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Crammed Discs is an
independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
whose output blends world music, rock,
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, and
electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...
. Based in
Brussels, Belgium Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Crammed was founded in 1980 by Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul and has since released around 375 albums and 275 singles, working with artists from all over the world (from Western Europe and the US to the Balkans and North & Central Africa, from South America to the Middle East and Japan). Crammed Discs is run by Marc Hollander (A&R) with
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(artist development, marketing, distribution & art direction) and Vincent Kenis (producer, director of the
Congotronics Series ''Congotronics'' is the official debut album by Konono Nº1. It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs. It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in the North American and Eu ...
). Marc Hollander and Crammed Discs received the
WOMEX WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showca ...
award in 2004 at the World Music Expo international music trade fair, for being "one of the seminal players on the world music field". However, the label has always systematically worked with electronic music, indie pop and rock artists, and "doesn't see itself as a ''world music label'': it just happens to enjoy working with artists from around the world, some of whom sing in languages other than English" (as stated in the label's manifesto). Crammed has been described as "one of the most boldly eclectic independent labels around" (Pitchfork), as "innovative and groundbreaking" and "visionary", a.o. for steadily avoiding to confine its roster "to one, potentially homogeneous category" and encouraging artists with plural identities to create new forms of music. In 2011, Crammed Discs celebrated its 30th anniversary by setting up the
Congotronics vs Rockers ''Congotronics'' is the official debut album by Konono Nº1. It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs. It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in the North American and Eu ...
project, a "superband" including ten Congolese and ten indie rock musicians (including members of Konono No1, Deerhoof,
Wildbirds & Peacedrums Wildbirds & Peacedrums is a Swedish duo, Mariam Wallentin and husband Andreas Werliin. Background Wallentin and Werliin met in 2004 whilst studying at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Sweden. They married a year later and formed W ...
,
Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
,
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,
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
and Vincent Kenis), who collaborated to create a common repertoire and performed at 15 major festivals and venues in ten countries. From 2008 to 2014, the following artists have joined the Crammed Discs roster: Chicago band Allá, indie pop act Lonely Drifter Karen (from
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and
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), London-based Moroccan electronic artist U-cef,
Congolese Congolese or Kongolese may refer to: African peoples * Congolese people (disambiguation) * Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by ...
band Staff Benda Bilili, musician/composer/producer Mocky, Belgian band Hoquets, Belgo-Congolese rapper Baloji, Belgian-Colombian band
La Chiva Gantiva LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
, French-American artist Maïa Vidal, US bands
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& Megafaun, South African/Dutch band SKIP&DIE, Belgian band Amatorski, Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan, Argentinian artist
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
and Ghanaian/Swiss band OY. The label's latest signings (2016-2020) are Parisian electronic music collective
Acid Arab In computer science, ACID ( atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) is a set of properties of database transactions intended to guarantee data validity despite errors, power failures, and other mishaps. In the context of databases, a sequ ...
, Portuguese singer & musician Lula Pena, young French-Welsh band
Fauna Twin Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zool ...
, French experimental pop band Aquaserge, Matias Aguayo & The Desdemonas, the new rock band founded by the German-Chilean electronic music producer, Berlin-based Spanish experimental musician
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, French-Chilean band
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, Lagos/London project
Ekiti Sound Ekiti may refer to: *Ekiti people, one of the largest subgroups of Yoruba people of West Africa *Ekiti, Kwara, a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria *Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nig ...
, Ugandan/British band Nihiloxica, Californian musician Scott Gilmore, renowned producer Pascal Gabriel and his new Stubbleman project, and Palestinian techno duet Zenobia.


Sub-labels

Because of the diversity of the label's output since its early days in the 1980s, its founders chose to create several sub-labels. This policy was discarded during the latter part of the 1990s, because Crammed felt that genre-blending had finally become acceptable. *Made To Measure A composers' series specializing in instrumental and
ambient music Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. It may lack net composition, beat, or structured melody.The Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, London, 2003. It ...
,
soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...
s and works commissioned for films, ballets etc. Notable artists are: Hector Zazou, Arto Lindsay, John Lurie, Yasuaki Shimizu, Minimal Compact and
Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...
. 36 volumes were released between 1984 and 1995. *SSR Launched in 1988, this electronic music label was A&R'd by DJ Morpheus (a.k.a. Samy Birnbach) and Marc Hollander. 47 albums and numerous singles were released, ranging from early new beat to
downtempo Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...
,
techno Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...
,
house A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air ...
and hip hop, by artists such as Snooze, Juryman,
Carl Craig Carl Craig (born May 22, 1969) is an American electronic music producer, DJ, and founder of the record label Planet E Communications. He is known as a leading figure and pioneer in the second wave of Detroit techno artists during the late 1980 ...
, Tek 9, DJ Morpheus,
Kevin Saunderson Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music Dj and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three, ...
and
Telex The telex network is a station-to-station switched network of teleprinters similar to a telephone network, using telegraph-grade connecting circuits for two-way text-based messages. Telex was a major method of sending written messages electroni ...
. SSR is short for ''Sampleur & Sans Reproche''. *Language This 'avant dance' sub-label was A&R'd by Tony Thorpe (a.k.a.
The Moody Boyz The Moody Boys or Moody Boyz are Tony Thorpe's UK-based record production and remix outfit, active since 1988. The Moody Boys were closely linked with The KLF - and in particular with KLF member Jimmy Cauty - until the KLF's retirement in 1992, ...
). 10 albums and 22 singles/EPs were released between 1995 and 1999, by artists including Buckfunk 3000 ( Si Begg) and Circadian Rhythms (a band led by ex- This Heat member Charles Bullen). *Ziriguiboom Launched in 1998 in collaboration with Brazilian A&R/Producer
Béco Dranoff Béco Dranoff (born August 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-American music producer and creative Brazilian music events and film producer and co-founder of the Ziriguiboom Discos music label. Early career Born and raised in São Pa ...
, Ziriguiboom's aim was to present original and as-yet-unexposed aspects of Brazilian music to international audiences. It quickly became one of the global hubs for the new wave of Brazilian music, and has brought Crammed its biggest commercial success to date with Bebel Gilberto's debut album ''Tanto Tempo'' (which sold one million units worldwide). Ziriguiboom also signed and released albums by artists such as Celso Fonseca,
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
,
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...
, Trio Mocotó,
Bossacucanova Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group. The group combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their a ...
,
DJ Dolores Helder Aragão, better known as DJ Dolores, is a Brazilian DJ. Helder Aragão was one of the participants of the mangue movement, as a designer. The crabs with brains that decorate the first release of the mangue movement were created by him. ...
