Different Recordings

Different Recordings
Parent company	PIAS Recordings
Founded	1996
Distributor(s)	PIAS
Genre	Various
Country of origin	Belgium

Different Recordings is an electronic music label owned by the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a Europen independent music company. The label was launched during the emergence of the French house scene and over the years has represented a broad range of electronic music with releases by artists such as Etienne de Crecy, Alex Gopher, Alan Braxe, Tiga, The Hacker, Felix Da Housecat, MSTRKRFT, Crystal Castles and Vitalic.

History

The label’s first release in 1996 was the album Pansoul by Motorbass, a project of producers Etienne de Crecy and Philippe Zdar of Cassius. De Crecy’s next project, Superdiscount, was released a year later and is still considered by many^[who?] as the first album of the French house genre.

With the signing of acts like The Hacker, Tiga and Vitalic the label started to develop a broad electronic artist roster.

In 2008 Different Recordings licensed and released the eponymous debut album by Crystal Castles which was named by the NME as one of the best albums of the decade with the band featuring on the magazine’s cover twice in one year^[1].

Current artists

• Agoria
• Bloody Beetroots
• Crystal Fighters
• Matt & Kim
• The Hacker
• Tiga
• Vitalic

See also

• [PIAS] Entertainment Group

References

1. ^ http://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade/158049/page/7