Ninthwave Records is a U.S. synthpop record label founded in 2001. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels
History
Ninthwave Records is an independent record company specializing in electronic pop. It was founded in 2001 as part of Lexicon Magazine but was made a separate company upon the magazine's demise. The label has released albums by Heaven 17, White Town, The Electroluvs, Ganymede, Empire State Human [1] NASA, Spray and other bands like Alan Replica. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s White Town is a techno - pop act from the United Kingdom, and is the work of one man Jyoti Mishra. Ganymede is a noted American Electropop band that has released three Albums since May 2000 After the Fall, Euromantique, and Space and Time "Empire State Human" is an Electronica song by the British Synthesizer group The Human League. Spray is a 21st century Synthpop duo from England, consisting of Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn.
Together with A Different Drum, the label has been one of the few US record labels to release modern synthpop, a genre often overlooked by even small indie labels. A Different Drum is an Independent record label and Online store based in the US state of Utah, specializing in Synthpop and Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels
The first albums released under the name “Ninthwave Records” were CD samplers given away with Lexicon magazine. There is debate as to the first proper commercially released album by the label. According to its own catalog NASA’s Remembering the Future (Nw1004-2) is first, but Ganymede’s After the Fall (NW1007-2) came out first due to production delays with the NASA album. Anthems for the Young At Heart by Gary Flanagan is a “limited edition” CDR.
In September of 2005 the label released Before/After by the UK band Heaven 17. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Response to the album has been muted but in May 2006 a single, “Hands up to Heaven” reached #6 on the Billboard Magazine Club Play Chart in the US. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
Songs from Spray (band) (“I Am Gothic”) and Melody & Mezzo (“Nightshade”) have appeared on Dance Dance Revolution video games. Spray is a 21st century Synthpop duo from England, consisting of Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn. Dance Dance Revolution (abbreviated DDR) previously known as Dancing Stage in PAL territories until the announcement of
Ric Autobahn, of the band Spray, has appeared as either a member of or producer of several UK bands, namely The Cuban Boys, Rikki and Daz, and Daz Sampson. The Cuban Boys are a band and Production team currently consisting Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn. Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 1974 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a British Dance music producer and vocalist.
Catalog
The label’s catalog is not well organized and so has several “missing” titles and at least now two (see NW10046) duplicate uses of catalog number.
- nw1001 Lexicon Sampler #1
- nw1002 Anthems for the Young At Heart- Gary Flanagan
- nw1003 Lexicon Sampler #2
- nw1004 Remembering the Future - NASA
- nw1005 Lexicon Sampler #3
- nw1006 no item
- nw1007 After the Fall- Ganymede
- nw1008 Lexicon Sampler #4
- nw1009 Another Coin in the Daydream Machine –Gary Flanagan
- nw1010 Electricity- An Electropop Sampler - Various
- nw1011 no item
- nw1012 Neon Rain MCD - Ganymede
- nw1013 Euromantique - Ganymede
- nw1014 Pop Robot (Expanded Edition) – Empire State Human
- nw1015 Falling EP -Ganymede
- nw1016 WXJL Presents - Various
- NW1017 Living in Neon - Spray
- nw1018 Nobody's Diary – Tribute to Yaz - Various
- Nw1019 Alpha & Omega – Empire State Human
- NW1020 Immortal Game –Symbion Project (sleeve says “nw10018-2”)
- nw1021 MCD - Sleepless - Raindancer
- nw1022 ESH Boxset "Empire State Human (limited Amazon bunching of three CDs)
- nw1023 Up Here for Thinking Down There for Dancing - Macondo
- nw1024 Electricity Vol II - Various
- nw1025 wxjl II - Various
- nw1026 Urbanism – Empire State Human (online only?)
- NW1027 Clockworks, Juliet – Alan Replica
- nw1028 I Am Gothic Remix Project MCD- Spray
- NW1029 Liquid Blue EP – Empire State Human
- nw10030 WXJL III - Various
- nw10031 The Peoples – The Peoples
- nw10032 Astromill - Astromill
- NW10033 Before After- Heaven 17
- Nw10034 Sweet Gossip TV - The Gentry
- nw10035 Pushing the Future 2 - Various
- nw10036 Bubblewrapped - Electroluvs
- nw10037 Children of a Laser God – Spray (not yet released?)
- nw10038 Run With Us MCD- Spray
- NW10039 Nightshade MCD – Melody & Mezzo
- NW 10040 Hands up to Heaven DJ Remixes MCD – Heaven 17
- NW 10041 Impossible MCD – The Garland Cult
- NW10042 Hands up Tribal Mixes –Heaven 17 (Online only)
- NW10043 “Synching for England” – Spray (online only)
- NW10044 Without This You Can Never Change - Space March (not yet released)
- NW10045 "A New Surprise" -White Town (online single)
- NW10046 Simulacra – Alan Replica
- NW10046 The Modern LP – The Matinee club [2008] duplicate catalog # use
- NW10047 EIII – Various [digital, online, only]
- NW10048 Moonlight shadow – Melody & Mezzo [unreleased]
- NW10049 Protect Yourself From Hollywood – the Garland Cult
- NW10050 New Man -Sonic Hub fea. "Empire State Human" is an Electronica song by the British Synthesizer group The Human League. Kasson Crooker is the artist behind Symbion Project, DJ HMX, Komputer Kontroller, Rance Warlock and Cosmonaut Zero. Macondo is a fictional town described in Gabriel García Márquez 's Novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s The Gentry is a Thoroughbred Racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 1988. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s White Town is a techno - pop act from the United Kingdom, and is the work of one man Jyoti Mishra. Martin Fry of ABC
- NW10051 Interrobang – Ric Autobahn [digital, online, only]
- NW10052 “I’m Gonna Make You Fall In Love With Me”DJ single – Heaven 17
- NW10053 With Out This you Can Never Change Space March CD version (also online)
- NW10054 Down There for Dancing – Macondo [digital, online, only]
- NW10055 Digital City Single - Empire State Human [digital, online, only]
- NW10056 Terra Incognito- Empire State Human [digital, online, only]
- NW10057 Back To Square One - NASA[digital, online, only]
- NW10058 Nexterday Single -NASA[digital, online, only]
- NW10059 Talking With Aliens Bronski Mixes –The Garland Cult [digital, online, only]
- NW10060 The Mixes Vol. One - Qubiq
- NW10061 Popularity? [best of] Empire State Human [digital, online, only]
- NW10062 Rarity? Empire State Human [2008 release] [digital, online, only]
- NW10063 Music for Humans Empire State Human [digital, online, only]
- NW10064 Smash Hits - Various
- NW10065 He Came With the Sleigh [single – limited to 100 copies] – Spray
- NW10066 Children of a Laser God 2 Cd set - Spray
Trivia
The CD Electricity contains a song by the band Subversion, who counted among their members Brandon Flowers, currently of The Killers. Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21 1981 is the American Vocalist, Keyboardist and occasional Bassist of the Las Vegas -based rock The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards
See also
External links
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