Mandolinist Dave Grisham's site, including his own Acoustic Disc lable, "a label that was created to bring the very best acoustic music to people who are addicted to the true acoustic experience." There are a number of artists, besides Grisham, on this label.
Home of the legendary german AAR label, with 70s and 80s artists (Jonathan, Eulenspygel, Mickey Rodent Band) and the German Amayana label, home of very rare jazz vinyl artists (Ken Rhodes, Sinto, Hannes Beckmann, Dusko Goykovich, Ex Ovo Pro and more).
German label, a division of Musea; releases include progressive metal band Eternity X's Zodiac, Final Conflict's Stand Up, and Pangaea's latest Welcome to The Theatre - produced by Robert Berry - he of many things including Magna Carta's tributes, and the band 3, with Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson.
c/o Windsor House, 74 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1BA, UK
Label established by Tim Bowness and Peter Chilvers in association with Pete Morgan (noisebox) to release "on-demand CDRs" of such artists as Roger Eno, Chilvers, Bowness, Darkroom, and others.
MANY good artists are on this label and its affiliates, from Terry Riley to Jon Mark, from David Parsons to Kitaro, from Steve Roach to Michael Hoenig. Excellent looking site for a great collection of labels. Biographies for many of the artists as well.
1685-1/2 Church Street, San Francisco, CA 94131, USA
Extreme experimental music. Tim Walters, David Kwan, Slaw --- site is still there, but hasn't been updated so I'm not sure if the label is still active.
To quote: "Eurock [is in] it's [27th] year, offering [...] some of the best new and reissued Electronic Space Music and Progressive Rock around. It is not a mass marketing company, instead it's motto is 'quality, not quantity.' [...] Eurock plans to utilize [the WWW] in a creative way to expand the consciousness of music lovers everywhere." Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?
New label with eclectic tastes, mainly of the "non-commerical" variety - such as "new music from Eastern Europe, modern classical music from Central Asia, ethnic music from all of Europe's neglected regions, free jazz from obscure regions, and modern electronica from all over the world, as well as the occassional progressive-rock and garage-rock reissues." [Falçata-Galia site]
Griffin Music Inc., P.O. Box 1952, Lombard, IL 60148
Fax: (630) 424-0806
A label/distributor of progressive releases in North America; distributes titles also from Cyclops. Catalogue includes a great many bands and artists, not just progressive.
Netherlands based electronic label and distributor of a LOT of New Age music. "On our own label you can find the following artists: Ron Boots, Wavestar, John Dyson, Michael Stearns, Hemisphere, Alpha Wave Movement, Syndromeda, Eric Van Der Heijden, Kees Aerts and many others.
2100 West Drake Road, Suite 280, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
970/613-8879
More than just a label, but also a marketing and promotion machine, or so they say. Roster includes: Fourth Estate, Martha's Wake, Taylor Mesple Group.
Hearts of Space is one of the more recognizable names in the space genre, backing a wide variety of artists from the globe ranging from Kevin Brahemy to Constance Demby to Mychael Danna to more. Hearts of Space also produces a radio show which is syndicated on many stations throughout the United States. The site has radio show information (where they are syndicated, playlists) and record label information. Also, Hearts of Space has a sister label, Fathom- some of the best dark ambient around.
"The four labels under our umbrella [Background, Aftermath, English Garden, and their homegrown Headline] combine to offer some of the best music of the past, present and future all capturing the essence of the best in the progressive rock sound." [Hi-Note site]
23852 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 2C, Malibu, CA 90265
Phone: (310) - 589 - 1515
Higher Octave Records is one of the more active New Age music producers, with artists ranging from Craig Chaquico to Cusco. You can get ordering info as well from this web site.
German label whose roster (licencees) include many well known progressive rock and progressive metal acts - Arena, Enchant, Mastermind, Symphony X, and Spock's Beard (in the US, see InsideOutAmerica below)
US arm of InsideOut, bringing some of the best in progressive rock and metal into the US, including The Flower Kings, Vanden Plas, Ten Jinn, and others.
Kinesis Inc., 1430 Wisp Ct, Hanover, MD 21076-1693, USA
Tel/Fax: 410-551-8081
A progressive rock label "devoted to Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock, Sophisticated Rock ..." to quote the site's intro. This label/distributor boasts a roster that includes Illuvatar, Rocket Scientists, Cathedral, and Fonya. A number of Kinesis' releases are reviewed here at PMR. Further, we've been nothing but pleased with their mail order service, which has been both accurate and timely.
"The Laser's Edge is a compact disc distribution service specializing in progressive rock, metal and psychedelic sounds from around the world [on their own] The Laser’s Edge and Sensory, [and they] offer a broad selection from various other labels...that...deserve your attention..." [Laser's Edge site]
This site really is devoted mostly to Kit Watkins, his artwork, and his music. Other CDs from other collaborations (including Djam Karet, Jeff Greinke, etc.) are also available.
