Low spirit

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Low Spirit Recordings GmbH
Logo of the label
Logo of the label
Active years 1985-2006
founder Maximilian Lenz , Fabian Lenz , Klaus Jankuhn , Sandra Molzahn, William Röttger
Seat Berlin , Germany
Website www.low-spirit.de
Label code LC 04660
Sub-label alphakid Recordings, Amtrax, BUG Records, Electric Kingdom, Fire Recordings, Friendship Music, Ghetto Charge Music, Jakuza Records, Loud & Slow, Low Spirit UK Ltd, Nextfire Recordings, Road Rage Records, White Label
distribution EFA , Urban / Polydor (Polygram), BMG
Genre (s) Techno , rave

Low Spirit Recordings was a Berlin record label in the field of electronic dance music .

history

Low Spirit Recordings GmbH was founded in 1985 by Maximilian Lenz ( WestBam ), Fabian Lenz (DJ Dick), Klaus Jankuhn , Sandra Molzahn and William Röttger , who are also known as "co-founders of the techno scene".

Low Spirit's first release was WestBam's “17 - This Is Not a Boris Becker Song”, which reached number one on the Berlin dance charts. The first chart success was achieved in 1989 with Westbams piece "... and Party". Some of Low Spirit's releases are among the most commercially successful in the techno world . For example, “Sonic Empire” by the Members of Mayday was number one in the German single charts, and Marusha's cover version of “ Somewhere Over the Rainbow ” was the sixth best-selling single of 1994. Looking back on this chart success, WestBam said: “Techno had never done that before , it has divided, polarized and excited society. "( Westbam ) According to the trade magazine Raveline , the label has" German techno history "( Raveline ) with releases such as" Celebration Generation "," Somewhere Over the Rainbow "or" Sonic Empire " written.

With the increasing popularity of electronic music, several sub-labels have emerged with a specialized focus on the respective published sound. These included the White Label Records (1991), BUG (1991), Amtrax (1995) and Loud & Slow (1997) labels . The rave label Fire Records , on which Ravers Nature and Hardsequencer , among others , released and achieved several chart successes, achieved a high level of awareness .

Low Spirit was with the Love Parade tour operators Loveparade GmbH and found to be the owner of the techno event Mayday . However, both have been sold in recent years. In August 2006, Beat Bandit's last release, “Below Bohemia”, appeared on Low Spirit, after which the active label operation was discontinued. In 2007 all Low Spirit records were distributed by Kontor Records .

Artist (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Feddersen, Christian Isheim, Malte trunk and Lillia Votler: Berlin label ( Memento of 31 May 2009 at the Internet Archive ) in PopScriptum 4 - Sounds like Berlin
  2. ↑ a b c The Age of the DJ Mixer on techno.de
  3. ↑ Chart tracking / Members Of Mayday / Single ( Memento from August 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) on musicline.de
  4. ↑ D single year charts 1994 ( Memento from April 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on oldiehitparade.de
  5. ↑ Tina Molin: What was left of the Love Parade in Berliner Morgenpost , July 19, 2008
  6. ↑ The Berlin cult techno label from the beginning is dead? on raveline.de
  7. ↑ Nothing stays the same on raveline.de
  8. ↑ Beat Bandit - "Below Bohemia" on low-spirit.de
  9. ↑ Back catalog now via Kontor on raveline.de