on a live showcase performance of some of its bands, including Prospero, Encephalon, and Legend.

Artists on this label

* 3Teeth * Absurd Minds *Actors * Aesthetic Perfection *

Alice in Videoland Alice in Videoland was an electroclash band from Sweden. They were compared to bands like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Missing Persons and The Sounds, although they are more electronic. History Alice in Videoland describe themselves as a combination of min ...

* Apoptygma Berzerk *

Ayria Ayria is a Canadian futurepop/ synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from the futurepop and EBM band Epsilon Minus. Biography The first Ayria album, ''Debris'', was released on Al ...

*Blank *Bootblacks *Cabaret *

Cat Rapes Dog Cat Rapes Dog is a Swedish electropunk, EBM and heavy metal band, formed in 1984 by Joel Rydström and Magnus Fransson. Initially the band self-released a number of albums on cassette, (then a trend followed by many independent acts of the ...

cEvin Key Kevin William Crompton (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as cEvin Key, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. He is best known as a member of the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded in 1982 wi ...

*Cloud Rat * Coil * Colony 5 * Controlled Bleeding *Dawn of Ashes *Dead Quiet *Dead When I Found Her * Devours *

Download In computer networks, download means to ''receive'' data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar system. This contrasts with uploading, where data is ''sent to'' a remote ...

*Encephalon *GGGOLDDD *Ghost Twin *Headless Nameless * Headscan *Individual Totem *Interlace * Jesus on Extasy *

Juno Reactor Juno Reactor is a multi-national musical and performing group, primarily based in Brighton, UK. Known for their cinematic fusion of electronic, global influences, and orchestral symphonic approach, collaborating with composer Don Davis and compo ...

*KANGA * Kælan Mikla *Kauan *Kobold *Leathers *

LEGEND A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...

* Marsheaux * Massiv in Mensch * Mlada Fronta *Moksha *Monster Movie *

Nash the Slash James Jeffrey "Jeff" Plewman (March 26, 1948 – May 10, 2014), better known by his stage name Nash the Slash, was a Canadian musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he was known primarily for playing the electric violin and mandolin, as well as the h ...

*Netz *

Noise Unit Noise Unit is a Canadian industrial band, founded by Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly as a side project. The band has seen several changes in line-up, with Bill Leeb being the only permanent member. History Noise Unit's first album, ''Grinding ...

* Öhm *ÖTZI *Ovo *Ploho *

Prospero Prospero ( ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play '' The Tempest''. Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan, whose usurping brother, Antonio, had put him (with his three-year-old daughter, Miranda) to se ...

Psyche Psyche (''Psyché'' in French) is the Greek term for "soul" (ψυχή). Psyche may also refer to: Psychology * Psyche (psychology), the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious * ''Psyche'', an 1846 book about the unconscious by Car ...

* Ploho *

Rational Youth Rational Youth was a Canadian new wave Synth-pop band that was originally active between 1981 and 1986, and at various points up until the end of 2021. History Rational Youth was formed in 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, by synthesizer players Tra ...

*Reptilicus *Ritual Dictates *Saltillo *

Seeming Seeming is a musical act based in Ithaca, New York. Signed to Artoffact Records, they have released three albums since 2014. Seeming is primarily a project of Alex Reed, working with Aaron Fuleki. Both previously played in the band ThouShaltNo ...

*Seer *Solo Ansamblis *SÓLVEIG MATTHILDUR *Spectres *Standeg *Strategy * Steril *THE FOREIGN RESORT *Trylok *Tunic *Urceus Exit * V▲LH▲LL *Wingtips *ЧЕРНАЯ РЕЧКА (BLACK RIVER)

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History

Artists on this label

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