,
Apollo Nove Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
and the late Suba. Crammed also had several specialized and one-artist sub-labels: *Cramworld (for contemporary and archival world music releases) *Selector (specialized in
drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
) *Cramboy (for Tuxedomoon's releases) *Furax (released Belgian
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s
Les Snuls was a group of Belgian comedians who were active from 1989 to 1993. They were known for their weekly television program shown on Canal+ Belgique, and various disks. Their humour was mostly inspired by self-mockery and nonsense, much like the Bri ...
) *The
Congotronics Series ''Congotronics'' is the official debut album by Konono Nº1. It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs. It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in the North American and Eu ...
Currently the only subsiding Crammed Discs imprints are Congotronics and Made To Measure. Congotronoics is not a sub-label per se, but a collection of releases by Congolese bands who play their own respective styles of electrified traditional music (such as Konono No1 and
Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
). The series is curated and produced by Vincent Kenis. As for the Made To Measure composers' series, it is being discreetly revived since 2013 (after having remained inactive for 18 years), as 6 new volumes have recently come out.


Discography (albums)

1980 * Aksak Maboul: ''
Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits ''Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits'' ( en, A Little of the Bandit Spirit) is the second album by Belgian avant-rock band Aksak Maboul. It was recorded at Sunrise Studio in Kirchberg, Switzerland in February and August 1979, and released on LP in Jan ...
'', with
Chris Cutler Chris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including Art Bears, ...
and
Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...
(LP 1980, CD reissue in 1995, vinyl reissue in 2018)
1981 * Aksak Maboul: ''
Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine ''Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine'' ( en, Eleven Dances for Fighting Migraines) is the debut album by Belgian avant-rock band Aksak Maboul. It was largely the work of one of the band's co-founders, Marc Hollander and was credited to Marc ...
'' (originally out in 1977, released on Crammed in 1981, CD reissue in 2003, vinyl reissue in 2015) * Minimal Compact: ''Minimal Compact'' (mini-album, 1981, reissued on CD as part of ''One+One By One'') *
Band Apart A Band Apart Films was a production company founded by Quentin Tarantino, Michael Bodnarchek, and Lawrence Bender that was active from 1991 to 2006. Its name is a play on the French New Wave classic film, '' Bande à part'' ("Band of Outsiders") by ...
: ''Band Apart'' (mini-album) * Family Fodder: ''Greatest Hits''
1982 * The Honeymoon Killers: ''Les Tueurs de la Lune de Miel'' *
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: ''Lunga Notte'' (mini-album) * Hermine: ''The World On My Plates'' *
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
/ Steven Brown: ''Douzième Journée: le Verbe, la Parure, l'Amour''
1983 * Minimal Compact: ''One By One'' (1983, reissued on CD as part of ''One+One By One'') *
Band Apart A Band Apart Films was a production company founded by Quentin Tarantino, Michael Bodnarchek, and Lawrence Bender that was active from 1991 to 2006. Its name is a play on the French New Wave classic film, '' Bande à part'' ("Band of Outsiders") by ...
: ''Marseille'' * Zazou Bikaye+CY1: ''Noir Et Blanc''
1984 *
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Vol.1, feat. Aksak Maboul, Benjamin Lew, Minimal Compact, Tuxedomoon *
Blaine Reininger Blaine Leslie Reininger (born July 10, 1953 in Pueblo, Colorado) is an American post-punk, new-wave and alternative pop singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist (particularly violin), writer and performer. He is known for being a memb ...
/
Mikel Rouse Mikel Rouse (born Michael Rouse; January 26, 1957 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) is an American composer. He has been associated with a Downtown New York City movement known as totalism, and is best known for his operas, including ' ...
: ''Colorado Suite'' * Minimal Compact: ''Deadly Weapons'' *
Karl Biscuit Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
: ''Regrets Eternels'' (1984, re-released in 2003 as part of ''Secret Love - Compiled Electropop Works'')
1985 * Zazou Bikaye: ''Mr Manager'' *
Peter Principle The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until ...
: ''Sedimental Journey'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Holy Wars'' * Minimal Compact: ''Raging Souls'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Half Mute'' (originally out on Ralph Records in 1980, reissued on Crammed in 1985) * Hector Zazou: ''Géographies'' *
Karl Biscuit Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
: ''Fatal Reverie'' (1985, re-released in 2003 as part of ''Secret Love - Compiled Electropop Works'') * Nadjma: ''Rapture In Baghdad'', feat. Adrian Sherwood
1986 * Surfin Dave and The Absent Legends: ''In Search of a Decent Haircut'' *Various Artists: ''Fuck Your Dreams, This Is Heaven'', feat. members of Tuxedomoon & Minimal Compact playing covers of 1960s/1970s songs *
Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire ...
: ''
Commercial Suicide ''Commercial Suicide'' is the fourth studio album by English musician Colin Newman, released in 1986 by record label Crammed Discs. A massive change in style for Newman, ''Commercial Suicide'' is reflective and highly orchestrated. His next LP, ...
'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Desire'' (originally out on Ralph Records in 1981, re-issued on Crammed in 1986) *
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
/ Steven Brown: ''A propos d'un paysage'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Ship of Fools'' *
Mikel Rouse Mikel Rouse (born Michael Rouse; January 26, 1957 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) is an American composer. He has been associated with a Downtown New York City movement known as totalism, and is best known for his operas, including ' ...
: ''A Walk In The Woods'' * John Lurie: ''Stranger Than Paradise'' (original soundtrack from the Jim Jarmusch film) *
Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed ( Amharic: ማሕሙድ አህመድ; born 8 May 1941) is an Ethiopian singer. He gained great popularity in Ethiopia in the 1970s and among the Ethiopian diaspora in the 1980s, before rising to international fame with African mus ...
: ''Ere Mela Mela'' (originally released 1975-76, released on Crammed Discs in 1986, and re-issued as part of the Ethiopiques series in 2000) * Hector Zazou: ''Reivax au Bongo''
1987 * Minimal Compact: ''The Figure One Cuts'' * Tuxedomoon: ''You'' * Minimal Compact: ''Lowlands Flight'' * Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz: ''Desert Equations'' * Yasuaki Shimizu: ''Music For Commercials'' * John Lurie: ''Down By Law'' (original soundtrack from the Jim Jarmusch film) * Daniel Schell & Karo: ''If Windows They Have'' *
Karen Finley Karen Finley (born 1956) is an American performance artist, musician and poet. Her performance art, recordings, and books are used as forms of activism. Her work frequently uses nudity and profanity. Finley incorporates depictions of sexuality, ...
: ''The Truth Is Hard To Swallow'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Suite en Sous-Sol/Time To Lose/Short Stories'' (originally out in 1982 and 1983, re-issued on Crammed in 1987)
1988 *
Bel Canto Bel canto (Italian for "beautiful singing" or "beautiful song", )—with several similar constructions (''bellezze del canto'', ''bell'arte del canto'')—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing. The phrase was not associat ...
: ''White Out Conditions'' *
Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire ...
