Breakcore Music Record Labels – Independent Electronic Music Labels

Ad Noiseam

The Ad Noiseam label was founded in 2001 in Berlin, Germany by Nicolas Chevreux, who had already been active in the local music scene with his online radio show, Totentanz and magazine, Recycle Your Ears. The first Ad Noiseam release was the compilation ‘Krach Test,’ which featured three CDs of industrial noise and ambient. Nearly ten years since its founding, Ad Noiseam has since become the leading record label for harsh breakcore, dubstep and drum & bass music. Some of the label’s most popular artists include Enduser, Bong-Ra, Shitmat, Drumcorps and Aaron Spectre.

Planet Mu

Planet Mu, also known as Planet, is an independent record label based out of the United Kingdom. Though the label mainly focuses on IDM, it has also released a number of albums from eminent breakcore artists such as Venetian Snares. Planet Mu was originally founded by Mike Paradinas (who is also known for his work under the alias -Ziq) in 1995 as a subsidiary of Virgin Records though in 1998 it became an independent record label. Besides Venetian Snares, artists such as Hrvatski, Ceephax Acid Crew, The Teknoist and Shitmat have also released music on Planet Mu.

Hymen Records

Hymen Records, along with Ant-Zen, were founded by Stefan Alt of Germany. Both labels are highly regarded in the industrial music scene. While Ant-Zen mostly releases noise and ambient artists, Hymen caters more to breakbeat and IDM. Hymen began in June of 1997 and the label slogan is “Technoid Noises for Collapsing People.” Breakcore producers such as Venetian Snares, Lusine, Wisp and Enduser have all released music on Hymen.

Sublight Records

Sublight Records was a Canadian IDM, breakcore and experimental record label founded. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Rintoul in Winnipeg, the label’s first release was The Flashbulb album, “Red Extensions Of Me.” Other artists on the Sublight roster included Canadian the acts Venetian Snares and Belladonnakillz in addition to European and American artists like Bong-Ra, Enduser, Richard Devine and others. The label announced in June, 2007 that it would be closing its doors and selling off all their remaining merchandise over the course of the year.