Diskono 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 and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

comprising anonymous artists from

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north of the

Antonine Wall The Antonine Wall () was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth. Built some twenty years after Hadrian's Wall to the south ...

. Continuing multidisciplinary art practices in non-disclosed Scottish locations, they are also rumored to operate out of

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, and

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. Diskono, and its offshoot imprint Penthouse Hotplate nurtured divergent forms of location recordings and

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minimal techno Minimal techno is a subgenre of techno music. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition and understated development. Minimal techno is thought to have been originally developed in the early 1990s by Detro ...

, sparse piano compositions to abstract explosive noise and angular punk pop. Known for the discovery of artists such as

Felix Kubin Felix Kubin (born Felix Knoth; 1969 in Hamburg), is an electronic musician, composer, curator, sound and radio artist. He runs the record label Gagarin Records. Life Kubin began his musical career at the age of eight with piano and electroni ...

Janek Schaefer Janek Schaefer (born 1970) is a British avant-garde artist, musician, composer, inventor, and entertainer, known for performing and exhibiting his work around the world with sound art, sound and installation art. Schaefer has released 40 albums, r ...

, and many more, they were also instrumental in the deconstruction of

Detroit techno Detroit techno is a type of techno music that generally includes the first techno productions by Detroit-based artists during the 1980s and early 1990s. Prominent Detroit techno artists include Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, Jeff Mi ...

classics with releases such as

V/Vm V/Vm was an alias of English musician Leyland James Kirby, used for producing experimental music. Although starting out mainly in the style of noise music, most releases under the V/Vm alias were plunderphonics, with some original compositions. ...

'String Up Your Wife', as well as being involved in many controversial art world and performance based situations across the

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and

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in the late 90's- early 2000s. Diskono were also the first and only Scottish artists to be awarded a major

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grant from submission under pseudonym with the resulting exhibition, Revisionland with Alejandra and Aeron going on to win the 2002

Prix Ars Electronica The Prix Ars Electronica is one of the best known and longest running yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music. It has been awarded since 1987 by Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria ...

award in Linz, Austria. Currently, Diskono are observing the reemergence of artist,

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen Jan van den Dobbelsteen (born 28 September 1954, Waalre) is an interdisciplinary Dutch artist who teaches at Academy St. Joost in Breda and lives and works in Eindhoven. Biography: ''"He has been working with sound and sound installations for mor ...

References

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Vital Weekly: ''Diskono never ceases to amaze us with their activities''
(NL)

External links

* Officia
Diskono
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