: ''
It Seems ''It Seems'' is the fifth studio album by Colin Newman, lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in 1988 by Crammed Discs. ''It Seems'' built on the reflective and highly orchestrated of his 1986 album '' Commercial Suicide'', albei ...
'' *Sonoko: ''La Débutante'' *
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
: ''Nebka'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Pinheads on the Move''
1989 * Minimal Compact: ''Live'' * Zazou Bikaye: ''Guilty'' * Dominic Sonic: ''Cold Tears'' *
Peter Principle The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until ...
: ''Tone Poems'' * Samy Birnbach/
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
: ''When God Was Famous'' *Various Artists: ''Sampleur et Sans Reproche'' (SSR compilation) *
Bleep Bleep may refer to: * Bleep sound, a noise, generally of a single tone, often generated by a machine ** Bleep censor, the replacement of offensive language (swear words) or personal details with a beep sound ** Bleep techno, a Yorkshire-born subge ...
(a.k.a. Geir Jenssen a.k.a. Biosphere): ''The North Pole By Submarine''
1990 *
Bel Canto Bel canto (Italian for "beautiful singing" or "beautiful song", )—with several similar constructions (''bellezze del canto'', ''bell'arte del canto'')—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing. The phrase was not associat ...
: ''Birds Of Passage'' * Hector Zazou: ''Géologies'' * Steven Brown/ Delphine Seyrig: ''De doute et de grâce'' * Peter Scherer & Arto Lindsay: ''Pretty Ugly'' * Zelwer: ''La fiancée aux yeux de bois'' *
Foreign Affair ''Foreign Affair'' is the seventh solo studio album by Tina Turner, released on September 13, 1989, through Capitol Records. It was Turner's third album release after her massively successful comeback five years earlier with '' Private Dancer' ...
: ''East On Fire'' *
Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...
: ''The Top Of His Head'' * Gabor G.Kristof: ''Le cri du lézard'' * Steve Shehan: ''Arrows'' * Daniel Schell & Karo: ''Le Secret de Bwlch'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Divine'', soundtrack for a
Maurice Béjart Maurice Béjart (; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French-born dancer, choreographer and opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, talking vast ...
ballet (1982, reissued on Crammed in 1990)
1991 * Dominique Dalcan: ''Entre l'étoile et le carré'' *
Classic Swede Swede A classic is an outstanding example of a particular style; something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality; of the first or highest quality, class, or rank – something that exemplifies its class. The word can be an adjective (a ''c ...
: ''Toleki Bango (Miles Ahead)'' * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''Musique des Tziganes de Roumanie'' *
Ramuntcho Matta ''Ramuntcho'' (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a love and adventure story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France. It is one of Loti's most popular stories—"love, loss and faith remain eternal themes"—wit ...
: ''Domino One'' * Bobvan: ''Loonychip Classics'' * Michel Moers: ''Fishing Le Kiss'' *
Seigen Ono Seigen (written: 清源 or 勢源) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1914), Chinese Go player *, Japanese swordsman {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
: ''Nekonotopia Nekonomania'' * Zap Mama: ''Zap Mama'' (retitled ''Adventures In Afropea'' for the US release, 1991) * Hector Zazou: ''Sahara Blue'' feat.
John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various sty ...
, Ryuichi Sakamoto,
David Sylvian David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. The band's androgynous look and increasingly ...
...
1992 *
Bel Canto Bel canto (Italian for "beautiful singing" or "beautiful song", )—with several similar constructions (''bellezze del canto'', ''bell'arte del canto'')—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing. The phrase was not associat ...
: ''Shimmering Warm and Bright'' *David Cunningham: ''Water'' *Various Artists: ''Roots Of Rumba Rock 1 (1953-54)'' (1992, reissued with vol.2 as a double CD in 2006) *The Gruesome Twosome ( Samy Birnbach & Bertrand Burgalat): ''Candy For Strangers'' *
Les Snuls was a group of Belgian comedians who were active from 1989 to 1993. They were known for their weekly television program shown on Canal+ Belgique, and various disks. Their humour was mostly inspired by self-mockery and nonsense, much like the Bri ...
: ''Les Snuls, bien entendu''
1993 * Sainkho ( Saynkho Namchylak): ''Out of Tuva'' * Bobvan: ''Water Dragon'' *Various Artists: ''Roots Of OK Jazz'' (1993, reissued in 2006) *
Brion Gysin Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices. He is best known for his use of the cut-up technique, alongside his close friend, the ...
: ''Self-Portrait Jumping'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Solve et Coagula'' *
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
: ''Le Parfum du Raki'' *
Lone Kent Lone may refer to: People * Lone (given name), a given name (including a list of people with this name) *Lone (musician), Matt Cutler, an electronic musician from Nottingham, United Kingdom *Lone (surname), a surname (including a list of people w ...
: ''Granite & Sand'' *Avalon: ''Earth Water Air Fire''
1994 *
Ramuntcho Matta ''Ramuntcho'' (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a love and adventure story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France. It is one of Loti's most popular stories—"love, loss and faith remain eternal themes"—wit ...
: ''2 l'Amour'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone 1: The Phenomenology Of Ambient'' (2CD) * Zap Mama: ''Sabsylma'' * Dominique Dalcan: ''Cannibale'' * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''Honourable Brigands, Magic Horses & Evil Eye'' *Solar Quest: ''Orgship'' *Various Artists: ''Around The Day in 80 Worlds'', compiled by DJ Morpheus a.k.a. Samy Birnbach * Purna Das Baul & Bauls Of Bengal *Various Artists: ''Jungle Vibes'' *Various Artists: ''Renegade Selector''
1995 *
4hero 4hero are an electronic music group from Dollis Hill, London, comprising producers Mark "Marc Mac" Clair & Denis "Dego" McFarlane. While the band is often cited as ''4 Hero'' or ''4-Hero'', the name is stylised as ''4hero'' on their albums and ...
''Parallel Universe'' * John Lurie National Orchestra: ''Men With Sticks'' * Harold Budd & Hector Zazou: ''Glyph'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone 2: Variations On A Chill'', compiled by DJ Morpheus a.k.a. Samy Birnbach (2 CD) *Various Artists: ''Miscellaneous'' (Language compilation) *Various Artists: ''Jungle Vibes 2'' (Selector compilation) *Various Artists: ''Roots Of Rumba Rock 2 (1954-55)'' (1995, reissued with vol.1 as a double CD in 2006) *
Bio Muse Bio or BIO may refer to: Computing * bio(4), a pseudo-device driver in RAID controller management interface in OpenBSD and NetBSD * Block I/O, a concept in computer data storage Politics * Julius Maada Bio (born 1964), Sierra Leonean politicia ...
