Cold Meat Industry was a Swedish

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

established in 1987 by Roger Karmanik, which specialized in niche music genres such as dark ambient,

death industrial Power electronics is a style of noise music that typically consists of static, screeching waves of feedback, analogue synthesizers making sub-bass pulses or high frequency squealing sounds; with (sometimes) screamed and distorted vocals. The genre ...

, and

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History

From its inception, Cold Meat Industry gained a reputation for introducing artists that were unique and musically innovative. The label also became known for its contributions to the

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scenes. The term "Cold Meat Industry" eventually became a musical genre of sorts, referring mostly to avant-garde artists who were influenced by industrial and dark ambient music. In 2013 the label seemed to have stopped all activities. A notification posted in 2014 on the official Cold Meat Industry Facebook page claimed the official end of the label.

Sound Source

''Sound Source'' was a short-lived (1991–1992) side-label of CMI. It was specialized in releasing limited tape editions of many CMI artists' debuts, such as ''Archon Satani'', ''Brighter Death Now'', ''Megaptera'', ''Deutsch Nepal'', ''raison d'être'' and others.

Legacy

As of 2009, the core of the label's activity appeared to be presented by traditional CMI bands such as

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and

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, whose members collaborated closely with CMI's boss Roger Karmanik.

Notable artists

* Aghast * All My Faith Lost... *

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* Arcana * Archon Satani *

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* Atomine Elektrine *

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* Beyond Sensory Experience *

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(Lille Roger) * Cernunnos Woods *

Coph Nia Coph Nia is the name given to the dark ambient act formed by Aldenon Satorial (Mikael Aldén). Its first release was the album ''That Which Remains'', which was released in 2000 at Cold Meat Industry. The original members were Mikael Aldén (com ...

* Dahlia's Tear *

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Deutsch Nepal Deutsch Nepal is an industrial and dark ambient project created in 1991 by Swedish musician Peter Andersson. History Under the name Deutsch Nepal, Andersson has issued eight studio albums, a couple of singles, the originally tape-only Silent ...

* Folkstorm * Halgrath * Ildfrost * In Blind Embrace *

* IRM *

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* Knifeladder * Letum * Megaptera (Negru Voda) * Moljebka Pvlse * Morthound *

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(Cintecele Diavolui) * Mz.412 (Maschinenzimmer 412) * New Risen Throne *

* Pimentola * Proscriptor *

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* Sanctum * Sephiroth * Slogun * The Soil Bleeds Black * Sophia *

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* Sutcliffe Jügend * V:28 * Valefor * Vestigial * Die Weisse Rose * XXX Atomic Toejam (Memorandum)

References

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History

Sound Source

Legacy

Notable artists

See also

References