Benbecula Records

infobox record label


founded = 1999
founder = Beluga, Phase 6, Steven McConnell
country = UK
location = Edinburgh
genre = Electronic Downtempo IDM
url = http://www.benbecula.com

Benbecula Records is a Scottish independent record label.

Established in 1999 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by local musicians Phase 6 and Beluga,cite news
url=http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/benbeculaiw.htm
publisher=The Milk Factory
title=Benbecula interview
date=February 2006] Benbecula Records began as a CD-R-based record label before moving towards large-run commercial vinyl record and CD releases in 2000.Fact|date=July 2007

Biography

Traditionally, Benbecula Records has embodied the Scottish electronic music scene, releasing the works of local artists Christ., Reverbaphon, Frog Pocket, Genaro and Operator. Recently, Benbecula Records has increasingly represented artists from abroad, particularly Canadian musician Prhizzm and English musicians Birdengine, Ochre and Damien Shingleton. Although Benbecula Records has extended its purview to include musicians of all nationalities, its emphasis on promoting Scotland's domestic talent remains predominant.

Occasionally described as "Warp Records' Scottish Cousin", though not actually related, Benbecula has come to be associated with experimental electronic art music.

Minerals Series

In the "spirit of independent music making",cite news
url=http://www.benbecula.com/release/various/minerals_series.shtml
publisher=Benbecula Records
title=Minerals Series
year=2005

] Benbecula Records announced a new initiative in 2005 titled the "minerals series". This series aimed at producing limited CD-R runs of albums and compilations which, though deemed notable by the label in some regard, were not commercially viable as full-scale releases. The first installment of the minerals series was a 12-disc set of CD-Rs. Customers who purchased the full set received a bonus CD containing rare unreleased Christ. tracks, with the full package wrapped in a cloth band. Following the success of this initiative—the label sold out of the series during the pre-order phase—Benbecula Records has continued producing CD-Rs as part of the minerals series, which runs alongside and complements its range of commercial releases.

ee also

* List of record labels
* List of electronic music record labels

References

External links

* [http://www.benbecula.com/ Official site]
* [http://living.scotsman.com/music.cfm?id=1206122004 Article in "The Scotsman"]
* [http://www.myspace.com/genaromusic Genaro - My Space]