Mokum Records
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Mokum Records is a Dutch
independent record label
specialising in gabber
and hardcore techno
releases. They have released about 100 single and EP vinyl records between 1993
and 1999
. The label was originally part of the record store Boudisque Records, but was later merged with Roadrunner Records
- part of The Island Def Jam Music Group
- who closed the label in 1998 and moved the artists to the Roadrunner label. The label was revived by Freddy B in 2004 (catalog releases starting at 100 reflect this).
Mokum records achieved Chart Success all over the world in 1995 with Technohead
and their track "I Wanna Be a Hippy" and the following single "Happy Birthday". As well as this success they are also renowned for their series of compilation albums called "Fucking Hardcore" which had a good run finishing with "Fucking Hardcore No. 8". The label was home to many successful producers and DJ's such as Flamman & Abraxas, Tellurian, Speedfreak, DJ Dano, Scott Brown
and Liza N Eliaz.
scene. All Mokum Releases carried the Slogan "UNITED GABBERS AGAINST RACISM & FASCISM"
The record company is named after Mokum
which is the Yiddish name for the center borough
of Amsterdam
and was originally used by the Jewish community and was later added to the local Amsterdam dialect.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
independent record label
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:...
specialising in gabber
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
and hardcore techno
Hardcore techno
Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...
releases. They have released about 100 single and EP vinyl records between 1993
1993 in music
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and 1999
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
. The label was originally part of the record store Boudisque Records, but was later merged with Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
- part of The Island Def Jam Music Group
The Island Def Jam Music Group
The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group, formerly The Island Def Jam Music Group, is an umbrella label formed in 1999 when Universal Music Group merged two of its daughter companies, Island Records and Def Jam Recordings, to create a label group. In 2011, Motown Records was split from the Universal...
- who closed the label in 1998 and moved the artists to the Roadrunner label. The label was revived by Freddy B in 2004 (catalog releases starting at 100 reflect this).
Mokum records achieved Chart Success all over the world in 1995 with Technohead
Technohead
Greater Than One is an English electronic music band, founded by husband and wife Lee Newman and Michael Wells in 1985. They released many albums under this name, and also under the names Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad,...
and their track "I Wanna Be a Hippy" and the following single "Happy Birthday". As well as this success they are also renowned for their series of compilation albums called "Fucking Hardcore" which had a good run finishing with "Fucking Hardcore No. 8". The label was home to many successful producers and DJ's such as Flamman & Abraxas, Tellurian, Speedfreak, DJ Dano, Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...
and Liza N Eliaz.
Overview
Mokum is noted for adopting anti-Fascist statements or notices on its record sleeves in response to Neo-Nazi activity on the early Dutch raveRave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
scene. All Mokum Releases carried the Slogan "UNITED GABBERS AGAINST RACISM & FASCISM"
The record company is named after Mokum
Mokum
Mokum is the Yiddish word for "place" or "safe haven". It is similar to the Hebrew word makom , from which it is derived. In Yiddish the names of some cities in the Netherlands and Germany were shortened to Mokum and had the first letter of the name of the city, transliterated into the Hebrew...
which is the Yiddish name for the center borough
Stadsdeel
A stadsdeel is the name used for city districts in some of the larger municipalities of the Netherlands.Amsterdam calls 7 of its 8 deelgemeenten stadsdeel...
of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and was originally used by the Jewish community and was later added to the local Amsterdam dialect.