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Platipus Records was a British
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that was based in
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, England. It was founded in 1993 by Simon Berry, and early releases included
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Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
. Later, the label included artists like
Dawnseekers Geert Huinink () (born 29 April 1971) is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. His compositions have been released under many different aliases. There is little published about him, but his name has surfaced around some influent ...
and Quietman. Sublabels included Gekko and Platipus Euro. Platipus Records Ltd ceased trading in 2010. Berry and the label's artists relaunched under the Porcupine Records label, but this was superseded by the founding of Platipus Music at the end of 2011.


History

It was founded in 1993 by Simon Berry. The early releases were almost exclusively limited to Berry's various projects, including
Union Jack The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...
, Clanger, and
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
. Later, the label included artists like
Dawnseekers Geert Huinink () (born 29 April 1971) is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. His compositions have been released under many different aliases. There is little published about him, but his name has surfaced around some influent ...
and Quietman. Some of their most famous releases were the hits "Anomaly (Calling Your Name)" by BT, "Robert Miles - Children", and DJ Taylor, "Red Herring" and "Two Full Moons and a Trout" by Union Jack, and "Air" by Albion. Because of the success of "Calling Your Name" and "Madagascar" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
in 1999, the label started to take on a more epic trance style, in stark contrast to their early releases of
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. They also featured many releases from Pob. During the next few years the sublabels Gekko and Platipus Euro were established, showcasing more progressive and uplifting styles, respectively. Artists featured on Platipus Euro include Neo & Farina and RAH. Gekko releases tribal and techno-ish "flavours" of trance, and is unrelated to Disco Gekko Records. Platipus Records Ltd ceased trading in April 2010, 17 years after being founded. Initially, Simon Berry and the label's artists relaunched under the 'Porcupine Records' label, but this was superseded by the founding 'Platipus Music' at the end of 2011.


Artists

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Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
* BT * Clanger *
Dawnseekers Geert Huinink () (born 29 April 1971) is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. His compositions have been released under many different aliases. There is little published about him, but his name has surfaced around some influent ...
*Innate *Kansai *
L.S.G. Oliver Lieb (born 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as trance, house, and tech ...
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Moogwai Chab is the stage name used by Switzerland, Swiss trance music record producer, producer and remixer François Chabloz. Known for his progressive trance style, Chabloz has an extensive history as a remixer and he has also released original mate ...
*Neo & Farina * Nicely *
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*Pob *
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* Quietman * S.O.L. *Technossomy *Terra Ferma (Claudio Guissani) *
Union Jack The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...
* Z2 *RAH


Discography

*Platipus Records; The Ultimate Dream Collection (1995) *1993: "Deeper than deep EP" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT01 *1993: "Vicious circles" by
Poltergeist In ghostlore, a poltergeist ( or ; German for "rumbling ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most claims or fictional descr ...
, PLAT02 *1993: "Gloria" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT05 *1993: "Two full moons and a trout/Lollypop man" by
Union Jack The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...
, PLAT06 *1994: "Cambodia" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT07 *1995: "Octopus" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT12 *1995: "Vicious circles - The remixes" by
Poltergeist In ghostlore, a poltergeist ( or ; German for "rumbling ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most claims or fictional descr ...
, PLAT13 *1995: "Octopus (remixes)" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT17 *1996: "Children" by
Robert Miles Roberto Concina (3 November 1969 – 9 May 2017), known professionally as Robert Miles, was an Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ. His 1995 composition "Children (composition), Children" sold more than 5 million copies and topp ...
, PLAT18 *1996: "Floating/The scream" by Terra Ferma, PLAT21 *1996: "Anomaly (Calling Your Name)" by Libra presents Taylor, PLAT24 *1997: "Kaleidoscope" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT27 *1997: "Hidden sun of Venus" by
L.S.G. Oliver Lieb (born 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as trance, house, and tech ...
, PLAT28 *1997: "Turtle Crossing" by Terra Ferma, PLAT30 *1997: "The awakening" by Pob feat. X-Avia, PLAT31 *1997: "Seadog" by Clanger, PLAT33 *1997: "Cockroach/Yeti" by
Union Jack The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...
, PLAT36 *1998: "The sleeper" by Quietman, PLAT37 *1998: "Air" by
Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...
, PLAT38 *1998: "Madagasga" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT43 *1999: "Vicious games (Art Of Trance remix)" by Yello vs Hardfloor, PLAT52 *1999: "Anomaly (Calling Your Name) (Remixes)" by Libra presents Taylor, PLAT56 *1999: "A night out/Moogwai" by
Moogwai Chab is the stage name used by Switzerland, Swiss trance music record producer, producer and remixer François Chabloz. Known for his progressive trance style, Chabloz has an extensive history as a remixer and he has also released original mate ...
, PLAT57 *1999: "Madagascar (Remixes)" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT58 *1999: "Quantensprung/Solaris" by S.O.L., PLAT59 *1999: "The Fade" by
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, PLAT62 *2000: "I want you" by Z2, PLAT67 *2000: "One of these days" by
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, PLAT69 *2000: "Viola" by
Moogwai Chab is the stage name used by Switzerland, Swiss trance music record producer, producer and remixer François Chabloz. Known for his progressive trance style, Chabloz has an extensive history as a remixer and he has also released original mate ...
, PLAT71 *2000: "The wolf" by Terra Ferma, PLAT72 *2000: "Air 2000" by
Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...
, PLAT73 *2000: "Lithium" by
Paragliders Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched Glider (aircraft), glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a :wikt:harness, harness o ...
, PLAT74 *2000: "Breathe" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT76 *2000: "Gothic dream" by
Dawnseekers Geert Huinink () (born 29 April 1971) is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. His compositions have been released under many different aliases. There is little published about him, but his name has surfaced around some influent ...
, PLAT77 *2000: "Waah" by Pob, PLAT78 *2000: "Changes" by Innate, PLAT81 *2000: "Vicious circles 2000 remixes" by Vicious Circles, PLAT82 *2001: "The labyrinth" by
Moogwai Chab is the stage name used by Switzerland, Swiss trance music record producer, producer and remixer François Chabloz. Known for his progressive trance style, Chabloz has an extensive history as a remixer and he has also released original mate ...
, PLAT83 *2001: "Killamanjaro" by
Art of Trance Simon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance, is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. He has been producin ...
, PLAT89 *2001: "Luna" by Pob & Boyd, PLAT91


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References


External links


Official site
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