Contemode, stylized in all lowercase, was a Japanese

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founded by

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in 2003. The label was based in

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and specialized in a variety of music styles including

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, dance, and hardcore house. Yamaha Music Communications, the music subsidiary of

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, was its official parent company, while

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(from 2003 to 2006) and Avex Trax (from 2006 to 2013) served as its distributors. In 2013, the label officially ceased operations.

History

contemode was created in 2003 by Yasutaka Nakata to primarily serve as a label for capsule, an electro band he formed in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima. Nakata had a significant amount of involvement with the artists who were signed to or worked in conjunction with his label, and described the music that came from contemode as an "accessory to fashion"; contemode artists' music was often sold in fashion boutiques located in Shibuya. Gradually over contemode's lifespan, fewer and fewer artists were signed to the label, until the point where the only remaining active artists were capsule and Nakata himself. In August 2013, Nakata moved to Japanese management company ASOBISYSTEM and

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's label

unBORDE Unborde (アンボルデ ''anborude''; stylized as unBORDE) is a Japanese record label established on December 21, 2010 as a sublabel of Warner Music Japan. The label is currently led by Ryoma Suzuki, Rip Slyme's producer. Current roster As of J ...

, rendering the sublabel defunct.

Former Artists

* capsule (2003-2013) **

(2003-2013) *

COLTEMONIKHA Coltemonikha (stylized as "COLTEMONIKHA" or "COLTEMÖNIKHA") was a Japanese electronica duo consisting of record producer Yasutaka Nakata and model and fashion designer Kate Sakai. The group formed as a project uniting music and fashion. They p ...

(2006-2011) * COPTER4016882 (2004-2006) * Nagisa Cosmetic (2004)

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