PC Records

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PC Records
Founded2000
FounderHendrik Lasch
GenreNeo-Nazi rock, RAC
Country of origin Germany
Location Chemnitz

PC Records is a German Neo-Nazi music label. The label is an artistic outlet for the Chemnitz Neo-Nazi scene and one of the most active of the far-right and "Rock Against Communism" music scene in Germany. PC Records is releasing some of the most regionally popular Neo-Nazi bands. Several of the albums released by the label have been indexed for Neo-Fascist content. The label includes a shop and a mailorder business. The name "PC" refers to the phrase "Political Correctness, no thanks!" [1]

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According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Sachsen), PC Records "has a high reputation in the right-wing extremist scene at home and abroad. Its turnover is estimated at several hundred thousand euros per year. The profits enable business owners not only to make a living, but also to finance and promote scene activities." [2]

Connections and Glorification of NSU Terrorist

Founder of PC Records, Hendrik Lasch, had good connections to National Socialist Underground (NSU) member Uwe Mundlos in the 1990s. Lasch promoted a T-shirt, made to raise money to support the three Neo-Nazi activists of NSU, who hid from the police. [3]

The album Adolf Hitler Lives by Gigi & Die Braunen Stadtmusikanten was released on PC Records in 2010. The CD features the song "Döner-Killer". In the song, Daniel Giese praises the series of murders committed by the NSU, which were later uncovered. [4] [5]

Bands

Featuring around 200 far-right rock album releases from 2000 to 2014, PC Records is one of the most active right-wing labels in Germany. With numerous solo samplers, the label finances activities of the neo-fascist scene and its protagonists. The label released music from the following bands: [6]

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References

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  4. Music!, Don't Call it. "Nazi-Musiklabels – Agitatoren und Profiteure".
  5. "PC Records & Backstreet Noise | "Rechts" sind doch die anderen!?". wachsam-in-chemnitz.de.
  6. Maegerle, Anton (May 12, 2014). ""Schlag ihn tot, den Jud"". Jüdische Allgemeine.