~a rather personal message~
found somewhere on the net ...
sure, the world has been waiting for a new label with baited breath. but anyway, i decided to go for it. why? if you want to release your stuff nowadays it’s not so easy to find someone willing to release it – especially if you want to release the music on your own terms. most labels try to find a unique aesthetic to what they release, which is perfectly correct in terms of brand-building. but it also means that everyone new coming along would have to bend a bit. and actually, that’s nothing i can do. compromise, when it comes to my music? no.
on the other hand, i met a lot of people recently who thought that blankTON would have always been a recording label – which isn’t true. what we did was promoting, marketing, communicating and hosting events for artists from various labels. of course, we’ve carefully decided which artists we would support and work for and thereby also created a quite unique sound-cosmos blankTON stood for. a virtual artist roster built up over the years with names like Tosca, Sofa Surfers, Megablast, UKO, the Verve Remixes Series and many more.
but with blankTON recordings the exploration leads to slightly different regions – i myself have always been a huge fan of bands such as Kraftwerk, Cabaret Voltaire and 23 Skidoo, later on i loved Depth Charge and KLF, then moved to almost everything Optimo and DFA Records released and today i mostly enjoy minimal techhouse stuff and dubstep from a wide range of artist – Shackleton, Pablo Bolivar, SCSI9 to mention just a few. and of course, all the new disco stuff from Lindstrom to Todd Terje, Roberto Rodriguez, etc always had it for me. why do i tell all this? it’s just to give you a hint about what’s to come.
blankTON recordings will not necessarily follow in the footsteps of blankTON communications, in terms of musical style. but i think lot’s of fans of “old” blankTON will still be able to enjoy the new stuff.
and just a word on my involvement with The Kung Fu Divas and Goldton – yes, nothing will change there and we are still the best of friends and blankTON recordings will work together with Goldton Records on a regular basis, but we have different visions and understandings so we thought it would be best to have 2 outlets. fair enough!
the very beginning of blankTON recordings will be marked with the release of the “Back To Mali EP” by Mikka Blank, followed by the first single of Petronella van der Alser, both due for release digitally in early summer.
in the meantime, pls follow us on facebook for updates: http://www.facebook.com/blanktonRecordings
yours sincerely,
mikka