: ''Wrong'' * Zelwer: ''Les dieux sont fâchés/The Gods Are Angry'' *
Aural Expansion Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds through an organ, such as an ear, by detecting vibrations as periodic changes in the pressure of a surrounding medium. The academic field concerned with hearing is auditory ...
: ''Surreal Sheep''
1996 *Tek 9: ''It's Not What You Think It Is !!?!'' * Snooze: ''The Man In The Shadow'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone 3: Horizontal Dancing'', 23 exclusives by Herbert, Kruder&Dorfmeister, Carl Craig...(2CD) *Various Artists: ''Miscellaneous, The 2nd Edition'' (Language compilation) *
Endemic Void Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
''Equations'' *Hugo: ''La Formule'' *
Aural Expansion Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds through an organ, such as an ear, by detecting vibrations as periodic changes in the pressure of a surrounding medium. The academic field concerned with hearing is auditory ...
: ''Remixed Sheep'' *Various Artists: ''Moving House'', compiled by DJ Geoffroy a.k.a. Mugwump *Various Artists: ''Junglized'' (Selector compilation) *Various Artists: ''The Deepest Shade Of Techno'', compiled by
4hero 4hero are an electronic music group from Dollis Hill, London, comprising producers Mark "Marc Mac" Clair & Denis "Dego" McFarlane. While the band is often cited as ''4 Hero'' or ''4-Hero'', the name is stylised as ''4hero'' on their albums and ...
(2CD) *
Ziryab Trio Abu l-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi, better known as Ziryab, Zeryab, or Zaryab ( 789– 857) ( ar, أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب, rtl=yes) ( fa, زَریاب ''Zaryāb''), was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teache ...
: ''Mashreq Classics''
1997 *
Carl Craig Carl Craig (born May 22, 1969) is an American electronic music producer, DJ, and founder of the record label Planet E Communications. He is known as a leading figure and pioneer in the second wave of Detroit techno artists during the late 1980 ...
''More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art'' * Barbara Gogan with Hector Zazou: ''Made On Earth'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone 4: Dangerous Lullabies'', 22 exclusives by Basement Jaxx, Rhythm And Sound, Thievery Corporation...(2CD) * Juryman vs Spacer: ''Mail-Order Justice'' * Tuxedomoon: ''The Ghost Sonata'' (1991, reissued on Crammed in 1997) * Kočani Orkestar: ''L'Orient est rouge'' *
Elixir ELIXIR (the European life-sciences Infrastructure for biological Information) is an initiative that will allow life science laboratories across Europe to share and store their research data as part of an organised network. Its goal is to bring t ...
: ''Alien Rainbow'' *
Meira Asher Meira is a municipality in the Galician province of Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo ( ...
: ''Dissected'' * Qmoog: ''The Arc Of Blueness'' *Subject 13: ''The Black Steele Project'' * Tao: ''Esoteric Red'' *Various Artists: ''Moving House 2'', compiled by DJ Geoffroy a.k.a. Mugwump *Various Artists: ''Lysergic Factory'', compiled by DJ Morpheus
1998 * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''Dumbala Dumba'' * Buckfunk 3000: ''First Class Ticket To Telos'' *
Auto Repeat Auto may refer to: * An automaton * An automobile * An autonomous car * An automatic transmission * An auto rickshaw * Short for automatic * Auto (art), a form of Portuguese dramatic play * ''Auto'' (film), 2007 Tamil comedy film * Auto (p ...
: ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Auto-Repeating'' * Circadian Rhythms: ''Internal Clock'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone 5: The Radio Is Teaching My Goldfish Ju-Jitsu'', 21 exclusives by Shawn J.Period, Jigmastas, Joe Claussell... (2CD) *
Bossacucanova Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group. The group combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their a ...
: ''Revisited Classics'' *
Telex The telex network is a station-to-station switched network of teleprinters similar to a telephone network, using telegraph-grade connecting circuits for two-way text-based messages. Telex was a major method of sending written messages electroni ...
: ''I Don't Like Music'', a collection of remixes *Various Artists: ''Moving House 3'', compiled by DJ Geoffroy a.k.a. Mugwump *Various Artists: ''If U Can Beat 'Em, Break 'Em'', compiled by DJ Morpheus *Various Artists: ''Phax'n'Phixion, The Nu Hip Hop Underground'', compiled by DJ Morpheus *Various Artists: ''Junglized 2'' (Selector compilation) *Various Artists: ''The Family Album'', exclusive tracks by artists on the Language label *
Kevin Saunderson Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music Dj and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three, ...
: ''Faces & Phases'' (2CD)
1999 *
Telex The telex network is a station-to-station switched network of teleprinters similar to a telephone network, using telegraph-grade connecting circuits for two-way text-based messages. Telex was a major method of sending written messages electroni ...
: ''I Don't Like Music 2'', a collection of remixes *
Meira Asher Meira is a municipality in the Galician province of Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo ( ...
: ''Spears Into Hooks'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone 6: Fourth Person Singular'', 22 exclusives by Alex Gopher, Stacey Pullen, Mark Pritchard... (2CD) *
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...
: ''Outro Lado'' *
Phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Ea ...
: ''Pillar Of Salt'' *Various Artists: ''Brasil 2mil - The Soul Of Bass-O-Nova'' * Suba (Mitar Subotić): ''São Paulo Confessions'' *
Niko Marks Niko may refer to: People The given name is sometimes a short form of Nikola, Nikolas, Nikolaos or others. * Nikō (1253–1314), Japanese Buddhist disciple of Nichiren * Niko (musician), American musician active from 2002 * NiKo (born 1997), B ...
& Eddie Fowlkes: ''City Boy Players'' *Various Artists: ''Moving House At Food Club'' *Various Artists: ''Tags Of The Times 2.0'' *Various Artists: ''The Beyond Real Experience'', produced and compiled by DJ Spinna *Various Artists: ''Electric Kingdom - New Skool Breaks & Electro'' *Various Artists ''If It's Not 100% U.K. Hip Hop You Can Have Your Money Back'', compiled by Tony Thorpe & Dave Watts
2000 * Bebel Gilberto: ''Tanto Tempo'' * Sandy Dillon & Hector Zazou: ''12 (Las Vegas Is Cursed)'' *
Tek 9 The Intratec TEC-9, TEC-DC9, KG-99 and AB-10 are a line of blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols. They were developed by Intratec, an American subsidiary of the Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB. Introduced in 1984, the TEC-9 w ...
: ''Simply'' * Juryman: ''The Hill'' * Le PM: ''Les Petits Chefs'' * Sussan Deyhim: ''Madman of God'' *Various Artists: ''In My Bag'', compiled by DJ Morpheus
2001 * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''Band of Gypsies'' *
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...
: ''The Other Side of Outro Lado'' *Various Artists: ''Freezone: Seven Is Seven Is'', 23 exclusives by Cibelle, Kid Koala, Tim 'Love' Lee... (2CD) * Trio Mocotó: ''Samba Rock'' *Various Artists: ''Samba Soul 70'' * Snooze: ''Goingmobile'' *
Bossacucanova Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group. The group combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their a ...
