Lotuspike is an independent progressive
ambient music
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record label
"Big Three" music labels
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based in
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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United States. The label was started in
2004
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by Ben Cox, Jeff Kowal (who records as Terra Ambient) and Daniel Pipitone.
In 2006 Jeff Kowal relocated to
Albuquerque
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,
New Mexico
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but continues activities with the label.
Lotuspike gained rapid respect within the ambient electronic music genre by releasing a small focused catalog of high-quality releases while maintaining fair and equitable terms for musicians releasing music on the label, and quickly attracted interest from a number of established musicians in the genre.
Lotuspike has released albums by founders Kowal and Cox, and established veterans
Darshan Ambient, Chad Hoefler,
Rudy Adrian,
Craig Padilla
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and Zero Ohms, and
.
In 2008, Lotuspike joined forces with the Spotted Peccary Music label, allowing Lotuspike's releases to be more widely distributed, marketed, and heard.
See also
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List of record labels
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List of electronic music record labels
This is a list of notable electronic music record labels:
0–9
* 3 Beat Records
* 12k
* 430 West Records
* 8bitpeoples
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T–Z
See also
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References
External links
Official site
Record labels established in 2004
American independent record labels
Ambient music record labels
Companies based in Pittsburgh
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