Independent label/store located in Copenhagen, DK. Founded in 2009 by Christian Stadsgaard and Loke Rahbek. Initially centered at Noise/Drone, Synth, Punk, Black Metal, Techno/Industrial music, it gradually shifted away from harsh styles around 2015 to include more Contemporary Classical, Experimental Pop, Post-club, and Ambient materials. The label is positioned as a platform for local voices, sometimes assisted by non-Scandinavian resident contributors such as Félicia Atkinson, Drew McDowall, Julia Lans Nowak, Eszaid and Pita. Posh Isolation's albums had been originally carried exclusively on cassette tapes or vinyl until opening a Bandcamp page in 2017. "I Could Go Anywhere But Again I Go With You" (2018) was the first in line of digital-only releases. In the mid-2010s the label received considerable media attention and until 2020 performed a number of international shows, collaborated with clothing brands such as Kappa and Soulland, and did mixes for Resident Advisor, FACT Magazine, etc., series of mixes for NTS Radio and Berlin Community Radio.
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I love everything about this label. I like to imagine myself in/ from Denmark. The heart of isolated comfort meets design = "posh" spice-ness. So very sad to have not purchased the beach towel & silver necklace ; ( ... i Feel the phantasy.
Get out while you still can. This label has gone downhill faster than a skier dropping off of a cliff. Very little that this label is putting out anymore is even remotely interesting to me. Probably only about half have any redeeming quality and maybe a quarter of those have any strong lasting appeal. From 2018 the only thing I still listen to is the Memoria tape, which wasn't even an official PI release (was Janushoved). The two Varg releases were interesting for a few weeks, but to get those you were forced to buy an over-priced shirt. Everything else was a one time only listen and some of those I skipped most of the tracks.
Once a leader in the experimental side of music and no longer experimenting. Now catering mostly to faddish trends everyone else is doing that are ultimately disposable. Buy one trendy club release and get them all because there is little difference between them anymore and they all sound the same.
Peak years were 2013-2016. You really can't go wrong getting anything from that time frame if you want to hear something wonderful and different.
I have a love hate relationship with this label. Love the music. Hate how difficult it can be to get some of these titles.. Someone get Varg -Star Alliance up and take my money...
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November 20, 2021