Antler-Subway Records is a Belgian record label based in Aarschot. Originally, Antler was the main label and Subway Records a sublabel, but in 1989 they merged to form one label specialized in all kinds of dance music. Antler was created in 1981 by Roland Beelen as a home for Belgian New wave music with bands like Siglo XX and Nacht und Nebel. [1] Beelen was one third of the producers Morton Sherman Bellucci. Subway was the label of Maurice Engelen aka Praga Khan. [2] In 1993 it was announced that producer Rick Rubin had created White Lbls as a sublabel of his American Recordings label, to release dance music from Antler-Subway artists. [3]
Antler-Subway was acquired by EMI in 1995, but stayed in Aarschot until 2000. [4]
Described as "leading Belgian dance independent" by Billboard in 2000, [4] they were mainly active in different kinds of dance music, and were one of the main labels in the new beat and EBM genres in the late 1980s, released acts like Lords of Acid in the 1990s, and in the 2000s had success with acts like Milk Inc., Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo and Kate Ryan. For example in June 2000 they had at the same time the #1, #3 and #5 spot in the Belgian singles charts with songs by Milk Inc., Drive By Shooters and La Luna, and #8 in the album charts with Praga Khan. [5]