Blue Room Released
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Blue Room Released was an independent record label
from London
, UK
. It operated from 1994 until 2002.
It was led by Simon Ghahary
and had solid financial backing from Bowers & Wilkins
, British
loudspeaker
company. Their first compilation titled “Outside The Reactor” was released in April 1995 and featured work from artists such as Total Eclipse
, Spectral, and Voodoo People. The German project X-Dream
started working with Blue Room as well, releasing their "The Frog" single and the album Radio
. The label released such works as Violent Relaxation by Total Eclipse, Juno Reactor's Bible of Dreams, Saafi Brothers' Mystic Cigarettes and Dragon Tales by Koxbox
.
Blue Room were associated with the development and marketing of the Blue Room Minipod speakers, a blue-coloured system originally sold by manufacturers Bowers & Wilkins
(B&W), then taken over by Scandyna Corp.
The Blue Room Fire Truck was a blue-painted emergency vehicle used as a promotional device, and attended the 1998 Burning Man Festival http://fusionanomaly.net/blueroom.html.
Some of the high-demand releases were picked up by Inpsyde Media after the label's fall in 2002.
In December 2004 the owner of the mother label MELT 2000 Robert Trunz bought back the rights to the Blue Room Released catalogue and now works out of South Africa
where the new company is based. Some original CDs and vinyl are still available at their website.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
from London
London
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, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It operated from 1994 until 2002.
It was led by Simon Ghahary
Simon Ghahary
Simon Ghahary is a loudspeaker designer from the United Kingdom, known for his unconventional speaker designs.Ghahary is a designer, who inspired by sound and nature, creates fantastical sculptural pieces combining art with technology...
and had solid financial backing from Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins is a British loudspeaker company that produces mid-range through reference quality hi-fi and home theater speakers. The company name is often abbreviated to just B&W.Joe Atkins is current owner and chairman...
, British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
loudspeaker
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful...
company. Their first compilation titled “Outside The Reactor” was released in April 1995 and featured work from artists such as Total Eclipse
Total Eclipse (band)
Total Eclipse is a psychedelic trance band founded in 1992 by Stéphane Holweck, Serge Souque and Loïc Van Pouckein France with the first remaining the sole member in present day. Their first tracks appeared on a few compilations in 1993, and by 1994 they had a few singles out with Dragonfly...
, Spectral, and Voodoo People. The German project X-Dream
X-Dream
X-Dream are Marcus Christopher Maichel and Jan Müller ; they are also known as Rough and Rush. They are producers of psychedelic trance music and hail from Hamburg, Germany...
started working with Blue Room as well, releasing their "The Frog" single and the album Radio
Radio (X-Dream album)
Radio is a psychedelic trance album released by X-Dream in 1998. Widely considered one of the most successful albums in the genre, this was one of the first albums to introduce a darker, more minimal sound which was later emulated by other artists...
. The label released such works as Violent Relaxation by Total Eclipse, Juno Reactor's Bible of Dreams, Saafi Brothers' Mystic Cigarettes and Dragon Tales by Koxbox
Koxbox
Koxbox is a Danish musical group formed in 1990 that produced psychedelic trance. It consisted of Peter Candy and Frank É Madsen. Ian Ion, their studio producer, is also sometimes mentioned as part of the group.- History :...
.
Blue Room were associated with the development and marketing of the Blue Room Minipod speakers, a blue-coloured system originally sold by manufacturers Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins is a British loudspeaker company that produces mid-range through reference quality hi-fi and home theater speakers. The company name is often abbreviated to just B&W.Joe Atkins is current owner and chairman...
(B&W), then taken over by Scandyna Corp.
The Blue Room Fire Truck was a blue-painted emergency vehicle used as a promotional device, and attended the 1998 Burning Man Festival http://fusionanomaly.net/blueroom.html.
Some of the high-demand releases were picked up by Inpsyde Media after the label's fall in 2002.
In December 2004 the owner of the mother label MELT 2000 Robert Trunz bought back the rights to the Blue Room Released catalogue and now works out of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
where the new company is based. Some original CDs and vinyl are still available at their website.
