Mole Listening Pearls

Mole Listening Pearls is a German record label based in Mannheim. From 1996 to 2003, there was one UCMG, 2004, it was acquired by Daredo. The name Mole comes from the book Neuromancer where it describes a type of computer virus. The label releases since 1996 artists from the field of electronic music as Alphawezen, Barbara Lahr, Bassface Sascha, De -Phazz, Lemongrass, moodorama, Žagar, Märtini Brös and Yonderboi.

Label history

Founder of " Mole" was Haluk Soyoglu. From him comes the naming and the label concept. He wrote also the first compilation series such as "Living Some Dreams " and " Breaking the Ice" (based on ideas from the cyberpunk trilogy by William Gibson ( such as " Neuromancer " ) to which the name of the label is based ). Haluk Soyoglu it was he who took various band projects under contract, such as De -Phazz.

The first plates were compilations. On Science Fiction Jazz Vol 1, compiled by the Zurich DJ Minus 8, artists like Nightmares on Wax, LTJ Bukem and Lamb were represented on Breaking the Ice, among others Kruder & Dorfmeister and red snapper. Starting in 1997, individual bands were contracted. Successful debut albums were, for example Detunized Gravity ( 1997) by De -Phazz and Shallow and Profound (2000) Yonderboi, of which more than 30,000 units were sold. Until August 2008 published a total of 84 albums from 31 bands. As before, Compilations be published. These are on the one hand, to give an overview of the work of the artists of the label, on the other hand, there are rows of programmatic claim for certain styles of music. So contains Batacuda, from between 2000 and 2007 three episodes have been released, percussive Afro- influenced tracks, while Science Fiction Jazz, with 12 episodes 1996-2011 broadest line of the label, " elementary contributions to the evolution of nu jazz " does.

Acts at Mole Listening Pearls

  • Airmate
  • Acoustique Parfum
  • Alphawezen
  • Anima Sound System
  • Audio Lotion
  • Bassface Sascha
  • Calmstreet
  • Club Bangahs
  • Dadamnphreaknoizphunk
  • De -Phazz
  • Digital Alkemist
  • Felka
  • Gábor German
  • Geb.el
  • Homegrown
  • Jean F. Cochois ( JFC )
  • Jillene Luce
  • Johannes Huppertz
  • Khoiba
  • Lahr
  • Lemongrass
  • LLava
  • ManMachineMan
  • Marcel
  • Märtini Brös
  • Moodorama
  • Moon
  • Naomi
  • Nor elle
  • Ohm Square
  • Q- Point
  • Robert Manos
  • Sax o ' conga
  • Sky d'Or
  • Soul G And Tony Match
  • The Burhorn
  • The Casino Royal
  • The Lushlife Project
  • Tokyo Counterpoint
  • Tony Match
  • Wax Tailor
  • Yonderboi
  • Žagar
  • Zorg
Genre Electronica De-Phazz Lamb (Band) Red Snapper (Band) Homegrown (film) Discogs
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