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Profile:Inspired by theories of subtraction, advancement and experimentation, Minus is home to the various projects of Richie Hawtin. Minus will explore new mediums and their relation to music and technology. Instilled within the motion of change and exploration, musical boundaries are minimizing. This subtraction of sound and communication broadens the future of creativity.
Sublabels:2M (2), Items & Things
Contact Info:Canadian Main Office
Minus inc.
731 Walker Road
Windsor, Ontario
n8y 2n2 Canada
Phone: +1 519 258 1331
Fax: +1 519 258 6248

Berlin Office
Minus
Gaudystr. 26
10437 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30 40504033
Fax: +49 (0) 30 405040340

E-Mail: x@m-nus.com

URLs:http://www.m-nus.com/
http://www.myspace.com/min2max
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Discography:
CONCEPT 1 Concept 1 Concept 1 - 96:CD (CD)
CONCEPT 1VR Concept 1 Concept 1 - 96:VR (CD)
MINUS 01 CD Plastikman Consumed (CD, Album)
MINUS 01 LP Plastikman Consumed (2xLP)
MINUS 01 LP Plastikman Consumed (3xLP)
MINUS 03 Plastikman Hypokondriak / Afrika (12")
MINUS 03 CD Plastikman Artifakts (BC) (CD, Album)
MINUS 03 LP Plastikman Artifakts (BC) (2xLP)
MINUS TH 1 Theorem Shift (12")
MINUS TH 2 Theorem Cinder (12")
MINUS TH 3 Theorem Embed (12")
MR 01 CD Richie Hawtin Orange (CD, Maxi)
MINUS 02 Plastikman PK (12")
MINUS 04 Richie Hawtin Decks, EFX & 909 (12")
MINUS 04 CD Richie Hawtin Decks, EFX & 909 (CD)
MINUS 05 F.U.S.E. vs. Plastikman Krossover (CD, Mini, Ltd)
MINUS Orange Richie Hawtin Minus Orange (12")
MINUS TH 4 Theorem Fallout (12")
MINUS TH 5 CD Theorem Ion (CD)
MINUS THX 1 Swayzak vs. Theorem Break In At Apartment 205 (12")
MINUS THX 1 Swayzak vs. Theorem Break In At Apartment 205 (12", Promo, W/Lbl)
MINUS Yellow Richie Hawtin Minus Yellow (12", S/Sided)
MINUS FW 1/4 From Within From Within I (CD)
MINUS FW 2/4 From Within From Within II (CD)
MINUS FW 3/4 From Within From Within III (CD, Album)
MINUS THX 2 Theorem vs. Swayzak Day From Hell (12")
MINUS THX 3 Theorem vs. Stewart Walker Recoil (12")
MINUS THX 4 Theorem vs. Stewart Walker Intervals (12")
MINUS 07 Robotman / FUSE* Hypnofreak / NT (12")
MINUS 07 Robotman / FUSE* Hypnofreak / NT (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
MINUS 08 CD Richie Hawtin DE9 | Closer To The Edit (CD)
MINUS 08 LP Richie Hawtin DE9 | Closer To The Edit (Parts) (2xLP)
MINUS 08 P Richie Hawtin DE9 | Closer To The Edit (CD, Promo)
MINUS ND 1 Niederflur Kalk-Kapelle (12")
MINUS ND 2 Niederflur Autobahn (12")
MINUS ND 2 Niederflur Autobahn (12", W/Lbl, Sta)
MINUS ND 3 Niederflur Zollstock (12")
MINUS 08 E Richie Hawtin DE9 | Closer To The (R)Edit (10")
MINUS 09 Bug* vs. Hawtin* Low Blow (12", S/Sided, Promo)
MINUS 10 CD Theorem THX - Experiments In Synchronicity (CD)
MINUS 11 CD Niederflur ND4 (CD, Album)
MINUS 13 CD Richie Hawtin & Sven Väth The Sound Of The Third Season (CD, Comp, Mixed)
MINUS THX 5 Theorem vs. Sutekh Untitled (12")
MINUS THX 5 Theorem vs. Sutekh Untitled (12", Promo, W/Lbl)
MINUS:K1 Plastikman Kontakt (CD, Mini)
MINUS 14 I. A. Bericochea A (12")
MINUS 14 I. A. Bericochea A (12", Promo, W/Lbl)
MINUS 15 CD I. A. Bericochea Rojo (CD)
MINUS 15 LP I. A. Bericochea Rojo (LP)
MINUS 16 Algoritmo Indus EP (12", EP)
MINUS 16 Algoritmo Indus EP (12", Promo, W/Lbl)
MINUS 17 Plastikman Disconnect (12")
MINUS -1 Plastikman Nostalgik.1 (12")
MINUS 19 Plastikman I Don't Know (12", Etch, S/Sided)
MINUS 20 Run Stop Restore Geometry (12")
MINUS 21 False Sink The Ship EP (12", EP)
MINUS 22 DJ Minx A Walk In The Park EP (12", EP)
MINUS 23 LP Marc Houle Restore (2xLP, Album)
MINUS 23 LP Marc Houle Restore (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 24 Mathew Jonson Decompression EP (12", EP)
MINUS 26 DJ Minx A Walk In The Park (Remix) (12")
MINUS 28 Slacknoise vs. Plexus (5) Ana Tak (12")
MINUS -2 Plastikman Nostalgik.2 (12")
MINUS 25 Various Minimize To Maximize (File, MP3)
MINUS 25 CD Various Minimize To Maximize (CD)
MINUS 25 LP Various Minimize To Maximize (3x12")
MINUS 25 LP Various Minimize To Maximize (3x12", Promo)
MINUS 27 Actual Jakshun Sequential Circus EP (12", EP)
