FAX +49-69/450464
FAX +49-69/450464 (also known as simply FAX or FAX Label[1][2]) was a German record label founded in Frankfurt[3] in 1992 by ambient musician Peter Kuhlmann[4] (who recorded as Pete Namlook, a phonetic inversion of his surname). It was originally devoted to Namlook's collaborations with other German electronic artists, primarily in hard trance and hardcore[5] styles, but soon expanded with the debut of the ambient Silence and Air projects;[1][6] consequently, ambient and downtempo music became the predominant focus of the label.[6]
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Recordings
Main label
The main label had three principal subdivisions, indicated by the first two letters of a given record's catalog number.[4]
• PK was typically for Namlook's solo releases.
• PW ('Peter's World') was for collaborations with international artists – including Turkish folk musician Burhan Öçal as Sultan, English DJ Mixmaster Morris as Dreamfish and Japanese ambient artist Tetsu Inoue as Shades of Orion, 2350 Broadway and 62 Eulengasse.
• PS ("Peter's Sublabel") released records by other artists[1][4]—without Namlook—of diverse nationalities and idioms, including US guitarist Robert Musso, bassist Bill Laswell, German techno producer David Moufang (aka Move D), and British sound artist Chris Meloche.[4]
Sub-labels
In addition to these divisions, there were three sub-labels: Yesterday & Tomorrow (YT), Ambient World (AW) and Rather Interesting (RI).
• The Yesterday & Tomorrow sub-label issued a series of albums juxtaposing ambient and the "ambient side" of classical chamber music[7] (which has been unofficially discontinued, with no releases since 1995).
• Ambient World was dedicated to the re-issuing of otherwise out-of-print FAX discs, particularly those from the 1990s.[8]
• Rather Interesting was a label maintained by German IDM musician Uwe Schmidt, with the vast majority of its catalog being his solo material, issued under a multitude of aliases.[1][9]
Further details
Until the creation of the Ambient World sub-label and the subsequent release of its discography on the iTunes Store,[10] all FAX records were issued in extremely limited quantities, with typically 500–1000 pressings depending on the project.[1][4] This resulted in FAX originals fetching high prices on eBay and other online auction Web sites.[1]
Label founder Pete Namlook died of a heart attack on 8 November 2012,[11] although no official statement regarding the label's future was ever made.[12][13][14]
See also
External links
- The official site of FAX and Pete Namlook
- 2350.org Reviews of FAX material
- FAXGalleria, a FAX fansite
- A spin-off of the official site; includes extensive discography information
- The FAX page on discogs
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- ↑ http://nmlkfax.blogspot.nl/2013/07/pete-namlook-official-statement.html
- ↑ German synth pioneer Pete Namlook passes away | MusicRadar
- ↑ RA News: RIP Pete Namlook
- ↑ R.I.P. Pete Namlook – Stereogum