: ''Brasilidade'' * Bebel Gilberto: ''Tanto Tempo Remixes''
2002 * Kočani Orkestar: ''Alone at my Wedding'' * Suba (Mitar Subotić): ''Tributo'' *
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...
: ''Tales of High Fever'' * Juryman: ''Escape To Where'' * Sussan Deyhim/ Bill Laswell: ''Shy Angels'' *Various Artists: ''Ziriguiboom: The Now Sound Of Brazil''
2003 *
Electric Gypsyland Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...
1 (Taraf de Haïdouks and Kočani Orkestar reinterpreted by Señor Coconut, Mercan Dede, Arto Lindsay & more) *
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
: ''Cibelle'' * Celso Fonseca: ''Natural'' *
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
: ''Compiled Electronic Landscapes'' *
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...
: ''One Down, One Up'' (2CD)
2004 * Bebel Gilberto: ''Bebel Gilberto'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Cabin In The Sky'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Seismic Riffs'' (DVD) *
Mahala Rai Banda Mahala Rai Banda is a gypsy band based in Bucharest (Romania). The band was formed by violinist and composer Aurel Ionita, who originates from a family of Lăutari from the village of Clejani. He is related to several members of Taraf de Haïdou ...
: ''Mahala Rai Banda'' * Trio Mocotó: ''Beleza! Beleza!! Beleza!!!'' *
Bossacucanova Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group. The group combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their a ...
: ''Uma Batida Diferente'' *
Konono Nº1 Konono Nº1 is a musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are known for their DIY aesthetic, combining electric likembé (a traditional instrument similar to the mbira) with vocals, dancers, and percussion instrument ...
: ''Congotronics'' * Minimal Compact: ''Returning Wheel'' (3-CD box set, including new remixes and rarities)
2005 * Celso Fonseca: ''Rive Gauche Rio'' * Bebel Gilberto: ''Bebel Gilberto Remixed'' *
Apollo Nove Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
: ''Res Inexplicata Volans'' feat. Cibelle, Seu Jorge etc. *
DJ Dolores Helder Aragão, better known as DJ Dolores, is a Brazilian DJ. Helder Aragão was one of the participants of the mangue movement, as a designer. The crabs with brains that decorate the first release of the mangue movement were created by him. ...
: ''Aparelhagem'' *
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...
: ''Whaa!'' *
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
: ''About A Girl EP'' (CD/DVD dualdisc) *Various Artists: ''Ziriguiboom: The Now Sound Of Brazil 2'' * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''The Continuing Adventures Of...'' (DVD+CD) *
Congotronics ''Congotronics'' is the official debut album by Konono Nº1. It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs. It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in the North American and Eu ...
2, ''Buzz'n'Rumble in the Urb'n'Jungle'', feat. Konono No.1, Kasai Allstars, Basokin... (CD+DVD)
2006 *
Tartit Tartit (meaning "union") are a band from the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The group consists of five women and four men, all of whom are Tamasheq-speaking Tuareg. They formed in 1992 in a refugee camp in Mauritania. Imharhan, an expanded group ...
''Abacabok'' * Think Of One: ''Trafico'' *
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
:''The Shine Of Dried Electric Leaves'' *
Electric Gypsyland Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...
2 (Taraf de Haïdouks et al., reinterpreted by Tunng, Animal Collective, Nouvelle Vague, Susheela Raman & more) * Tuxedomoon: ''Bardo Hotel Soundtrack'' *Hugo: ''La Nuit des Balançoires'' *
Wise In Time ''Wise in Time'' is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee and saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1978 and released on the Storyville label.
: ''The Ballad of Den The Men'' *Various Artists: ''Roots Of Rumba Rock 1+2 (1953–55)'' (originally out in 1992 and 1995, reissued as a 2CD in 2006)
2007 * Tuxedomoon: ''Vapour Trails'' * Tuxedomoon: ''77o7 TM (The 30th Anniversary Box)'' (3CD+1DVD) * Bebel Gilberto: ''Momento'' * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''Maskarada'' * Flat Earth Society: ''Psychoscout'' * Balkan Beat Box: ''Nu Med'' * Think Of One: ''Camping Shaabi'' *
Shantel Stefan Hantel, better known by his stage name Shantel (born 2 March 1968), is a German DJ and producer based in Frankfurt. He is known for his work with Romani brass orchestras, DJing and remixing traditional Balkan music with electronic beat ...
''Disko Partizani!'' *
Konono Nº1 Konono Nº1 is a musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are known for their DIY aesthetic, combining electric likembé (a traditional instrument similar to the mbira) with vocals, dancers, and percussion instrument ...
: ''Live At Couleur Cafe'' *Various Artists: ''Sex & The Single Rabbit'' (a 2-volume compilation of Crammed electronic music tracks, digital-only)
2008 *
Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
''In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish...'' * Kočani Orkestar: ''The Ravished Bride'' *
DJ Dolores Helder Aragão, better known as DJ Dolores, is a Brazilian DJ. Helder Aragão was one of the participants of the mangue movement, as a designer. The crabs with brains that decorate the first release of the mangue movement were created by him. ...
: ''1 Real'' * Allá ''Es Tiempo'' * Balkan Beat Box: ''Nu-Made'' (CD+DVD) * Lonely Drifter Karen ''Grass Is Singing'' * U-cef: ''Halalwood'' * Hector Zazou & Swara: ''In The House Of Mirrors''
2009 * Staff Benda Bilili ''Tres Tres Fort'' *
Bossacucanova Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group. The group combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their a ...
: ''Ao Vivo'' (DVD+CD) * Mocky ''Saskamodie'' *
Shantel Stefan Hantel, better known by his stage name Shantel (born 2 March 1968), is a German DJ and producer based in Frankfurt. He is known for his work with Romani brass orchestras, DJing and remixing traditional Balkan music with electronic beat ...
:''Planet Paprika'' *
Chicha Libre Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based six-member band founded by Olivier Conan. Its name is a reference to ''chicha'', a corn-based liquor that has been produced in South America since the time of the Incas. It is also the name of a Peruvian musical g ...
: ''Sonido Amazonico!'' * Les Tueurs de la lune de miel (a.k.a. The Honeymoon Killers): ''Special Manubre'' (originally out in 1977, reissued in 2009) * Akron/Family ''Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free'' * Megafaun ''Gather, Form & Fly'' * Flat Earth Society: ''Cheer Me, Perverts'' *
Zeep The ZEEP (Zero Energy Experimental Pile) reactor was a nuclear reactor built at the Chalk River Laboratories near Chalk River, Ontario, Canada (which superseded the Montreal Laboratory for nuclear research in Canada). ZEEP first went critical at ...
