Adaadat is a British
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 ...
based in
London releasing an eclectic mixture of
Experimental Music
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,
Chiptune
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The t ...
,
Noise Music
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,
Art Rock
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,
IDM and
Breakcore. It was founded in 2002 by Angus Keith and Bjorn Hatleskog.
The record label was initially set-up to release music by hard to find
Japan
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ese artists in the UK.
Adaadat went on to develop a reputation for "anarchic spliced noise and frenetic live shows".
In 2005 the Adaadat label was showcased on BBC One World programme broadcast on
BBC Radio 1.
From 2005 to 2006 Adaadat ran a monthly club night at the
ICA called ''Trash Trash Noise Next Door''.
The label currently has (as of December 2013) over 30 releases.
Artists
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65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic (often abbreviated as 65dos, 65days, or simply 65) are a post-rock band from Sheffield, England. Formed in 2001, the band is composed of instrumentalists Paul Wolinski, Joe Shrewsbury, Rob Jones and Simon Wright.
The band's mus ...
*
Agaskodo Teliverek
* Atom Truck
* Bruno & Michel Are Smiling + Skipperr
* CDR
* Cow'p
*
DDamage
* Duracell
* DJ 100000000
*
DJ Scotch Egg
Shigeru Ishihara, better known by the stage name DJ Scotch Egg, is a Japanese producer of chiptune/ gabba music based in Berlin, Germany.
He has released music on the Wrong Music label and Adaadat, and was signed to Load Records after Lightning ...
* DJ Top Gear
*
Doddodo
*
Drop the Lime
*
Gay Against You
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Gay Against You (stylized as gay against you or GVsY) were an electronic music duo from Glasgow, Scotland, made up of high school friends Joseph Howe (aka Oats Soda) and Lachlann Rattray (aka Mr. Big Softie).
Biography
The band formed ...
* Germlin
* Greypetcat
* Gum Takes Tooth
* Horatio Pollard
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Hrvatski
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*
Jason Forrest
* Ove-Naxx
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Lasse Marhaug
Lasse Marhaug (born 10 September 1974) is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creating ...
* Mathhead
* Milky Chu
* Ommm
* Reverbaphon
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Romvelope
Romvelope (Bjorn Hatleskog) is a Scotland, Scots Norway, Norwegian experimental musician and sound artist based in London. His work explores the nature of feedback loops and, noise and interference. Romvelope's music has been released on several ...
*
S. Isabella
* Shex
* Silverlink
*
Strange Attractor vs. Disinformation
* Superdefekt
* The Doubtful Guest
* Utabi
* Venta Protesix
* Yaporigami
References
External links
Official SiteDiscogs
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British independent record labels
Record labels established in 2002
Experimental music record labels
Electronic music record labels