What exactly is the Sound of Berlin? What made Berlin the capital of electronic music? How did a city develop such a unique club and nightlife culture, counting more than 270 clubs and music venues, innumerable number of event organizers, party promoters, artists and music labels? Is techno the only music genre that defines Berlin’s sound? Those are the questions that occurred to Sound of Berlin while launching their new label in December 2020.
2020 has brought a deep uncertainty to the music scene and redefined its own existence. It made people reflect on the importance of culture, music, and social gatherings. But it also opened windows to opportunities and new projects, with one question in mind – how could music thrive in the time of coronavirus?
But music had to live. Music had to be released. Berlin had to shine. As a documentary, multimedia platform, playlists, and radio shows, aiming to amplify the voices of Berlin’s music scene, Sound of Berlin had to be a label.
Record-label and multichannel platform Sound of Berlin is celebrating its one year anniversary this month! For the last year, the platform has captured the sound of Germany’s capital and supported a structural change in the electronic music scene.
Sound of Berlin is a fusion of a multichannel platform and a record label. The core aim of the project is to amplify the diverse voices of Berlin’s iconic music scene and give them a platform with global reach, especially in times like these.
The label says: “We want to drive innovation and creation in the scene by supporting emerging artists during those difficult times. Our goal is to raise the smaller voices in the scene, such as independent one-man labels, self-releasing artists, club owners, independent curators, stage- and light designers, just to name a few. We want to shine a light on all aspects of the scene and give everyone a voice.” Sound of Berlin’s aim is to sign already established, as well as up-and-coming electronic music producers that represent Berlin’s unique and iconic music scene.
By signing newcomers as well as established artists, Sound of Berlin brings artists from different landscapes in order to share their stories as well as their connection with Berlin. Every month, Sound of Berlin introduces a new 2-track EP, ranging from techno to minimal, house, experimental, IDM, new wave, deep house, accompanied by a music video.
Launched in December 2020, Sound of Berlin has released eleven EPs, including the releases of Marc Houle, Alinka, Chymera, and Artefakt, with an amount of six nationalities, and five female artists – Rose Bonica and Olivia Corsi as videographers, Alinka, BB Deng, and a half of INIT as producers – as well as the releases of eight animated music videos on Youtube.
On December 17, Sound of Berlin – Year One Compilation will be released on all digital platforms, including a magnificent bonus track by the portuguese born Berlin based dj, producer and label founder Bruno Santos, here with his Cleymoore alias… the icing on the cake of this great compilation.
In 1051 Magazine there are some reviews of the EP´s released in this year: Namito & Dan F / Alinka, an interview with Dan Curtin, Chymera, Artefakt and Mike Shannon
Purchase links here
You can listen the compilation here