''People & Things''
2010 * Konono N°1 ''Assume Crash Position'' * Lonely Drifter Karen: ''Fall Of Spring'' * Balkan Beat Box: ''Blue Eyed Black Boy'' *
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
: ''Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel'' *
Axel Krygier Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...
: ''Pesebre'' *Various Artists: ''The Roots Of Chicha 2'' * Radioclit Presents: ''The Sound Of Club Secousse (African Dance Music Anthems)'' * Tradi-Mods vs Rockers: ''Alternative Takes on Congotronics'' feat. Deerhoof, Andrew Bird, Juana Molina, Micachu, Glenn Kotche & more (2CD) * Megafaun: ''Heretofore''
2011 *
Skeletons A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...
: ''People'' * Taraf de Haïdouks & Kočani Orkestar: ''Band of Gypsies 2'' * Hoquets: ''Belgotronics'' *Various Artists: ''The Karindula Sessions'' (CD+DVD) * Tuxedomoon: ''Unearthed'', previously-unreleased music and videos (CD+DVD) * Megafaun: ''Megafaun'' * The Real Tuesday Weld: ''The Last Werewolf'' *
La Chiva Gantiva LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
: ''Pelao'' * Maïa Vidal: ''God Is My Bike'' * Baloji: ''Kinshasa Succursale''
2012 *
Zita Swoon Group Zita Swoon is a Belgian indie rock group. They entered the music scene of Antwerp in 1993, still under the name A Beatband with the EP ''Jintro Travels The Word In A Skirt''. The group is typical of the music scene in Antwerp, with members playin ...
: ''Wait For Me'' * Lonely Drifter Karen: ''Poles'' * Balkan Beat Box: ''Give'' * Jagwa Music: ''Bongo Hotheads'' *
Chicha Libre Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based six-member band founded by Olivier Conan. Its name is a reference to ''chicha'', a corn-based liquor that has been produced in South America since the time of the Incas. It is also the name of a Peruvian musical g ...
: ''Canibalismo'' * Staff Benda Bilili: ''Bouger Le Monde'' * SKIP&DIE: ''Riots In The Jungle''
2013 * Amatorski: ''TBC (+ Same Stars We Shared)'' * Maïa Vidal: ''Spaces'' * NYNKE: ''Alter'' * Yasmine Hamdan: ''Ya Nass'' *
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
: ''∆UNBINDING∆'' * SKIP&DIE : ''Remixed Riots'' * Amatorski : ''re:tbc'' *
Brown Reininger Bodson Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model used ...
: ''Clear Tears , Troubled Waters'' (features Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger and
Maxime Bodson Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name * Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician *Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler *Maxime Du Camp, French write ...
) *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Wed 21''
2014 *
La Chiva Gantiva LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
: ''Vivo'' * OY: ''No Problem Saloon'' * Amatorski: ''from clay to figures'' * Tuxedomoon: ''Pink Narcissus'' *
Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
: ''Beware The Fetish'' *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Segundo'' (re-issue - originally out in 2000) *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Tres Cosas'' (re-issue - originally out in 2002) *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Son'' (re-issue - originally out in 2006) *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Un día'' (re-issue - originally out in 2008) * Chancha Via Circuito: ''Amansara'' *
Véronique Vincent Véronique can refer to: * Véronique (given name), a French female name * Véronique River, a river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. * Véronique (rocket), a French sounding rocket * ''Véronique'' (operetta), compose ...
& Aksak Maboul: ''Ex-Futur Album'' * Jozef Van Wissem: ''It Is Time For You To Return''
2015 * Taraf de Haïdouks: ''Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts'' *
Axel Krygier Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...
: ''Hombre de piedra'' * SKIP&DIE: ''Cosmic Serpents'' * Bérangère Maximin: ''Dangerous Orbits'' *
Soapkills Soapkills or Soap Kills (in Arabic الصابون يقتل read as "As-Saboun Yaqtol") is an indie electro-pop band based in Lebanon. The group was formed in October 1997 when Zeid Hamdan and Yasmine Hamdan, both born in Beirut in 1976 but not r ...
: ''The Best of Soapkills'' * Maïa Vidal: ''You're The Waves'' * Tuxedomoon &
Cult With No Name Cult With No Name (often abbreviated to CWNN) is a German/ English musical duo from London, comprising Erik Stein and Jon Boux. Influenced largely by electronic music, post-punk, and modern classical music, they refer to themselves "electronic ba ...
: ''Blue Velvet Revisited'' * Tuxedomoon: ''The Vinyl Box'' (retrospective, 10-LP boxed set)
2016 * Konono N°1: ''Konono N°1 meets Batida'' * Various Artists: ''Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Revisited'' *
Véronique Vincent Véronique can refer to: * Véronique (given name), a French female name * Véronique River, a river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. * Véronique (rocket), a French sounding rocket * ''Véronique'' (operetta), compose ...
& Aksak Maboul: ''Je pleure tout le temps EP (reworks & remixes)'' *OY: ''Space Diaspora'' *
Acid Arab In computer science, ACID ( atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) is a set of properties of database transactions intended to guarantee data validity despite errors, power failures, and other mishaps. In the context of databases, a sequ ...
: ''Musique de France'' * Aquaserge: ''Guerre EP'' *
Fauna Twin Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zool ...
: ''The Hydra EP'' *
Véronique Vincent Véronique can refer to: * Véronique (given name), a French female name * Véronique River, a river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. * Véronique (rocket), a French sounding rocket * ''Véronique'' (operetta), compose ...
& Aksak Maboul: ''16 Visions of Ex-Futur'' (covers & reworks, feat. Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Aquaserge, Laetitia Sadier, Forever Pavot, Flavien Berger, Nite Jewel, Bullion, Burnt Friedman, Hello Skinny, Marc Collin, Bérangère Maximin, Lena Willikens and Aksak Maboul)
2017 * Lula Pena: ''Archivo Pittoresco'' * Aquaserge: ''Laisse ça être'' * Le Ton Mité: ''Passé composé futur conditionnel'' * Yasmine Hamdan: ''Al Jamilat'' *
Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
: ''Around Félicité'' *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Halo'' * Matias Aguayo & The Desdemonas: ''Sofarnopolis'' *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Un día'' (vinyl release) * Yasuaki Shimizu: ''Music For Commercials'' (vinyl reissue) *
Zazou Bikaye CY1 The zazous were a subculture in France during World War II. They were young people expressing their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the zoot suit fashion in America a few years before) and dancing wildly to swing ja ...
: ''Noir et Blanc'' (vinyl reissue)
2018 * Aksak Maboul: ''Un peu de l'âme des bandits'' (vinyl reissue) * Aquaserge: ''Déjà-vous?'' * Lio: ''Lio canta Caymmi'' * Yasmine Hamdan: ''Jamilat Reprise'' *
Nova Materia A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...