Released discography
According to Discogs.| Artist | Album Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Play Loud (CD) | 1997 |
| Fatima Mansions, The / Spectral | The Loyaliser / Bizarre Planet (12", TP) | 1995 |
| Various | Blue Room Released Vol: 1 - Outside The Reactor (CD, Comp) | 1995 |
| Various | Blue Room Released Vol: 1 - Outside The Reactor (3xLP, Comp, Gat) | 1995 |
| Fatima Mansions, The / Spectral | The Loyaliser (Juno Reactor Instrumental Remix) / Bizarre Planet (12") | 1995 |
| Total Eclipse | Le Lotus Bleu (Remix) / The Crucible (12") | 1995 |
| Total Eclipse | Delta Aquarids (CD, Album) | 1995 |
| Total Eclipse | Delta Aquarids (3xLP, Album, Gat) | 1995 |
| Spectral | Kundalini / Moonstone ◄ (2 versions) | 1995 |
| Spectral | Kundalini / Moonstone (12") | 1995 |
| Spectral | Kundalini / Moonstone (12", TP) | 1995 |
| Infinity Project, The | Mystical Experiences (CD, Album) | 1995 |
| Infinity Project, The | Mystical Experiences (2xLP, Album, Gat) | 1995 |
| Psychaos | Science Fiction / They Tried To Grab Me ◄ (2 versions) | 1995 |
| Psychaos | Science Fiction / They Tried To Grab Me (12") | 1995 |
| Psychaos | Science Fiction / They Tried To Grab Me (12", TP) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album, Promo) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Guardian Angel ◄ (2 versions) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Guardian Angel (12") | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Guardian Angel (12", W/Lbl) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Guardian Angel (CD, Single) | 1995 |
| Etnica | Tribute / Intense Visitation (12") | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Beyond The Infinite (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album, RP, Blu) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album, Yel) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Beyond The Infinite (4x12", Album, Gat) | 1995 |
| Etnica | Tribute / Astral Way (12") | 1995 |
| Etnica | Astral Way / Asian Code 7 (12", Ltd) | 1995 |
| Etnica | Starship 101 / Full On (12") | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Pulsar Glitch / Free Lemonade (Psychaos Remix) ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Pulsar Glitch / Free Lemonade (Psychaos Remix) (12") | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Pulsar Glitch / Free Lemonade (Remix) (12", W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| Koxbox | Stratosfear ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Koxbox | Stratosfear (12") | 1996 |
| Koxbox | Stratosfear (12", Promo) | 1996 |
| Koxbox | Stratosfear (CD, Maxi) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (CD, Album) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (CD, Album) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (Album) ◄ (3 versions) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (3xLP, Album, Gat) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (3xLP, Ltd + 12") | 1996 |
| Etnica | Alien Protein (3xLP, Album, W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Violent Relaxation (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Violent Relaxation (2xCD, Album) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Violent Relaxation (2xCD, Promo, Album) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Violent Relaxation (3xLP, Album, Gat) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Space Clinic ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Space Clinic (12") | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Space Clinic (12", W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| Total Eclipse | Space Clinic (CD) | 1996 |
| X-Dream | The Frog ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| X-Dream | The Frog (12") | 1996 |
| X-Dream | The Frog (12", W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| X-Dream | The Frog (CD, Maxi) | 1996 |
| Spectral | Celtic Alchemy ◄ (3 versions) | 1996 |
| Spectral | Celtic Alchemy (12") | 1996 |
| Spectral | Celtic Alchemy (12", W/Lbl, Promo) | 1996 |
| Spectral | Celtic Alchemy (12", TP) | 1996 |
| Spectral | Celtic Alchemy (CD, Maxi) | 1996 |
| Cydonia | Screaming Darkness / Freakshow ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Cydonia | Screaming Darkness / Freakshow (12") | 1996 |
| Cydonia | Screaming Darkness / Freakshow (12", W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| Juno Reactor | Conga Fury ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Juno Reactor | Conga Fury (12") | 1996 |
| Juno Reactor | Conga Fury / Magnetic (12", W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| Juno Reactor | Conga Fury (CD) | 1996 |
| Various | Trip Through Sound (CD, Comp) | 1996 |
