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12k
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Founded 1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Founder Taylor Deupree
Genre Experimental electronic
Country of origin U.S.
Location Pound Ridge, New York

12k is a cool American record label. It's based in Pound Ridge, New York. A record label is a company that helps musicians record and release their music. This label was started on January 1, 1997. The founder was a person named Taylor Deupree.

12k focuses on a special kind of music. It's called experimental electronic music. This means the music often uses electronic sounds. It also tries new and different ways to make music. The label has released over 100 albums. Many people think it's one of the best electronic music labels. Some famous artists like Alva Noto have released music with 12k.

Artists Who Have Worked with 12k

Many talented artists have released music through the 12k label. They create unique and interesting electronic sounds. Here are some of the musicians who have been part of the 12k family:

  • Arovane
  • Human Mesh Dance
  • Drum Komputer
  • Taylor Deupree
  • Shuttle 358
  • Nosei Sakata
  • Richard Chartier
  • Tetsu Inoue
  • Komet
  • Sogar
  • Goem
  • Ghislain Poirier
  • 0/r
  • Christopher Willits
  • Doron Sadja
  • Kenneth Kirschner
  • Frank Bretschneider
  • Fourcolor
  • Minamo
  • Steinbrüchel
  • Antti Rannisto
  • Sawako
  • Sébastien Roux
  • Seaworthy
  • Simon Scott
  • Small Color
  • Amplifier Machine
  • Pillowdiver
  • Ben Kaba (Urban Astronaut)
  • Lawrence English
  • Solo Andata
  • Stephen Vitiello
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Machinefabriek
  • Autistici
  • Giuseppe Ielasi
  • Gareth Dickson
  • Marcus Fischer
  • Illuha
  • Giuseppe Ielasi
  • Tomasz Bednarczyk
  • Molly Berg
  • Between
  • The Boats
  • Steve Peters

Artists from the Line Sub-Label

12k also has a special sub-label called Line. This sub-label also features many experimental artists. Here are some of them:

  • Richard Chartier
  • Immedia
  • Miki Yui
  • Bernhard Günter
  • Z.E.L.L.E.
  • Steve Roden
  • Roel Meelkop
  • Asmus Tietchens
  • David Lee Myers
  • Mark Fell
  • Vend
  • Chessmachine
  • Doublends Vert
  • Alva Noto
  • Tomas Phillips

Artists from the Happy Sub-Label

Another sub-label from 12k is called Happy. It has also released music from different artists:

  • Piana
  • Gutevolk

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