Major Records

Major Records is a music label based in Hamburg, which specializes in international electronic pop music. His best-known artists of the include Ladytron, IAMX, X - Perience and Boytronic.

History

Founded in 2004

The company in March 2004 by Hayo Lewerentz ( Boytronic ) was founded. While the music industry was in a crisis and large record companies absence of any more risks, Lewerentz launched his own label. He pursued this case the intention to give talented artists the division Electropop the possibility also off to find an audience for their music from the mainstream.

In July 2004, Major Records released the double album Boytronic - Maxi, a best of the band, with exclusive new tracks and remixes. At the same time the label gave the album Words Once Said the band Celluloide from France out.

2005

2005, the record company made ​​further music projects under contract and expanded its profile. The band Ultrafox, consisting of two members of the Sneaker Pimps and two German singers who released her album Ice Skating, the duo Eden from Ireland their CD Desolate Shores, as well as Leeloo Kobayashi ( ex- Propaganda member Andreas Thein ) Album Playthings.

2006

Began in 2006 Major Records, in cooperation with the online music magazine Re - Flexion, the compilation series electric! surrendered. Known groups in Synthie-/Elektropop (including Alphaville, Erasure, Goldfrapp ) and newcomer control for at exclusive or rare tracks and remixes. Electric! 1 was released in March 2006, electric! 2 in February 2007.

In spring 2006, the label growth by Chris Corner aka IAMX got. The frontman of the Sneaker Pimps published on Major Records his second solo album The alternative, as well as the predecessor Kiss Swallow re-released. The Berlin pop trio X - Perience, known for hits in the '90s, celebrated in 2006 with the album Lost in Paradise with Major Records his comeback. One of the singles from it was the duet with Midge Ure Personal Heaven.

2007

2007 joined the cult band Ladytron from England to Major Records. Their album Witching Hour appeared there as a new, expanded edition with bonus CD. With Christian Purwien, the singer of Second Decay, the Hamburg-based label took another, well-known artists under contract. Appeared in 2007 with the first one album of his new band Purwien.

Looking for newcomers Lewerentz also discovered the Hamburg indie - pop band Yuno, whose debut was released in 2007 in Major Satellite Records, and the synth -rock lineup Pearls of Dew, which produced their first album Alpha in the same year.

Also in 2007, founded the subsidiary Lewerentz Major Digital, which provides the songs from his artist exclusively as downloads. The aim here is to make the music of some newcomers world on the internet and so build up a fan base before the risk of an expensive CD production will be discussed.

End of 2007, published the well-known British electropop band mesh over Major Records their live DVD The World 's A Big Place / We Collide Tour.

2008

Published in 2008, Ladytron their fourth album Velocifero at Major Records.

In March 2008, the third and final installment of the compilation series appeared electrically! .

The label also discovered the German Synthpopband Ultima Bleep and brought their debut album I on the market. In addition, there were some digital releases from new bands over the subsidiary label Major Digital.

2009

The first releases of the year 2009, the two albums Damaged Goods of Mechanical Cabaret and Warpaint of the newly under contract band Scarlet Soho. Both albums released in March of this year.

• Boytronic
• Celluloide
• Eden
• IAMX

• Ladytron
• Mechanical Cabaret
• Motus
• Pearls of Dew

• The Promise
• Purwien
• X - Perience
• Yuno