MINUS 29 Troy Pierce Run (12")
MINUS 30 False River Camping (12")
MINUS 30 False River Camping (File, MP3)
MINUS 31 Heartthrob Time For Ensor (12")
MINUS 31 Heartthrob Time For Ensor (File, MP3)
MINUS 31 Heartthrob Time For Ensor (12", Promo)
MINUS 32 CD Richie Hawtin DE9 | Transitions (DVD + CD)
MINUS 33 Richie Hawtin The Tunnel / Twin Cities (12")
MINUS 33 Richie Hawtin The Tunnel (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 35 Magda Stop (12")
MINUS 35 Magda Stop (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 35 Magda Stop (12", Promo)
KONTAKTRTW Various 2 Kontakt RTW (File, MP3, 320)
MINUS 34 Test Various DE9 | Transitions Vinyl Sampler (12", TP)
MINUS 35 Magda Stop (File, MP3)
MINUS 36 Gaiser* And Answer (12")
MINUS 37 Berg Nixon Box Escape (12")
MINUS 37 Berg Nixon Box Escape (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 38 Troy Pierce 25 Bitches Vol. I (12")
MINUS 38 Troy Pierce 25 Bitches Volume I (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 39 Troy Pierce 25 Bitches Vol. II (12")
MINUS 40 Various min2MAX (File, MP3)
MINUS 40 CD Various min2MAX (CD, Dig)
MINUS 40 LP Various min2MAX (3xLP, Ltd)
MINUS 40 X Various min2MAX Extension (12")
MINUS 41 Loco Dice Seeing Through Shadows (12")
MINUS 41 Loco Dice Seeing Through Shadows (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 41 X Loco Dice Seeing Through Shadows (12", Promo, S/Sided)
MINUS 41 XY Loco Dice / Wink* Seeing Through Shadows / Have To Get Back (12", Promo)
MINUS 41Y Wink* Have To Get Back (Non Vox Version) (12", Promo, S/Sided)
MINUS 42 LP Marc Houle Bay Of Figs (2xLP)
MINUS 42 LP Marc Houle Bay Of Figs (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 42 LP Marc Houle Bay Of Figs (2xLP, Promo)
MINUS 43 CD Magda She's A Dancing Machine (CD)
MINUS 44 JPLS Program (12")
MINUS 44 JPLS Program (CDr, Promo)
MINUS 45 Gaiser* Neural Block (12")
MINUS 45 Gaiser* Neural Block (12", Promo)
MINUS:K2 Various [2]KONTAKT RTW (CD, Promo)
96:CD/VR Concept 1 Concept 1 - 96:CD-VR (2xCD, RE, RM, Dig)
M58 USB Various Expansion | Contraction (M/Stick, Ltd, USB)
MINJPCD-002 Various Expansion | Contraction (CD, Album)
MINUS -3 Plastikman Nostalgik.3 (12")
MINUS 25-1 Various Minimize To Maximize (12", RE)
MINUS 25-2 Various Minimize To Maximize (12", RE)
MINUS 25-3 Various Minimize To Maximize (12", RE)
MINUS 401 Various min2MAX Part 1 (12", RE)
MINUS 402 Various min2MAX Part 2 (12", RE)
MINUS 403 Various min2MAX Part 3 (12", RE)
MINUS 45 Gaiser* Neural Block (File, MP3)
MINUS 46 Tractile Silent Movie (12")
MINUS 46 Tractile Silent Movie (File, MP3)
MINUS 47 Various Mvs1 (12")
MINUS 48 Heartthrob Baby Kate Remixes (12")
MINUS 48 Heartthrob Baby Kate Remixes (File, MP3)
MINUS 49 Ambivalent R U OK (12")
MINUS 49 Ambivalent R U OK (File, MP3)
MINUS 50 Marc Houle Techno Vocals / On It (File, MP3)
MINUS 50 Marc Houle Techno Vocals (12")
MINUS 51 JPLS Twilite (File, MP3)
MINUS 51 CD JPLS Twilite (CD)
MINUS 51 LP JPLS Twilite (2xLP)
MINUS 52 Troy Pierce Gone Astray (File, MP3)
MINUS 52 CD Troy Pierce Gone Astray (CD, Album)
MINUS 52 LP Troy Pierce Gone Astray EP (2x12")
MINUS 53 CD Various Nothing Much And Something More (CD + CD)
MINUS 54 Jon Gaiser Withdrawal (File, MP3)
MINUS 54 Gaiser* Eye Contact (2x12")
MINUS 55 False Fed On Youth (12")
MINUS 55 False Fed On Youth (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
MINUS 55 CD False 2007 (CD, Album)
MINUS 56 LP Ambivalent R U OK Remixes (2x12")
MINUS 57 JPLS Fuckshuffle EP (12", EP)
MINUS 57 JPLS Fuckshuffle EP (File, MP3)
MINUS 58 Various Expansion | Contraction (File, MP3)
MINUS 58 CD Various Expansion | Contraction (CD)
MINUS 58 LP Various Expansion | Contraction (2xLP, Bla)
MINUS 59 Barem Never Better Than Late (12")
MINUS 59 Barem Never Better Than Late (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
MINUS 59 Barem Never Better Than Late (File, MP3)
MINUS ND 5 Niederflur DIN (12")
MINUS ND 5 Niederflur Din (File, MP3)
MINUS ND 5 Niederflur DIN (CDr, Promo)
MINUS:K3 Various Kontakt [3] | Min2MAX 2006 North American Bus Tour (DVD-V, PAL)
MINUS 60 Fabrizio Maurizi OK, Switch On (File, MP3)
MINUS 60 Fabrizio Maurizi OK, Switch On (12")