| Montauk P | Hallucinate / X-Plore ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Montauk P | Hallucinate / X-Plore (12") | 1997 |
| Montauk P | Hallucinate / X-Plore (12", W/Lbl) | 1997 |
| Cwithe | I Don't Wanna Shrink / I Wanna Expand ◄ (3 versions) | 1996 |
| Cwithe | I Don't Wanna Shrink / I Wanna Expand (12") | 1996 |
| Cwithe | I Don't Wanna Shrink / I Wanna Expand (12", W/Lbl) | 1996 |
| Cwithe | I Don't Wanna Shrink / I Wanna Expand (12", TP) | 1996 |
| Tandu | Blue Aura EP (12") | 1996 |
| Various | Made On Earth - The Sampler E.P. (2x12", Smplr, EP) | 1996 |
| Various | Made On Earth (2xCD, Comp, Dig) | 1997 |
| Various | Made On Earth (3xLP, Comp, Gat) | 1997 |
| Etnica | Plastic ◄ (2 versions) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Plastic (12") | 1997 |
| Etnica | Plastic (12", W/Lbl, Promo) | 1996 |
| Etnica | Plastic (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| Cwithe | Illegal (CD, Album) | 1997 |
| Cwithe | Illegal (3xLP, Album) | 1997 |
| Cwithe | Illegal (3xLP, Album, TP) | 1997 |
| Metal Spark | Metal Detector / Kickstart ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Metal Spark | Metal Detector / Kickstart (12") | 1997 |
| Metal Spark | Metal Detector (12", W/Lbl, Promo) | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Too Pure ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Too Pure (12") | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Too Pure (12", W/Lbl, Promo) | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Too Pure (CD, Single) | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Live At Burning Man 1996 (2xLP, Album, TP) | 1996 |
| Saafi Brothers | Mystic Cigarettes (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Mystic Cigarettes (CD, Album) | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Mystic Cigarettes (CD, Album, Dig) | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Mystic Cigarettes (3xLP, Album) | 1997 |
| Total Eclipse | Collapsar / Direct Motion (12") | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life (CD, Comp) | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life (CD, Comp, Promo) | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life (2xLP, Comp) | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life (2xLP, Comp, TP) | 1997 |
| Various | Signs Of Life Sampler (12", Smplr, Promo, W/Lbl) | 1999 |
| Delta, The | As A Child I Could Walk On The Ceiling ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Delta, The | As A Child I Could Walk On The Ceiling (12") | 1997 |
| Delta, The | As A Child I Could Walk On The Ceiling (12", W/Lbl, Promo) | 1997 |
| Noosphere | Carpe Noctum / 23rd Chromozone ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Noosphere | Carpe Noctum / 23rd Chromozone (12") | 1997 |
| Noosphere | Carpe Noctum / 23rd Chromozone (12", W/Lbl) | 1997 |
| Anesthesia | Global / Anacandy ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Anesthesia | Global / Anacandy (12", W/Lbl) | 1997 |
| Anesthesia | Global / Anacandy (12") | 1997 |
| Children Of Paradise | Alien Nation ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Children Of Paradise | Alien Nation (12") | 1997 |
| Children Of Paradise | Alien Nation (12", W/Lbl) | 1997 |
| Juno Reactor | God Is God (12") | 1997 |
| Juno Reactor | God Is God (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| Juno Reactor | Bible Of Dreams (CD, Album) | 1997 |
| Juno Reactor | Bible Of Dreams (3xLP, Album) | 1997 |
| Anesthesia | P.V.C. (CD, Album) | 1997 |
| Anesthesia | P.V.C. (2xLP, Album) | 1997 |
| Sunkings | Soul Sleeping (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 1998 |
| Sunkings | Soul Sleeping (CD, Album, Car) | 1998 |
| Sunkings | Soul Sleeping (CD, Album, Car) | 1998 |
| Sunkings | Soul Sleeping (2xLP, Album, Gat) | 1998 |
| Saafi Brothers | Internal Code Error ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Internal Code Error (12") | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Internal Code Error (12", Promo, W/Lbl) | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Internal Code Error (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| Montauk P | Def Is Lim / Electromagnetic ◄ (2 versions) | 1997 |
| Montauk P | Def Is Lim / Electromagnetic (12") | 1997 |
| Montauk P | Def Is Lim / Electromagnetic (12", W/Lbl) | 1997 |
| Silicon Attic | Arecibo Calling (12") | 1997 |
| Silicon Attic | Arecibo Calling (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| Johann* | Stranded (12") | 1997 |
| Johann* | Stranded (CD) | 1997 |
| Johann* | Blow Your Mind (CD, Album) | 1998 |
| Johann* | Blow Your Mind (2xLP, Album) | 1998 |
| Galaxy | Angel (CD, Album, Dig) | 1998 |
| Galaxy | Angel (2xLP, Album, Gat) | 1998 |
