Home Normal is a Tokyo based
record label
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founded in December 2008 and launched in March 2009. The label was curated by Ian Hawgood, co-run with Ben Jones, with design assistance from Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth until 2016.
Based exclusively in Tokyo, Home Normal is on hiatus until re-opening at the end of 2020 when it will be run by a group of friends based in Japan.
The label specializes in
minimal music, with their releases branching between
post-classical
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,
experimental ambient,
drone
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and
electronica.
[ They've released over 100 albums to date.
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Artists
The following are artists with releases on Home Normal:
* Asuna
* bvdub
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* Stefano Guzzetti
* Tobias Hellkvist
* Library Tapes
* Gareth Davis
* Ken Ikeda
* David Toop
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* Taishi Kamiya
* Machinefabriek
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* Federico Durand
* James Murray
* Giulio Aldinucci
* Hotel Neon
* Will Bolton
* Mere
* M. Ostermeier
* Ghost And Tape
* Greg Davis
* Stijn Hüwels
* Félicia Atkinson
* Pleq
* Hakobune
* Chihei Hatakeyama
is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in the suburbs of Fujisawa. He released his first full-length album, ''Minima Moralia'' on Kranky in 2006. He is the owner of the record label White Paddy Mountain which he launched ...
Sub-Labels
Besides the main catalog, Home Normal has a number of sub-labels that it manages. These include:
* Folk Reels
* Nomadic Kids Republic
* Koen Music
* Tokyo Droning
* Sleep Loops
* Stella Recordings
* Minimal Maps
* Constellations x Artefacts
See also
* List of record labels
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Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ...
* List of independent record labels
* List of electronic music record labels
This is a list of notable electronic music record labels:
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* 3 Beat Records
* 12k
* 430 West Records
* 8bitpeoples
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*A Different Drum
*Ad Noiseam
* Adjunct Audio
* Alex Tronic Records
*Alfa Matrix
* Alien8
* All Around The World
* Al ...
References
External links
Official website
Home Normal on Discogs
Drifting, Almost Falling - An interview with Ian Hawgood from Home Normal
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Japanese record labels
Record labels established in 2008
Japanese independent record labels
Classical music record labels
Ambient music record labels
Experimental music record labels
Electronic music record labels