This text was originally written by Mario Schönwälder.

The first idea was to release and distribute the own music and "some" releases from friends with a little independent label. The name is simple to explain. I sit in my "home" office and paint some "manikins" on the paper during a phone call. My little daughter comes and says (in German ;-): "Hey daddy, what a beautiful Manikin!". The philosophy is simple too. Every CD which is released on Manikin Records is "my own music". It´s a little bit of myself. First friends, which release CDs on Manikin are Dirk Jan Müller´s ELECTRIC ORANGE and Hardy Kukuk. In 1995 I got the great chance to release the first CDs from Klaus Schulze. From this time Manikin grows and grows. I cannot say which release was the best one or which is the highlight. Every release has something special.

Top-Notch, High Quality Berlin School EM
really drives my boat. If you want to listen
to new age music, Kitaro and Yanni should be
right up your alley. Won't find that here.
If you are looking for great EM, that does
not sound to new agey-- Then Manikin delivers
the goods.

Manikin is one of a few retro New Age Music labels out there that strive to recreate the classic New Age synthesizer sound. Sadly, this sound became passe by the start of the 1980s. But if New Age/Berlin School Synthmusic still drives your boat then this label may have something to offer you.