| Juno Reactor | God Is God (Front 242 Mixes) (12") | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Life Is.... (12") | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Life Is.... (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| Saafi Brothers | Internal Code Error Remixes (12", Blu) | 1997 |
| Sunkings | Starbuck (12") | 1997 |
| Sunkings | Starbuck (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Dragon Tales (CD, Album) | 1997 |
| Koxbox | Dragon Tales (2xLP, Album) | 1997 |
| Acid Rockers | Weird World / Messages From Jupiter (12") | 1997 |
| Delta, The | Travelling At The Speed Of Thought (12") | 1997 |
| Delta, The | Travelling At The Speed Of Thought (12", TP) | 1997 |
| Cydonia | Mind Hunter (12") | 1997 |
| Cydonia | Mind Hunter (CD, Maxi) | 1997 |
| X Dream* | Brain Forest / S.T.O.P. (12") | 1997 |
| Fools And Tools | Hundreds Of Sunsets / Itchy And Scratchy (12", TP) | 1997 |
| Metalspark* | The Iron Maiden / Sonicfeet (12") | 1998 |
| Metal Spark | Corrosive (CD, Album) | 1998 |
| Metal Spark | Corrosive (2xLP, Album) | 1998 |
| X-Dream | Radio (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 1998 |
| X-Dream | Radio (CD, Album, Dig) | 1998 |
| X-Dream | Radio (CD, Album, Dig) | 1998 |
| X-Dream | Radio (2xLP, Album) | 1998 |
| X-Dream | Radiohead (12") | 1998 |
| X-Dream | Radiohead (CD, Single) | 1998 |
| Various | Trip Through Sound 2 (CD, Comp) | 1998 |
| Alien (6) | The Pleasure Of Leisure (CD, Album, Dig) | 1998 |
| Alien (6) | The Pleasure Of Leisure (2xLP, Album) | 1998 |
| Alien (6) | Frankie The Prankster (12") | 1998 |
| Alien (6) | Frankie The Prankster (CD, Maxi) | 1998 |
| Montauk P | If I (12") | 1998 |
| Montauk P | If I (CD, Maxi) | 1998 |
| Montauk P | Def=Lim (CD, Album, Car) | 1998 |
| Montauk P.* | Def=Lim (4x12", Album, Gat) | 1998 |
| Various | More Signs Of Life (CD, Comp, Dig) | 1998 |
| Various | More Signs Of Life Album Sampler ◄ (2 versions) | 1999 |
| Various | More Signs Of Life Album Sampler (12", Smplr) | 1999 |
| Various | More Signs Of Life Album Sampler (12", W/Lbl) | 1999 |
| Various | Freekstyle (CD) | 2000 |
| Various | Freekstyle (2xLP) | 2000 |
| Total Eclipse | Access Denied (CD, Album, Dig) | 1999 |
| Total Eclipse | Access Denied (2xLP, Album) | 1999 |
| N-Tropic | Klone (12") | 1998 |
| Cydonia | In Fear Of A Red Planet (CD, Album) | 1999 |
| Cydonia | In Fear Of A Red Planet (2xLP, Album) | 1999 |
| Total Eclipse | None Of Your Business (12") | 1999 |
| Cydonia | Lightning Rods / King Of New York (12") | 1999 |
| Eternal Basement | Magnet (CD, Album) | 2000 |
| Eternal Basement | Magnet (2xLP) | 2000 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (12") | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (CD, Maxi) | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (12") | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero ◄ (2 versions) | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (12") | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (12", S/Sided, TP, Ltd) | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (12") | 1999 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (CD, Maxi) | 1999 |
| Saafi Brothers | Midnight's Children (CD, Album) | 2000 |
| Saafi Brothers | Midnight's Children (2xLP, Album) | 2000 |
| X-Dream | Microchip EP (12", EP) | 1999 |
| Eternal Basement | Raw / Understood (12") | 1999 |
| Carcharodon | 20 Million Years / Deepest Blue (12") | 1999 |
| Saafi Brothers | The Deep Part 1 / Not Fade Away (12") | 1999 |
| RND Technologies* | Phases (12") | 1999 |
| Alien (6) | Frankie The Prankster (12") | 1999 |
| Galaxy | The Island ◄ (2 versions) | 2000 |
| Galaxy | The Island (12") | 2000 |
| Galaxy | The Island (12", Promo) | 2000 |
| Galaxy | The Island (12", Promo) | 2000 |
| Galaxy | Solar Synthesis (CD, Album) | 2000 |
| Galaxy | Solar Synthesis (2xLP) | 2000 |
| Acid Rockers | Traveller (12") | 2000 |
| Acidrockers* | Mind Set (CD, Album, Mixed) | 2001 |
| Juno Reactor | Nitrogen Part 1 & 2 ◄ (2 versions) | 2000 |
| Juno Reactor | Nitrogen Part 1 & 2 (12") | 2000 |
| Juno Reactor | Nitrogen Pt.1/Nitrogen Pt.2 (12", Promo, W/Lbl) | 2000 |
| Deviant Electronics | Blunt Instruments (CD, Album) | 2000 |
| Spectral | Diffuse (CD, Album, Dig) | 2001 |
| Spectral | Diffuse (Album) ◄ (2 versions) | 2000 |
| Spectral | Diffuse (2xLP, Album) | 2000 |
| Spectral | Diffuse (2xLP, Album, W/Lbl, Promo) | 2000 |
| Saafi Brothers | Midnight's Children (CD, Album) | 2002 |
| Saafi Brothers | Mystic Cigarettes (CD, Album) | 1997 |
| Various | Alien Software For Alien Hardware (CD, Promo) | 1995 |
| Various | Mini-Pod Sampler (CD, Promo, Smplr) | 1995 |
| Juno Reactor | Pistolero (CDr, Single, Promo) | 1999 |
See also
- List of record labels
- List of electronic music record labels
- List of independent UK record labels