ObliqSound | |
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Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Tobias Tanner, Michele Locatelli, Ralf Schmid |
Genre | Jazz, electronic, avant-garde |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | New York City |
Official website | www |
ObliqSound is a record label in New York City.
It was founded by Tobias Tanner, Michele Locatelli, and Ralf Schmid. They studied music together at the New School in Manhattan. Their intent with Obliqsound is to produce musicians with a background in jazz whose music crosses genres. The roster includes Gilfema, which consists of Lionel Loueke, a guitarist from Benin; Massimo Biolcati, a Swedish-Italian bassist, and drummer Ferenc Nemeth from Hungary. Other atypical acts are Maori singer Tama Waipara and Flügelschlag!, a group from Germany which uses three pianos. [1]
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