: ''It Comes'' *
Don The Tiger Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...
: ''Matanzas''
2019 * Scott Gilmore: ''Two Roomed Motel'' *
Ekiti Sound Ekiti may refer to: *Ekiti people, one of the largest subgroups of Yoruba people of West Africa *Ekiti, Kwara, a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria *Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nig ...
: ''Abeg No Vex'' * Stubbleman: ''Mountains And Plains'' *
Band Apart A Band Apart Films was a production company founded by Quentin Tarantino, Michael Bodnarchek, and Lawrence Bender that was active from 1991 to 2006. Its name is a play on the French New Wave classic film, '' Bande à part'' ("Band of Outsiders") by ...
: ''Band Apart'' (vinyl reissue) * Matias Aguayo: ''Support Alien Invasion'' *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
: ''Forfun EP'' * Zap Mama: ''Adventures in Afropea'' (vinyl reissue) *
Various Artists A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for re ...
: ''Kinshasa 1978 (Originals & Reconstructions)'' - feat. Konono No.1, Sankayi,
Martin Meissonnier Martin Meissonnier is a French musician, producer, journalist, and filmmaker. He is known for his work with African pop musicians such as Fela Kuti and King Sunny Adé among other diverse artists. His producing and film directing credits include ...

2020 * Doctor Fluorescent: ''Doctor Fluorescent'' (feat. Scott Gilmore & Eddie Ruscha) * Aksak Maboul: ''Figures'' * Zenobia: ''Halak, Halak'' * Nihiloxica: ''Kaloli'' *
Ekiti Sound Ekiti may refer to: *Ekiti people, one of the largest subgroups of Yoruba people of West Africa *Ekiti, Kwara, a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria *Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nig ...
: ''Abeg No Vex Remixes vol.1'' (digital EP) * Stubbleman: ''The Blackbird Tapes'' (digital EP) *
Nova Materia A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...
: ''Live At Home'' (digital EP)
2021 * Ikoqwe (
Batida Batida is a Brazilian cocktail, and is one of several Brazilian cocktails that are made with the national alcoholic drink ''cachaça''. In Portuguese ''batida'' means ''shaken'' or ''milkshake'', and the word also means a crash, usually used wh ...
& Ikonoklasta *
Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
: ''Black Ants Always Fly Together...'' *
Nova Materia A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...
: ''Xpujil'' * Aquaserge: ''The Possibility of a New Work for Aquaserge'' * Aksak Maboul: ''Redrawn Figures 1'' and ''Redrawn Figures 2''
2022 * Steven Brown: ''El Hombre Invisible'' *
Congotronics International ''Congotronics'' is the official debut album by Konono Nº1. It was released in 2004. by Crammed Discs. It has won the band massive favour in the dance and alternative rock scenes as well as in world music circles and in the North American and E ...
: ''Where's The One?''
Crammed Samplers *''It's A Crammed, Crammed World 1'' (LP, 1984) *''It's A Crammed, Crammed World 2'' (LP, 1987) *''The World According To Crammed'' (CD, 1993) *''Crammed Global Soundclash 80-89'' (2 separate CDs, or box set including bonus material, 2003) *''20 Ways To Float Through Walls'', a selection of tracks released between 2001 & 2007 (CD, 2007) *''It's A Crammed, Crammed World 3'', tracks from 2008/2009 (CD, 2009) *''Crammed Walks With The Animals'', tracks with titles containing animal names (CD, 2011) *'' Crammed Goes To The Movies'', tracks from or inspired by films (CD, 2011)


Awards and nominations

Awards *
Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
Award for Best Pop Collaboration (USA): Konono No1 (with
Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he hel ...
) (2011) * Songlines Award for Best Group (UK): Staff Benda Bilili (2010) *
Womex WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showca ...
Artist Award of the Year: Staff Benda Bilili (2009) *
Womex WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showca ...
/World Music Charts Europe ( EBU) Label Of The Year: Crammed Discs (2009) * BBC Awards for World Music (UK): Konono No1 (2006) * BBC Awards for World Music (UK):
Shantel Stefan Hantel, better known by his stage name Shantel (born 2 March 1968), is a German DJ and producer based in Frankfurt. He is known for his work with Romani brass orchestras, DJing and remixing traditional Balkan music with electronic beat ...
(2006) *
Edison Award The Edison Award is an annual Dutch music prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is comparable to the American Grammy Award. The Edison award itself is a bronze replica of a statuette of Thomas Edison, designed by ...
(The Netherlands): Taraf de Haïdouks (2006) *World Music Charts Europe ( EBU) Label Of The Year: Crammed Discs (2005) *
Womex WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showca ...
Award of the Year: Marc Hollander and Crammed Discs (2004) * BBC Awards for World Music (UK): Think Of One (2004) * Mobo Award (Music Of Black Origin) (UK): Bebel Gilberto (2004) * BBC Awards for World Music (UK): Taraf de Haïdouks (2002) *
Edison Award The Edison Award is an annual Dutch music prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is comparable to the American Grammy Award. The Edison award itself is a bronze replica of a statuette of Thomas Edison, designed by ...
(The Netherlands): Zelwer (1991) Nominations *
Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
Awards (USA): Konono No1 (2007) *
Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
Awards (USA): Bebel Gilberto (2001, 2004 and 2007) *
Impala Awards The impala or rooibok (''Aepyceros melampus'') is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus ''Aepyceros'' and tribe Aepycerotini, it was first described to European audiences by German ...
(Pan-European Indie Awards): Maïa Vidal (2011) * UK Music Video Awards: Maïa Vidal (2012)


Crammed Discs artists (past and present)

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4hero 4hero are an electronic music group from Dollis Hill, London, comprising producers Mark "Marc Mac" Clair & Denis "Dego" McFarlane. While the band is often cited as ''4 Hero'' or ''4-Hero'', the name is stylised as ''4hero'' on their albums and ...
* Akron/Family *
Acid Arab In computer science, ACID ( atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) is a set of properties of database transactions intended to guarantee data validity despite errors, power failures, and other mishaps. In the context of databases, a sequ ...
* Aksak Maboul * Allá * Amatorski *
Apollo Nove Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
* Aquaserge *
Auto Repeat Auto may refer to: * An automaton * An automobile * An autonomous car * An automatic transmission * An auto rickshaw * Short for automatic * Auto (art), a form of Portuguese dramatic play * ''Auto'' (film), 2007 Tamil comedy film * Auto (p ...
*
Axel Krygier Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...
* Balkan Beat Box * Baloji * Bebel Gilberto *
Bel Canto Bel canto (Italian for "beautiful singing" or "beautiful song", )—with several similar constructions (''bellezze del canto'', ''bell'arte del canto'')—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing. The phrase was not associat ...
