COP International, also shortened to ''COP Int'l.'', is a music label based in

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. Initially, the label was founded in 1991 by Christian Petke (a.k.a. Count Zero of Deathline Int'l.) in

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. A few months later, Kim X, his girlfriend, opened a branch office in Oakland. The first label full-length release was the ''California Cyber Crash Compilation''. Most of the involved artists, such as

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, Battery, Kode IV, Consolidated, Biohazard PCB (a.k.a. Contagion), Deathline Intl. and Switchblade Symphony, became very popular in the 1990s Electro-industrial scene. Other leading label groups were Index, Pulse Legion, Unit:187, Pain Emission and The Razor Skyline. The label has released a number of compilations, among the more notable of which were the female-focused, "Diva X Machina" compilations series. In 2020, Petke brought on producer

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as a partner in forming a production company and providing A&R for the label.

COP International Roster

References

External links

Interview with Kim X
@ Last Sigh
COP International
at

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