Staalplaat - Citizendia

Staalplaat is an independent record label that is located in Amsterdam and recently opened up a separate store in Berlin. 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 Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Created in 1982, the company's mission was created as a sound forum for sound artists, who write and perform new and experimental music. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Sound art is a diverse group of Art practices that considers wide notions of Sound, Listening and Hearing as its predominant focus Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 The organization stands for finding "rough diamonds" and experimenting to the highest degree with sounds of all types. By doing this, the company abandons conventional standards of success in terms of sales and following the latest trends. The forum has an organization network with a music label, an e-zine, a radioprogram, an audio-galerie, shop, mail order and distribution company, all built around promoting the latest and most creative metamusic. Staalplaat also presents as the Staalplaat Soundsystem installations and concerts throughout the world and has been performing at: club transmediale, Mutek, Garage, Ghent Vooruit Geluid Festival, SKIF, Sonar and more. The annual club transmediale festival is a music and visual arts event held in Berlin, Germany. In collaboration with VPRO radio, they release recorded sessions as part of the Mort Aux Vaches series. The VPRO (originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, or "Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Company" was established in the Netherlands Mort aux Vaches is the name of a series of albums released by the Staalplaat record label in collaboration with the Dutch radio station VPRO.

Staalplaat artists

External links

Staalplaat.com - official website

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