PMB 1820, 208 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022-6500
Phone: 716-381-5224
Fax: 716-381-0658
This New York based label has released many of the releases reviewed here so far - merely by coincidence, by the way. The roster includes Tempest, Magellan, Royal Hunt, Caliban, and Liquid Tension Experiment
Mauro Moroni Records Productions Ltd, Via F.IIi Asquasciati 68, 18038 Sanremo (IM), Italy
Fax: 0184 531 825
The real Italian progressive rock label, according to their site, specializing in reissues and new releases. Stable includes Eris Pluvia/Ancient Veil, Leviathan, A Piedi Nudi, Patrick Broguiere, and others
Musea, the premier French label specializing in both reissues and new releases. Their catalog lists more than 200 titles including Galadriel, Rosseau, Halloween, Asia Minor, Minimum Vital, Atoll, Jean Pascal Boffo, any many others.
The tagline for this Chile based label is "Progressive Rock From The Last Corner of the World;" bands on their roster include Akinetón Retard, Entrance, EOS, and Spectrum among others.
Narada Productions, Inc., 4650 N. Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, WI 53212 USA
Phone: 414-961-8350
Fax: 414-961-8351
This well known New Age label is now on the web; the label features artists such as David Lanz, John Whelan, Oscar Lopez, Don Ross, Tingstad and Rumbel, and Jesse Cook.
584 Castro Street #525, San Francisco, CA 94114-2594
Phone: 415/621-5757
Fax: 415/621-4711
New Albion records is less new age, and more a forefront for some of the more experimental composers of our time. Artist list includes artists such as Harold Budd, John Cage, and Terry Riley. Find other more experimental composers here.
New Frontier Records
Hooftstraat 166, 2406 GP Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands
Home of Michael Thomas Berkely. New Age / World music, ambient but in a more tribal, organic sense. Or, to be more, precise...in the label's own words: "Numinous Records is an artist owned and operated label that produces dramatic and powerful music of the highest caliber and integrity. Due to the conventions of the music industry, Numinous music is often catagorized as New Age or Ambient because it is primarily instrumental and not strictly classical. We don't like these labels, but we have learned to live with them. Numinous Records is more concerned, however, with the meaning and power of music than with stylistic genres."
Only New Age Music, Inc., 8033 Sunset Blvd. PMB # 472, Hollywood, CA 90046 USA
Phone: 323/851-3355
Fax: 323/851-7981
In their own words: "Only New Age Music, Inc. was founded by Suzanne Doucet and James Bell to serve the New Age Music industry in all aspects, such as production, packaging, marketing and promotion."
Prikosnovenie Bp 9423C, 44194 Clisson Cedex, France
Calling themselves the "fairy label," they say, "We develop all musics in this genre in different musical styles (heavenly voices, new age, electro ethnic, medieval...)."
Some bands, such as Biosphere, Jam&Spoon, System 7, The Fires of Ork, and Sun Electric, have stuff on this label or its affiliates like Apollo Records.
LOTS and LOTS of record labels available from this mail order catalog, carrying Em:t, Cold Meat Industries, Fathom, Projekt, and more. Also, a label of their own, featuring Zoviet France, Muslimgauze, Legendary Pink Dots, etc.
Christopher Franke, former Tangerine Dream member, releases CDs now on this record company. Shadowfax also has some releases here, as well as Mark Shreeve, Acoustic Earth, Groovin' High, and much more. Franke has turned it into quite a company with several imprints, including Sonic Images Electronica, Sonic Images Jazz, and Earthtone Records
Spotted Peccary Music, P.O. Box 232029, Encinitas, CA. 92023 USA
Phone:(760) 942-1694
Fax: (760) 942-6887
"Spotted Peccary Music is dedicated to the development of original progressive instrumental and limited vocal music inspired by the landscape, culture, and energy of North America." Contemporary experimental, electronic, New Age, progressive, etc. music. Brain Laughter, Jon Jenkins, Greg Klamt, Paul Lackey, Bruce Fitzsimmons, etc.
Distributor of prog releases from around the world, as well as reissue label past releases. The mail order service has been excellent, in my experience (so this is my small thank you to Greg Walker, who deserves a much bigger one). This has been my main source for prog releases and comes extremely recommended.
Verglas Music, PO Box19 Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4YE, United Kingdom
Including Arena, this label's roster includes other Clive Nolan projects and involvements as Shadowland, Strangers On A Train, and Casino - this latter, a project by Clive Nolan and the late Geoff Mann, which also includes Brian Devoil, Sylvian Gouvernaire, Mike Stobbie, Karl Groom, and John Jeary.
PO Box 50, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5YP, England
Phone: (0)191 512 1103
UK: 0500 829262 (toll free)
USA: 1 800 567 9185 (toll free)
Germany: 0130 818502 (toll free)
Fax Hotline: (0)191 512 1104
Credit Card Hotline: (0)191 512 1109
"The Voiceprint Group of Companies are a group of record labels established in 1990 who have achieved success by having a keen ear for neglected classics and a great selection of new music [... the] catalogue comprises more than 500 albums."
Windham Hill is an acoustic music company, for the most part, that promotes such artists as pianist Liz Story and guitarist Michael Hedges. Their site is VERY nice, and allows you to check out some artist's soundclips, and even has on-line ordering. You need a graphical browser, however.
