Network Records was a rave music

Rave music

Rave music may either refer the late 1980s genre or any genre of electronic dance music that may be played at an electronic dance party such as a rave. Very rarely, the term is used to refer to less electronic related genres glam, powerpop, psychedelic rock and dub music parties...

 independent record label

Independent record label

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, based in Birmingham

Birmingham

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, England

England

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, during the late 1980s and mid 1990s.

The label concentrated on bringing Garage music to Britain & taking UK House music to a new level as well as playing a massive role in the development of Early Hardcore and British Techno , with artists such as True Faith

True Faith

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, Juan Atkins

Juan Atkins

Juan Atkins is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson...

, R Theme, Derrick May, Cyclone

Cyclone

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, MK

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, Neal Howard, Model 500

Model 500

Model 500 may refer to:*A pseudonym used by techno music producer Juan Atkins*Smith & Wesson Model 500, a revolver*Model 500 telephone, a model manufactured by Western Electric...

, Mayday

Mayday

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, Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins...

, Rhythm On The Loose, Lost Entity, Funky Green Dogs From Outer Space, SL2

SL2

SL2 was the name of a hardcore/rave music act in the early 1990s from London, England. They also recorded, remixed or produced under the names Slipmatt & Lime and T.H.C.-Background:...

, Nexus 21

Nexus 21

Nexus 21 was a British techno duo from Stafford, England formed in 1989, by Mark Archer and Chris Peat, who would go on to become Altern 8.-Discography:The group were signed to the Blue Chip record label, under which they released:...

, Altern8, label among others.

Network (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Netwerk Records). The Best known artists such as Altern 8 (themselves an alter-ego of Nexus 21

Nexus 21

Nexus 21 was a British techno duo from Stafford, England formed in 1989, by Mark Archer and Chris Peat, who would go on to become Altern 8.-Discography:The group were signed to the Blue Chip record label, under which they released:...

 and MC Lethal, and the more US Garage sound of others such as Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins...

's The Reese Project, before spinning off a new label Six6 also known as 6x6.