Eye Q Records

Eye Q Records
Logo of the label
Active years	1992-1997
founder	Sven Väth Matthias Hoffmann Heinz Roth
Seat	1992: Foundation in Offenbach am Main 1997: Relocation to Berlin
Label code	LC 06450
Sub-label	Harthouse Recycle or Die
distribution	WEA Musik GmbH Eye Q Musikproduktion GmbH
Genre (s)	trance

Eye Q Records was one of the record labels of Eye Q Music , which had a strong influence on the trance scene and the Sound of Frankfurt from 1992 to 1997 . In 1997, Eye Q Records-USA closed it due to financial problems.

history

The label was founded between summer 1991 and spring 1992 by Sven Väth , Matthias Hoffmann and Heinz Roth. Club hits like Café del Mar ( Energy 52 ), No Fate (Zyon), The Orange Theme ( Cygnus X ), Vernon's Wonderland ( Vernon ) and Firedance ( Odyssey of Noises ) have had a major impact on the trance scene. In 1997 the label moved from Offenbach am Main to Berlin and filed for bankruptcy shortly afterwards. The rights to the name of the sub-label Harthouse were sold to the Under Cover Music Group and later again to Daredo .

Producers

The most important producers included Ralf Hilden Beutel , Stevie B-Zet (Steffen Britzke), AC Boutsen and Oliver Lieb .

Designer

Responsible for the international design of all productions of the record label were: Bidiol ( Frank Reichhold ), Louis Flanigan , George Dare and Sven Väth .

Sub-labels

After a short existence, two sub-labels were founded: Harthouse and Recycle or Die . From then on, Eye Q stood for both the Eye Q Records label and the Eye Q Group , which included all three labels.

Publications (selection)

The information relates completely to the CDs and the numbering and year of the vinyl releases may differ. The links usually do not lead to an article of the same name, but to the entry about the producer who is hidden behind the respective pseudonym.

1991: Sunchild - Nature Dance 1991: Odyssey of Noises - Wake Up 1991: Hardfloor - Let Da Bass Go 1991: Mignon feat. Esra - Me Voy Soñando (This Is Not Heaven) 1991: Odyssey of Noises - Circe / It's The Traxx 1992: Zyon - No Fate 1992: Hardfloor - Drugoverlord 1992: Zyon - No Fate (Remix) 1992: Vernon - Wrapped Around Your Finger 1993: Energy 52 - Café del Mar 1993: Vernon - Vernon's Wonderland 1993: Summerbreeze - Summerbreeze 1993: Virtual Symmetry - Fade away 1993: Zyon - No Fate '91 -'93 Mix 1993: Sonic Infusion - Magnifica 1993: The Volunteers - Sun Down 1993: Mirage - Airborn

1993: Brainchild - Synfonica 1993: Virtual Symmetry - Discovered Theme 1993: Java - 1 1993: Goahead - Free Beach 1994: Cygnus X - Superstring 1994: Icon - Desire 1994: Brainchild - Singularity 1994: Odyssey of Noises - Firedance 1994: Virtual Symmetry - The VS 1994: Aquaform - El Sueno 1994: B-Zet - Blue Illusion 1994: Brainchild - Vol. III 1994: Virtual Symmetry - Mammal 1994: Cygnus X - The Orange Theme 1994: Cygnus X - The Orange Theme (Remixes) 1995: Odyssey of Noises - Last Caprioles

Sampler

Harthouse Compilation 1993: Chapter 1 - The Point Of No Return 1994: Chapter 2 - Dedicated To The Omen 1994: Chapter 3 - Axis Of Vision 1994: Chapter 4 - Global Virus 1995: Chapter 5 - Bitter Fruits 1995: Chapter 6 - Six Flags 1995: Chapter 7 - 1,327 days 1996: Chapter 8-1996

Behind the eye 1994: Behind The Eye Vol. I. 1995: Behind The Eye Vol. II Eye Q Classics 1998: Eye Q Classics Volume 1 1998: Eye Q Classics Volume 2 Others 1996: Five Years Of Eye Q Music 1997: Low Life Extensions

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eye Q discography on Discogs.com, query on discogs.com (as of July 30, 2009)

Web links

• Eye Q Records at Discogs