Compost Records

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Compost Records
Founded1993
Founder Michael Reinboth
Distributor(s)Shelter Music Group
Genre
Country of originGermany
Location Munich
Official website compost-rec.com

Compost Records is a German record label based in Munich and established by Michael Reinboth in 1993. [1] The label is known for progressive downbeat dance [1] and nu jazz releases [2] incorporating influences of bossa nova, techno, and drum and bass. [3] The Future Sounds of Jazz compilation series helped establish the label early in its history. [1] The majority of artists signed to Compost Records are those known to Reinboth personally, from connections in the German downbeat club scene. [1] The company has resisted licensing its catalog to larger labels, seeking instead to develop roster reputations in-house. [4] Reinboth selected the name Compost for his label because it translates well among many languages, and felt it denoted a "catalyst for constitution and reactions". [5]

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In the United States, Compost was initially distributed by K7! Distribution [1] and then by Studio Distribution, until 2002, when it switched to Shelter Music Group. [2]

The book Soul Love: 20 Years Compost Records was released in 2015, featuring text in both English and German, over 450 photographs from the history of the label, and a download code for a forty-track compilation. [6]

Artist roster

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References

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  5. Sin, Jeong-Won (2014). Du bist, was du hörst: Musiklabels als Wegweiser im digitalen Zeitalter (in German). Campus Verlag. p. 291. ISBN   9783593501031.
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