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) was a
record label
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based in
Miami
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electronic music
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Background
Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist
Machinedrum
Travis Stewart, better known as Machinedrum, is an American electronic record producer and performer from North Carolina.IDM by artists like
Proem
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Deru
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, to indie-influenced electronic music like Tiki Obmar or
Lateduster
Lateduster is an American instrumental music group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was most active between 1999 and 2003, with reunion shows in 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2019. The band's core members were Andrew Broder (musician), Andrew Broder, ...
. They also release a wide geographical range of artists, from all over Europe and the US, as well as Australia, Russia and Japan. Also Merck is somewhat known for only putting forth minimal artist images, and not promoting the label in the traditional music industry push style.
Merck had produced 51 CD releases and 50 vinyl records by February 2007, at which point it ceased releasing new material.
A sublabel, Narita Records, has been set up by Merck to put out more dancefloor-oriented music.
Anders Ilar
Anders Ilar (born December 13, 1973) is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ and producer, based in Ludvika.
Biography
Born in Ludvika, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by woods and lakes, and started playing the piano when he ...
* Aphilas
* Blamstrain
* Deceptikon
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Deru
Benjamin Wynn, (Benjamin Matfield Wynn, born 1979) known also as Deru, is an American composer, sound designer and music producer mostly known for creating the sound design for the TV series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''. He has collaborated wit ...
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Helios
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* Ilkae
* Kettel
* Kristuit Salu vs. Morris Nightingale (aka Jimmy Edgar)
* Lackluster
* Landau
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Lateduster
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Machinedrum
Travis Stewart, better known as Machinedrum, is an American electronic record producer and performer from North Carolina.Syndrone
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The Russian form of the name is '' Tikhon'' (Тихон).
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Narita Records
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Anders Ilar
Anders Ilar (born December 13, 1973) is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ and producer, based in Ludvika.
Biography
Born in Ludvika, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by woods and lakes, and started playing the piano when he ...
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Arctic Hospital
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List of record labels
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List of electronic music record labels
This is a list of notable electronic music record labels:
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* 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
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Electronica
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Intelligent dance music
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Techno
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