User Reviews:

maroko, May 06, 2008

Despite the overwhelming attention and praise M_nus Records gets, what it all comes down to is that actually the whole frenzy sorrounding the label is over hyped. Simple as that. Don't take my statement for granted though, as a lot of respect must be due towards certain artists who have recorded albums under the M_nus flag. Some of their releases have had the key role in shaping, molding and pushing forward the minimal aesthetic, chopping it down to its core elements, and then rebuilding it all back up starting all the way down where the essence is. Richie Hawtin & the gang really have a persuasive way to prove how less is indeed more, spicing it up with monumental groove and a larger than life, whilst still geeky,
approach to music.

Whether it was reinterpreting, mixing, subtracting/adding or just producing, everything coming from this label was bound to ignite debates: genious work or uninspired sound manipulation? A combo of both, if you ask me. The entire history of M_nus is based on hit 'n' miss releases. Ranging from minimal bliss, highly intelligent and thorough music to enjoy listening to, all the way down to dull, pointless, random and allegedly arts tracks and albums. From hitting it on the nail with highly innovative music to hitting listeners with plastic bags filled with hot urine, these guys have done it all as far as minimal goes.

Unfortunately for, well, everyone, M_nus has had the terrible misfortune of getting tangled in their own web, and not really knowing where and how to go now. The label which pushed the envelope of minimal sound to an outer, yet unexplored galaxy of sonic wizardry, and provided a fair amount of, to this day unmatched and, far reaching musical gems, has due to an obvious lack of ideas, focus and a general sense of direction to pursue, started to rehash its own classics.

In my ears, certain more recent releases coming from these guys completely lack everything that made us love 'em in the first place. There is nothing about their newer work that even remotely hints at the great potential and capacity to churn out great music. Their whole sound evolution seemed to have stopped, and if 6-7 minute segments of repetitive drums and over used percussion effects are your thing, then M_nus might still have a trick or two up the sleeve for you.

On a whole personal level, I lost quite a lot of interest in their work. It's like I have this feeling their time has passed, the era of M_nus being the leader seems more of a great memory now than the actualy truth. Its relevance on the scene is strongle felt even now, anno 2008, but the "M_nus bar none" status is time after time broght to a test by persistant new arrivals such as Dial Records, Meerestief Records and other similar, small, but nonetheless top quality acts. While the label and its respective artists still enjoy a vast world wide fan base, and its releases are as cherished today as they ever were before, the once unquestionable reputation of this undeniably influential label is risking to get tarnished, unless they hop back on the top of their game and reinvent the entire genre. Hell, if they did it once, I have no dobut they can do it again...

A label to watch out for. Always. Checking out their releases is a must, and they should not be hard to find either, so there is NO excuse. M_nus is an integral part of the history of electronic music, and has played a key role in expanding the horizons of the techno spectrum through minimizing and reducing it to scattered microscopic particles of sound, only to reassemble them into some of the most mind bending, complex and thought provoking contemporary electronic music around. Their input on minimal orientated music is maximal, to say the least. Check!

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