*
Benjamin Lew Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
* Bérangère Maximin *
Bio Muse Bio or BIO may refer to: Computing * bio(4), a pseudo-device driver in RAID controller management interface in OpenBSD and NetBSD * Block I/O, a concept in computer data storage Politics * Julius Maada Bio (born 1964), Sierra Leonean politicia ...
*
Karl Biscuit Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
* Bobvan *
Bossacucanova Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group. The group combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their a ...
* Buckfunk 3000 *
Carl Craig Carl Craig (born May 22, 1969) is an American electronic music producer, DJ, and founder of the record label Planet E Communications. He is known as a leading figure and pioneer in the second wave of Detroit techno artists during the late 1980 ...
* Celso Fonseca * Chancha Via Circuito *
Chicha Libre Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based six-member band founded by Olivier Conan. Its name is a reference to ''chicha'', a corn-based liquor that has been produced in South America since the time of the Incas. It is also the name of a Peruvian musical g ...
*
Cibelle Cibelle (born 1978), birth name Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician based in London, Berlin and São Paulo. They graduated in 2015 from the Royal College of Art in London. Cibelle has released four music albums ...
*
Circadian Rhythm A circadian rhythm (), or circadian cycle, is a natural, internal process that regulates the sleep–wake cycle and repeats roughly every 24 hours. It can refer to any process that originates within an organism (i.e., endogenous) and responds to ...
*
Colin Newman Colin John Newman (born 16 September 1954) is an English musician, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as the primary vocalist and songwriter for the post-punk band Wire. Early life Newman was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire ...
(
Wire Overhead power cabling. The conductor consists of seven strands of steel (centre, high tensile strength), surrounded by four outer layers of aluminium (high conductivity). Sample diameter 40 mm A wire is a flexible strand of metal. Wire is co ...
) *
Cult With No Name Cult With No Name (often abbreviated to CWNN) is a German/ English musical duo from London, comprising Erik Stein and Jon Boux. Influenced largely by electronic music, post-punk, and modern classical music, they refer to themselves "electronic ba ...
* Daniel Schell *
DJ Dolores Helder Aragão, better known as DJ Dolores, is a Brazilian DJ. Helder Aragão was one of the participants of the mangue movement, as a designer. The crabs with brains that decorate the first release of the mangue movement were created by him. ...
* DJ Morpheus * Dominic Sonic *
Don The Tiger Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...
*
Ekiti Sound Ekiti may refer to: *Ekiti people, one of the largest subgroups of Yoruba people of West Africa *Ekiti, Kwara, a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria *Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nig ...
* Family Fodder *
Fauna Twin Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zool ...
* Flat Earth Society *
Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...
* Hector Zazou * Hermine Demoriane * Hoquets * Hugo * Jagwa Music * Jozef Van Wissem *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
* Juryman /
Ian Simmonds Ian Simmonds (born 1966), also known as Juryman, is a Welsh-born electronic musician. He is one of a few talents "to successfully breach the chasm that keeps DJ culture from more tangible, organic realms."Kasai Allstars Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The musicians originally come from the Kasai region, but originating from five different ethnic groups: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and L ...
* Koçani Orkestar * Konono n°1 *
La Chiva Gantiva LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
* Le PM * Lonely Drifter Karen * Lula Pena * John Lurie *
Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, e ...
*
Mahala Rai Banda Mahala Rai Banda is a gypsy band based in Bucharest (Romania). The band was formed by violinist and composer Aurel Ionita, who originates from a family of Lăutari from the village of Clejani. He is related to several members of Taraf de Haïdou ...
* Maïa Vidal * Matias Aguayo & The Desdemonas * Megafaun *
Meira Asher Meira is a municipality in the Galician province of Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo ( ...
* Minimal Compact * Mocky * Nynke *
Nova Materia A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...
* Nihiloxica * OY *
Peter Principle The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until ...
* Qmoog *
Ramuntcho Matta ''Ramuntcho'' (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a love and adventure story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France. It is one of Loti's most popular stories—"love, loss and faith remain eternal themes"—wit ...
* Scott Gilmore *
Shantel Stefan Hantel, better known by his stage name Shantel (born 2 March 1968), is a German DJ and producer based in Frankfurt. He is known for his work with Romani brass orchestras, DJing and remixing traditional Balkan music with electronic beat ...
*
Skeletons A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...
* Skip&Die * Snooze/ Dominique Dalcan * Sonoko * Staff Benda Bilili * Stubbleman / ( Pascal Gabriel) * Suba * Sussan Deyhim * Taraf de Haïdouks *
Tartit Tartit (meaning "union") are a band from the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The group consists of five women and four men, all of whom are Tamasheq-speaking Tuareg. They formed in 1992 in a refugee camp in Mauritania. Imharhan, an expanded group ...
*
Tek 9 The Intratec TEC-9, TEC-DC9, KG-99 and AB-10 are a line of blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols. They were developed by Intratec, an American subsidiary of the Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB. Introduced in 1984, the TEC-9 w ...
*
Telex The telex network is a station-to-station switched network of teleprinters similar to a telephone network, using telegraph-grade connecting circuits for two-way text-based messages. Telex was a major method of sending written messages electroni ...
* The Gruesome Twosome * The Honeymoon Killers (le
Tueurs de la Lune de Miel
*
The Moody Boyz The Moody Boys or Moody Boyz are Tony Thorpe's UK-based record production and remix outfit, active since 1988. The Moody Boys were closely linked with The KLF - and in particular with KLF member Jimmy Cauty - until the KLF's retirement in 1992, ...
* The Real Tuesday Weld * Think Of One * Trio Mocoto * Tuxedomoon * U-cef *
Véronique Vincent Véronique can refer to: * Véronique (given name), a French female name * Véronique River, a river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. * Véronique (rocket), a French sounding rocket * ''Véronique'' (operetta), compose ...
& Aksak Maboul *
Wise In Time ''Wise in Time'' is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee and saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1978 and released on the Storyville label.
* Yasmine Hamdan * Zap Mama *
Zeep The ZEEP (Zero Energy Experimental Pile) reactor was a nuclear reactor built at the Chalk River Laboratories near Chalk River, Ontario, Canada (which superseded the Montreal Laboratory for nuclear research in Canada). ZEEP first went critical at ...
* Zelwer * Zenobia *
Zita Swoon Group Zita Swoon is a Belgian indie rock group. They entered the music scene of Antwerp in 1993, still under the name A Beatband with the EP ''Jintro Travels The Word In A Skirt''. The group is typical of the music scene in Antwerp, with members playin ...
*
Zuco 103 Zuco 103 is a Dutch musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil. The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (s ...


References


External links

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The Ziriguiboom imprint

The Congotronics Series

Crammed Discs Week, a series of acoustic live videos with several Crammed bands
shot in 2007 by Vincent Moon as part of the Take-Away Shows
Crammed Discs' channel on YouTube
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