- Touch Music
Touch (sometimes written Touch Music ) is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. It is the main arm of the London-based multimedia publishing company Touch, established in 1982. They also are a UK-based music publisher, with such composers as
Oren Ambarchi ,Leif Elggren , Fennesz,Soliman Gamil ,Stephan Mathieu ,Phill Niblock ,BJNilsen (alias Hazard),Stephen O'Malley ,Rosy Parlane ,Peter Rehberg ,Carl Michael von Hausswolff , Chris Watson on their roster.They are the home of notable artists such as
Oren Ambarchi , Biosphere, Fennesz,Ryoji Ikeda ,Philip Jeck ,Chris Watson andBJNilsen (alias Hazard), amongst others.History
Touch was initiated in 1981 and established in 1982 by graphic designer
Jon Wozencroft and music publisher Mike Harding . They still run the company.They initially issued cassette magazines, featuring artists such as
New Order , Cabaret Voltaire andThe Residents .Labels
Owned labels:
* Touch
*Ash International
*OR Artists
Artists affiliated include, alphabetically:
Oren Ambarchi , Biosphere, Fennesz, Soliman Gamil, Robert Hampson,Ryoji Ikeda ,Philip Jeck ,Jóhann Jóhannsson ,Jacob Kirkegaard ,Phill Niblock ,BJNilsen (alias Hazard),Rosy Parlane , Rafael Toral, Mika Vainio, Mark Van Hoen (alias Locust), Chris Watson,Z'EV .References
* [http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/about/history.html History of Touch]
* [http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/about/wozencroft_1992.html 1992 interview with founder Jon Wozencroft]
* [http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/about/wozencroft_2000.html 2000 interview with founder Jon Wozencroft]
* [http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/about/licensing.html Touch's company information]External links
* [http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/ Official site] News, artists, catalogue, reviews, etc.
* [http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue10/outoftheblue.htm/ Jon Wozencroft article on Joy Division in Issue 10 TATE ETC. Summer 2007]
* [https://touchshop.org/ Official online shop] (records, books)
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/Touch Discography of Touch] atDiscogs
* [http://www.rca.ac.uk/pages/research/jon_wozencroft_442.html Jon Wozencroft profile] at theRoyal College of Art
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