Minus
Minus or M-nus is a recording label based in Berlin, Germany and Windsor, Canada. It was created in 1998 by Richie Hawtin when Plus 8, a label previously created by Hawtin, was put on hold.
Also recorded as M-nus · M_nus
Minus
- Name
- M-nus
- Founded
- 1998
- Founder
- Richie Hawtin
- Headquarters
- Detroit · Windsor
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Minus or M-nus is a recording label based in Berlin, Germany and Windsor, Canada. It was created in 1998 by Richie Hawtin when Plus 8, a label previously created by Hawtin, was put on hold.
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Key facts
• Name — M-nus • Founded — 1998 • Founder — Richie Hawtin • Genre — Minimal techno, microhouse • Country — Germany Canada • Location — Berlin Windsor
Label roster
Label roster
• Actual Jakshun • Manclossi Deboroner • Algoritmo, also known as Plans Ospina • Asher Perkins • Barem • Berg Nixon, also known as Ryan Crosson • Click Box • DJ Minx • Fabrizio Maurizi • Gaiser • Gavin Lynch, also known as Matador • Hobo • I. A. Bericochea • Joop Junior • JPLS • Justin James • Loco Dice • Marco Carola • Mathew Jonson • Matthew Dear (also known as Audion and False) • Niederflur • Paco Osuna • Richie Hawtin, also recording as Plastikman • Theorem (also known as Dale Lawrence) • Thomas Brinkman • Tractile - (Joel Boychuk and Adam Young) • Whyt Noyz - also known as David Sidley
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1998
Minus established.
1998
Minus is recorded from 1998.
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Minus is associated with Germany and Canada.
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- 1.Techno Rebels. Billboard Books. 2010. 978-0-8143-3438-6 , p.
- 2.Nothing Much: A Best of Minus. Les Inrocks.
- 3.Richie Hawtin: Riding the wave. Resident Advisor.
- 4.site officiel de la tournée Contakt.
- 5.Marie. Lechner. Vibrer en live avec Plastikman. Libération. Libération (journal). mai. 2010. 0335-1793.
- 6.Jennifer Marston. Richie Hawtin and Minus go green. XLR8R.
- 7.Top 10 labels of 2006. Resident Advisor.
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