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• 12k - "12k: ultrasynthetic minimal electronic music". They specialize in experimental ambient and techno and minimal compositions. Based in New York.
• Amplexus - Publisher of ambient music under labels including Amplexus, Aqua, Arya, Aurora, Immaculatus, Armonika, Ars Benevola Mater, Fuoco, and Lunar. With news, artist pages, audio, pictures, and forum.
• Ant-Man Tunes - Seattle artist Antony DeGennaro creates ambient acoustic guitar music for relaxation, massage, & meditation.Listen to soundbites of his latest CD "Atmospheres".
• Asphodel Records - Home for the famous trio of "Drones" albums, featuring works by dozens of previously unknown ambient artists, as well as single-releases by Ruyichi Sakamoto, We, and other less ambient artists.
• Atomic City - Home of the ambient "hypergroups," which are collaborative Internet ambient music "bands."
• Autumn Records - Artists inlclude Asterisk, Def Atar, and Frog Pocket.
• Axiom Records - Bill Laswell's label for his solo work, Material, Praxis, and works of world music artists.
• Beta-lactam Ring Records - Label dedicated to releasing uncommon music with unique packaging. Including releases by Edward Ka-spel, Legendary Pink Dots, Stimulus, Circus of the Scars, Droxy March, The Abrasion Ensemble, and Rick Reed.
• Council of Nine - Record label based in the UK, releasing, importing and promoting contemporary ambient and atmospheric music.
• Dorobo - Australian ambient label that includes artists Alab Lamb and Shinjuku Thief.
• EAR/Rational Music - Not sure exactly what artists are on this label -- site is oddly organized but has an excellent sale catalog.
• Elektrolux - An electronic label specializing in ambient/chill out artists and projects.
• Euphonic - German based micro independent record label featuring high quality trance, house and ambient music.
• FAX Records - Pete Namlook's very prolific ambient record label.
• Farfield Records - Ambient record label in the UK and home to the bands Farfield and Celestium. With CD reviews, secure shopping and free MP3s.
• Fountain City Productions - Amsterdam-based dark, experimental small independent record label. Site also has sound / sample resources, graphics, philosophical discussions and [underground] party information and flyers.
• Hypnos - Hypnos is based in Portland, Oregon -- their roster includes Vidna Obmana, Robert Rich, and Saul Stokes.
• Interworld Music and Video - Featuring world ambient music from artists such as Oruc Guvenc and Layne Redmond. Company also produces educational and inspirational world drumming videos.
• Mindless Eye/Ecclesiastical Scaffolding - Site for the Mindless Eye label and associated artists - in particular, the dark ambient/experimental music project Ecclesiastical Scaffolding.
• Multimood - Swedish ambient label (formerly Polydot Productions) with a large roster of artists including Jeff Greinke and Rodelius.
• Noh Poetry Records - Don Falcone's website, containing his music as well as the works of Spaceship Eyes and Ice Jupiter Groove. Site mainly for the purchasing of these Australian releases.
• Palace of Lights - Independent label featuring new and reissued CDs by K. Leimer and Savant. With news, reviews, album artwork and online shopping.
• Polyglobe Music - Austrian label specializing in music for relaxation, meditation, and children.
• Projekt Web - Home page of Projekt -- including CDs by Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana
• Space Teddy - News and discography of the German ambient, trance, and chillout label.
• Spotted Peccary Music - Complete catalog with artist information, upcoming releases, internet-only selections for free download, extensive links to many ambient/new age artists and labels, and a buy-direct online store.
• The Big Chill - British ambient music events and a new ambient record label.
• Tom - German record label for ambient experimental electronic music. Very beautiful web site design.
• Tomtone Music - A label based in Germany, featuring a variety of dark and ambient albums.
• World Serpent Artists - Mostly industrial and noise albums, but some feature some industrial artists' ambient side projects (Nurse With Wound, Coil, etc.)
• b: group/ records - A Detroit-based ambient/space label. Featuring Matt Borghi and Roundboxx, the project of Michael Kirson.
• em:t Ambient Music - A memorial site to the cult ambient music label em:t, now defunct. Includes artist discographies and full-length MP3 tracks.