Mercury KX (MKX) is a British, London-based
modern classical,
electronic, and
avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is music that is considered to be at the forefront of innovation in its field, with the term "avant-garde" implying a critique of existing aesthetic conventions, rejection of the status quo in favor of unique or original elem ...
record label that was founded in 2016. Artists signed to the label have included
Ă“lafur Arnalds
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,
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as occasional writer. She performs across multiple genres and styles—Indian classical, classical and contemporary, acoust ...
,
Guy Sigsworth,
Jonny Greenwood
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,
Keaton Henson,
Luke Howard
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,
Sebastian Plano, and
Lambert.
History
Founded in 2016 and affiliated with London-based
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis after his acquisition of a gramophone manufacturer, The Decca Gramophone Company. It set up an American subsidiary under the Decca name, which bec ...
, it is part of
Universal Music Group
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.
Artists
See also
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List of record labels
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Decca Studios
Decca Studios was a recording facility at 165 Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, North London, England, controlled by Decca Records from 1937 to 1980.
History
The building that housed Decca Studios at 165 Broadhurst Gardens in London was bu ...
, London, England
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Universal Music Group
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References
External links
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Shop Mercury KX on Decca RecordsDecca Records Group launches new label Mercury KX (Music Weekly)Universal Launches Post Classical Label (Music Business Worldwide)*
Record labels established in 2016
Classical music record labels
Ambient music record labels
Record labels based in London
Electronic music record labels
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