About
ITALIC – which emerged in Cologne in 1999 from Stewardess, a music label founded in Düsseldorf in 1995 by Marc Knauer – has positioned itself in partnership with the visual arts from the very beginning. On the one hand, this can be read as an inscription in a history that is very particular to Düsseldorf, with its Kunstakademie next to the Altstadt, where painting, performance, music and intoxication have always cross-pollinated (Beuys, Conrad Schnitzler, Kraftwerk, NEU!, Ücker, Creamcheese, Paik, Penk, Atatak, Ratinger Hof, Carmen and Imi Knöbel, et cetera). On the other hand, it also pursues a notion of pop music, especially as manifested by British musicians who attended art school (Bowie, Roxy Music, new wave, post-punk...): Pop as an overwhelming force exaggerating expression and emotion, where music and lyrics are complemented by the means of clothing, hairstyle and makeup, record design, stage design and video. ITALIC has combined these influences since 1999 as a Cologne techno label, organizing music nights and events in regular clubs, but also in fashion boutiques or artists' studios. Since then it has produced over 125 releases, as well as cinematic works and – as catalog number 101 – a chair: The Italic Chair. In 2008, the label moved operations to Berlin. In 2017 the complementary exhibition space ITALIC opened on Leipziger Straße in Berlin-Mitte, presenting different forms of artistic expression – music, object, image, movement – and offering the possibility of positioning them in the appropriate medium: sound media, exhibition, film, performance, party. — Andreas Reihse
Artists A—Z
Airchina, Antonelli, Apparat, April, A Rocket In Dub, Automatique, Baal & Mortimer, BAR, Barnt, Berlin Strings, Binford, Axel Boman, Borneo & Sporenburg, Steve Bug, Kira Bunse, Coloma, Lucas Croon, Pelle Buys, Cranque, Alessandro Crimi, Diva Dompé, DJ Koze, Jan Delay, Dumbo Tracks, Eiko Ishibashi, Elektro Music Department, Egoexpress, Einmusik, Error Error, Extra Produktionen, Dominik Eulberg, Ex Versions, Fanta Dorado & Der Innere Kreis, Farben, The Field, Isabella Fürnkäs, Satoshi Fumi, Freestyle Man, Gheist, Graziano Avitabile, Oliver Hacke, Harmonious Thelonious, Isabella, Julene, Julian Knoth, John Harten, Lukas Heerich, Lothar Hempel, Indra Dunis, Carsten Jost, Paul Kalkbrenner, Hendrik Krawen, Kreidler, Matthias Lahme, Lawrence, Little Annie & The Legally Jammin’, Losoul, Marker Starling, Markus Acher, Miss Kittin, The Maghreban, Takeshi Makishima, Michael Mayer, Wolf Müller, Neustadt, Nessuno, Orson, Jürgen Paape, Pharaohs, Luciano Pizzella, Popnoname, Portable, Prince Language, Prins Thomas, Rebolledo, Fil Bo Riva, Roosevelt, Stefan Schwander, Simas Slabačiauskas, Stabil Elite, Soda, Skua Lovelle, Sten, Nikolai Szymanski, Televerket, The Düsseldorf Düsterboys, Philipp Johann Thimm, Tolouse Low Trax, Von Spar, Sustainer, Niklas Wandt, Winter 2, Stefan Wissel, Eddie Zarook & Casio Casino
Contact
ITALIC
Leipziger Str. 61
10117 Berlin
office@italic.de
Tel. +49 30 220 171 47
Press & Promotion
press@italic.de
Distribution
Rough Trade, The Orchard
Webshop
shop@italic.de
Synch & Licensing
licensing@italic.de
Publishing
Italic Music Publishing is administered by Budde Music
Selected Releases
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Alan Abrahams - Ascend
From $11.00
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ISABELLA - BUBBLEGUM
From $2.00
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Berlin Strings - On A Dark Night
From $11.00
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Nessuno - Songs For The Blind
From $17.00
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Dumbo Tracks - S/T
From $11.00
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Winter 2 - S/T
From $11.00
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Niklas Wandt - Balearische Bibliothek
From $4.00
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Airchina - LP 1
From $10.00
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Stabil Elite - Spumante
From $11.00
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Von Spar - Streetlife
From $8.00
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BAR - Welcome to BAR
From $7.00
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Ex Versions - Harte Zeiten / Baßläufe
From $3.00
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Neustadt - Drohgebärden
From $6.00
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Fanta Dorado & Der Innere Kreis - S/T
From $10.00
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Kreidler - Mosaik 2014
From $8.00
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Coloma - Love's Recurring Dream
From $11.00
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Popnoname - On The Run
From $3.00
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Einmusik - Kleine Nachtmusik
From $3.00
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Borneo & Sporenburg - Remember Today
From $8.00
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Antonelli - The Vogue (Feat. Miss Kittin)
From $2.00
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Antonelli - Me, the Disco Machine
From $8.00
Italic FM — Frequency modulation radio
The playlist is updated regulary — Stay up to date with new music.
Merchandise
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THE ITALIC CHAIR
$586.00
Credits
Redesign & Architecture
Marc Knauer, Lukas Heerich, Mounya Rezzoug, Ali Labgaa
Construction Work
Ali Labgaa
Assistance & Help
Andy Kassier, Jacob Näscher, Falk Schätzle, Francisco Gonzalez Sendino
Photography
Kira Bunse, John Harten, Lepkowski Studios Berlin, Rüdiger Nehmzow, Achim Kukulies, Jan Thierhoff, Orson Sieverding, Marc Knauer, Marc Comes, Andres Hidalgo, Lothar Hempel, Maximilian Wittwer, Jelly Luise, Klaus Mettig, Lukas Heerich, Stefan Schneider, Jeannette Corbeau
Design
Jens Reitemeyer, Stefan Wissel, Andreas Reihse, Andrea Krause, Marc Knauer, Paul Snowden, John Harten, Detlef Weinrich with Suse Giring, Nikolai Szymanski, Mirko Podkowik, Stefan Schwander, Lucas Croon & Christina Irrgang, Jan Lankisch, Infuso Giallo, Laura Catania, Lothar Hempel, YAWN (Annika Janssen & Sandra Greiling), Bianca Strauch, Hendrik Krawen, Christopher Marquez
Text
Philipp Fürnkäs, Michael Leuffen, Andreas Reihse, Carolin Weidner
Translations
Alexander Paulick-Thiel