Monika Enterprises is a
Berlin
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Germany
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-based independent record label.
In 2001, Wallpaper magazine described the label's musical style as "
cupying a twilight zone between electronic pop, easy listening and bedsit angst" and "
earheading a new generation of, frequently female, electronic introspective sounds".
[Sonja Commentz: Raumschiff Monika. ]Wallpaper magazine
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, October 2001
Online copy
In 2007,
Resident Advisor
''Resident Advisor'' (also known as ''RA'') is an online music magazine and community platform established in 2001 and dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe. Its editorial team provides news, music and ev ...
praised it as an "ace leftfield label".
[Robin Wilks]
Gudrun Gut - I Put A Record On - Album Review
Resident Advisor, 10 March 2007
Gudrun Gut has stated that the label was named after a deceased
goldfish
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of hers.
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Artists (selection)
* AGF
* Barbara Morgenstern
Barbara Morgenstern (born March 19, 1971) is a German electronic music artist, keyboardist and singer.
Biography
Born in Hagen, Germany, Morgenstern describes herself as self-taught, although she had piano lessons as a child and jazz lessons at t ...
* Cobra Killer
* Figurine
* Gudrun Gut
* Natalie Beridze
* Quarks
Compilations
* Monika Werkstatt (16 June 17)
* Musik fürs Wohnzimmer
* Santa Monika
* Raumschiff Monika
* Monika Force
* 4 Women No Cry Vol.1
* 4 Women No Cry Vol.2
* 4 Women No Cry Vol.3
See also
* List of record labels
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References
External links
Homepage
Monika Enterprise on myspace
Monika Enterprise on discogs
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Record labels established in 1997
Electronic music record labels
German independent record labels